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Must be in a double dip recession now. Just heard on the news that Pontins have gone into administration. Hope it doesn't go bust.

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the recession never went away if over 2 million people on the dole is acceptable our country is dead:mad:

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Well it hasn't become dead over the last few months whats the reason then, care to spell it out;)

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Nowt to do with the recession, rank bad management & greed. Pontins used to be a good place to go, it's nothing but a dive now

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Which country? I thought the Jocks were always bragging about how much better things are up there.:rolleyes:

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Pontins have been going downhill for years at one time they had 30 camps throughout Britain now they have just five, I only ever went to two, Southend, the last weekend it was open in 1982 there was a pool tournament and I went to the one at Morecambe on three occasions for a week all three for national pool tournaments. they were very good really in fact the one at Morecambe, the food was excellent

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Have to disagree dave, its the only holiday we ever cut short n came home 3 days early n that was mid 70s at blackpool one.:(

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Were the Police onto you so you had to do one :p:rolleyes::D

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nope, the children s play park was locked up all the time,:( tis me habit on hol to have n early walk n get a paper n coffee, used to walk fer em n the the breakfast cafe pontins were using was one of the BARS from night before, stunk to high heavan, ashtrays full, part drinks etc hadn't been cleaned up at that point n being used fer breakfast snacks n brews etc,we had took the mum in law with us n she was more disgusted than us, am amazed its lasted this long.

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I actually think that in the holiday camp prime time the sixties and seventies Pontins ran a poor second to Butlins, I went to Filey twice in the early sixties and it was great for teenagers Pontins seemed more family orientated

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we went butlins the year after n it was great fer the kids,n returned fer a few years, was far superior to pontins n though not perfect a damn sight cleaner.;)

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First went to the Morecambe one in 59/60.I don't think it was a Pontins then the name Morecambe Bay Holiday Camp springs to mind but I was only 8/9 years old then so I could be wrong.(never):eek::D

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Blackpool Pontins has been closed for ages,,,,,
,I remember a couple of good holidays at Pakefield,,,

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That was Middleton Towers Holiday camp - not part of Pontins - It was owned by a japanese chap. I went at the age of ten.

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You may well be right but if you want me as you're toy boy you must learn you're place.:eek:

If it helps with the year Cliff and the Shadows ( Drifters) kept on singing Living Doll While I was attempting to break my neck roller skating.:D:D

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It was bought by Pontins in the 60's

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I came second in the Junior Miss Middleton contest 1952.
I'm not looking for a toyboy, but it is nice of you to consider such an offer if I had made it.:dummy:

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Oh what fun we had walking over the tops to Heysham Harbour.drinking Nettle beer - riding on the Boat Swing and catching crabs in the lower regions of the harbour.

I must be getting old.:D:D

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I remember going to Middleton Towers, I must ave been 8 years old, me and my brothers had a great time, I remember sailing little boats in a pool? I don't know if that was part of Middleton Towers or into Morecambe. I think my dad said it used to be a Prisoner of War camp?

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Brochure photo here

Pontins Brochure 1972 - Middleton Tower | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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Looking at the previous inmates on this thread I think they forgot to tell them the war was over :D

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also went to middleton towers would be 64/65 not certain of the year, but it was the year Drew got killed under railway bridge on blackburn rd, can remember the report on the telly on the camp.:eek: met a cracking bird from huddersfield, had a great time, happy days.:)

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"Living Doll" always reminds me of a holiday in Scarborough, 1959, I was only talking about it to one of my brothers the other day

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i never went to holiday camps .. i went to ireland instead ... first time i went to one i was 17 and on the YTS .. we all got sent on a 'work as a team' holiday mon - fri ..in February .. ended up at pwhelli butlins ..

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You've lived the "High Life"

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Pontins bought it later - originally it was owned by a japanese chap. I remember there was a large photo of him in reception. I had never seen a jap before so it sticks in my mind.
proof here -
http://www.butlinsmemories.com/ponti...2002/index.htm

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There's some rare photos here of Middleton Sands

Flickr: The Holiday camp UK - Middleton Tower Pool

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I think I'm right in saying that Middleton Towers was designed by a German bloke in the mid-50's; the same bloke who designed Auschwitz in the early 1940's. The aerial view certainly looks very similar.

Just out of interest, Cashy, do you remember the colour of the lampshades in your hut? Yellow/Pink by any chance?

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no sodding idea T. wasn't my hut.:D

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Catching crabs, eh:eek:

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On reflection I think that was Tenby the year of the Great Train Robbery.:confused:

That's my alibi sorted.:D

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where else would ya catch em?:D:confused:

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Catching crabs in Heysham Harbour Beni, you could catch them in Accy on a Saturday night if you weren't careful:rolleyes: