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BBC Homepage Wales Home Life on camp Last updated: 16 January 2008
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BBC Local Pwllheli Ask a local North West Wales Back to Butlin's Things to do Building Pwllheli Marina Boat Club People & Places Picton Castle Nature & Outdoors School photo workshop History Weird tales Religion & Ethics Your pictures Arts & Culture Train information Music Dwyfor Camera Club Local heroes TV & Radio Virtual tour of Penllyn Local BBC Sites Plas Glyn-y-Weddw News Llyn Seafood Festival Sport living in pwllheli Weather Travel Gwyn Hughes as a Butlins Redcoat. Local public services Useful links Neighbouring Sites 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Have your say Mid Wales Local healthcare explained North East Wales Former Butlin's Redcoat Gwyn Hughes (above) and John Weather for Pwllheli Related BBC Sites Bennett Jones, now living in Croydon, share some of their Wales photos and memories of life at Butlin's Pwllheli. Sunday Monday Cymru max 16°C max 12°C Gogledd Orllewin John Jones writes: One of the photographs shows Pwllheli min 9°C min 7°C Town Choir performing at the Royal Albert Hall in London
during the first Butlins Reunion in February 1947. I still have interact the little red reunion badge. Tell us about a web page Found a web page we should know We travelled from Pwllheli by coach to connect with a train about? Send us the details. from Bangor during one of the worst winters on record, with Email A Friend heavy snow. It was touch and go whether the coach would get through, with deep snowdrifts between Llanaelhaearn and Caernarfon. related bbc.co.uk links I also send a photograph of the choir at the Pwllheli camp in Back to Butlin's about 1948 when they sang at the morning service with the The Hi-De-Hi life Bishop of Melbourne, Australia, who was on a visit, then the choir performed at a concert for campers during the related www links afternoon. Butlins Butlins memories On a different note - as a member of Pwllheli Air Training Corps I worked with Tom Collins, the Manager and Chief more from North West Engineer at Broom Hall Airfield, where pleasure flights were Wales arranged for the campers using a DeHavilland Rapide and Auster Autocrat aeroplanes, and these proved to be very Hall of Fame popular. Public life Meet heroes and historic Unfortunately the Auster crashed coming in to land, killing figures raised in the region. the pilot, Joe Veale, who came from Tulse Hill in South Society and Culture London, and his only passenger. I enjoyed many (free) flights Volunteering over Pwllheli, Lleyn and Snowdonia. Broaden your horizons and give someone a helping One of the tasks the Auster undertook was to fly from about hand. 9-11.30pm along the coast close to Tonfannau Army Camp where the personnel practised searching for targets. History The Romans Find out what the empire- Unfortunately we were unable to return to Broom Hall after building legions got up to. dark, having to land at Valley in Anglesey and returning the next morning.
Have you got any pictures - or memories - of Butlin's Pwllheli? If you have, please get in touch. Sardinia: Cymry yn Back to The hi-de-hi life. 'ddiogel' Pontio: Dim prif weithredwr your comments
Jeannie Warbey from Gt Chesterford, Essex We had a wonderful time at the camp in 1963. It was mum's first holiday where she didn't have to cook. Dad and Mum had loads of time with each other. Us three children verging on our teens had non-stop entertainment on site. Dad did the Nobbly Knees contest and won I think, I entered Miss Butlin, the other entries were so sophisticated. I went horse riding, using the cable car to get there... so much fun. Mum loved the wake-up music so much. So when we got home I found the single of it and bought it for her it was called, The Singing Piano by Tolchard Evans. I still have it. Mon Mar 9 10:01:04 2009
Ray Barnett, Nuneaton, Warwickshire I went on holiday to Butlin's, Pwllheli, in 1966, while the World Cup of Football was taking place. I remember watching a couple of matches there, I was aged 15 at the time and had a wonderful time. I remember the camp being split into two, with the railway running through the middle of it. Also there were four houses i.e. Duke, Gloucester, York and one other. I do remember being woken up everything morning at 7am with the news. Also they used to play a song every morning and it goes like this. 'Good morning, good morning, good morning, it's another lovely day, for when it's wet it's fine at Butlins, we never let it spoil your holiday.' I think there may have been another verse. My sister, who was four at the time, wanted to go on the carousel, so my dad took her on and was really enjoying it, but 15 minutes later the carousel was still going round and round. We were't sure if the person who was looking after the ride had gone for a cup of tea or something, but my dad was none too happy and began shouting to my mother to try and find the person in charge. He eventually turned up and let my dad off the ride, and surprise, surprise he has never been on one again. This was my one and only stay at Butlin's, apart from a day visit to Butlin's Skegness, but I have fond memories of my stay. Mon Mar 2 14:16:01 2009
Miss P Moss I am looking for any memories or pictures of Arthur Joseph Moss who was playing in a band called The Happy Wanderers in Butlins, Pwllheli from about 1947 to 1970. Mon Mar 2 09:16:26 2009 paul off flint I met my wife there in 1995. She'd been going for the last 30 years with her family. Then I went with friends on an end of season morris dancing weekend where we met and we got married a year later. We have been back for holidays. It has very fine memories for me and my wife. Mon Dec 8 09:37:32 2008 29 February 2012 Accessibility help Text only
BBC Homepage Wales Home Life on camp Last updated: 16 January 2008
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BBC Local Pwllheli Ask a local North West Wales Back to Butlin's Things to do Building Pwllheli Marina Boat Club People & Places Picton Castle Nature & Outdoors School photo workshop History Weird tales Religion & Ethics Your pictures Arts & Culture Train information Music Dwyfor Camera Club Local heroes TV & Radio Virtual tour of Penllyn Local BBC Sites Plas Glyn-y-Weddw News Llyn Seafood Festival Sport living in pwllheli Weather Travel A parade at Butlins, Pwllheli. Picture: Gwyn Hughes. Local public services Useful links Neighbouring Sites 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Have your say Mid Wales Local healthcare explained North East Wales Former Butlin's Redcoat Gwyn Hughes (above) and John Weather for Pwllheli Related BBC Sites Bennett Jones, now living in Croydon, share some of their Wales photos and memories of life at Butlin's Pwllheli. Sunday Monday Cymru max 16°C max 12°C Gogledd Orllewin John Jones writes: One of the photographs shows Pwllheli min 9°C min 7°C Town Choir performing at the Royal Albert Hall in London
during the first Butlins Reunion in February 1947. I still have interact the little red reunion badge. Tell us about a web page Found a web page we should know We travelled from Pwllheli by coach to connect with a train about? Send us the details. from Bangor during one of the worst winters on record, with Email A Friend heavy snow. It was touch and go whether the coach would get through, with deep snowdrifts between Llanaelhaearn and Caernarfon. related bbc.co.uk links I also send a photograph of the choir at the Pwllheli camp in Back to Butlin's about 1948 when they sang at the morning service with the The Hi-De-Hi life Bishop of Melbourne, Australia, who was on a visit, then the choir performed at a concert for campers during the related www links afternoon. Butlins Butlins memories On a different note - as a member of Pwllheli Air Training Corps I worked with Tom Collins, the Manager and Chief more from North West Engineer at Broom Hall Airfield, where pleasure flights were Wales arranged for the campers using a DeHavilland Rapide and Auster Autocrat aeroplanes, and these proved to be very Hall of Fame popular. Public life Meet heroes and historic Unfortunately the Auster crashed coming in to land, killing figures raised in the region. the pilot, Joe Veale, who came from Tulse Hill in South Society and Culture London, and his only passenger. I enjoyed many (free) flights 29 February 2012 Accessibility help Text only
BBC Homepage Wales Home Life on camp Last updated: 16 January 2008
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BBC Local Pwllheli Ask a local North West Wales Back to Butlin's Things to do Building Pwllheli Marina Boat Club People & Places Picton Castle Nature & Outdoors School photo workshop History Weird tales Religion & Ethics Your pictures Arts & Culture Train information Music Dwyfor Camera Club Local heroes TV & Radio Virtual tour of Penllyn Local BBC Sites Plas Glyn-y-Weddw News Llyn Seafood Festival Sport living in pwllheli Weather Outdoor activities at Butlins Pwllheli. Picture: Gwyn Travel Local public services Hughes. Useful links Neighbouring Sites 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Have your say Mid Wales Local healthcare explained North East Wales Former Butlin's Redcoat Gwyn Hughes (above) and John Weather for Pwllheli Related BBC Sites Bennett Jones, now living in Croydon, share some of their Wales photos and memories of life at Butlin's Pwllheli. Sunday Monday Cymru max 16°C max 12°C Gogledd Orllewin John Jones writes: One of the photographs shows Pwllheli min 9°C min 7°C Town Choir performing at the Royal Albert Hall in London
during the first Butlins Reunion in February 1947. I still have interact the little red reunion badge. Tell us about a web page Found a web page we should know We travelled from Pwllheli by coach to connect with a train about? Send us the details. from Bangor during one of the worst winters on record, with Email A Friend heavy snow. It was touch and go whether the coach would get through, with deep snowdrifts between Llanaelhaearn and Caernarfon. related bbc.co.uk links I also send a photograph of the choir at the Pwllheli camp in Back to Butlin's about 1948 when they sang at the morning service with the The Hi-De-Hi life Bishop of Melbourne, Australia, who was on a visit, then the choir performed at a concert for campers during the related www links afternoon. Butlins Butlins memories On a different note - as a member of Pwllheli Air Training Corps I worked with Tom Collins, the Manager and Chief more from North West Engineer at Broom Hall Airfield, where pleasure flights were Wales arranged for the campers using a DeHavilland Rapide and Auster Autocrat aeroplanes, and these proved to be very Hall of Fame popular. Public life Meet heroes and historic Unfortunately the Auster crashed coming in to land, killing figures raised in the region. the pilot, Joe Veale, who came from Tulse Hill in South Society and Culture London, and his only passenger. I enjoyed many (free) flights 29 February 2012 Accessibility help Text only
BBC Homepage Wales Home Life on camp Last updated: 16 January 2008
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BBC Local Pwllheli Ask a local North West Wales Back to Butlin's Things to do Building Pwllheli Marina Boat Club People & Places Picton Castle Nature & Outdoors School photo workshop History Weird tales Religion & Ethics Your pictures Arts & Culture Train information Music Dwyfor Camera Club Local heroes TV & Radio Virtual tour of Penllyn Local BBC Sites Plas Glyn-y-Weddw News Llyn Seafood Festival Sport living in pwllheli Weather Travel Gwyn Hughes (left) and his fellow Redcoats. Local public services Useful links Neighbouring Sites 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Have your say Mid Wales Local healthcare explained North East Wales Former Butlin's Redcoat Gwyn Hughes (above) and John Weather for Pwllheli Related BBC Sites Bennett Jones, now living in Croydon, share some of their Wales photos and memories of life at Butlin's Pwllheli. Sunday Monday Cymru max 16°C max 12°C Gogledd Orllewin John Jones writes: One of the photographs shows Pwllheli min 9°C min 7°C Town Choir performing at the Royal Albert Hall in London
during the first Butlins Reunion in February 1947. I still have interact the little red reunion badge. Tell us about a web page Found a web page we should know We travelled from Pwllheli by coach to connect with a train about? Send us the details. from Bangor during one of the worst winters on record, with Email A Friend heavy snow. It was touch and go whether the coach would get through, with deep snowdrifts between Llanaelhaearn and Caernarfon. related bbc.co.uk links I also send a photograph of the choir at the Pwllheli camp in Back to Butlin's about 1948 when they sang at the morning service with the The Hi-De-Hi life Bishop of Melbourne, Australia, who was on a visit, then the choir performed at a concert for campers during the related www links afternoon. Butlins Butlins memories On a different note - as a member of Pwllheli Air Training Corps I worked with Tom Collins, the Manager and Chief more from North West Engineer at Broom Hall Airfield, where pleasure flights were Wales arranged for the campers using a DeHavilland Rapide and Auster Autocrat aeroplanes, and these proved to be very Hall of Fame popular. Public life Meet heroes and historic Unfortunately the Auster crashed coming in to land, killing figures raised in the region. the pilot, Joe Veale, who came from Tulse Hill in South Society and Culture London, and his only passenger. I enjoyed many (free) flights 29 February 2012 Accessibility help Text only
BBC Homepage Wales Home Life on camp Last updated: 16 January 2008
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BBC Local Pwllheli Ask a local North West Wales Back to Butlin's Things to do Building Pwllheli Marina Boat Club People & Places Picton Castle Nature & Outdoors School photo workshop History Weird tales Religion & Ethics Your pictures Arts & Culture Train information Music Dwyfor Camera Club Local heroes TV & Radio Virtual tour of Penllyn Local BBC Sites Plas Glyn-y-Weddw News Llyn Seafood Festival Sport living in pwllheli Weather Acting the part of King Farouk at Butlins. Picture: Gwyn Travel Local public services Hughes. Useful links Neighbouring Sites 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Have your say Mid Wales Local healthcare explained North East Wales Former Butlin's Redcoat Gwyn Hughes (above) and John Weather for Pwllheli Related BBC Sites Bennett Jones, now living in Croydon, share some of their Wales photos and memories of life at Butlin's Pwllheli. Sunday Monday Cymru max 16°C max 12°C Gogledd Orllewin John Jones writes: One of the photographs shows Pwllheli min 9°C min 7°C Town Choir performing at the Royal Albert Hall in London
during the first Butlins Reunion in February 1947. I still have interact the little red reunion badge. Tell us about a web page Found a web page we should know We travelled from Pwllheli by coach to connect with a train about? Send us the details. from Bangor during one of the worst winters on record, with Email A Friend heavy snow. It was touch and go whether the coach would get through, with deep snowdrifts between Llanaelhaearn and Caernarfon. related bbc.co.uk links I also send a photograph of the choir at the Pwllheli camp in Back to Butlin's about 1948 when they sang at the morning service with the The Hi-De-Hi life Bishop of Melbourne, Australia, who was on a visit, then the choir performed at a concert for campers during the related www links afternoon. Butlins Butlins memories On a different note - as a member of Pwllheli Air Training Corps I worked with Tom Collins, the Manager and Chief more from North West Engineer at Broom Hall Airfield, where pleasure flights were Wales arranged for the campers using a DeHavilland Rapide and Auster Autocrat aeroplanes, and these proved to be very Hall of Fame popular. Public life Meet heroes and historic Unfortunately the Auster crashed coming in to land, killing figures raised in the region. the pilot, Joe Veale, who came from Tulse Hill in South Society and Culture London, and his only passenger. I enjoyed many (free) flights 29 February 2012 Accessibility help Text only
BBC Homepage Wales Home Life on camp Last updated: 16 January 2008
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BBC Local Pwllheli Ask a local North West Wales Back to Butlin's Things to do Building Pwllheli Marina Boat Club People & Places Picton Castle Nature & Outdoors School photo workshop History Weird tales Religion & Ethics Your pictures Arts & Culture Train information Music Dwyfor Camera Club Local heroes TV & Radio Virtual tour of Penllyn Local BBC Sites Plas Glyn-y-Weddw News Llyn Seafood Festival Sport living in pwllheli Weather Pwllheli Town Choir performed at the Butlins camp when Local public services Travel the Bishop of Melbourne was visiting. Picture courtesy of Useful links John Jones. Neighbouring Sites Have your say 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Mid Wales Local healthcare explained North East Wales Former Butlin's Redcoat Gwyn Hughes (above) and John Weather for Pwllheli Related BBC Sites Bennett Jones, now living in Croydon, share some of their Wales Sunday Monday Cymru photos and memories of life at Butlin's Pwllheli. max 16°C max 12°C Gogledd Orllewin min 9°C min 7°C John Jones writes: One of the photographs shows Pwllheli Town Choir performing at the Royal Albert Hall in London during the first Butlins Reunion in February 1947. I still have interact the little red reunion badge. Tell us about a web page Found a web page we should know We travelled from Pwllheli by coach to connect with a train about? Send us the details. from Bangor during one of the worst winters on record, with Email A Friend heavy snow. It was touch and go whether the coach would get through, with deep snowdrifts between Llanaelhaearn and Caernarfon. related bbc.co.uk links I also send a photograph of the choir at the Pwllheli camp in Back to Butlin's The Hi-De-Hi life about 1948 when they sang at the morning service with the Bishop of Melbourne, Australia, who was on a visit, then the related www links choir performed at a concert for campers during the afternoon. Butlins Butlins memories
On a different note - as a member of Pwllheli Air Training more from North West Corps I worked with Tom Collins, the Manager and Chief Engineer at Broom Hall Airfield, where pleasure flights were Wales arranged for the campers using a DeHavilland Rapide and Auster Autocrat aeroplanes, and these proved to be very Hall of Fame popular. Public life Meet heroes and historic figures raised in the region. Unfortunately the Auster crashed coming in to land, killing the pilot, Joe Veale, who came from Tulse Hill in South Society and Culture 29 February 2012 Accessibility help Text only
BBC Homepage Wales Home Life on camp Last updated: 16 January 2008
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BBC Local Pwllheli Ask a local North West Wales Back to Butlin's Things to do Building Pwllheli Marina Boat Club People & Places Picton Castle Nature & Outdoors School photo workshop History Weird tales Religion & Ethics Your pictures Arts & Culture Train information Music Dwyfor Camera Club Local heroes TV & Radio Virtual tour of Penllyn Local BBC Sites Plas Glyn-y-Weddw News Llyn Seafood Festival Sport living in pwllheli Weather Pwllheli Town Choir performing at the Royal Albert Hall Local public services Travel during the first Butlins reunion in 1947. Picture courtesy Useful links of John Jones. Neighbouring Sites Have your say 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Mid Wales Local healthcare explained North East Wales Former Butlin's Redcoat Gwyn Hughes (above) and John Weather for Pwllheli Related BBC Sites Bennett Jones, now living in Croydon, share some of their Wales Sunday Monday Cymru photos and memories of life at Butlin's Pwllheli. max 16°C max 12°C Gogledd Orllewin min 9°C min 7°C John Jones writes: One of the photographs shows Pwllheli Town Choir performing at the Royal Albert Hall in London during the first Butlins Reunion in February 1947. I still have interact the little red reunion badge. Tell us about a web page Found a web page we should know We travelled from Pwllheli by coach to connect with a train about? Send us the details. from Bangor during one of the worst winters on record, with Email A Friend heavy snow. It was touch and go whether the coach would get through, with deep snowdrifts between Llanaelhaearn and Caernarfon. related bbc.co.uk links I also send a photograph of the choir at the Pwllheli camp in Back to Butlin's The Hi-De-Hi life about 1948 when they sang at the morning service with the Bishop of Melbourne, Australia, who was on a visit, then the related www links choir performed at a concert for campers during the afternoon. Butlins Butlins memories
On a different note - as a member of Pwllheli Air Training more from North West Corps I worked with Tom Collins, the Manager and Chief Engineer at Broom Hall Airfield, where pleasure flights were Wales arranged for the campers using a DeHavilland Rapide and Auster Autocrat aeroplanes, and these proved to be very Hall of Fame popular. Public life Meet heroes and historic figures raised in the region. Unfortunately the Auster crashed coming in to land, killing the pilot, Joe Veale, who came from Tulse Hill in South Society and Culture 29 February 2012 Accessibility help Text only
BBC Homepage Wales Home The hi-de-hi life Last updated: 31 August 2007 Former staff and visitors to the old Pwllheli Butlin's holiday camp came on board the BBC bus to share their memories of more from this section on-site fun and games.
BBC Local Pwllheli Ask a local North West Wales Life as a Redcoat Back to Butlin's Things to do Building Pwllheli Marina Boat Club People & Places As a Redcoat at the camp, Gwyn Hughes took home Picton Castle Nature & Outdoors twice as much pay as his School photo workshop History Weird tales quarryman father. It was Religion & Ethics Your pictures also a real eye-opener for a Arts & Culture Bethesda boy to cater to the Train information Music Dwyfor Camera Club whims of stars like Diana Local heroes TV & Radio Dors, but it was a mishap Virtual tour of Penllyn with a microphone at a Plas Glyn-y-Weddw Local BBC Sites Gwyn Hughes the Redcoat News grannies swimming Llyn Seafood Festival Sport competition that nearly cost living in pwllheli Weather him his job. But all in all, Gwyn's time entertaining the Travel factory workers was very enjoyable. Local public services Useful links Neighbouring Sites Have your say Mid Wales A returning visitor Local healthcare explained North East Wales Robert Williams has been Weather for Pwllheli Related BBC Sites coming on holiday to Butlin's, Wales now the Haven Caravan Park, Sunday Monday Cymru max 16°C max 12°C for years - and still loves it. min 9°C min 7°C Gogledd Orllewin Glad not to have been left stranded on the temperamental old roller- interact coaster, he recalls a day in Tell us about a web page the life of the camp as a Robert Williams, a regular Found a web page we should know visitor. about? Send us the details. Email A Friend Daytripper
Caroline Williams from Abererch remembers the more from North West thrill of coming to Butlin's in Wales Pwllheli as a day-tripper. Having spied the Hall of Fame holidaymakers in the outdoor Public life pool when driving past, she Meet heroes and historic looked forward to enjoying figures raised in the region. the pools, fair and zoo for Caroline Williams, Weather herself. daytripper What's forecast? Check out today's weather Welcoming the visitors conditions for North West Wales. Brian Gormally, now Food & Drink catering manager at Haven Full of flavour Holidays, first came to Is your favourite local Pwllheli on a two-month produce or recipe in our contract from Wigan - and 28 guide? years later, he's still here. He recalls the non-stop party atmosphere at the old Butlin's, and when it was Brian Gormally inundated with over 8,000 holidaymakers on Wigan Sardinia: Cymry yn Week or Preston Week. But how have things changed since 'ddiogel' those days? Pontio: Dim prif weithredwr More Butlin's memories.
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