Back in May 2017, I wrote about holiday jobs I had during my years at university. Go here. I referred to Butlin's - a famous holiday camp chain that bloomed in Britain in the years following World War II. Butlin's is still with us but in a reduced and altered form. It's nothing like the old days. There were large Butlin's holiday camps at Skegness (Lincolnshire), Minehead (Somerset), Bognor Regis (Sussex), Ayr (Scotland) Pwllheli and Barry Island (Wales), Clacton (Essex) and Filey (Yorkshire). I worked at the last one in the summer of 1975. These camps were self-contained. Families slept there, ate there, drank there and took advantage of the various entertainment possibilities that Butlin's provided. As all the camps were in seaside locations guests could also wander down to beaches that were fenced off for exclusive use by Butlin's visitors. One might ask if the fences were to keep strangers out or to keep holidaymakers inside the places. Entering a B...
