Product Description
Contains fifty more pictures compared to the original paperback version.
They were the "Angels of the Holiday Camps" - the famous Butlins Redcoats. A group of mainly young men and women who epitomized the special atmosphere that has been Butlins trademark for more than seven decades.
2011 marks the 75th anniversary of the opening of the first Butlins Holiday Camp at Skegness and the birth of their legendary Redcoats, which is now celebrated in a book that was launched in January and is now available in Kindle format.
"Here Come The Redcoats" is an unofficial special tribute to those who have been privileged to have been members of a world famous club. The book is packed with over 200 archive images, memories of former Redcoats from around the UK along with a "Redcoat Roll of Honour" as well as a potted history of the camps and the hotels
Written by two Redcoats from different eras, Rocky Mason and Frank McGroarty, "Here Come The Redcoats", brings back the fun, energy and enthusiasm of what made being a Redcoat so special as well as a potted history of Butlins and the "Hi-De-Hi Era".
They were the "Angels of the Holiday Camps" - the famous Butlins Redcoats. A group of mainly young men and women who epitomized the special atmosphere that has been Butlins trademark for more than seven decades.
2011 marks the 75th anniversary of the opening of the first Butlins Holiday Camp at Skegness and the birth of their legendary Redcoats, which is now celebrated in a book that was launched in January and is now available in Kindle format.
"Here Come The Redcoats" is an unofficial special tribute to those who have been privileged to have been members of a world famous club. The book is packed with over 200 archive images, memories of former Redcoats from around the UK along with a "Redcoat Roll of Honour" as well as a potted history of the camps and the hotels
Written by two Redcoats from different eras, Rocky Mason and Frank McGroarty, "Here Come The Redcoats", brings back the fun, energy and enthusiasm of what made being a Redcoat so special as well as a potted history of Butlins and the "Hi-De-Hi Era".
About the Author
The authors were employed by Butlins Holiday Camps one for thirty years. He was employed in the position of entertainer, and entertainment manager. The book is aimed at former employees of Butlins and contains photographs of them (With their permission) it is a photographic record of their happy times spent with this holiday company.
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