Ah! the Britishness of it all

[anotheoldgit]

I enjoyed this, I hope others will too.

Just a pity the video was spoiled a little by the rather somber female voice.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2009/apr/07/b artons-britain-skegness-laura?page=all

[New Judge]

I once saw an item on a TV �outtake� programme where the mayor (or maybe it was the tourism director) of Skegness extolled the beauty and attractions of his town. To the camera, he said something like �..and you have it all here, wonderful beaches, a seaside atmosphere and beautiful weather. With all this, who needs to go to the Costas?�

Then, off camera (or so he thought) he said �and if you believe that load of old twaddle you must be dafter than I am saying it!�

[ll_billym]

"The distant voice of the bingo caller, falling over the fading afternoon".

[Andyvon]

I used to live in Grimsby - just a walk from Cleethorpes and up the road from Skeggy. The video brings it all back - magnificent!

Don't forget how 'bracing' those east coast resorts are as they are always described - by the same tourist boards who also advise visitors not to enter the water or be barefoot on the beach due to the chemicals from the nearby factories!
The wind comes off the North Sea straight from the pole. Its wonderful to see people hiding behind walls and any other windbreak to eat their fish and chips. They sit on benches to admire the view and they also stroll along the prom - wearing bikinis and shorts under their overcoats whilst keeping their hats clamped firmly to their heads with one hand! Plenty of tat, bingo, charity shops, surly souvenir vendors, grey amusement parks, fish and chips, rain and wind-reddened cheeks etc.

Wonderful to see Skeggy again.

[Robinia]

Lovely aog...all my early childhood holidays were spent in Skeggy, always the same guest house on Drummond Road. My parents had gone there with my brother before I was born & going through some old papers of my mum's I found a letter of congrats the landlady had sent when my mum had me...over 50 years ago! I've got lots of photos and none of them were rainy days. Funny that, when we took our boys there (yes we made them go, haha) we spent most of the time in waterproofs.
Happy days though.