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The railway station still remains today, however, it is on private land. The Regency Ballroom, Bognor Regis, David Noble. The wooden cottages strike a different note to Richard's 20-year-old images of the Butlin's site that meant so much to him - and millions more. It was one of Britain's favourite holiday destinations. He says: "In 2001 while visiting Filey, I was walking my dog along the beach towards Primrose Valley when I went in search of the remains of the old Butlin's holiday camp where as an 18 year-old-art student I had worked in the summer holidays of 1968. Built in Skegness on a former turnip field, the camp originally catered for 500 holiday makers. Currently closed. But as package holidays became the norm during the 1970s and tourists got a different - warmer - taste of leisure abroad, Butlin's campsites like Filey struggled. In the postcard at left, note the stage in the middle of the picture, And in the picture above, the stage and band have been photographed. I had no doubt which position I wanted and that was barman. We only had two days to prepare for opening as that was Easter Saturday, the start of the season. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. 1960s Filey Butlins Beachcomber Bar Masks Sold for 179 on ebay, August 2017. Butlin's Filey eventually closed in 1983 and the camp buildings were demolished between 1988 and 2003. Ive played a lot of evil, ball-breaking women. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Pwllheli Gardens Butlins Holiday Camp Posted 1951 RP Postcard Wales 454c at the best online prices at eBay! "My journey started on the exchange station Bradford in March 1965. The camp was huge! The ruined remains of Butlin's holiday camp at Filey, on the North Yorkshire coast, in 2001, Butlin's holiday camp, Filey, in its 1970s heyday, Richard Bailey's photographs of the abandoned Butlin's camp at Filey, UK snow map shows exact time snow is set to fall in Yorkshire as Met Office issues 24-hour warning, BBC Weather is predicting 17 hours of continuous snow in Yorkshire with a rare cold weather alert in force by the government and the Met Office, Clarkson's Farm season 3 release date teased by Jeremy Clarkson, Jeremy Clarkson confirmed Clarkson's Farm is getting a third series earlier this year, The Apprentice double firing 'relief' as fans spot 'glaring error' nobody mentioned after 'worst idea', Wakey Wines owner hits back as shop raided by police 'looking for drugs', According to the store's owner, Mohammad Azar Nazir, the police did not find anything during the search, Notorious Yorkshire killer back on streets after bludgeoning woman to death in horrific attack, Craig Belcher brutally beat police worker Kirsty Carver to death in brutal attack at a petrol station, Amanda Owen has 'stressful' time as kids fall ill at Ravenseat, The mum-of-nine admitted it's been a stressful few weeks at Ravenseat Farm, Police in Batley find huge cannabis factory in dramatic raid as six people arrested, The large operation by West Yorkshire Police on Friday caused a stir locally as police discovered a huge cannabis farm in Batley, Nightclub shot girl dies in horror 3am crash minutes after leaving work, Kelsey Stuttard, 31, had just finished work when her Audi A3 smashed into a bridge, I watched my husband die after spending 200 hours in A&E - now I want answers for my family, The family of Danny Johnston, 47, have expressed serious concerns about his treatment, Yorkshire tourist town ready for summer when customers queue from 11 until 11 and shops serve hundreds a day, As winter ends, the summer is fast approaching for the coastal Yorkshire tourist town, Whitby's cheapest and most expensive fish and chips - every shop listed, We walked along the main strip to find out the fish and chip prices, Huddersfield Giants in early boost as Castleford Tigers suffer triple injury blow.