BUTLINS BOGNOR REDCOATS 1962

BUTLINS BOGNOR 1962 at Redcoats Reunited

George Humphries		Ron Appleby	-3-	-4-	-5-	Bob Burns	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-	Hal Brooks	-13-	DEREK GIBSON	Bill Sandal	-16-	-17-	-18-	-19-		Back
-20-		-21-	Celia	Erica Nowell	Shirley White	Linda Dunn	-26-	-27-	-28-	-29-	Eileen	Crystal	-32-	-33-	Tracey Roberts	-35-	-36-	-37-	-38-		R3
	-39-	-40-	-41-	-42-	Mo Barry	Pete Bray	Marty Davies		Valentine Thynne	Tommy Jackson Banjo	-48-	Jimmy Kennedy	Irene Weston		-51-		Olive White DV Dancer		-53-		-54-	R2
Trixie Jackson Accordionist		Babs Lawn	-57-	-58-	-59-	-60-	Sonny Jones Compere	Al Freid BandLeader	Leslie Melville AEM	Roy Markwell EM	Bob Hastings AEM	Eric Winstone BandLeader	Louis Kerekes TT	Archie Craig StageMan	Yvonne Melville Hostess		Molly Geary Secretary		-71-	-72-	Johnny Lancaster	R1

The Marie De Vere Dancers
J.M. Brewster, Gillian Boothby, Cathy Rolfe, (Thelma?) Ingram, Gloria Lynne, Pam Kennedy,
Dale Weston, Viv Allen, Olive White, Linda Bristow, Bustee, Christan (Pulley?)

Bognor 1962 De Vere Dancers at Redcoats Reunited

Bognor 1962 De Vere Dancers at Redcoats Reunited

With thanks to HAL BROOKS for the photograph, LESLIE MELVILLE and ERICA NOWELL for the additional names
and Jenny Cook for sharing this list of the Marie de Vere Dancers' autographs.

Jimmy Kennedy became Northern Entertainments Executive at Pontins. Eileen married Jimmy Kennedy
Valentine Thynne is the brother of the Marquis of Bath. Erica Nowell became Mrs. Thompson. Irene Weston became Mrs. Haines
Tommy and Trixie Jackson were Greencoat Bar Entertainers (Trixie on accordion and Tommy on Banjo)

BONUS PHOTOS
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with thanks to DEREK "Vic" GIBSON - Butlins Bognor 1961-63


Refereeing the snooker final. I loved the tension these matches were played under.	It may look like I'm about to grab this girl, but we are actually dancing to the latest craze - The Twist.


	LEFT: Me on clarinet as fellow-Red Ken Arnold is about to help me hit the high note. Ouch! Trixie is on the piano and Tommy, behind Ken, is playing banjo. Blinking Owl Bar. ABOVE: Marty and me rehearsing a little sketch we played in front of the campers while they were queueing for the dining hall.

Jimmy Kennedy, behind him Ken Arnold, then Marty Davies, right Derek Gibson.
Lucky Us!

I was a Redcoat at Bognor Regis 1961-62-63. I am battling along OK in Oz, for an old Codger, I suppose. I am 87 now. Butlin's has always been so fresh in my mind. What a marvellous memory I have of my time with them.

Derek J D Gibson (aka: 'Vic')