A new story from David

Hi Jackie
Its been a while since last contact and as things seem a bit quiet thought I would tell you about my first winter in Lloret.
For all you living in Lloret there’s no need to tell you it can get COLD during the winter months and as so many places cater for the summer heat it can be a bit miserable at times!!!
Well in the 70s Thomsons used to sent the “golden oldies” to Lloret by the plane load for anything up to 3 months, dead cheap all staying at what was then the San Marti Park hotel now called “Don Juan” also 2 other hotels adjacent now part of “Guitart” but then called “San Marti dos” & Felipe3.
It was hilarious on arrival days because everyone wanted a room with sun well obviously all the people who had arrived the weeks before had grabbed them, so every week on Friday morning it was room change, the queue went out the door!!!! One lot would take a key go inspect the new room and if it was better swap their original key, they were told they had 10 mins to change as others were waiting for their original room, and so it went on people dragging half opened cases up and down stairs trying to find Perfection for the 3 months of bliss??? On their winter break.
The antics they got up to during their stay were something else, they were on half board basis so the waiters at breakfast literally did a search as they left the dining room, confiscating bread rolls, jam, tea bags, butter. Their rooms represented a cafe with wardrobe drawers being used to prepare lunch with all the ill-gotten gains from breakfast or any other place they could get “freebees” from.
I told all your readers before about the time one old boy set the hotel on fire by putting his electric cup tea heater in his bed because it was cold, that was life for my first winter in Lloret.
I’ll tell you next time about when one dear old soul passed away and me conducting the funeral? A sad but hilarious time
Kindest regards

David Buckland

TV company asking for help.

I've been contacted by Josh at Finestripe a Glasgow based TV company asking for help in tracing anyone who was involved with the very first Club 18-30 holidays in the late 60s and early 70s to Lloret de Mar. It seems they have plans to make a programme which will focus on the early days of the 18-30 holidays and the changes this type of holiday brought, so if anyone can help please get in touch and I'll pass on your details or I can give you an email address for Josh.....this is the forth time that a TV company has asked for our help so I'm sure we can help them once again and possibly give Lloret de Mar a bit of good publicity!

Below is copy of the email I received...

Hi Jackie,

I am emailing from Finestripe Productions, a TV company based in Glasgow. 

We are currently developing a programme about the very first ever Club 18-30 holiday in 1965 to Lloret de Mar and we are trying to track down anyone that happened to be on those very early holidays. I wonder if you might be able to tell me if there is anyone you know of that might have been on them or alternatively anyone has posted on your site mentioning this sort of time period?

If you have any questions, feel free to ask and our website can be found at www.finestripe.com

Brad's Photos

Thanks to Brad for sending in these photos from 1973 and as Brad says , ''Where did that 40 years go?"

1st photo- Staff and customers at the Prince of Wales
2nd photo Brian, Brad and the boys from Duke of York
In the 3rd photo at the back are Billy, Jimmy, Brad, Yvonne, and Pat
At the front are Spud & Pat

 

Photos from Aunty Jean

Two photos from Aunty Jean today both taken at the bus station so I'm guessing that Jean and possibly a few others were heading home on Eurolines that day. Just look at all that luggage in the 2nd picture (Jean with Frank & Mary) you could never bring all that by air! In the 1st photo I recognise Russ Weston who has sent in many photos for the blog.

I'm still needing more photos so if there are any more out there I'd be grateful if you could send them.....thanks!

Photos from Sue

 Here are the last few of Sue vales photos, Alan and Willie in the 7 seas in the one below...

I've no idea who is in the B&W pics....can anyone help?

 Below are Emma & Rish...in a photo which looks like it was Emma's last night of working in Buzzby's.

A photo from Jackie

Thanks to Jackie Milroy for sending this photo, it was taken when 3 lovely couples met up in Tenerife back in 1996...Andy & Jackie, Rish & Sally and Reg & Jan.

Old scenes of Lloret

Looking towards the town hall - looks like it was taken from the building which is now the museum and tourist office. 

 The photo above taken from the town hall roof in 1966, it looks like the same set of bells that are still in place on the roof today!

An aerial shot of Fenals which I havent come across before.