GAY
BROWNLEY
Here is another in
our
series of FeatuRED.
This time around our
chosen REDCOAT is GAY
BROWNLEY who worked at
BUTLINS
CLACTON
1961 to
1964
Gay
has such a great
history with Butlins, that
we are about to serialise it:
EPISODE 1 -
The Winner Takes it All
(1949-1960)
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1949
GAY BROWNLEY
Kiddies Holiday Lovelies (under 6 years)
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You may be wondering
why Redcoat Gay doesn't
appear
in the above photo. Well she does, as Gay's history with Butlins goes
back
twelve years before she actually fulfilled her dream and became a
Redcoat.
Above, Gay is No.30 in
the
"Kiddies Holiday Lovelies"
competition, Clacton 1949, which she went on to win. Whereas every
Redcoat
has supervised numerous competitions, this young lady firstly
participated
in them, and actually WON most of them, as you will soon see.
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1951
Gay, No.70 on
the right, coming 3rd in the Fancy Dress competition,
with it's theme The Festival of Britain.
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The Brownleys went to
Butlins Clacton on a
regular
basis, and below are some of their family snaps, along with official
Butlins
photos.
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1951
Redcoat
Kay,
being snuggled
by a Groucho Marx look-alike.
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1952
Gay, as winner
of the "Junior Miss" competition,
meets the winner of the "Young Tarzan."
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1954
Gay, dad, and sister having a shower.
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1954
Piggy-backing a boy jumping into
the
pool.
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1954
With
sister Jill
on the boating lake.
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1954
Winning the 'Junior Miss' competition - AGAIN.
(6 - 14 years)
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1954
And it wasn't
just Gay doing all the winning. Here we see
her mum and dad on the winner's rostrum at the Sport's Day event.
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1954
This time, Mr. & Mrs. Brownley are with their winning Square Dance
partners.
(3rd and 4th from right)
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1957
Gay, centre,
posing with other winners from the week's competitions.
Behind, in the clown's hat, is 'Uncle' Tommy Keele.
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1959
That little
girl is now a lovely young lady, and
proves to be a great attraction to Redcoat Chuck.
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1959
Gay's looks
and dress sense combining to
win her the title of MISS SHE.
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1959
Ken Arnold was
another Redcoat who liked to spend
time with the Brownleys. It's not hard to see why.
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1960
That
pretty face again stands Gay in good stead, as she wins:
'The Girls with the Best Cared for Complexion' sponsored by LUX.
(That's a genuine title, as the banner
above the backdrop will confirm.)
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1960
Redcoats
Mike,
Roger, and Harry are captured for the Brownleys' family album.
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1960
Redcoat
Chuck
looking dapper
on his day off.
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1960
Camp
Comic
Roger finds his bike
useful for catching pretty girls.
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Gay also came second
in the "Holiday
Lovelies"
Competition
- an event which was captured on colour film, and then shown in
cinemas.
The clip can be found on the recent TV documentary "Blackpool to
Benidorm,"
which was narrated by Ruth Madoc, and included the history
of
Butlins.
NEXT EPISODE
Gay fulfills her ambition, and becomes
a
Redcoat.
BUTLINS CLACTON 1961 - Gay
Brownley
See also:
BUTLINS CLACTON
1962 indoors - Gay Brownley
BUTLINS CLACTON
1962 outdoors - Gay Brownley
BUTLINS CLACTON
1963 - Gay Brownley
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