Oztalgian 2,857 Posted August 5, 2022 Report Share Posted August 5, 2022 On 8/4/2022 at 8:50 AM, MRS B said: I remember Heinz belting out the song, “Just like Eddie” It was Cathy's Clown by The Everley Brothers for me, can't remember if it was at "Jinglebells" or Mablethorpe. Did you mean the miniature railway at Queens Park? I must have been on that railway as a kid. We knew the people that ran the Sand Train up and down the beach. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MRS B 279 Posted August 5, 2022 Report Share Posted August 5, 2022 Oztalgion The railway was a 00 gauge model behind the cafe near the funfair. It was based on a fictional Cornish seaside village. Mike spent a lot of happy hours maintaining and running it for the public. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 2,857 Posted August 5, 2022 Report Share Posted August 5, 2022 9 hours ago, MRS B said: The railway was a 00 gauge model behind the cafe near the funfair. Thanks MRS B, not familiar with that but looked it up and there are quite a few videos on YT. Many hours of work in that layout. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MRS B 279 Posted August 5, 2022 Report Share Posted August 5, 2022 Yeah very many hours, sadly Mike is not with us anymore, he had numbers of wives over the years but always kept his railway. There was an article in the “Railway Modeller” magazine about this very subject. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 15,495 Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 As a young teenager on Bestwood estate we had some lovely day trips to Skeggy...Mablethorpe...and cleethorpes.......organised by a lady on the street named Elsie.........no parents allowed just Elsie who sorted us all out.........great community spirit... Most of us behaved and always took Mam a stick of rock back........ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 9,951 Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 We went for a week's holiday to Margate in 1964 and I have photos to prove it. Not a bad place as far as I remember, although I suspect today it will be rather run down, like many other seaside resorts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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