JollyDays Supported Holidays - Blog

Butlins, Fun & Dancing The fun of the fair was always a popular choice and we were soon flying high up in the sky on the Swing Chairs, bumping and crashing into each other on the Dodgem Cars and spinning round and round on the Waltzer.       We won some fantastic prizes on the traditional fairground stalls like Hook A Duck and Hit a Target.  We managed to find our way out of  the mirrored maze and into the hall of illusions where we became the magicians assistant!  The entertainment at Butlins was incredible. Every night we were treated to fantastic, live music. The Jersey Boys dazzled us with their fantastic singing, fabulous dance routines and amazing sparkly outfits. We put on our dancing shoes and boogied on down to the iconic pop legends, ABBA. We were always the last ones to leave the dance floor!   The RedCoats always made us feel so welcome. We loved saying hello to them and showing off our disco moves ...

Yorkshire Dales  An excited group made their way to the  Emmerdale Studio for our tour of this popular TV show. We were all given a special tour lanyard, which we could keep as a memento.   We were taken to the studios where the current episodes are being filmed.    We visited the make- up department and didn't hesitate to sit in the chairs as the guide explained how the make- up artists would do cuts, bruises and even real tears. We hadn’t quite realised how long this process takes, every day!    An memorable experience was at  the iconic pub, The Woolpack. We all loved pretending to be landlord and landlady and all got to have a go at 'pulling a pint'.      We watched a video with different scenes that had been filmed throughout the many years and we walked into the first studio where, for over 10 years many iconic sets had been filmed including the Woolpack, Kathy's Tearooms and the Pos...