How do you darken happy memories of a Butlins holiday? Start looking at the old postcards in a new way, says Michael L Collins The centrepiece of the annual Arles photography festival is an ...

A postcard history of Butlin’s holiday camps ... Three photographers – Elmar Ludwig (Lounge bar and indoor heated pool at Butlins Ayr pictured), Edmund Nagele and David Noble – shot elaborately staged ...

“I started picking up the postcards and it serves as a good photographic reminder of how busy it used to be. “I tell my kids that Butlins used to be there and a massive holiday camp and they ...

It was many years ago when a couple from Beccles who met at Butlins started looking for old postcards. It was the start of an extraordinary journey which is now coming to an end. His voice ...

Des O'Connor's career has spanned TV, stage and music over five decades. Before finding fame, he was a Butlins red coat, a holiday camp entertainer who wears the designated jacket. The red coats ...