Butlins Ayr Trilogy Part Three

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2/11/20251 min read

For two years, Terry McFadden had been living the dream, as a Butlins Redcoat and Entertainer. The second season was even more special, working alongside Angie, the lady that changed his life.

After ending the 1983 Summer season in true Redcoat Fashion, getting engaged whilst on duty, they were now ready to call time on their Butlins adventure and look to the future. But this was Greenock in the early 80’s, getting regular work would be anything but easy. They weren’t even thinking about a return to their Holiday Camp life, but they couldn’t rule it out.

If they did go back to Butlins for the Summer of 1984, they knew it would be for the last time. So why not go out in style!

"How do you get the Donkey's up the Stairs?" is available in Paperback, Hardback as well as in E Book and Audio Download. Available from Amazon and other book retailers:

  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0992957974

  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0992957971

Greenock born Author and former Butlins Redcoat, Frank McGroarty, returns to his Hi-De-Hi days, remembering a much-loved holiday camp that once brought pleasure to thousands of holidaymakers and changed his teenage life.

He has completed a romantic book trilogy, set at the former Butlins Holiday Camp at Ayr, inspired by his three life-changing seasons working at the complex from 1982-1984, for many, the latter stages of the Hi-De-Hi era.

How do you get the Donkeys up the stairs? is the final chapter of a romantic book trilogy set in the latter stages of the Hi De Hi era at the former Butlins Holiday Camp at Ayr: