Record

Performance TitleButlin's Eighth Annual Festival of Reunion
Performance Date12 February 1953
Performance DayThursday
Performance Time19:00
Main PerformersButlin Young Ladies,
Members of The Butlin Social Clubs,
The Butlin Redcoats,
Shirley Goodman,
June Foulds,
Shirley Cawley,
Sylvia Cheesman,
Sheila Lerwill,
Jennifer Heath,
Carole Ann Potter,
Bobby Wilson,
D M Day,
Kathleen Mayoh,
Ronald Butler,
David Green,
F T Jones,
Michael Maclaren,
The Twelve Television Toppers,
Harry Sloan's Clowns and Circus Novelties,
The Six Bogino's,
The Wazzan Troupe
Secondary PerformersW E Butlin,
Michael Denison,
Dulcie Gray - prize-givers,
Philip J S Richardson - chairman,
Joseph L Campbell,
Malcolm Munro,
Alex Moore,
Gwen Sylvester,
Alex Warren - adjudicators,
Charles Jacobs - scrutineer
Orchestra or BandEric Winstone and His Orchestra,
Dick Denny and His Hooligans,
Al Freid and The Butlin Concert Orchestra,
Cecil Black and The Corn Threshers Square Dance Band,
Band of The Grenadier Guards
ChoirsButlin Choral Society
ConductorsAl Freid,
Eric Winstone,
Dick Denny,
Cecil Black,
Major F J Harris
Set List'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem),
Speech (Billy Butlin),
Speech (HRH The Duke of Ediburgh),
Presentation of a cup to Mr Newington (HRH The Duke of Edinburgh),
'The Pageant of The Open Air', Basil Brown, Frank Mansell,
Keep Fit Display (Captain T J Bond),
American Square Dancing (Cecil Black and The Corn Threshers)
Royal PresenceHRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh
Performance NotesHRH Prince Philip delivered a speech on receiving a cheque for £7,000 from Billy Butlin for the National Playing Fields Association.

Associated Press Archives holds B&W British Movietone footage of the event (BM58571).
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1953/20),
Eight B&W Photographs (RAHE/3/1953/7),
Badge (RAHE/8/3/33)
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1953/20Butlins Eighth Annual Festival of Re-union11-14 February 1953
RAHE/3/1953/7Photographs of the Butlin Reunions Concert at the Royal Albert Hall11-14 February 1953
RAHE/8/3/33Butlin's Reunion Badge11-14 February 1953
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Orogckod_BoikButlin's Eighth Annual Festival of Reunion4
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/8614Foulds; June (1934-); British athlete
DS/UK/8615Cawley; Shirley (1932-); British athlete
DS/UK/8618Lerwill; Sheila (1928-); British athlete
DS/UK/8617Cheesman; Sylvia (fl 1950s); British athlete
DS/UK/8619Potter; Carole Ann (c1939-); English figure skater
DS/UK/8621Wilson; Robert Keith "Bobby" (1935-); English tennis player
DS/UK/8623Mayoh; Kathleen (c1932-); English amateur swimmer
DS/UK/8624Green; David John (1935-); English cricketer
DS/UK/8626The Television Toppers (fl 1950s)
DS/UK/7528Ben Abdrahman Wazzan Troupe; fl 1940s-1950s; Moroccan circus act
DS/UK/6874Winstone; Eric (1913-1974); English big band leader, composer
DS/UK/1870Band of the HM Grenadier Guards (1685)
DS/UK/7594Al Freid and The Butlin Concert Orchestra; fl 1940s-1960s; British light orchestra
DS/UK/8642Sloan; Harry (fl 1920s-1950s); English circus performer
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