Pontins going into administration

[Carrot]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1329327/Po...

I am surprised, especially due to some of the rampant snobbery that goes on in this place, that this hasn't been noticed already...

Pontin's, the chain of holiday camps famous for its blue coat entertainers such as Shane Richie and Bobby Davro, has called in the administrators.
The five holiday parks have seen holidaymakers cancel bookings after customers posted clips on the internet showing poor conditions.

[BeeRoad]

Carrot said:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1329327/Po...

I am surprised, especially due to some of the rampant snobbery that goes on in this place, that this hasn't been noticed already...

Pontin's, the chain of holiday camps famous for its blue coat entertainers such as Shane Richie and Bobby Davro, has called in the administrators.
The five holiday parks have seen holidaymakers cancel bookings after customers posted clips on the internet showing poor conditions.

I'm guessing you didn't watch Watchdog the other night then?

[Carrot]

BeeRoad said:

Carrot said:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1329327/Po...

I am surprised, especially due to some of the rampant snobbery that goes on in this place, that this hasn't been noticed already...

Pontin's, the chain of holiday camps famous for its blue coat entertainers such as Shane Richie and Bobby Davro, has called in the administrators.
The five holiday parks have seen holidaymakers cancel bookings after customers posted clips on the internet showing poor conditions.

I'm guessing you didn't watch Watchdog the other night then?

I have few backed up on record, I don't get much time to watch TV.

[Morningside]

Surprised. Pointins in Pakefield (Suffolk) has always been quite busy and you always see droves of them waiting for the bus or walking towards Lowestoft in the summer periods. They also hold some gigs there and I thought they had a 'revamp' a few years back to get rid of the 'hello campers' look.

[JQ]

I used to have a holiday bar job at Pontins Southport (20 years ago), a truly truly truly awful place. Why people would pay to go there is beyond me, it was more like a POW Camp. The only bonus was I used to get to work the Dance Weekenders.

[FourWheelDrift]

I've seen worse.



That's the self catering accommodation.

[phil-sti]

nobody notice this gem

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1329398/Bl...

how the chuff does it help you cross the road?

[eharding]

FourWheelDrift said:

I've seen worse.



That's the self catering accommodation.

Granted, the management decision to branch out in the previous 20 years - with the resulting Pontin's Sarajevo, Pontin's Beirut, Pontin's Kabul and Pontin's Eyjafjallajoekull - might look slightly misguided now, but that is only because we have the benefit of hindsight.

Frankly, I think the administrator should approach the Russians, as potential White Knight investors.

"Welcome to Putin's"

They could save a fortune on the signs for a start. Airbrush out the 'o', and invert the 'n'. Sorted.

[eharding]

phil-sti said:

nobody notice this gem

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1329398/Bl...

how the chuff does it help you cross the road?

Own up.

Who was the evil git who sold her a labrador in a pony suit?

Edited: What the Hell this has to do with Pontin's, I don't know, but I'm sure....sure...there is a connection.

Edited by eharding on Saturday 13th November 23:18

[FourWheelDrift]

phil-sti said:

nobody notice this gem

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1329398/Bl...

how the chuff does it help you cross the road?

I will not be surprised until one religion allows only guide-snakes.


Re-edited with the link above

[badboyburt]

BeeRoad said:

Carrot said:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1329327/Po...

I am surprised, especially due to some of the rampant snobbery that goes on in this place, that this hasn't been noticed already...

Pontin's, the chain of holiday camps famous for its blue coat entertainers such as Shane Richie and Bobby Davro, has called in the administrators.
The five holiday parks have seen holidaymakers cancel bookings after customers posted clips on the internet showing poor conditions.

I'm guessing you didn't watch Watchdog the other night then?

Wasnt Pontins it was Haven owned by Bourne Leisure soon to be the new owners of Pontins

[AJS-]

I think I casually assumed Pontins had gone bust sometime in the early 1980s.

[FourWheelDrift]

AJS- said:

I think I casually assumed Pontins had gone bust sometime in the early 1980s.

You're thinking of Maplins in the 1980s when the BBC cancelled Hi-de-hi.

[Hugo a Gogo]

phil-sti said:

nobody notice this gem

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1329398/Bl...

how the chuff does it help you cross the road?

I read about guide horses years ago, they're brilliant - much better than dogs at the actual guiding and sitting about waiting for you
it's just that they are usually too big, as hers is
the ones I read about they selected the very tiniest of tiny horses to train up

http://www.guidehorse.org/

[Ozzie Osmond]

eharding said:

Granted, the management decision to branch out in the previous 20 years might look slightly misguided now, but that is only because we have the benefit of hindsight.

As some may have have noticed there's a bit of a recession on and it's slaughtering all manner of hotels, restaurants etc.

eharding said:

I think the administrator should approach the Russians,

"Welcome to Putin's"

Love it!

[Windsorphil]

FT reported on Friday that the bak pulled its credit facility, despite £100 million investment programme underway. Shame really as Ocean Parcs looked liked they were committed to improving it over time.

Will be interesting to see who picks it up from KPMG...