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Pontin's
Type Private
Founded 1946
Headquarters Flag of the United Kingdom Ainsdale, England, UK
Industry Holiday
Parent Ocean Parcs
Website pontins.com

Pontins is a British holiday company founded in 1946 by Fred Pontin. Ainsdale-on-Sea is a Village in Sefton, Merseyside, England, situated three miles south of Southport, of which it is a suburb England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" Lists of holidays The words holiday or vacation have related meanings in different English-speaking countries and continents but will usually refer to one of A holding company is a company that owns part all or a majority of other companies' outstanding Stock. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Sir Fred W Pontin (born in the East End of London on 24 October 1906; knighted in 1976 died in Blackpool on 30 September It specialises in offering half board and self catering holidays with regular entertainment on offer. Accommodation is usually in the form of chalets. CHALET is a mnemonic indicating a protocol used by Emergency services to report situations which they may be faced with especially as it relates to major incidents The company once grew to be a major operator of seaside holiday accommodation, but has now been shrunk considerably.

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History

In 1978 the company was sold to Coral in a £56 million deal. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Gala Coral Group Ltd is a British betting shop bingo and Casino operator owned by Private equity houses Candover Investments, Cinven In 1980 Coral (including Pontins) was taken over by Bass who later disposed of the Pontinental side of the business. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Bass (ˈbæs is the name of a former Brewery and the brand name for several English Beers originally brewed in Burton upon Trent at Bass In 1987 Pontins was sold to a management buyout team lead by Trevor Hemmings. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Trevor Hemmings was born in Woolwich, England and brought up in Leyland, Lancashire but now lives in the Isle of Man, Jersey In 1989 Pontins was sold yet again, this time to Scottish & Newcastle. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Scottish & Newcastle plc was one of the world’s leading "long alcoholic drinks " (LADs companies with strong positions in 15 countries including leadership Over the next ten years the company closed or sold a number of sites. In a 3-year programme in the mid-1990s, the remaining camps were modernised. In 2000 the company, which now owned only eight camps, was sold back to Hemmings. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. In 2008 the company was sold to Ocean Parcs for £46 million. [1]

Pontin's headquarters have recently been relocated to the Southport Holiday Centre, which is located in the village of Ainsdale, Merseyside. Until then the headquarters were located in the village of Eccleston, Lancashire, near Chorley. Eccleston is a village and Civil parish of the Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England. Chorley is a Market town in Lancashire, in North West England.

Resorts

Pontins currently runs seven resorts (known as "centres") in the United Kingdom.

Former resorts

These are a list of former Pontins resorts in the United Kingdom and Ireland that have either closed or been sold off. For historical information on the area see Camber article Camber Sands is a seaside resort at Camber (near Rye) East Sussex Southport is a seaside town on the Irish Sea coast situated within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in England, UK. Prestatyn (prɛs-tə-tin is a Seaside resort in Denbighshire, North Wales. Burnham-on-Sea is a Town in Somerset, England, at the mouth of the River Parrett and Bridgwater Bay. Hemsby is a Village, Civil parish and Seaside resort in the English County of Norfolk. Blackpool (/ˈblækˌpul is a seaside town in Lancashire, England. Lowestoft (ˈləʊstɒft/ /ˈləʊstəf is a town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England, lying between the eastern edge of The Broads National Park Kessingland is a large Village in the Waveney District in Suffolk, about 7 km south of Lowestoft.

Bluecoats

Bluecoats were, like their redcoat counterparts at Butlins, both guest hosts and often entertainers:

Popular culture

References

  1. ^ Pontin's bought by former boss. The Guardian. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. 27 March 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2008.

See also

External links

Butlin's Holiday Camps, presently known by the (non-possessive trademark Butlins, were founded by (later Sir Billy Butlin to provide economical holidays ( North
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