Maddieson's Camps

[alingham1]

Hi all, new here so hello.

Regarding Maddiesons, Peter is my grandfather....I live with him so i may be of some use?

Cheers,
Scott

Hi Scott,
My great Aunt, Lillian Lingham married Ray Maddieson - and I know my father (John Lingham) has a cousin called Peter who is one of the four Maddieson children, this would make your grandfather my second-cousin. So we are distant relations! He, along with my late grandmother Edna Lingham, has fond memories of holidays in Little Stone in the Maddiesons holiday camp and I myself have childhood memories of daytrips to the beach, and riding on the Greatstone miniature railway to Dungeness and back.

Amy

[M.WALKER]

We now have 140 members on facebook under the groups section . Please join all ex campers and staff welcome
Mike Walker

[pitdiver]

In the late sixties myself and a group of friends spent a week at Maddiesons, St Margarets Bay. and what an enjoyable week it was. However when we tried to book for the following year we were told that our presence was not acceptable. This may be due to the fact that we had arranged a party at night in the swimming pool for fellow freethinking guests and staff, male and specially female where swimming costumes were not allowed. I don't think Maddiesons ever got over that.

[David of Kent]

Found this in some old photos.

[Amaddieson]

I know we're going back a few months here but just a bit of trivia for you all, the old Maddiesons camp in Hemsby did indeed get sold to Pontin's and closed for good in Jan 2009. If you drive 100yds further down Beach Road (past the old Pontin's main gate) you'll see an electricity substation - the identification plate on the side shows "Danger 400 Volts - Maddiesons Camp Main Supply" - so at least a tiny bit of the old site is still there!

Do you think that it is still there?