Swinger

We had a go on the carousel, which from a distance looked like the real thing and the workings of the horses seemed real enough, with plenty of sturdy rods, couplings and gears, but the central core, which ought to have held the barrel organ, held it no longer, with organ music being provided electronically.

While the fancy art work on the nearby swinger, which we did not go on, did look like the real thing. But even here, not sure about the red, white and blue central column, which did not seem to match the rest of it. Perhaps these rides are more or less antiques, and the Butlin's maintenance men just have to do the best they can, taking proper account of all of today's regulations and rule-books about such things - no doubt helpfully supplemented by the men from the European Commission's Directorate General which looks after fêtes foraines. See reference 1.

We even chickened out of the helter-skelter.

One of the three hotels on the site visible bottom right.

Reference 1: http://psmv3.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/following-precedent-set-back-in-autumn.html.

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