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Daily Mirror
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Butlins holiday park left abandoned with eerie pools still full 30 years on
The video, posted by Jacob Myers on TikTok, has been viewed by more than 1.4 million people and shows him exploring the disused site in Mineshead, Somerset An urban explorer has shared footage of an abandoned Butlin's swimming pool on TikTok, which has been viewed by over 1.4 million people. The short clip reveals his exploration of the eerie disused site in Minehead, which hasn't been used since 1997. Despite its abandonment, many of the pools and slides still remain intact and full of water. Jacob Myers ventures through the spooky leisure centre, capturing the murky pool water and indicating where the slides and lazy river once were. He also points out the locations of the former café and souvenir shop, reminiscing about his childhood visits. The video shows stacked chairs and tables in the café area, along with an old yellow slide. After showcasing the café, Jacob enters a side room, which he believes was "must have been an old club of some sort". The dilapidated room is mostly empty, save for some scattered debris, reports Lincolnshire Live. Recently, one family's trip to Butlin's ended as a "nightmare", with the unhappy customers claiming that they made a string of unpleasant of discoveries. Tiffany Martin from Strelley was left aghast during her recent trip to Butlin's in Skegness. The mum claimed that she found blood on the mattress and encountered leftover beer bottles outside following an adults' "big weekender" event. Having booked their four-night break for just over £90, Tiffany, her partner, and children were keen for some quality time together, expecting the high standards they'd experienced over their 17-year history of visits to the resort. The horror began almost immediately upon arrival, with Tiffany claiming that she found beer bottles with Budweiser, disposable vapes, and even a rogue pair of handcuffs scattered around their accommodation—relics from the previous weekend's adult festivities that remained unattended days into her stay. "Obviously they had had an adults' weekend the weekend before and there were bottles with Budweiser, some still with beer in, right outside of the apartment and no one came to pick it up despite me telling them it was there," Tiffany told Lincolnshire Live. Her dissatisfaction grew when entering their supposedly ready room, only to be greeted by untucked beds—a surprise giving the typically impeccable preparations she had become accustomed to. Tiffany was shocked to find coffee splattered down her fridge front and uncleaned dishes in the dishwasher upon inspecting her holiday apartment. One of her children discovered a "soaking wet" bed, which cleaning staff agreed to replace. However, Tiffany noted stains on other mattresses too. The holidaymaker, aged 43, lamented: "It's not what you want when you go away for a family holiday."
Daily Mirror
22-05-2025
- Daily Mirror
Mum's fury at Butlin's 'nightmare' holiday with blood on bed and half empty beer
The family had a 'holiday from hell' at Butlin's in Skegness after finding blood on the mattress, leftover beer bottles and more unpleasant discoveries A family's trip to Butlin's ended as a "nightmare", with the unhappy customers making a string of unpleasant of discovering, they have claimed. Tiffany Martin from Strelley was left aghast during her recent trip to Butlin's in Skegness. The mum claimed that she found blood on the mattress and encountered leftover beer bottles outside following an adults' "big weekender" event. Having booked their four-night break for just over £90, Tiffany, her partner, and children were keen for some quality time together, expecting the high standards they'd experienced over their 17-year history of visits to the resort. The horror began almost immediately upon arrival, with Tiffany claiming that she found beer bottles with Budweiser, disposable vapes, and even a rogue pair of handcuffs scattered around their accommodation—relics from the previous weekend's adult festivities that remained unattended days into her stay. "Obviously they had had an adults' weekend the weekend before and there were bottles with Budweiser, some still with beer in, right outside of the apartment and no one came to pick it up despite me telling them it was there," Tiffany told Lincolnshire Live. Her dissatisfaction grew when entering their supposedly ready room, only to be greeted by untucked beds—a surprise giving the typically impeccable preparations she had become accustomed to. Tiffany was shocked to find coffee splattered down her fridge front and uncleaned dishes in the dishwasher upon inspecting her holiday apartment. One of her children discovered a "soaking wet" bed, which cleaning staff agreed to replace. However, Tiffany noted stains on other mattresses too. The holidaymaker, aged 43, lamented: "It's not what you want when you go away for a family holiday." Now, Tiffany is keen to advise others to inspect their beds thoroughly, saying: "You don't think to do it, you just think it will be really nice, but just check it as you don't want kids sleeping on that." Tiffany, a loyal customer of Butlin's for over 17 years, expressed her disappointment: "It never used to be like it. It used to be lovely, and just lately, it's got really bad, and I don't know why. I don't know if it's because they are focusing on adult weekends and it's not really about the kids anymore, but it doesn't seem to be how it used to be." In response to the claims, Butlin's quickly addressed the family's grievances and presented a £45 voucher for goodwill, which Tiffany said they have rejected. She also expressed frustration about the rebranding of accommodation titles, which she found frustrating. "They changed the names so when I booked it, I didn't realise where I was and ended up right at the bottom of the resort." This proved a particular problem as she has mobility challenges due to a spinal issue. Feeling that these continuous problems "ruined the holiday" the family decided to cut their break short and leave on Thursday, May 1. A spokesperson for Butlin's said: "We'd recommend any guests needing additional support use our dedicated specialist booking team to ensure we can accommodate their needs when on resort. In this case, the guest booked directly via our website and we were unable to move them once on resort. We're very sorry for the experience this guest had with their accommodation which falls well below our standards and as an apology we've offered a gesture of goodwill."
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Widow Ran Marathon in Wedding Dress on Her Anniversary to Raise Awareness for Blood Cancer: 'What Better Way to Honor the Day'
A woman in England ran her 13th marathon in a year to raise money for a cancer charity — and she did it while wearing her wedding dress Laura Coleman-Day told the BBC that she ran the London Marathon on April 27 to raise money for the leukemia charity Anthony Nolan after the death of her husband Xander "I didn't want anybody else to go through what me and my son have gone through," she said A woman in England whose husband died of blood cancer ran a marathon in his honor — and crossed the finish line wearing her wedding gown. Speaking with the BBC for an interview published on Sunday, April 27 — the day of the London Marathon — 33-year-old Laura Coleman-Day shared that she would running the race in the white dress in celebration of her sixth wedding anniversary. The stunt also served as a fundraiser for the U.K. leukemia charity Anthony Nolan. In addition, one of Coleman-Day's friends, Kate Walford, who lost a close friend to blood cancer, joined her for the race. "I thought what better way to honor the day and honor [Xander] than crossing the line in my wedding dress, so Kate and I are going to stop at mile 23 and put my wedding dress on," she told the BBC ahead of the marathon. "I just can't wait. It's going to be really hard, but also just such a massive achievement." The London Marathon wasn't Coleman-Day's first race in the past year. Sunday's event marked the widow's 13th marathon in 12 months, all of which she ran to raise money for stem cell research into blood cancer. Related: Fathers Whose Daughters Were Killed at Taylor Swift-Themed Dance Class Run London Marathon in Their Honor Coleman-Day, originally from Lincolnshire, England, married her husband Xander in 2019, and the couple welcomed a son named Amos a few years later. She told local outlet Lincolnshire Live last week that Xander had begun complaining about aches and pains, and by 2022, doctors had diagnosed him with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (or ALL) — a type of cancer of the blood and bone marrow, per the Mayo Clinic. Although Xander underwent treatment and was declared cancer-free in December 2022, he soon experienced a recurrence of the disease, Coleman-Day told the outlet. Although her husband — a Royal Air Force aerospace battle manager — remained optimistic, the cancer eventually took his life in February 2024 when he was 36. Their son was 2 years old at the time. According to Coleman-Day, doctors had found during Xander's treatment process that he carried a rare genetic anomaly called the Philadelphia chromosome, which requires a stem cell transplant for the best chance at survival. Coleman-Day and Walford met through Anthony Nolan — which researches stem cell transplantation — and quickly decided to embark on a mission to run 12 marathons in 12 months to fundraise for the organization. "They were doing a lot of research into post-transplant, and I didn't want anybody else to go through what me and my son have gone through," Coleman-Day told the BBC. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Related: Parents of 6-Year-Old Told to 'Wait It Out' After Doctors Dismissed Leukemia Symptoms as 'Usual Bug Going Around' Although she only planned on running 12 marathons — the equivalent of nearly 315 miles — over the course of a year, she decided to do a "bonus" 13th race on April 6 in Guernsey, where Walford is originally from. Walford, who ran the London Marathon (her second of 12 so far) on behalf of her friend of 30 years Mark, who died in 2018, told the BBC that she wanted to do the race to honor him — even if she didn't consider herself a runner before this. "I'd always tried running, but hated it and would get to a couple of miles and think, 'No, I'm rubbish at this, I'll stop', " she said, before opening up about Mark, who was also godfather to her son. "We did have a final conversation where he said, 'You've got to carry on raising money, raising the profile and helping more people,' and that's where it started." "He was a very special person. We miss him every day," she added. According to the two women, fundraising for this deeply personal cause has given them something irreplaceable. "I've got a friend for life now," Coleman-Day said. Read the original article on People
