Celebrating entertainment in Clacton
July 31, 2023
A new exhibition is being staged to celebrate 150 years of entertainment in Clacton.
The free event will be put on in the Jolly Roger Theatre on Clacton Pier and will run every day throughout August.
The project is a collaboration between the pier and Clacton and District Local History Society and will feature photos and information on a range of attractions which have brought visitors flooding to the resort.
These include Butlin’s, On The Prom, Beach Entertainment, The Jolly Roger, Clacton Pier, The Pavilion Fun Park and Cinemas.
Norman Jacobs, Chairman of the society, said he expects that it will attract a lot of interest.
“We have gathered up a host of old photos and told the story of entertainment that has lit up the town over the years,” he said. “We have a rich history going back to Victorian times and it is a story worth telling to both residents and visitors alike.”
The exhibition begins tomorrow (August 1) and will close on August 31, open daily from 11am to 3pm.
As part of Clacton Pier’s support for Year of the Pier 2023 there will also be a large display of vintage posters of piers around the British coast from August 5.
Pier director Billy Ball said he is delighted to get the Jolly Roger back open to the public and it gives people the chance to look inside the building which was put up in 1893.
“It was the first significant structure to go up on the pier and for those who have never been in there it is worth a visit in itself,” he added.
“In recent years it has hosted circuses, children’s shows and last year we had an exhibition to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the pier.
“It proved popular and Norman and the society suggested repeating the exercise but celebrating Clacton’s rich legacy of providing top seaside entertainment.”
Mr Ball said it is the pier’s future intention to rejuvenate the Jolly Roger into a multi-use building, depending on finance being available.
Clacton Pier The First 150 Years, a book written by Norman Jacobs, will also be on sale at the exhibition.
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Nigel Brown
Nigel joined Clacton Pier as its Communications Manager in February 2018. He had just retired as Tendring District Council's Communications Manager after 12 years. Previously he was Deputy Editor at the Clacton Gazette where he worked for 23 years.
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The history exhibition was very interesting, however a poor ending. I decided to buy the book on 150 years of Clacton Pier entertainment. Firstly, they had no paper bag to put it in. Then, despite numerous attempts to activate the card reader, it wouldn't work. The chap there ( on the afternoon of Friday August 18th) said he would inform management and say they had lost a sale. I produced a ten pound note instead and he reacted as if it had the plague! He said no money was accepted on the pier. I then tried to think outside the box and offered to give HIM the ten pounds and he could then pay on his card, when the issue was rectified. This was refused. So, I go home to Lancashire without the book.