LETTER: Gatwick memories

In reply to Tom Singfield's request, my main memories of Gatwick Airport in the early 60s are of the dinner-dances held on Saturday evenings in the main restaurant.
By The Newsroom
Published 6th Jan 2017, 08:00 BST
Updated 9th Jan 2017, 13:00 BST

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Very smart affairs, the men in dinner jackets, the ladies in long dresses.

The food and wine were excellent, as was the services. A small band played softly in the background so we could carry on a normal conversation without shouting above the noise of over amplified guitars.

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Of course, this was very expensive, 35 shillings (£1.75) a head, exclusive of wine etc.

An added bonus, the occasional landing of a DC3 or something similar whereupon everyone rushed to the windows to see the aeroplane!

It was a different world then.

Derek Clark

Horley

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