Submitting... Graham and his family at Blackpool Pier. He said: "Even in wartime Mum and Dad made sure we had an annual holiday. "We did, in fact, have relatives who lived in Blackpool, but we didn't stay with them, we booked "Accommodation", which took the form of a boarding house, where we had bedrooms, but we provided all the food, and the landlady cooked it for us. "During the year, in preparation for our holiday, Mum would secrete various special items, like tins of peaches (very rare) and before we set off she would post a parcel of goodies to the boarding house address, and it was there waiting for us when we arrived. Those holidays were very special for us!"