I never experienced Wakes Week, but I do remember the annual trip to Blackpool Illuminations. In the days before the M6 the coach used to meander through Lancashire, stopping near Preston for a pub break, before proceeding to Blackpool. Arriving there, most of the coach party used to descend on the nearest pub, where they stayed until the coach departed for home. I think I went for five or six years before I actually saw the illuminations. Those old traditions are gone, I presume :)

- David -