"Although full of Nazi propaganda they were very decent fellows..."

Dear Sir,

May I first excuse myself for the late arrival of this letter, as I have very little to write about. The holidays have not been very eventful, the only "high spot" being the fortnight spent at the Anglo-German Camp at Llanddulas, near Abergele. The camping ground was well-situated, climbing and sea bathing both being near. Here we became acquainted with nine members of the Hitler Youth party. Although full of Nazi propaganda they were very decent fellows and were the cause of many long discussions. We quickly became the best of friends and went climbing, bathing and visiting Rhyl, Colwyn Bay, etc. together. The end of camp came much too soon and we left with both parties looking forward to the Christmas camp in Bavaria. The rest of my holiday has been spent in Bolton and my time has been spent in playing cricket, football, tennis and ping-pong. The latter part of it has been rather dismal, as my two friends; Leman and Schofield have both taken the "big leap" and started work and I shall not be too sorry when Friday morning arrives,

Yours Sincerely,

K. Coates

From the Mass Observation Worktown Holiday Competition 1937