4C - Leisure and Travel, 1945-1979 Flashcards
What was the nation’s favourite sport in the 1950s?
Cricket
Why wasn’t cricket the nation’s favourite sport in the 1960s?
Cricket seen as preserve of the MC - football most popular
How did improvements in technology impact sport?
Sports from all over the world could be seen on TV - World Cup - Olympic Games
How many people watched the 1966 England world cup final against Germany?
32 million
What helped the promotion of sport for all?
1960s and 1970s more investment in sports facilities - Sports Council of GB created in 1972, designed to promote sport for all
Why did sports participation decline when the economy boom?
Less need for escapism, other forms of entertainment
What began to ward people off spectator sports in the 1970s?
Hooliganism
Why did Butlins holidays decline in the 1970s?
People wanted a more individual holiday rather than communal dining halls with set eating times and order to the day
What made cheap hiking holidays grow?
The Youth Hostel Association
Where did better educated people visit in the UK?
Historical places like Stratford upon Avon or Hampton Court Palace
Why did holidays become a central feature in life in the 1950s?
Almost all businesses offered a fortnight’s annual leave to employees. Became affordable for all.
Why were destinations like Spain and Portugal popular in the 1950s?
They had been transformed to high rise holiday apartment blocks and hotels, bars, cinemas and restaurants built. Cheap flights, good weather and cheap accomodation made them attractive
What did the gov do to keep the £ high after foreign holidays grew in popularity and how did this change?
GBs couldn’t take more than £50 out of the country per year, the decision to allow £25 per trip caused a boom in holiday travel
How did abroad holidays grow?
1971 - 4 million holidays abroad
1981 - 13 million
How did tastes change towards foreign holidays?
Overcrowded planes, stomach bugs and half built hotels represented the experience of the many so ‘British’ restaurants, bars and hotels opened up by Brits abroad
What domestic changes occurred in the 1960s?
Men spent more time with their families - working mans club and pub declined as escapism for men, Gardening and DIY increased in popularity
Why did caravanning become increasingly possible after WW2?
Due to increase in car ownership and growth in suburban living with more homes having driveways
Why did people take caravanning holidays?
Appealed to people wanting to be independent on holiday.
How popular were caravanning holidays in the 60s and 70s?
20% of all holidays were caravan ones in 1960. Over half of holidays were in caravans in 1970s.
What was the Hippy Trail?
Young people searching for an authentic experience of travel rejected materialism and travelled a route to Nepal and India known as the Hippy Trail. Very small numbers took this journey. Demonstrates diverse attitudes towards leisure
How did full employment impact leisure time?
1965 Full employment and broader rights for workers meant 60% of working adults had two or three weeks holiday pay but 25% had no holiday pay entitlement
How many people took regular foreign holidays in the 1960s?
⅓ MC took regular holidays abroad in 1960s, ⅕ of WC
Why did foreign holidays decline slightly in 1973?
Rising prices
How had car ownership increased by the 1960s?
2.2 million cars in London, more than any that had existed in the entire country 3 decades earlier
What characterised the GB car industry in the 1970s?
It was synonymous with poor quality cars and faulty parts - 1972 - 13 million drivers on the road and cars being imported from overseas - Japan and Germany
What is the significance of the opening of the Preston Bypass in 1958?
First 8 mile stretch of motorway.
When did the M1 open from London to Birmingham?
1959
What caused international travel to grow?
Grew significantly in 1960s. Roll on, roll off ferries in early 1960s - could take cars abroad.
How many tourist flights took place in 1955?
1 million
How many flights took place in 1970 and what was this helped by?
14 million - Helped by Laker Airlines - opened 1966, cheap airline
