leisure and travel Flashcards
when was the first broadcast of live football?
1936 the FA (Football Association) was hesitant to do so incase it stopped people buying tickets however it increased the amount of veiws.
what occured during the 1920’s?
spectator sports increased
- racing could be watched for free, and between 1920-1930, 22 million watched professional football every year,
what did the great depression cause?
football and cricket clubs struggled to run due to not being able to sell tickets
how many of the middle class watched the rider cup final in 1933 ?
50,000
what did the interwar years cause regarding transportation?
decline in the use of trams and hourse drawn carriages
- 1934 there was 2.5 million cars on the road
- during the early 30’s car prices decreased which led to increased expansion of British roads.
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what was the 1930 Road traffic act?
- no speed limit accept on dangerous roads.
how many accidents occurred between 1920-30 on the road?
between 1926-1930 there were 124,000 car crashes and 4,800 deaths.
how long did petrol rationing continue for ?
until 1950
when did the first mini come out
1959
what did the boom in cars create?
a new industry that provided the jobs such as:
- garages
- workshops
- manufacture
how many cars were on the road by 1972?
13 million drivers on the road
- huge growth
- driving became safer due to increased regulations.
what was travelling like during 1918?
very limited - travelling abroad and any types of holidays were mainly for the upper classes.
what did the emergence of cars in the 30’s cause regarding travel?
made British holidays more accessible
- more youth hostels
- peak district for caravaning was popular.
what happened in 1920 regarding travel?
- 4,000 boarding houses
- billy butlin created the first holiday camp in Skegness with the slogan “a weeks holiday for a weeks wage”
- butlin’s holiday camps in Skegness and Clacton provided 100,000 people a holiday a year.
why was there a decline in butlin’s
during the 60’s media coverage of youth drinking and sex scandals
- the emergence of other holiday camps making Butlins seem dated.