I want to be transparent and mention that I was not aware of this club; however, many people came to my Butlins Story group and shared their stories about this wonderful club. By researching online, I found out that this club was launched in 1982 and was discontinued in 1987, just before the Butlins Holiday Worlds era began. The club was focused on entertaining children aged 5 to 10 and featured themed theatre shows at the holiday camps every evening. The entertainment show would include the Push Button Click cast, who would sing and encourage the children to enjoy the performances they put on. The shows also featured a time-travel robot known as Video Vera, which made the children believe they were seeing this amazing machine come to them with news of its discoveries. The characters from Push Button Click were Push Button Pete, Video Vera, and IQ.
Push button,click yeah,
Rule no 1 fun,fun,fun.
Rule no 2 we don't like school.
Rule no 3 we know every trick
And what have you got? Push button click!
Below are videos that I have found that show this amazing club for you all to enjoy.
Jimmy Jermain (one of the first to play Push Button Pete, and now well known Cliff Richard impersonator) sings the Push Button Click song, Butlin's 1980s.
Video contains images from actual Push Button Click performances at various Butlins camps throughout the 1980s, thanks to Will Hadcroft, and assorted Butlins images from the past and present.
So take this advice, take this tip,
Get into the groove and do the Push Button Click!
Author Will Hadcroft fondly remembers The Push Button Click pantomime group that was part of the entertainment at Butlins during the 1980s. Featuring the original songs and Will's personal off stage recordings, he discusses what made Push Button Pete, Keeley and IQ so appealing.
