I was delighted to come across your site. I have a huge interest in the nostalgia of Butlins. This stems from childhood holidays - mainly to Clacton - in the...
We are currently researching a programme on the history of holiday camps for Anglia tv if you have a story or anything else you'd like to share contact me at...
Research has gone v.well, we've spoken to Norman Bradford's (the first redcoat) widow, some redcoats from the 50's and 60's visited Skeggy for the update and,...
Hi!<br><br>Wouldnt it be nice if there was smebody we could find that has got soime old footage of butlins asnd even better sokem old cine film!<br><br>There...
Hello all I am new to this club. I live in Australia and I have never been to a Butlins camp. Most of my knowledge about them came from my reading of "Best of...
HiDe Hi was indeed filmed in Dovercourt, at the old Warners Camp. Alas it is no longer there, and I beleive it is now a housing estate, although this may be...
I know i have neglected this club of late, but just to let you all know that I have been scanning away at all my postcards and photos, and that there should be...
Hi everyone<br><br>Myself and a couple of colleagues are currently in the process of collecting information for a proposed new website devoted to the history ...
I have just been looking at photos in the Filey folder, specifically the General View and then the Disrepair folder, the Swimming Pools photo has a common ...
Yes the Filey camp is derelict, the only thing left that I could see the other week was the remains of the indoor swimming pool, part of the structure is still...
Filey closed in October 1983, along with Clacton. I too have visited the derelict site and very sad it was.<br><br>Primrose Valley certainly does contain part...
Filey was closed in 1983. the closure was said to have been because of the decline of the british tourist industry. Thats what the Rank groups statement said...
Thanks for the info on Filey and the details about the Haven Park and the land previously held by Butlins, made interesting reading.<br><br>Intersting to note...
hi everyone,ive just joint butlins yesteryear and think its brill,but what i woulb realy love to know about and see photos of is butlins in pwhelli as i work ...
Does anyone remember 2 characters from Butlins in the late 70's to early 80's called Ploot and Toot. They were 2 sort of space creatures that they had at the...
Who knows golfhappy, I could have been the barrow boy who pushed your luggage to your chalet, back in 1974. Maybe you were the guy, who didn't tip!<br><br>As I...
Being Scottish I trust you did not expect a tip!<br>The fact that I was only 12 in 74 meant that I was used by my parents to carry the luggage to the chalet, ...
Ploot and Toot are on the cover of the programme that I have for 1979 when I was at Skegness. From memory they were used as a marketing tool by Butlins to ...
Thanks a lot for the info on Ploot and Toot. Is it possible for you to scan the programme with them on and put it in the photos section on here.<br>Thank you...
Is there any chance you could take some pictures of the things left from Butlins you mention in your post? What sort of things? Is it just the things at the ...
Hello, <br><br>I'm an MA student currently researching post-war men's leisure/holiday clothing. I'm interested in seeing what men really wore, rather than what...
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