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Anyone fancy raising or donating a few million quid so we can but back filey and open it back to how it was in the 70's & 80's!!!!!! (i wish)<br>Just got the...
araggedtiger
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Jan 2, 2002
8:47 pm
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Funny you should mention that. I'm entering the lottery this Saturday and any money I win will be going towards building a 70s style Butlins!<br><br>I went to ...
rfranklin1us
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Jan 2, 2002
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If anyone wants any pics of Skeggy Butlins (or any questions about changes since the 70s80s to today) as it is now, let me know. I photographed just about...
rfranklin1us
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Jan 2, 2002
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fancy chipping in a million or two with me then if i'm a winner as well, i'm sure we can come up with plenty of ideas!!!!!!<br>i wont go to skeggy again as...
araggedtiger
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Jan 3, 2002
6:39 am
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i'd love some photos of skeggy or any butlins in fact, let me know about them and i'll be able to add them to mine, which i am trying to find the time to scan...
araggedtiger
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Jan 3, 2002
6:44 am
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Some really excellent Minehead pictures have gone on the Butlins Memories site (link below)! Some of my recent Skegness ones are likely to appear on there too...
rfranklin1us
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Jan 3, 2002
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Hi,<br><br>I am interested in purchasing an old redcoat jacket as I am a keen collector of Butlins memorabillia <br><br>If anyone has one for sale please...
rickylynam1
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Jan 20, 2002
8:14 am
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Great '83 photos. Does anyone have anymore? I'm writing a film script set in Butlin's in 1983 so any photos/info of the period would be very gratefully...
g_reece2002
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Jan 29, 2002
2:57 am
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What type of film are you doing? You ask for 1980's photo's but which centre? Can you give a greater idea of the film, so that I can look at history...
sylviaendacott
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Jan 29, 2002
3:43 pm
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The film is about someone who's goes to work for a summer at a Butlin's centre in Wales in the early 80's but at this stage, having never been to one myself,...
g_reece2002
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Jan 29, 2002
8:25 pm
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If we could T A L K perhaps it maybe interesting as I was a Personnel Manager for the firm in the late 70's.<br><br>Any help??...
sylviaendacott
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Jan 29, 2002
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I'm sure it would be very helpful to be able to speak. Unfortunately I'm writing in Australia so it would be very expensive. Can you talk via MSN?...
g_reece2002
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Jan 31, 2002
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Hi!<br><br>I have just been looking at the butlisn memories site and found out that they have just launched a brand new reunion page where all butlins staff ...
rickylynam1
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Feb 3, 2002
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No I don't have MSN - at present. I will try and accumulate information and send to you, what is your deadline....
sylviaendacott
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Feb 3, 2002
2:58 pm
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As far as I am aware Bobby is still alive and well, Bobby also had a sister Cherie (check spelling) who was last in Australia. Bill also had 2 other children...
ldduk
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Feb 6, 2002
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Hi Sylvia , I sent some photo`s to Butlins Memories recently ,there from the season of 1980 at Skeg,are these the type your looking for?. <br>...
mkexdj
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Feb 6, 2002
8:48 pm
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Well,<br><br>I have read a few of your messages with great interest. Do you honestly think a product which reflected the 70's or 80's would still be acceptable...
skegness_skegness
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Feb 11, 2002
5:17 am
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Yep, three or four free crap funfair rides and a the obligatory large bag of quid coins for entertainment has brought Butlins camps bang up to date into the...
rfranklin1us
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Feb 11, 2002
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What anout all the new sprots facilities, if your idea of a holiday is Table Tennis then its probably not the place for you anyway.<br><br>I do disagree with...
skegness_skegness
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Feb 12, 2002
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Butlins has nowhere near the amount of facilities today compared with the late 70's early 80's, but times change although it was great fun in days gone by i...
araggedtiger
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Feb 12, 2002
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No two ways about it - surely anyone who went to Butlins 70's/80's would think that it is absolutely crap today compared with then. And a total rip-off. At ...
rfranklin1us
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Feb 12, 2002
9:32 am
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HI I USED TO WORK AT BUTLINS IN SKEG IN 01 ID LOVE SUM PICS OLD AND NEW IF U DONT MIND?MAIL ME fun1uk@...????...
fun1uk
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Feb 12, 2002
3:15 pm
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Why would you not take your 2 children there ? I think it is a shame.<br><br>I agree the weekend breaks are good....
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Feb 12, 2002
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The majority of what you have said is actually true. In particular the Funfair Rides, daily checks on safety, money just to keep them running and the fact the ...
skegness_skegness
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Feb 12, 2002
6:59 pm
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The happiest days of my life (or at least most of them) were at Bultins Skegness and Minehead. I cannot think of anything that could come close to the feeling ...
bernud
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Feb 25, 2002
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How could they do that? I only wish I could turn back time....
bernud
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Feb 25, 2002
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Couldn't agree more! There was *nothing* like the solid excitement of the old Butlins. Waking up at 9 to the noise of the chairlift cables rumbling over the ...
rfranklin1us
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Feb 25, 2002
7:18 pm
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Yes my parents did have to buy me a helium balloon on the last saturday. By the way, I still have the record of the push button click song and I am going to...
bernud
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Feb 26, 2002
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Another great memory. Does anyone remember those massive hand-shaped red lollies you used to get in butlins sweet shop? (They also came in dummy and other ...
bernud
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Feb 26, 2002
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Yes, I remember the dummies and getting my hands really sticky with them in that crinkly clear paper! What about the tacky plastic white and green (or ...
rfranklin1us
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