Butlin’s of Clacton - camper’s badge (1959)
Butlin’s Clacton was a holiday camp located at the seaside resort town of Clacton-on-Sea in Essex. Billy Butlin opened the holiday camp there on the 11 June 1936 and which remained in business until it closed in 1983. All Butlin’s holiday camps were requisitioned during WW2 and Clacton itself used as a training centre for the Pioneer Corps until the camp reopened to the public in 1946. The camp site was sold during 1987/88 and redeveloped as a housing estate.
Butlin's Clacton issued at least one badge design each year from 1938 until 1967 with the exception of WW2 (1939-1945) during the Butlin’s holiday camps were closed and no badges issued. During the year, there could also be variants of the badge design using different colour enamels. As a general rule, campers were required to wear and display their badges at all times.
Since Billy Butlin opened his first holiday camp at Skegness in 1936, it had been their policy to issue badges for all paid-up campers. Between 1936 and 1966 ten camps were built including Mosney in Ireland and each issued their own design of badges yearly. There were also colour variations of the same design to identify bone-fide campers on a week-to-week basis and discourage others who may try to make use of the camp’s facilities for free.
References:
www.bygonebutlins.com/clacton/ (Good site about Butlin’s Clacton including a page showing their range of campers badges).
www.badges.bygonebutlins.com/clacton.html (Butlin’s Clacton badges).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butlin's_Clacton (Short Wikipedia article about Butlin’s Clacton).
www.lightstraw.co.uk/butlins/ (More information about Butlin’s holiday camp at Clacton with pics).
www.butlinsmemories.com/clacton/index.htm (Pics and memories of Butlin’s Clacton).
www.butlins.com/about-butlins/history-of-butlins/ (History timeline for Butlin’s holiday camps).
Enamels: 2 (yellow & blue).
Finish: Tin plated.
Material: Brass.
Fixer: Pin.
Size: 13/15" x 7/8" (21mm x 22mm).
Process: Die stamped.
Makers: J R GAUNT, LONDON.
Butlin’s of Clacton - camper’s badge (1959)
Butlin’s Clacton was a holiday camp located at the seaside resort town of Clacton-on-Sea in Essex. Billy Butlin opened the holiday camp there on the 11 June 1936 and which remained in business until it closed in 1983. All Butlin’s holiday camps were requisitioned during WW2 and Clacton itself used as a training centre for the Pioneer Corps until the camp reopened to the public in 1946. The camp site was sold during 1987/88 and redeveloped as a housing estate.
Butlin's Clacton issued at least one badge design each year from 1938 until 1967 with the exception of WW2 (1939-1945) during the Butlin’s holiday camps were closed and no badges issued. During the year, there could also be variants of the badge design using different colour enamels. As a general rule, campers were required to wear and display their badges at all times.
Since Billy Butlin opened his first holiday camp at Skegness in 1936, it had been their policy to issue badges for all paid-up campers. Between 1936 and 1966 ten camps were built including Mosney in Ireland and each issued their own design of badges yearly. There were also colour variations of the same design to identify bone-fide campers on a week-to-week basis and discourage others who may try to make use of the camp’s facilities for free.
References:
www.bygonebutlins.com/clacton/ (Good site about Butlin’s Clacton including a page showing their range of campers badges).
www.badges.bygonebutlins.com/clacton.html (Butlin’s Clacton badges).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butlin's_Clacton (Short Wikipedia article about Butlin’s Clacton).
www.lightstraw.co.uk/butlins/ (More information about Butlin’s holiday camp at Clacton with pics).
www.butlinsmemories.com/clacton/index.htm (Pics and memories of Butlin’s Clacton).
www.butlins.com/about-butlins/history-of-butlins/ (History timeline for Butlin’s holiday camps).
Enamels: 2 (yellow & blue).
Finish: Tin plated.
Material: Brass.
Fixer: Pin.
Size: 13/15" x 7/8" (21mm x 22mm).
Process: Die stamped.
Makers: J R GAUNT, LONDON.