1946 Butlin’s Clacton - camper’s badge
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. Clacton holiday camp reopened to the public in 1946 and this was the first type of badge issued upon its reopening. The camp site was demolished during 1987/88 and redeveloped into 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.
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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/assortedimages/index.htm (Pics and memories of Butlin’s Clacton).
www.butlins.com/about-butlins/history-of-butlins/ (History timeline for Butlin’s holiday camps).
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Enamels: 4 (blue, red, flesh tone & white).
Finish: Gilt.
Material: Brass.
Fixer: Pin.
Size: 1” in diameter (about 25mm).
Process: Die stamped.
Makers: No maker’s name or mark.
1946 Butlin’s Clacton - camper’s badge
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. Clacton holiday camp reopened to the public in 1946 and this was the first type of badge issued upon its reopening. The camp site was demolished during 1987/88 and redeveloped into 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.
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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/assortedimages/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: 4 (blue, red, flesh tone & white).
Finish: Gilt.
Material: Brass.
Fixer: Pin.
Size: 1” in diameter (about 25mm).
Process: Die stamped.
Makers: No maker’s name or mark.