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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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Butlin's
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Britain's first and best-known chain of holiday camps. They were established by William Butlin (1899–1980), a successful showman in fairs and amusement parks. He opened his first Butlin's at Skegness in 1936. There was a great deal of jollity (a cry of 'Wakey, Wakey' over the tannoy to begin the day, and the famous redcoats to organize the entertainment). In the years after World War II a Butlin's holiday was an annual event for many families; holidays with pay had recently been introduced, and an early slogan was 'a week's holiday for a week's wage'.
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