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		<title>Butlins Royal Visit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Butlin&#8217;s Holiday Camp in Skegness was graced with Royalty when The Duke and Duchess paid a visit in June 1936.
The picture shows Bill Butlin giving the Duke the &#8216;push-off&#8217; on the Dodgem Cars in his amusement park.

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		<title>&#8220;Butlin&#8221; Silver Cup and Bowl</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The &#8220;Butlin&#8221; Silver Cup and Bowl
Trophies for Cycle and Foot Races in 1930

The above photograph illustrates the silver Challenge Cup, Sports Bowl and gold Medals which Mr. B. Butlin, the well-known Skegness amusement caterer, gave for the two sporting events which took place on Thursday, July 3rd, 1930.
The Butlin Charity Sports Cup (centre), valued at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Billy Butlin and Gracie Fields</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two people whose names are internationally famous—Billy Butlin and Gracie Fields, photographed together in November 1962 when Billy was guest of honour at a luncheon given him by the Variety Club of Great Britain.
This honour, accorded by the club for the first time to an individual member, was in tribute to his personal donations over [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://butlinsskegness.net/2008/05/billy-butlin-and-gracie-fields/</link>
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		<title>Fire Threat to Zoo Butlins Amusement Park Skegness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FIRE THREAT TO ZOO
ARMED POLICE ON DUTY DURING DODGE&#8217;EMS BLAZE
POLICE with loaded rifles stood guard in an amusement park at Skegness on a Sunday night in July 1953, to prevent the escape of lions, bears, and other wild animals in a zoo next to a blazing fun-fair structure.
While the police stood ready to shoot down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monster Robot Latest Attraction at Butlins Skegness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Billy Butlin amazed the holidaymakers at Butlins Skegness camp in 1933 when he introduced his latest tourist attraction - a monster robot!
MECHANICAL MONSTER COMES TO SKEGNESS.

Butlin&#8217;s Amusement Park &#8220;Scoop.&#8221;
Alpha the Robot has arrived at Skegness! He is at present an inmate, of Butlin&#8217;s Super Amusement Park, and the other day (writes a witness) I eat [...]]]></description>
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