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Butlins Holiday Camps were founded by (later Sir) Billy Butlin to provide economical holidays in Britain.

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The growth of the business was spurred by World War II when a number of camps were requisitioned for use as training camps, generating revenues for a post-war boom. The business was merged into the Rank Organisation, but sold off in the 1990s.

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The camps were noted for their famous "Redcoats" who provided entertainment and organisation at every level. There was a UK TV satirical sitcom during the 1980s based on a Butlins-type holiday camp called Hi-De-Hi!.

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In 2005, a new ?10m hotel was unveiled at the Bognor Regis resort, which moved away from the Hi-De-Hi perception, adding hi-tech equipment and luxurious furniture in each of the 160 rooms. Art deco lines, floor-to-ceiling windows, king-size beds, leather chairs, widescreen TVs, DVD players and en suite facilities are set to become common features of Butlins accommodation.

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Billy Butlin: Sir William Heygate Edmund Colborne ("Billy") Butlin, (September 29, 1899 – June 12, 1980), was the founder of Butlins Holiday Camps....

Britain: This article deals with the history of the word Britain. For clarification of terminology and an overview of articles about Britain and Ireland see British Isles (terminology)....

Rank Organisation: The Rank Organisation, a British entertainment company formed in 1937 and absorbed in 1996 by The Rank Group Plc....

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