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<div style="text-align:RIGHT; "><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><B>Visit our other Bognor sections:</B><BR>
<A HREF="personalaccount.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="A Personal Account of Bognor by Neil Hilton"><U>Bognor - A Personal Account</U></A><BR>
<A HREF="overyears.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bognor Over The Years"><U>Bognor Over The Years</U></A><BR>
<A HREF="postcards/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Postcards"><U>Postcards</U></A><BR>
<A HREF="newspaper.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bognor Article"><U>Newspaper Article</U></A><BR>
<A HREF="pre1990/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Assorted Images Pre 1990"><U>Assorted Images pre-1990</U></A><BR>
<A HREF="post1990/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Assorted Images 1990 - date"><U>Assorted Images 1990-date</U></A><BR>
<A HREF="maps/1962.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bognor Map from 1962"><U>Map from 1962</U></A><BR>
<A HREF="maps/1969.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Map from 1969"><U>Map from 1969</U></A><BR>
<A HREF="maps/1970.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Map from 1970"><U>Map from 1970</U></A><BR>
<A HREF="maps/197677.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bognor Map from 1976/77"><U>Map from 1976</U></A><BR>
<A HREF="refurb1998/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Camp Refurbishment 1998/99"><U>Camp Refurbishment 1998/99</U></A><BR>
<A HREF="photos2001/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bognor Photos from Oct/Nov 2001"><U>Photos from 2001</U></A><BR>
<A HREF="photos2002/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photos from 2002"><U>Photos from 2002</U></A><BR>
<A HREF="photos2003/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bognor in 2003"><U>Bognor in 2003</U></A><BR>
<A HREF="maps/2003.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bognor Map from 2003"><U>Map from 2003</U></A><BR>
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<div> <p><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana">Bognor Regis</FONT></p>
<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana"><p>Opened in 1960, the Bognor camp was the first of the postwar camps to be built in mainland Britain. Occupying 60 acres it was located a short distance east of this popular holiday town on the south coast of England. Flooding caused by heavy rain had made building difficult so when the first campers arrived the camp was not quite finished. They were offered alternative accommodation at Clacton, many took up the offer but a few also stayed and helped fix doors and window frames. Billy Butlin gave each camper a free bottle of Champagne. When completed it could accommodate around 5,000 campers and another 5,000 day visitors.</p>
<p>After escaping the first round of closures in the early 1980s the camp underwent a £16 million facelift in 1987 and was renamed Southcoast World. In common with the other Butlin sites the investment included new and updated accommodation as well as a new indoor water complex. Bognor also survived the second round of closures (despite many local rumours) and is now one of only three camps left in the Butlin's empire.</p>
<p>A second investment program was announced in 1998 and a further £45 million was pumped into the site. In common with Skegness and Minehead, the centrepiece of the new development is a large undercover structure known as the Skyline Pavilion. This enables many of the facilities to be placed under cover and allows for year-round operation. The refurbishment also included updating the chalets ("apartments") and giving the famous Redcoats a new designer outfit. The centre also boasts improved security, including its own beat constable who likens the resort to a small town. It now has a maximum capacity of 5,800 beds with 200 full-time and 1,200 seasonal staff. The centre was relaunched by pop star Ronan Keating in May 1999.</p>
<p>If you have any further information or images of the Bognor camp we'd love to hear from you</p></B></FONT></div>
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