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From the 1930s to the 1960s millions of British people chose to spend their annual summer break at a holiday camp taking advantage of the all-in package that included accommodation food and plentiful entertainment. The market leader was Billy Butlin whose camps operated on a vast scale and offered a brightly coloured leisure land in contrast to the drabness of post-war rationing. The holiday camp story however goes back to the 1890s and it continues into the present day with signs of a revival in camp fortunes. Kathryn Ferry celebrates the communal and the kitsch glamorous grandmother competitions chalets Redcoats and all the other well-known symbols of an incredibly popular form of twentieth-century holiday.
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    From the 1930s to the 1960s millions of British people chose to spend their annual summer break at a holiday camp taking advantage of the all-in package that included accommodation food & plentiful entertainment. The market leader was Billy Butlin whose camps operated on a vast scale & offered a brightly coloured leisure land in contrast to the drabness of post-war rationing. The holiday camp story however goes back to the 1890s & it continues into the present day with signs of a revival in camp fortunes. Kathryn Ferry celebrates the communal & the kitsch glamorous grandmother competitions chalets Redcoats & all the other well-known symbols of an incredibly popular form of twentieth-century holiday.

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    Summer - The season between Spring and Autumn. Usually the hottest season of the year
    Entertainment - Something that provides amusement
    Day - The time it takes a planet or other space objects to complete one rotation.
    Accommodation - A room in which someone can live in, for example in a hotel
    Kitsch - Products that tend to be garish but liked in an ironic way, typically referred to in artwork.
    Popular - Something that is admired and liked by many people.

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