Reception

[AaronTassle]

What's up everyone? My name is Aaron. I'm from Portland. I'm new to the forum and just wanted to say hi.. I hope I posted this in the right section.

[dalton]

just thought i,d say hello too and say a bit about myself. my names jayne and im a single mum with three boys. i was brought up with butlins and loved it and now my kids have been brought up with it. im from liverpool and yes a scouser. this year i was 36 and i still love butlins the same as i did when i was 6

[rocky mason]

Originally Posted by rach1971

hiya, i'm rachel, i'm 35, married for nearly 17 years with a 7 yr old son, i live in accrington but am originaly from ashton-u-lyne.

i love writing, reading books, watching wrestling, music, anything to do with the paranormal and of course----- BUTLINS. (even though i've only been the twice, it was a place that i always dreamt of visiting as a child).

i have a cat called gizmo and a bearded dragon, called stone.

Hi Rachel, welcome! I see you are interested in the paranormal, and so you will know more about it than most of us. Please have a look at the postings on "The Filey Ghost" and give us your opinion!!!! Rocky

[Balthium]

Hi guys, my name is Balthium, I am new to this forum, so I thought I would say hi, whilst I have only ever been to Butlins once, I am a huge fan and hope to go back there, I went to Minehead butlins with my wife for our honeymoon, a few years ago, and we were planning to go back again this year but my wife has fell pregnant with our second child and is due about the time we were going to go, so we have postponed it, until next year now. Whilst I don't have many story's to share, I do look forward to hearing about some of yours.

Thanks

[dalton]

just i would say hello back and congratulations on your second child but sorry you have to wait that extra year for butlins. the wait will be worth it though. this site is great and i love it and im sure you will too

[ragdolly]

Hi,

I'm Michelle and visited Butlins Bognor foer the first time 8 months ago for a week. Within 4 months we went back! Just a two night break the second time and thats very tiring as trying to fit alot in. Planning on going back in May.

I vists with my husband and two little boys - ages 3 and 1. My three year old was quite taken with the puppet castle - I foolishly put the Wolves of the Sea song on my Ipod and he wanted it playing in the car all the time!!!

Love Butlins, everyone is well catered for - the pool is amazing, the shows are great and the Ocean Hotel is fab. Just wish it wear nearer - two under 4's tend to melt down on the long journey!!

Looking forward to getting to know others who love going to Butlins!

michelle

[ste-sparky]

Hiya,

Thought I'd just say Hi, I'm Steve, I'm 34 married with 2 children aged 5 and 2. I'm an Electrician and live in Preston. I personally have been going to Butlins since I was 9. Lost count the amount of times I have been. The last 5 years we have always gone to Minehead, But have been to pwhelli, Ayr and I can just remember Filey. Now we have children we try and go to minehead twice a year and are going back the first week in May. Can't wait!!!

[fozzy]

Hi, another new arrival. Julian (41).

I now live in Sydney, Australia but grew up in Somerset not far from Minehead. So we'd go to that camp almost every school holidays during the 1970s and early 1980's (although always as a day visitor) and I have many great memories of it. In fact my parents met dancing at Butlins Minehead so I guess you could say I owe my very existence to it as well!

I am told by mum that we did stay at Minehead & Barry when I was a baby. But the "full" Butlins holidays I remember are the weeks we had at Pwlheli, Barry and Skegness camps - when I was around 12/13. Went with my best school friend which was great as we had so much to do.

This site looks wonderful, have already spent many happy hours reliving old memories, but it's definitely Minehead that sticks in my mind the most. Have actually been surprised how ingrained some of the memories are - seeing one of the postcards of the kids' playground it was amazing what it brought back - I could still visualise going on all the different rides over 30 years later!

Hoping to come back to visit the UK later this summer and definitely want to go and see Minehead again now although it will probably be quite sad seeing it so different to what I remember - I probably last went there in about 1984. But I guess I am lucky, for those whose equivalent memories are of Barry, Clacton or Filey there's nothing left to even compare to.

I've seen on a few threads there are some chairlift nuts out there - I will be joining you! I loved them even to the point of deliberately getting up really early to try and be on the first car out in the morning, as well as watching the operaters open up & close up etc. They inspired me with my favourite kid's toy at the time too - Lego. I must have built and spent many happy hours playing with lego chairlifts!

[Bunnykins]

Welcome to all the new members! Hope you enjoy Butlins Memories! Look forward to reading your posts.

Fozzy: You are in good company here as we have other members from Australia, the most active member being "Pushbutton" whose favourite camp (out of the 3 still open today) is, I believe, Minehead.

Enjoy all!

[Adee]

Hi All

Im Adrian, and im quite a reasonably new Team Member at Minehead. If you see me in the skyline say " Hello " I wont bug you for the rest of the holiday I promise. It is something I make a point of not doing after all your on holiday.

Ill take this opportunity to give are department some well deserved praise.

Environmental Butlins would not tick without you all.

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