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SIR BILLY DIES AT THE AGE OF 81

Sir William Butlin, founder of the famous "Butlin's" holiday camps, (died yesterday morning at the age of eighty one. No further information about the cause of his death has bee given yet. "Billy Butlin" — as he was called by everyone here in Britain — was born in South Africa in 1899. When Billy was eleven years old, his parents (emigrated to Canada. Billy (left school at the age of twelve and was given a job in a department store. At fifteen he (joined the Canadian army and was sent to France, where he (fought in World War I.'

After sometime as a travelling entertainer, he (opened his first small holiday camp at Skegness in Lincolnshire in 1936, It was so successful that soon other camps were opened by "Sir Billy" at Clacton-on-Sec in Essex and at Filey in Yorkshire. After World War II his holiday-camp empire grew so quickly that soon the camp was visited by over one million people every year. Today especially families with children (enjoy a holiday at a Butlin's camp.

Sir William Butlin was a man who (gave much of his money to charity. One of the first charity walks was organized by him in February 1969. Hundreds of people (walked from John o'Groats in the north of Scotland to land's End in Cornwall and thousands of pounds were given to charity.

It is expected that the holiday camp tradition which has been established by Billy Butlin will continue) in the future, so that many more Butlin holidays can be enjoyed by families from all over Britain.