Barry Island 1967

Another nice and simple badge here, this is the Barry Island 67 badge and has a well rendered Dragon on the centre. The overall impression is very striking. Made by Fattorini.

Filey 1967

With a tried and tested rose design the Filey 1967 badge is extremely attractive. The red and orange colour scheme sparks particularly well, this was another recent acquisition to my collection and a very welcome one at that. This badge was made by Reeves and Co. 

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Bognor Regis 1960 - 1967

Here I present the full run of Bognor Regis badges (excluding variations and replicas) as you can see style varies wildly and three of the main makers of badges for Butlins all get a look in.

This by no means completes my collecting of the Bognor badges as I only have 8 of the 21 camp badges, none of the 11 Committee badges and 2 of the 8 known replica badges. Collecting continues.

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Minehead Collection 1962 - 1967

Here I present my Minehead collection representing one badge for each year of opening in the period 1962 – 1967 .

But wait the quest does not stop there. You see this represents just 25% of the badges labelled Minehead in total there are 24 (not including modern badges). Additionally one of the badges above is actually a replica.

I still need  the 1962 badge and its two concessionary versions, the two concessionary versions for 1962, the brass concessionary for 1963, the brass concessionary for 1966 and the 1967 badge in a colour variation.

PLUS

1962 – 1967s entire run of committee badges.

I’d better keep looking. My premium target is the genuine 1962, just to complete the run.

Coming up: The 8 Bognor years.

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Clacton 1967

Here is the Clacton Badge from 1967. Made by Gaunt it uses a clever shape to give the illusion of depth, to great effect.

Bognor 1967

The last badge issued regularly for Bognor this is a nice and simple design but still quite pleasing to the eye. It’s a shame that from this point there are no more dated badges but it also gives us an easily dated peek into the past. This badge was made by Gaunt.

Minehead 1967

I received a new acquisition today. A Minehead badge from 1967. When you compare its simplicity to the fantastic designs from the previous years you appreciate just how poor the badge is. But on its own merits it is a nice little design and in great condition. This expands my Minehead collection quite nicely and is very welcome indeed. The maker for this is stamped on the pristine back and is Morton T. Colver of Birmingham.