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Butlin's operated the partially-completed facility for one season (1950) only before running out of money. A small part of the resort was put back into operation in 1955 before US interests redeveloped it in 1960. The camps at Ayr and Skegness also had separate self-contained hotels within their grounds.
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Today the resort caters for over 400,000 visitors per year with 350,000 being resident and 70,000 visiting for the day. [web 1] Along with the nearby Fantasy Island amusement park, the resort is the largest employer in the Skegness area, [web 10] and currently employs 1,200 staff each year, 40 of which make up the Redcoat team.
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Skegness was dubbed "the Blackpool of the East Coast" or "Nottingham by the Sea". It has a mascot, the Jolly Fisherman , designed by John Hassall in 1908 for the Great Northern Railway ; its slogan, "Skegness is so bracing", is a reference to the chilly prevailing north-easterly winds that can and frequently do blow off the North Sea . [ 3 ]
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