Hands up, who was a member of the Famous Five Club?

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Hands up, who was a member of the Famous Five Club?

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Are you a member of the Famous Five Club?
Do you have the Famous Five badge?

As I think the lines were printed in the back of some copies of the books?

I remember sending off my postal order in anticipation. I remember not actually understanding what a postal order was and having to ask my father!

I never wore the badge of course, it was far too precious!
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really do you know where you can get hold of them?
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I had a badge, and can remember being scoffed at in the late 50s for wearing it! Unfortunately, it is long gone now. :cry:
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they fetch £20+ on ebay nowadays
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moonraker wrote:I had a badge, and can remember being scoffed at in the late 50s for wearing it! Unfortunately, it is long gone now. :cry:
why though why do people scorn you for liking thefive?
I know why there jealous thats why!

because we can go on these wonderful adventures in our minds and they cant!
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Yes I joined in 1975,just before our very hot British Summer in '76!...

I can still remember the thrill of the letter arriving and opening it and the touch and feel of the badge....also came runner up in a milk marketing board competition in the same week....exciting times!! :D

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I joined the Famous Five Club in 1953 when I first bought Enid Blyton's Magazine, which was published fortnightly from March of that year. I also joined the Magazine Club and the Busy Bees at the same time. Sadly, I no longer have my badges. :cry:
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I joined the Famous Five Club too about the same time Eddie. Like you I no longer have the badge.
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Daisy wrote:I joined the Famous Five Club too about the same time Eddie. Like you I no longer have the badge.
That makes three of us. I also joined round about 1952/3, no longer have the badge and never saw anyone else wearing one whenever I wore mine.
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I was a member after reading Smugglers Top in 1969. Never saw anyone else wearing one. Happy days
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I joined the Famous Five Club circa 1962 and still have my badge.

My Mother was a member of The Wilfredian League of Gugnuncs (from the Pip, Squeak and Wilfred stories in the Daily Mirror) and I used to wear her badge as a child but sadly, I lost it years ago and they are worth a fortune now! However I still remember the words of the League song which she taught me, does anyone want to see them? It is a good job we don't have audio on the forums or I might be tempted to sing it and then you'd all be sorry.

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I was a member in the earl 60's, but I don't know what happened to my badge!

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Belly wrote:Are you a member of the Famous Five Club?
Do you have the Famous Five badge?

As I think the lines were printed in the back of some copies of the books?
Those lines were printed in my Knight paperbacks but for some reason I never did join the Club. I used to save up my pocket money to buy books, so probably decided I couldn't spare any for a badge!

Go on then, Kate Mary - let's have the words of that League song! :)
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Post by Kate Mary »

OK here goes:-

Gug Gug Nunc Nunc
Gugnuncs merry are we
We sing this song for we all belong
To the W.L.O.G.

Stand by friends all,
Members merry and free,
For hand in hand goes the gugly band
Of the W.L.O.G.

Nunc Nunc Wilf Wilf
To Wilf we bend the knee,
To Wilf we sing, to our gugly king
Of the W.L.O.G.

Gug Gug Nunc Nunc
To friends of all degree
give gugly hugs to the Nuncly Gugs
Of the W.L.O.G.

The Wilfredian League of Gugnuncs had gatherings like our Enid Blyton Day, but they were so immensely popular that they were held in the Royal Albert Hall and were broadcast by the BBC!
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Thanks, Kate Mary! :lol:
Kate Mary wrote:The Wilfredian League of Gugnuncs had gatherings like our Enid Blyton Day, but they were so immensely popular that they were held in the Royal Albert Hall and were broadcast by the BBC!
Goodness! What can one possibly say to that except "Gug Gug Nunc Nunc"?! :o
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