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Britain’s youngest camper? Baby Bonnie born in tent at folk festival
Aug 14 2012 Posted by Laura Canning
We’ve all heard of those lightning-fast labours where the baby is born on the back seat of a taxi speeding its way to hospital, or in the bathroom, or any other place before the mum can get to the maternity ward.
But for Kent couple Galadriel and Chris Basford, who …
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New guide explains caravan towing limits
Aug 2 2012 Posted by Laura Canning
There have already been calls on towing safely this summer, after a survey last month revealed that a fifth of caravan owners have only taken the activity up in the past six months. Now an insurance company has released a guide to legal caravan towing limits, in the hope …
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Calls to tighten rules to stop lay-by camping in Cornwall
Aug 2 2012 Posted by Laura Canning
Councillors in West Cornwall are being urged to tighten the county’s parking rules after it was spotted that some caravanners are staying overnight in lay-bys for free.
The recent good weather has seen thousands of people take to the road for a UK break, bringing relief to campsite and caravan …
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Brothers lift funding to bring caravan hoist to wheelchair users
Aug 1 2012 Posted by Laura Canning
Two brothers from Northumberland have won funding to help launch their new invention – an electric hoist which can lift wheelchair users in and out of touring vehicles.
John and Jim Little, aged 68 and 73 respectively, sketched out the idea six years ago after Jim’s wife Carol became disabled …
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Olympic dreams start in caravans
Jul 30 2012 Posted by Laura Canning
He’ll be trying for an Olympic gold for Team GB this afternoon (30 July) – and it was on a family caravan holiday that Tom Daley first decided he wanted to go for an Olympic medal.
The teenage diver said he first thought of wanting to win a medal when …
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