Return Romany’s caravan to Wilmslow, says Terry Waite
Aug 16 2012 Posted by Laura Canning
Former hostage Terry Waite CBE has joined a campaign to plea for the return of Wilmslow’s smallest tourist attraction, a Romany caravan which has been in the town for over 70 years.
The Vardo originally belonged to wildlife broadcaster and writer Reverend George Bramwell Evans, who wrote in it …
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Lancs tops new caravan league
Aug 15 2012 Posted by Laura Canning
People in Lancashire bought more new caravans last year than any other part of the UK, say new stats from the National Caravan Council (NCC).
1,862 new caravans were bought by Lancashire residents in 2011, well ahead of second place county Derbyshire with 1,262 new purchases.
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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, …
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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 …
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