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POLICE chased a stolen caravan for 30km through the UK's Oxfordshire countryside before it finally erupted in flames.

A WALNEY caravan park could soon undergo a major expansion.

THE boss of a Blackpool holiday park has issued a stark warning to vandals considering attacking caravans at his site.

Starting in January 2008, Duncan Peake will be taking up the position of Chief Executive for the diverse and expanding range of businesses managed by the Holker Estate, on behalf of Lord and Lady Cavendish.

Morpeth developers N B Clark have clinched a £500,000 contract to begin the first phase of a new holiday park on the Northumberland coastline.

PLANS for a caravan park in Alnwick have been postponed after objectors complained that they had been denied the chance to voice their grievances to the proposal.

BANFF Links Caravan Park is set for a £200,000 makeover in a bid to boost tourism in the area, but the loss-making Portsoy site is not to receive any upgrading.

A RECEPTION worker who stole more than £7,000 from the Whitley Bay Holiday Park spent the loot on lavish hotels, drinking and women, a court heard.

TWO holiday park workers are starting jail sentences this week totalling over 10 years for a bomb attack on a home in Kessingland.

A BUSINESSMAN is about to clinch a £32million deal for the sale of a well-known mobile home park on Canvey.

Wakefield-based Blue Sky Resorts has taken its caravan parks portfolio to three following the purchase of Springhouse Caravan Park in Slaley, Northumberland.

The Haulfryn Group is expanding its holiday home offering for 2008 with the purchase of a number of sites in South West England and North Wales. These acquisitions see Haulfryn’s network of holiday sites grow to 21

Rightcaravan4u.co.uk is a brand new website designed to provide an easy to use portal for visitors to search for quality assured used caravan stock from trade dealers across the whole of the UK.

Swift Group, manufacturers of the Ace, Abbey, Sprite, Sterling and Swift brands of touring caravans, and Ace, Bessacarr and Swift ranges of motorhomes, announced record sales of £22.5 million worth of products at the International Caravan and Motorhome Show held at the NEC Birmingham last week.

A HOLIDAY park near Wigton plans to increase its number of caravans by a third to 190.

THE snowbirds are set to take flight on a new migration – and it’s because winter is no longer the close season for motorhomes.

The Haulfryn Group one of the UK’s leading operator of residential and holiday parks has appointed its first Head of Retail, Patricia Rigby.

The Swift Group has announced it will be offering the new AL-KO Automatic Trailer Control System (ATC) as either a manufacturer fitted or dealer fitted option on all of the company’s 2008 models in the Abbey, Ace, Sterling, Swift and Sprite ranges

The Swift Group are leading the way in motorhome towing capability thanks to the unique combination of high specification equipment fitted on all their motorhomes and the level of guidance provided for owners.

PLANNERS have backed a new holiday park at a former RAF base next to the A1 in Northumberland despite fears it will deal a blow to the rural character of the surrounding area.

The Swift Group has extended its winning combination of style, specification and price to three new luxury luton motorhome ranges designed for use by up to five people.

The Swift Group’s stylish and award-winning low profile motorhomes offer even greater choice for 2008 with the addition of a new compact model in each of the Swift, Ace and Bessacarr ranges taking the layout line-up to five in each brand.

The Swift Group’s class-leading Bessacarr E700 and Swift Kon-Tiki ranges each get a brand new TAG axle model in addition to an uplift in specification for 2008.

The Swift Group has extended its winning combination of style, specification and price to three new luxury luton motorhome ranges designed for use by up to five people.

The Swift Group has announced a special arrangement with leading caravan insurance specialists Towergate Bakers, to cut the cost of insurance.

Heathergate Country Park has scooped yet another award by being awarded a five star "exceptional" grading by the English Toursit Board

A BID to create a holiday park at a former RAF base near the main A1 through Northumberland is being opposed amid fears that it will contribute to a creeping over-development of the countryside around it.

A Tyneside couple who took up caravanning a year ago won a brand new Swift caravan at the Caravan Club’s Centenary Ball, which raised more than £10,000 for a leading UK cancer charity

After what seems like an eternity, the twin-axle Airstream 684 has finally landed on our shores.

The possibility of caravan sites dotted around Hull to house flood victims is being discussed by council officials

Research shows campers invest £2 billion into the UK economy each year.

UK manufacturer Auto-Sleepers has unveiled its new model, the Warwick

Dornafield caravan and camping park, in Devon, is hoping to make the most of its wonderful wildlife spotting opportunities.

If you want a touring destination that will satiate your adventurous spirit but still give you a sense of cultural learning, then look no further than Scotland's Arran island.

As part of its multi-million pound investment project, Sandy Balls touring and holiday park has introduced the UK's first SmartSpa to its site.

More camp sites, events and adventures - at the touch of a button.

The Swift Group has announced a special arrangement with leading caravan insurance specialists Towergate Bakers, to cut the cost of insurance on the company’s new top-of-the-range Conqueror, Spectrum, Elite single and twin-axle models and Supreme twin-axle models by more than a half.

3 Coaches and a static caravan destroyed in arson attack

Aberdeenshire Council’s caravan parks will be open to the public from Friday, March 30.

A CARAVAN worth £3000 was stolen when thieves broke into a business in Camps Industrial Estate, East Calder, at the weekend.

CARAVAN sales are soaring after record-breaking temperatures in April and the forecast of a long hot summer.

A caravan and camping site in the Brecon Beacons is the best campsite in Wales for 2007, according to the AA Campsite of the Year awards.

To add to the newly re-vamped Dart’s success, Avondale have included another new model, the 630/6.

To celebrate their 100th birthday, the Caravan Club held a competition to design the ‘Caravan of the Future’.

David Cameron lent his support to the caravan industry, when he presented the Caravan Club Certified Location of the year awards at the Houses of Parliament.

Caravan Connections was one of the lucky few to be present at the premiere of the new twin-axle Airstream.

Southport was sizzling last night when the crème de la crème of the caravanning industry flocked to Riverside Holiday Park for the grand opening of Harrison Leisure UK’s dedicated sales division ‘Harrison Caravan Sales’.

The Caravan Channel TV Show hits its stride . . and plans more expansion!

Haulfryn, recognised as one of the UK’s leading operators of holiday and residential parks, has appointed Mark Evans as its new Finance Director and Company Secretary.

A caravan park and campsite in Sussex has set itself up as a business hub by creating a wireless broadband hotspot.

Haymarket Consumer Media today announced the acquisition of the leading caravan parks booking site www.caravan-sitefinder.co.uk, its second major internet purchase within weeks.

A HEXHAM man is taking the increasingly popular worldwide home swap scheme one step further.

A UNIQUE holiday homes development in the Allen Valleys is nearing completion – bringing with it the possibility of new jobs.

A hungry horse managed to open the door of a caravan to get a bite to eat, but managed to trap himself inside.

The Sterling Caravan Owners Club is looking forward to welcoming owners of the new Sprite range who are now eligible to join, along with owners of Sprite models of any age.

The Sterling Caravan Owners Club has a double cause to celebrate in 2007 with the 40th anniversary of their National Rally and with many of their areas also celebrating their 40th birthday.

The Swift Group is celebrating all-time record sales of motorhomes at a show after selling £10m worth of motorhomes during the NEC show last week (17-25 Feb).

The Swift Group notched up nearly £2 million in touring caravan and motorhome sales at the Scottish Caravan & Outdoor Leisure Show 2007 at Glasgow’s SECC last week (8-11 February).

Four new models from the Swift Group, which will be among the most spacious single-axle tourers on the market, will be launched at the National Boat, Caravan and Motorhome Show at the NEC from February 17-25.

The new Ace Award Tristar, Sterling Eccles Opal and Abbey GTS 420 will receive their public debut at the National Boat, Caravan and Outdoor Show 2007 at the NEC from February 17-25.

A LAKE District conservation group has hit out at plans to build a new hotel in the national park.

FollowUs (www.followus.co.uk), the UK’s leading mobile location solutions service, has launched its latest low-cost security product to the market – Trimtrac.

HOLIDAY park giants Haven have bought a Skipsea caravan complex.

CHAMPAGNE corks popped after protesters won a long battle against intrusive' plans to expand a coastal caravan park.

Haven Holidays Selects TeaLeaf To Optimise User Experience of New Website and Enhance Ongoing Customer Support

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Adrian French takes another look at a well-established chain of parks and one 'immaculate' example

Fans of the New Forest will be delighted to learn that the Caravan Club has begun work on its new site there to mark the club's centenary year.

JEWELLERY, electronic equipment and games consoles have been stolen following a raid on a holiday park in Camber.

The new Ace Award Tristar, Sterling Eccles Opal and Abbey GTS 420 will receive their public debut at the National Boat, Caravan and Outdoor Show 2007 at the NEC from February 17-25.

Four new models from the Swift Group, which will be among the most spacious single-axle tourers on the market, will be launched at the National Boat, Caravan and Motorhome Show at the NEC from February 17-25

The Swift Group will unveil an impressive line-up of new motorhome ranges at the National Boat, Caravan and Outdoor Show 2007 at the Birmingham NEC from February 17-25

The Swift Group will unveil an impressive line-up of new tourer models at the National Boat, Caravan and Outdoor Show 2007 at the Birmingham NEC from February 17-25.

With more models, generous interior space and high specification for the price and range, the all new Sprite is an outstanding buy with prices still starting at only £9,650

Caravaning has dropped its 'Carry On' image and become cool, it seems.

The Swift Group has won four of the industry’s most prestigious awards for its new generation of motorhomes.

The Swift Group has won four of the industry’s most prestigious awards for its new generation of motorhomes.

The Swift Sundance range has moved upmarket in style and specification for 2007 with new external styling, improved performance and a stunning new Fiat X2/50 Ducato cab.

The Bessacarr E400 range gets a radical exterior redesign for 2007 which has been purpose designed to maximise the impact of the stunning new Fiat X2/50 Ducato cab.

Ace, the six-layout motorhome range of value for money coachbuilt models, gets a complete new look with a radical new exterior body, specially designed to make the most of the stunning new Fiat X2/50 Ducato cab.

The all new Swift Kon-Tiki motorhome range offers a choice of powerful new MultiJet diesel engines and, in the Kon-Tiki 669, the first TAG axle island double bed model to carry the Kon-Tiki name.

Sophisticated living spaces, a new Fiat Ducato X2/50 cab and powerful new engines have transformed the new Bessacarr E700 Series into one of the best-performing, luxurious motorhome ranges ever launched by the Swift Group.

A £3,000 cheque raised by Swift caravan and motorhome owners to help fund research into cancer was presented at the Caravan and Motorhome 2006 Show at the NEC.

The Swift Group enjoyed outstanding success at the NEC Show where record sales of its tourers and motorhomes made it the most successful show in the company’s history.

The Swift Group has launched a series of specialised websites to give maximum product information about its new tourer and motorhome ranges.

The Swift Group enjoyed huge success at The Lawns show by notching up tourer sales worth £2 million in just one weekend.

Prices for the Swift Group’s all new low profile motorhomes have been announced, covering the new range - Swift Bolero.

Prices for the Swift Group’s all new low profile motorhomes have been announced, covering the new range - Bessacarr E500

Prices for the Swift Group’s all new low profile motorhomes have been announced, covering the new range - Ace Airstream

The Swift Group will launch four exciting new 7’6” wide, open-plan fixed bed models at the International Caravan & Motorhome Show 2006 at the NEC Birmingham from October 17-22.

Two new single axle island double bed models will receive their debut at the International Caravan & Motorhome Show 2006 at the NEC Birmingham from October 17-22.

While RVs might not be as big in the UK as other places in the world, you can’t but help stare at this monstrosity with some shock and awe.

Haulfryn, one of the UK's leading operators of holiday and residential
parks, has a new head of its UK Holiday Division with the appointment of
Stuart Beetham.

CARAVAN company Barrons has strengthened its position in the motorhome market by buying three new franchises.

There's something about jumping in a motorhome and setting off on the open road...

Even caravanners once derided them. But now rock stars are climbing aboard

Nostell Priory Holiday Park, near Wakefield, has set its sights on winning a gold award following its success in picking up silver in the latest David Bellamy environmental awards.

THE soaring temperatures has helped sales reach an all-time high at the Cottage & Glendale Holiday Park, directors say.

Easirent Motorhome Rental from Lancashire has opened a new business venture in Spain called Motorhome Rental Malaga where UK customers can take advantage of cheap flights to Malaga and then drive their hired luxury motorhome searching out the sun, sand or snow.

MULTI-MILLIONAIRE John Morphet has unveiled major new plans to expand his Yealand Redmayne-based Pure Leisure group.

FORMER Army engineer Murray Reilly was left paralysed in Iraq.Now, three years on and out of the Army he has been left heart-broken by thieves who have taken all of his worldly possessions, leaving him with just the clothes he stands in.

A FLYING lesson became a crime-busting masterclass when a pilot chased suspects making off with a caravan 1,500 ft below.

PLANS to develop an ambitious caravan holiday site on farmland in Worsthorne have hit the buffers after council bosses branded the application as being invalid.

Thousands of people living in coastal areas are being warned to prepare for mass evacuations next month because of floods.

With a box of tissues care, the Foreign Secretary Beckett and husband Leo on summer holiday with their caravan AND Special Branch

Fancy an action-packed weekend? Then look no further than the Pembrokeshire coast. Two free guides are now available to take the hard work out of planning your break.

CARAVANS and campervans have been banned from a Hebridean island after residents complained that they blotted the landscape and did not contribute to the local economy.

People with mobility problems will have better access to one of Cornwall's most famous landmarks.

Five chicks in the Tweed Valley Ospreys Project have been given a clean bill of health by Forestry Commission rangers.

CARAVAN owners say plans for a park and ride scheme on Bridlington's South Cliff will disrupt their lives and ruin a recreational area for visitors and locals.

SLEEPING families in a Burnley street were awoken by a night time explosion after a car and caravan were torched in a suspected arson attack.

CARAVAN lovers in Dorset have been left "disgusted" by a report on motoring show Top Gear which described a caravan trip to the county as "a weekend in hell".

17 July 2006:



The Caravan Club would like to state that the Top Gear caravanning item shown on Sunday 16th July was not filmed at a Caravan Club Site and The Club was not involved with any aspect of the filming.

Work has started on the next phase of the development of the South Liberty Lane production facility.

The launch of the Swift Group’s three new genuine ranges of low profile motorhomes has been an outstanding success with orders already totalling £10.5 million.

When it comes to holidays, it’s an easy decision for a Norfolk couple who have just taken delivery of their 21st Swift caravan – a Challenger 470.

Contributions from one of East Yorkshire’s biggest employers to a charity that helps cancer patients topped £40,000 this week after the latest presentation of £8,750.

A BERWICK man has been barred from every caravan park in the borough after an Anti Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) was secured against him by Northumbria Police.

With sadness the NCC reports the death of a longstanding and active member of the caravan industry. Jim Miller died on 8 June after a lengthy illness.

Survivors of the worst single disaster in British maritime history are to attend the first Scottish memorial service to remember the tragedy.

A caravan in Brierfield was destroyed in a blaze after the owner accidentally dropped a cigarette on the floor.

A FAMILY-of-seven has spent the past two weeks living in a tiny two-berth caravan outside their fire-gutted council home.

A man is being treated in hospital after a dramatic early morning sea rescue off the north Wales coast.

Some EU countries, including Spain, should be banned from exporting eggs to the UK due to salmonella fears, says the British Egg Industry Council.

Red kite chicks have hatched in the north-east of England for the first time in about 200 years.

A geology team has contradicted claims that bluestones were dug by Bronze Age man from a west Wales quarry and carried 240 miles to build Stonehenge.

Large numbers of the world's second largest fish have been spotted swimming in the sea off the Hebrides.

AN APPLICATION for planning permission for a caravan site in Strathkinness has been put on hold until councillors can see for themselves what is planned

A retired couple's hopes of a dream holiday were shattered when a runaway lorry smashed into their caravan.

More than 15,000 people are expected to attend the event
Organisers of a gathering dubbed the alternative Glastonbury are trying to allay fears of people living nearby.

Plans for a major £8m seafront redevelopment, which will include an artificial surf reef, have taken another step closer to reality.

Port bosses say the return of a ship there highlights its growing popularity as a stop-off for cruises and is a boost to tourism in Cumbria.

As part of The Caravan Club’s ongoing commitment to enhance the natural environment on and around its Sites, a programme of initiatives aimed at identifying and encouraging plant and animal species is being implemented.

The Caravan Club has joined forces with online trusted trading community, The Peoples Web, to power Online Trader, a facility allowing its members the opportunity to buy, sell and trade as much as they like, online, for a single, low annual flat fee.

The staff at Sandy Balls are celebrating the addition of another piece of 'silverware' to the holiday centre's rapidly expanding awards cabinet.

Two Welsh tourism businesses scooped top honours at the Business Excellence Awards held in the Hilton Hotel, Park Lane last week.

Abbey has announced changes to its network with the appointment of two new dealers.

Towing for the first time can be daunting, so it is a good idea to talk to someone who's done it before.

Thursday 25th May 2006 a man returned home to find his partner in an ambulance, following a caravan theft from their home in Copthorne West Sussex.

PARENTS of two disabled children are pleading with callous thieves to return their caravan or leave them without holidays for the foreseeable future.

Britain's gaping tourism deficit will widen dramatically if plans are approved for a local levy on hotel rooms - a so-called "bed tax" - representatives of the industry will tell tourism minister Shaun Woodward this month.

If you're buying a new caravan, congratulations!

Students who transformed a caravan into a piece of work for their art degree say it has been removed.

Plans for a major £8m seafront redevelopment, which will include an artificial surf reef, have taken another step closer to reality.

Avondale Coachcraft is continuing its support of The Camping and Caravanning Club as the two enter their sixth year of promoting caravanning through local, regional and national television, radio and newspapers.

A CARAVAN group has been named one of the fastest-growing companies in the country

Figures published in the latest annual report of the National Caravan Council Ltd. (NCC) show that after three years of sustained growth averaging 15% per annum, 2005 saw a 9.8% decline in UK production of touring caravans

DOZENS of elderly residents of a rural caravan park are set to lose their homes.

THE Windmill site on the Scarborough seafront, which has been an eyesore for more than a quarter of century, could be back in use this summer – to sell caravans.

A WELSH holiday resort renowned for its golf course and caravan parks, is today named as one of the UK's biggest property hotspots.

National Camping and Caravanning Week was introduced by The Camping and Caravanning Club in 2001 to mark the Club's centenary

Great Sea View Camping and Caravan Sites has details of 150 sites where you can pitch a caravan, tent or motor caravan with a view of the sea.

When tourists take a leisurely stroll across Lyme Regis' quintessentially English beaches, they will be padding in the future across French sand.

A FIRE at a family-run caravan firm in Lostock Hall caused damage estimated at £500,000.

A dual carriageway linking the A75 at Dumfries and the A74(M) motorway at Lockerbie is back on the agenda.

Calls have been made for Gower, the UK's first designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), to be given national park status to prevent over-development.

More travellers sites will be built in the East Midlands after a cash injection from the government.

A village's bid for a coveted Blue Flag for its beach may have been put in jeopardy, claim some of its residents.

As a result of The Caravan Club’s commitment and activities regarding road safety issues, it has been accepted as a signatory of the European Road Safety Charter.

Recent Bailey sales figures testify to the tremendous growth in popularity of fixed bed layouts...

Sales of the new Challenger 540, launched at the NEC Show in February, are breaking all records for a single model in a Swift brand

Sales of the new Sprite range, launched at the NEC Show, are breaking all records for the brand with initial production already sold out and further production planned for May and June to meet dealer demand.

The Camping and Caravanning Club is applying for additional caravan pitches and the change of use of Walker Park, the present football pitch, for camping and caravanning purposes.

Tayside Police
are advising vehicle owners who have satellite navigation systems fitted to be vigilant as they are providing a new and attractive target to thieves.

Overnight parking is being banned along a popular beach road in an attempt to tackle problems caused by campers.

Irresponsible water sports enthusiasts on the River Tay have been warned they face prosecution by police.

Fire crews are damping down after bringing a large blaze on the seafront at a Cornish town under control.

The West of Cornwall Primary Care Trust (PCT) has held a press conference to alert people to a number of cases of the virus in St Ives.

The National Trust has become the new owner of one of Cornwall's most beautiful headlands.

DRAMA descended on Dorking when a caravan came loose from a car and ploughed into the pavement, narrowly missing a woman and young child.

Deilwen Breese has inherited a half share in Cefn Crib after the death of her father Gwyn Rowlands.

Talk of accurately gauging how much gas you have left in your cylinders has been a lot of hot air – until now. BP has just launched its translucent, lightweight gas cylinders that let caravanners see how much LPG is left in them.

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is asking caravanners to paint a portrait of England

England’s outstanding tourism businesses have been honoured at the Enjoy England Awards for Excellence 2006 sponsored by The Caravan Club.

The Best of British group is delighted that Brighouse Bay Holiday Park at Borgue in Dumfries & Galloway has been named the Top Park by Practical Caravan magazine.

SEAFIELD Caravan Park in Seahouses has been named the best in the country at a prestigious awards ceremony.

Sandringham Camping and Caravanning Club site won a silver award for providing the best touring accommodation in England on Thursday – just in time for The Queen's 80th birthday celebration!

FOOTBALL fans from the area are gearing up to join an English armada of motorhomes converging on Germany for the World Cup this summer.

A Shropshire family was forced to flee a touring caravan after a blaze broke out while they were on holiday in Mid Wales.

A CONTROVERSIAL caravan site expansion plan has been turned down for the third time.

Although it estimates the average cost of repatriating a car and its occupants back to the UK from Europe is around £4,500, Europ Assistance says that less than half the British motorists heading across the channel this summer will take out continental motor breakdown cover.

Police in Bath are appealing for witnesses after a group of youngsters caused criminal damage to a caravan.

Caravanners are being warned that a brief food or comfort stop could be all the time a thief needs to unhitch and steal their caravan.

TO MANY people, mention camping and they will conjure up images of battling to put up a tent in a howling gale, or midnight trips to the toilet across a muddy field.

Over the Easter weekend a strange thing happened in the British press. Almost everyone shouted about how cool camping really is.

PLANS for a 41-pitch caravan site in a village near Carlisle have sparked fierce objections.

PENSIONERS at a retirement village are facing eviction after a council ruled that their homes are not "permanent".

The only emissions here are 100 per cent organic.

A woman in her 30s and two boys aged 3 years and 18 months were killed by a faulty gas boiler and two other adults were left seriously ill.

– the solution to helping young families buy a home in Rutland

The owners of a coastal holiday park fear their business may be ruined because of work on a vital strategic gas pipeline linking Norfolk to Europe.

Easter will be the first major test of two climbing lanes dedicated to caravans heading to the South-West

The Camping and Caravanning Club has launched its "Shout" media campaign to encourage the outdoors industry to join it in spreading the camping and caravanning message.