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30th May 08: Campers camp out in their thousands during National Camping and Caravanning Week
Almost 100,000 campers pitched, hitched and drove their way to a camping adventure this May Bank Holiday as part of National Camping and Caravanning Week 2008.
According to the audit, undertaken by The Camping and Caravanning Club, the total number of people camping out under the stars amounted to 95,388. “This is only the tip of the iceberg”, said Robert Louden, Director General of The Club. “Our members were out in their thousands, enjoying camping on award-winning Club, Certificated and independent sites as well as locally organised events and in back gardens. The Club believes that, had we captured absolutely everyone who was camping on that night, around 250,000 people were potentially camping.
‘The impact of these figure are that around £3million* were spent in rural economies on the audit night alone. This is great news for businesses, suppliers and the UK countryside.”
With forward bookings at 10%, The Club believes that camping is becoming more popular and certainly more accessible. People are searching out places to camp which suit them and their lifestyle choices coupled with superb equipment which caters for how they want to camp.  
On top of this, campers are able to wake up and experience the truly ‘wild’ side of camping. A web survey of wildlife sightings during NCCW confirmed that campers saw owls, osprey and a whole host of other animals and creepy crawlies from the comfort of their accommodation.
“Camping is the only way to get the most out of the enormous variety of special places and experiences which are totally unique to our shores,” continued Robert.
*Research into local spend from The Camping and Caravanning Club

7th May: Care-Avan Hi-Tec Exterior Cleaner ‘APPROVED BY AVONDALE’
Derrick Hemingsley's Care-Avan cleaning products company, always a keen supporter of The Caravan Channel, has just had one of it's products fully tested and approved by Avondale Coachcraft Ltd. Care-Avan's products are already fully approved by Bailey, and Derrick says that they're delighted to have this additional confirmation of the range's quality and suitability.
Care-Avan's website is at: www.care-avan.co.uk

9th April: Bath Chew Valley Caravan Park has joined the The Caravan Club network as an Affiliated Site. It is at Bishop Sutton, Somerset, and is an adults only site . . .
With a real ‘garden’ feel to it, the 35 hardstanding pitches are set amongst lawns, shrubs and flower beds. Top quality facilities include a heated toilet block, laundry, on-site dog walking area around a recently established area of woodland, extensive lending library, Wi-Fi and tourist information centre.
The site is an excellent base for exploring nearby Bath with its historic spa and shops; Bristol and Weston-super-Mare are within easy reach. The Mendip Hills and West Country attractions are nar enough for days out, while Chew Valley Lake, only 800 yards from the site, is a haven for fishermen, bird watchers and walkers alike.
Catherine Ford, Head of Sites Marketing for The Club, commented, “We are delighted to welcome yet another site to our network this year which will increase the choice and availability of pitches for our members.”
Keith Betton, owner of the Bath Chew Valley site, said, “We are really excited about this affiliation with The Caravan Club, this has given us a new opportunity to broaden our customer base and welcome members to this beautiful and historic area.”

8th April: The Camping and Caravanning Club, has appointed Simon McGrath as Editor of publications, a role which encompasses Camping & Caravanning Magazine . . .Simon takes up the post on April 28 and joins the magazine, which has increased its ABC figure by 3.5% to 209,042*, from Group RCI, the global leisure travel provider and holiday exchange company. For 10 years he has helped to develop RCI’s European range of publications and communications and, since May 2000, Simon has edited Holiday, the RCI Magazine which is the company’s membership title.
During his career, Simon has also worked as a journalist for a range of newspapers including the Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph, where he was a Deputy News Editor, and the Buckinghamshire-based Advertiser and Review Series.

20th March: Despite a worsening Euro exchange rate in recent months, the price of Camping Cheques is remaining fixed at £10.30 in Sterling - a price has been unchanged for 3 years. Camping Cheques say that their deal is both reassuring and good value, and that the deal applies to all 575 sites within their list
They also have an offer on Brittany Ferries' Poole-Cherbourg and Portsmouth-Caen routes of just £130 each way (car and passengers), with caravans going FREE on certain off peak sailings. In addition the company is offering 3 FREE Camping Cheques (worth £30.90) with every return ferry booked through them.

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