by Glotime | Feb 27, 2017 | General
Historic club renames as Caravan and Motorhome Club to inspire new generations to adventure
The Caravan Club today becomes the Caravan and Motorhome Club to inspire new generations to experience the adventure of travel in the great outdoors.
The 110 year old membership organisation represents more than one million caravanners, motorhomers and trailer tent owners across the UK. Members have access to a network of caravan and motorhome sites and tours around the world.
Grenville Chamberlain, chairman of the newly renamed Caravan and Motorhome Club announced the news at the Caravan, Camping and Motorhome Show in Birmingham today saying: “This is an exciting and historic moment for our Club. While the heart of our community remains the same, our new name reflects how our membership has changed and grown. We will focus on developing pioneering new ideas and services which share our expertise, inspire and welcome everyone to the freedom of exploring and enjoying adventures in the great outdoors. That’s why we are also upgrading facilities across our entire site network including wifi on every single site by the end of this year and expanding our worldwide travel options.”
Harvey Alexander Caravan and Motorhome Club director of marketing confirmed: “Our community has been passionately sharing its collective knowledge of touring holidays for 110 years and we want everyone who loves the outdoors to feel welcome to join our community. Our million members are as varied as the landscapes we explore – from early risers to star gazers, walkers, wild swimmers and surfers to families or groups of friends reconnecting together away from the confines of home and work. We already offer service and facilities for whichever way our members chose to travel by caravan, motorhome or trailer tent and our new name reflects the fact that four out of ten new members are now motorhome owners. We know that members’ outfits, hobbies and interests are becoming more varied so we will be working doubly hard to reflect, support and highlight those opportunities and to open people’s eyes to the possibilities of the adventures available by caravan and motorhome.”
The announcement of the new name for the Caravan and Motorhome Club was celebrated with the launch of a report which revealed predictions that more than 16 million caravan, motorhome and camping trips will be made next year – the highest since 2006.
In the next five years the number of trips taken will increase by 400,000 according the Caravan and Motorhome Club Inspiring Adventure Report. The Club is also expecting the number of caravans and motorhomes in the UK to rise from 755,000 in circulation today to top more than 800,000 for the first time by 2022.
The report also identified that people are drawn to the idea of a caravan or motorhome holiday because of the freedom to do their own thing (45%), the sense of adventure (38%), the flexibility to change plans as they travel (28%), to set an itinerary to suit their timeframes (20%) to stay in really rural locations, to be close to places they love like beach or mountains and as a more affordable holiday option (19%) to get closer to nature and because they just love being outdoors and waking up to fresh air (18%). People also said a holiday by motorhome or caravan appealed because it made it easy to travel with groups of friends or camp in comfort at festivals (8%) or to follow sporting passions such as surfing, golfing and skiing (4%).
Harvey Alexander added: “Our vision is also to make our members’ experience easier so they can get on with enjoying the great outdoors and evolve to meet the needs of our members today and for future generations. Our new Caravan and Motorhome Club logo has been designed as a tribute to our original membership badge, but with intertwined letters to represent both caravan and motorhome members.”
For more information please visit www.camc.com
by Dee | Nov 29, 2016 | Featured, General
For those of you who have been following the adventures of Milly, my Golden Labrador puppy, I have another update.
As you know, Milly came to me when she was less than two months old, and I have been through all the teething problems (literally of a young puppy). As with any ‘baby’ it does not matter how prepped you are with the wise advise of those who have been there before, nothing can really prepare you for the emotional roller coaster and practical procedures of owning such an intelligent and wily animal.
Milly is now five months old, and through necessity rather than planning, I have sought the hands on advise of the doggie experts and embarked on a rather intensive but satisfying course of dog training.
It is all sounding rather militant, but believe me this has turned our lives around and Milly has evolved from young boisterous puppy into a rather sensible young lovable pet.
Milly has always been affectionate, but rather than knocking over the kids and wrecking the kitchen in one excitable swoop, she is now relatively calm and snuggles up on the settee with us at night and even sleeps until 7am without stirring.
You have to remember that Labradors particularly go through really bad chewing phases as their teeth come in around about four to five months and then again at a year. But this can be alleviated if you are prepared by investing in some suitably good toys and feeding them food in “Kongs”, where they cut their teeth and are kept occupied for hours if you pack them properly.
These phases are particularly significant for dogs being dumped or taken into rescue homes, as the owners are unprepared and unable to cope. So it is best to know what is to come.
You will find a lot of good training courses near to you, just check out your nearest through The Kennel Club. It will really make a difference to your life and that of your pet. All animals respond well to discipline, similar to children, it makes them feel safe and contained, and in this case will enable you to sleep easy and get on with your life.
Don’t be averse to crate training too, as it sounded very severe to me when I was first recommended to buy a ‘cage’ but again it has made a huge difference, just to allow Milly to chill out sometimes, or to give me a chance to get on with some chores around the house without being pounced upon with excitement.
But for all these hurdles, there is a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel as Labradors and most doggie breeds are known to be the most loving, loyal and affectionate animals on the Planet if treated with respect and disciplined in the correct way. So keep on track and once you have come through the testing puppy trials and tribulations, you will really have a friend for life.
Stay tuned for more ‘Pupdates’
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Here is a short video of Milly in the forest
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by Dee | Nov 8, 2016 | Celebrity, Featured, General
With the Boss, Bruce Springsteen taking America to the brink of the Clinton campaign, and the likes of Stevie Wonder and Beyonce backing this ferocious electorate battle for the White House, America has been holding its breath as the United States has been divided with these two controversial candidates. But as effective as it is, these ‘A’ listers just haven’t managed to turn the Nation away from the ‘wild card’ and rank outsider Donald Trump.
But Corporations and Advertising Campaigns are now engaging the rich and famous to give weight to their brands as the competition steps up. So it works on a level of huge brand awareness.
Fame has taken on a new tag in the past decade with the evolvement of social media and the success of reality shows such as The Kardashians and Towie both sides of the Atlantic.
Formerly invisible candidates are now given their fifteen minutes of fame through a YouTube window or a Twitter campaign, and otherwise anonymous individuals are seeking exposure through Instagram or the newly emerging channels of global reach.
So why do we need celebrities? As a well-informed psychologist recently said, ‘Celebrity is a bit like Religion, and people need an identifier to follow to take the lead and fans are like family’.
Aspiring to fame and fortune is one thing, but believing it is the answer to our problems is another, and we tend to idealise celebrity in this way. But you only have to listen to icons like John Lennon to know that in fact it can add to any baggage you may carry. Remember his declaration that having all his money and the ‘house on the hill’ did not lead to happiness.
It may be difficult to understand the logic behind this, but if you can imagine that suddenly your life is not your own, and that you are now in the public eye day in and day out. Particularly in the case of reality stars, but more intensely if you are an overnight success and so carry a burden of responsibility.
Imagine you have the eyes of the World watching your every move, and so have to behave responsibly – or irresponsibly in the case of many Rock Stars.
I sat next to Twiggy at a friend’s birthday party some years ago and flippantly joked that she was responsible for so many young women needing to go on a diet.
She seemed upset and defensive and I realised I had touched on a sore point as she responded to me saying ‘I didn’t mean it to turn out like that – it wasn’t my fault’. I apologised profusely and realised that I had inadvertently insulted a national treasure through my own insensitivity.
She was right of course, as a naturally skinny teenager with a boyish figure she fortuitously created a new look which resonated in the sixties, in contrast to the Marilyn Monroe curvaceous image of the fifties. Fashion changes and there are casualties in the wake of change.
So when we are yearning for fame and fortune, or have a devilish desire for becoming a celebrity ourselves, perhaps it is best to leave it to the experts and remain anonymous for as long as we can.
