104 September 2019 Caravan and Motorhome Club Magazine http://www.camc.com
CENTRES LOCAL GROUPS
Your magazine needs you
Every month, we print two pages of news
dedicated to the activities of the 69 Caravan
and Motorhome Club centres across the
UK and Ireland – but we need your help to
fill them!
Please encourage your Committee
members to send in stories about your
c e n t r e ’s a c t i v i t i e s – w e w o u l d l o v e t o h e a r
about memorable rallies, anniversaries,
celebrations, sporting achievements, charity
successes and more. If you are submitting
p i c t u r e s , p l e a s e e n s u r e t h a t t h e y a r e a s h i g h
resolution as possible – the more colourful
the better. Send articles for consideration to
[email protected].Ripon rally chalks
up 21 yearsMid West Yorkshire Centre
celebrated 21 years of rallies at
Ripon Racecourse with a special
cake. The rally has
been a huge
success over the
past couple of
decades, raising
more than £40,000
for charities.
Plenty of families
attended and it was
great to see children,
parents and
grandparents all having so much fun
on the rally field. Chairman Keith
Fielding and his wife Janet are
pictured cutting the cake.Advance warning
The Upper Thames Centre’s 70th Birthday Rally
will be held at Witney Rugby Club near Oxford from
23-27 July 2020. The site has excellent access and
facilities and there will be fun and entertainment
throughout the event. Visitors will also have the
opportunity to visit the famous ‘Dreaming Spires’
of Oxford and its colleges, just a short drive away.
More information will follow later in the year – put
the dates in your diary!Join East and West
at Dalmahoy HotelThe Scottish Caravan Club’s East
and West Centres are inviting
allcomers to their joint 70th
Anniversary Celebrations at the
Dalmahoy Hotel and Country
Club in Kirknewton, near
Edinburgh, on 25 January 2020.
O n a r r i v a l , g u e s t s w i l l r e c e i v e
a complimentary drink. This will
be followed by a magnificent
three-course meal and the
chance to dance the night away
to the sounds of the White Doves
band. Tickets are priced at £30
per person.
A rally is being held in
conjunction with the event at
Linwater Caravan Park from
2 3 t o 2 7 J a n u a r y. Tr a n s p o r t w i l l
b e a r r a n g e d t o a n d f r o m t h e
celebration. For more
information, please contact
East Centre Chairman Margaret
Devine on 07974 810082 or
[email protected].Strat’s entertainment
“A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse” – Stratford-on-Avon Racecourse was the venue for a Shakespeare-
themed East Hampshire Centre rally in June. Rally officers arranged a two-hour guided tour of the town, which
naturally featured locations associated with The Bard. Other highlights included a boat trip, quiz night and games
on the rally field.Arsty/Dreamstime