It has been a while since we
heard about any of our pets. There are often
dogs on the rally field but never cats.
There are wild rabbits, birds and if you are
lucky you may see a cheeky squirrel near
your caravan. But what happens to our other
pets when we go on a rally ? Maybe like me,
you have someone look after your cat,
hamster, gerbil or budgerigar.
Laura holding Shimmy - picture courtesy of
Trevor Smith
I have three Burmese cats and a wonderful
grown up daughter that stays at home whilst
we are away in our caravan. So I don’t have
to worry about my pets. A couple of years
ago we went to the Pig Roast Rally at
Woolverstone and we had quite a surprise.
When I was packing my caravan at home, I
left the door open for a while. Little did I
know that my little “Shimmy” had made
herself comfortable inside our caravan. As
the afternoon went by, we decided to beat
the traffic and set off to the rally. The
weather was fine and the short trip was made
easy as we only live a few miles away. We
were pitched by our marshal Paul Fitch and
we started unpacking our van.
Traviesco Pearl Shimmer - picture courtesy of
Trevor Smith
BUT WHAT WAS THAT NOISE !!??
Meeeeeoooowwww !! A very sad and
frightened little call from “Shimmy” our
little lilac Burmese girl. She had arrived
at the rally with us and had a ride in our
caravan. What a shock when we opened the
door and saw her there. There was a happy
ending because she was fine and well so we
took her straight home and reunited her with
her friends Ellie & Lily.
So now we always check the caravan before
leaving home.
Rally News
The 2008 and 2009 rally programme is online.
Places are being booked fast so check whether a rally has spaces or a waiting list before you
send a rally slip... more>>
Bromeswell
New Year Rally Cancelled
Due to low numbers, it is with regret that this rally has
been cancelled.
2009 Pre-National Rally
The Leicestershire Centre is running a pre-national rally for 1
night only aimed at "early birds"...
more>>
2009 National Rally
The Caravan Club are delighted to announce that the 82nd
National Rally will take place in the grounds of Prestwold
Hall, Loughborough, on the 22 - 26 May 2009...
more>>
Run out of
Rally Slips ? New rally slips now available on
line...
more>>
Other News
Day Trip to Thursford
Due to a late cancellation, four seats on the
coach with tickets to the Thursford Christmas Spectacular are
available on Sunday 7th December. Contact Mick & Eve Prentice or
email the
webmaster for details.
Congratulations
Ben and Eleanor
Ben Fitch and Eleanor Chipperfield were married
at St. Leonards Church, Lexden, Colchester on Saturday 18th
October 2008...
more>>
2009 Handbook Cover Competition
The cover competition has been won by Rosanna
Waterson and her picture of the lake at Thorpeness...
more>>
New Newsletter Online
The new Autumn version of Suffolk Lines is now available to
download...
more>>
