Another Christmas Spectacular and the last
visit to Banham Zoo for a while. We were
aware that there was no summer or Christmas
rally at Banham in 2009, so we were
determined to make this year's rally field a
bright and colourful one.
The rally started sunny and the skies
remained clear all weekend, allowing all 30
or more children to walk about in the zoo
without getting drenched as in previous
years. There was slightly fewer vans this
year but the atmosphere was just as festive.
The rally marshals were dressed in their
warm clothes and mandatory Christmas hats !
I managed to get a few pictures of decorated
caravans before the light faded. Well done
yet again to Steve Garrard who won a bottle
of wine for being the best decorated caravan
for the 4th year in a row. There was good
competition for him this year and I am sure
the judges had a difficult decision as
usual.
The Christmas draw raised
£145
for the Chairman's charity this year. Thank
you to everyone who donated prizes and
bought raffle tickets.
May we all take this opportunity to thank
our rally marshals Dave, Tracy, John,
Christine, Tony and Val for all their hard
work putting this weekend together and
standing out in the freezing cold all day on
Friday.
Regional Rallies
A full programme of events for all 5 Anglia Region Centres is
now available...
more>>
Octobafest
South Essex Centre invite you to their Octobafest Rally 29 - 31
October at Chelmer Valley High School, Chelmsford. Contact Ray
on 01245 262725 for more details.
Bonfire & New YearDeposits Please
The Bonfire Rally requires advance payment £28 on booking
please. The New Year Rally requires a £10 deposit.
Christmas
Shopping Rally Change Venue
The venue has been changed for this rally. Camping for 2 or 3
nights and Saturday evening Christmas social planned...
more>>
Volunteers Wanted
We currently need more volunteers to
support the Centre with the 2011 Rally Programme. With spaces on
the rally field in high demand again in 2010, the Rally
Secretary will welcome anyone who would like to help run a
rally in 2011. Please ask a committee member for more details...
more>>
Need
Rally Slips ?
Print your own rally slips...
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Other News
Rally on
TV How many of our members
can you recognise on the Caravan Channel TV programme ? more>>
New
Suffolk Lines Newsletter is now
available online...
more>>
Centre Members The Caravan Club's new computer systems is still being upgraded
and is not currently notifying the Centre of your new or renewed
membership. Please accept our apologies if your rally handbook
is delayed. If you wish to attend a rally, please contact a
member of Committee for rally marshal details. Contacts on page
675 of your Sites Directory & Handbook.
Fire Safety
Please ensure you have read the Fire Safety
Procedure on page 635 of your Sites Directory & Handbook.
Rally Marshals may not have fire extinguishers available on the
rally field in future.
From October 2009 it will be a Suffolk Centre
recommendation that all caravans attending a rally should have a "fire bucket" filled with water adjacent to their "A" frame.
It is recommend that you have a fire extinguisher and fire
blanket in your caravan in case of emergency and regularly check
the batteries in your smoke alarm.
