This rally was attended by approx 20 vans
and had a relaxed, friendly atmosphere from
the start. We all set up our vans whilst
"the boys" Derek and Gordon" set up the
target bowls in the centre of the rally
field.
On Saturday morning the sun was shining and
ralliers got together on the field for the
target bowls competition. It turned out to
be a lot of fun, with even the expert
bowlers having difficulty with the slightly
bumpy grass and it was great to see the vice
chairman challenge. Brian and Trev were in
the first round, the result was close and
Trev admitted that he was very surprised
with a lucky bowl that scored 25.
The final was between Jan and Colin and
everyone cheered when Jan managed to beat
Colin with a "bullseye" shot. Jan receives
the engraved trophy to keep until next year.
Well done !!
Saturday evening
we all brought our teddies to sit on the
beautifully constructed cruise ship. We all
sat down for a teddy bear's supper and then
played games. Visitor, Joe Holmes (who had
not brought his van this weekend) ended up
with flour all over his face ! I am
assured that this was not fixed and
everyone had a really good laugh with simple
games that took us all back to the old days
of rallying.
As we left, Derek and Pam
mentioned that this was the last time they
would be marshals. All their friends and
club members would like to thank them for
running dozens of successful rallies over
the years. We hope that we will see them out
and about very soon.
Thanks go to Derek, Pam, Gordon and Janet for
a lovely weekend.
Regional Rallies
A full programme of events for all 5 Anglia Region Centres is
now available...
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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...
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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...
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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.
