The weekend was cold and crisp and we were
parked behind the Elizabeth Hotel on the
tarmac car park. There was time to relax and
enjoy the company, catch up with our summer
plans and go for a brisk country walk to
enjoy the fresh outdoors.
The Chairman of The Institute for the Motor
Industry (IMI), Peter Corder offered an
invitation to Suffolk Centre members to join
them at their regional annual dinner dance.
Not only did it sound like a good idea, it
turned out to be an excellent weekend and
quite a change to be dressed in black tie.
Our table even had a chef that you may
recognise !
We had paid £70 for two tickets for the
Copdock dinner dance and on arrival to the
site Derrick had a very big smile as he
brought me my envelope. "This is the
cheapest rally fee ever !" he said. And he
was right, just £1.50 to pay !
The dinner was excellent, the music superb,
and the money raised for charity topped
£1,000.
We would like to thank Peter and Rose Corder
for their kind invitation this year. Thanks
also to Derrick and Lesley Stammers for
organising the rally and everyone involved
for a great weekend.
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.
