Chairman's Message 2007/2008

Dear Centre Members,

Before I look forward to my second year as your Chairman I would just like to look back over the past year, which was the Caravan Club's Centenary Year. Anita and I attended several celebration events but, of course, the highlight for us was the Caravan Club's Garden Party at Buckingham Palace. It was a magical day and to have spoken to Prince Phillip was an honour indeed.

Although we did not have a full committee last year, I am delighted to say that we all worked well together and I thank them all for their hard work and enthusiasm and for the fact that they are all staying on for another year.

Despite the bad weather we had during 2007 I am pleased to be able to say that we had a good caravanning year as a centre and that our membership has increased to over 1330 members. I extend a warm welcome to those new members and, if you enjoy good company, walking, cycling, sports, sightseeing or just chilling out and relaxing, would ask you to come and join us one weekend you'll be pleasantly surprised! If you have young children with excess energy to burn bring them along to a rally to meet other children. They will learn social skills, which will put them in good stead for when they either leave school or go on to college and university.

Once again my thanks go to the Rally Secretary and all the Rally Officers who have submitted the following programme for your enjoyment. Please give them your full support and help them by arriving no earlier than the time published on the forms.
I also congratulate the outgoing Teenage Chairman and his Committee for raising in excess of £2800 towards their chosen charity: The Air Ambulance Service which serves the whole of the North West. I hope that you will all give the new Teenage Chairman and his Committee as much support this coming year. They have decided to raise funds this year for sports equipment to replace outdated heavy items with new lightweight products, all of which costs money.
If we are to continue to do well in the sports events at the National and Northern Centres rallies then we need the right equipment so that we can all practice prior to these events.

Anita and I look forward to seeing you on the rally field and at socials and wish you all an enjoyable year's caravanning with the North Lancashire Caravan Centre.

Best Wishes
Grahame and Anita

Teenage Chairman's Message 2007/2008

Dear Ralliers

I am very pleased and honoured to be the North Lancashire Caravan Centre's Teenage Chairman for the forthcoming year.

I am very pleased to say that the Teenagers raised a grand total of £2800 (at the time of going to print) in aid of the Air Ambulance Service, which was last year's charity.

I am looking forward to working with this year's committee and would like to thank last year's Teenage Chairman Thomas Lewis who has stayed on to become the Vice Chairman for this year. We are organising a Valentines Rally in February and two other rallies in May and October in addition to the Children's Christmas Party and, with the rally officers' permission, we will be running a bonus ball and tuck shop on the weekend rallies.

I would like to thank the past committee Rachael Foster and Amelia Calvert for all the hard work they put in over the last year, I would also like to thank Denise Ryles, the Teenage Liaison Officer, for the work she did over the past year. I hope to see you all soon on future caravan rallies over the coming year and, along with the rest of the teenage committee, I hope you will join us for an enjoyable year of rallying.

• F.C. Dain  (Deceased)

• J. Davis  (Deceased)

• G.A. Ashton (Deceased)

• I.C. Campsie

• B. Moxham

• Ms B. Beardsworth

• J. Davis  (deceased)

  • 1966 - 1968

• I.C. Campsie

  • 1974 - 1975

• J. Bolton  (deceased)

  • 1978 - 1980

• E. Scowcroft

  • 1984 - 1986

• D. Peers (Mrs)

  • 1989 - 1991

• K. Toal

  • 1995 - 1997

• A. Dunbar (Mrs)

  • 2001 - 2003

• F. Carrol

  • 1969 - 1973

• L.B. Jakens  (deceased)

  • 1976 - 1977

• B. Moxham

  • 1981 - 1983

• J.G. Atkinson

  • 1987 - 1988

• A. Toal

  • 1992 - 1994

• R. Sherwood

  • 1998 - 2000

• A. McAteer

  • 2004 - 2006