Discover Leisure update

Discover Leisure CVA is Passed by Creditors Jun 15 2009 The Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) for East Yorkshire caravan retailer Discover Leisure plcs main trading subsidiary, Signlease Ltd, has been passed at a creditors meeting in Leeds today.

This result allows the business to remain a going concern, to keep trading and to continue the restructuring it began some time ago, offering job security to 300 employees and some certainty to its other stakeholders. 

Full article here

Source Business Credit Management uk, creditman.co.uk

 

http://www.discover.co.uk/

 

 

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Thetford Forest Camping And Caravanning Site

A really nice campsite with all level grass pitches, a small shop and 2 shower blocks. The campsite is located within the forest and there are some great forest walks. 150 Pitches - Non Members welcome

The staff are really friendly and generally the site is really well maintained, I would go back again.

 

Some pics on here

Thetford Forest
Thetford Forest Camping and Caravanning Club Site
Puddledock Farm
Great Hockham
Thetford
Norfolk
IP24 1PA
Telephone number 01953 498455

Website here

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http://www.nationalfamilyweek.co.uk/view.The-Big-Family-Idea

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Camp at the Country Festival Stoneleigh Park

The Camping and Caravanning Club has once again teamed up with Live Promotions and Events Ltd who organise the Stoneleigh Park Country Festival (August 29 to 31).
 
For the second successive year, The Club will operate the show campsite over the August Bank Holiday weekend at the popular Warwickshire-based family show.

Camping, on grass pitches only, is available on the Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday nights.
 
Facilities will include on site toilets and showers, fresh water, and waste disposal. However, there will be no electric hook-ups available.
 
Damien Field, Membership Activities Manager, said: “As a family, friendly organisation, and after the success of last year’s Country Festival, we are delighted to be lending our support again. 
 
“The County Festival is just another example of us working in tandem with an organiser to enhance the reputation of a major community event.”
 
A Camping permit (two adults and two children (5-15 years) or three adults) costs £40 for a member and £50 for a non-member whilst an additional adult or senior citizen is £20 and child £10.
 
The price also includes entry to the Show for the duration of an individual’s stay.
 
To book a pitch telephone Membership Special Events on 0845 130 7257.

 

Link and more information

The Camping and Caravanning Club

Stoneleigh Park

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Suretrack sign deal with Explorer Group caravans

Suretrack Monitoring plc, the leading UK based GSM asset security tracking business, has agreed a strategic partnership with The Explorer Group, the UK’s third largest caravan and motorhome manufacturer. 

 

The agreement which commences with immediate effect will ensure that all of the Explorer range:-  Elddis, Compass and Buccaneer caravans plus the Elddis and Compass motorhomes dealerships offer the Suretrack MT2 tracking system as a dealer fit option, across there 94 dealership showrooms.

The cost of the tracking system in the first year is £499 plus VAT, with an annual subscription thereafter of £120 plus VAT.

For those owners of existing Explorer caravans and motorhomes they can have the Suretrack MT2 system fitted retrospectively at any of the Explorer UK dealerships to ensure added security to their caravan.

Will Hirons, CEO of Suretrack commenting on this new contract said,

“This is excellent news for Suretrack and for owners of Explorer caravans and motorhomes. Owners should be able to reduce their insurance costs as well as giving them additional peace of mind about the security of their property.

Suretrack’s capability to track assets such as caravans has recently been extended to cover Europe so owners of Explorer caravans can travel around France, Spain, Italy and other countries knowing that they are still being tracked.”

Chris Whitham Commercial Director from the Explorer Group added,

“The Suretrack package provides first class security at a very reasonable cost. We believe that the Suretrack product offers many customer benefits over other tracking devices on the market. We are delighted to have entered this agreement with them on behalf of our customers.”  

8 June 2009

For further information contact:

Sure-track
Will Hirons, Chief Executive                     Tel: 01926 863630

The Explorer Group
Chris Whitham – Commercial Director       Tel: 01207 699000

Lothbury Financial                                 Tel: 020 7011 9411
Simon Astley/Michael Padley


Background to Suretrack

Suretrack, is the UK’s leading GSM based asset tracking service.

Its latest product Sure-track MT2 it is a small self-contained GPRS/ GSM/ RF tracking device used to assist the recovery of lost or stolen assets. The latest GSM based positioning technology is combined with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) to create a covert security product. No specialist installation is required so it can be quickly and easily concealed within an asset.

The MT2 represents the next generation of battery powered asset tracking devices. The tracker now uses GPRS rather than SMS; a much more efficient power system, lasting up to three years; contacts the control centre much more frequently (every 45 minutes) giving its position; and uses an exclusive and exceptionally accurate triangulation location system.

The company’s key business areas are the plant hire and construction industry, the farming community and from caravan manufacturers.

In March 2009 Suretrack acquired IBP-Group Limited (“IBP”), a company that provides a suite of products that centre on deterring and reducing the incidence of robbery, primarily relating to cash – protecting staff and customers from violent crime.

IBP work closely with major Financial Institutions, Retailers and leading Cash-in-Transit Companies in co-operation with the police to achieve a target reduction in raids and other crimes in hot-spot areas. They are also suppliers to the Police Crime Prevention Initiative Raid-control™, focusing on deterring and foiling robberies at independent retailers.

Two major crime prevention initiatives, Banknote Watch™ and Raid-control™ were conceived by IBP-Group’s and donated without charge to assist in national and international crime prevention.

IBP-Group is an ISO 9001:2000 quality certified company and member of the BSIA Cash and Property Marking Section. In February 2007 the IBP team was awarded a Metropolitan Police Service Commendation for “continued support of the MPS Flying Squad in respect to crime reduction initiatives, in particular Rapid Reaction Smoke Packs, Banknote Watch™ and Raidcontrol™.”

 

Links

Explorer Group Caravans and Motorhomes

Suretrack

IBP Group

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Changes and updates

Following a request from a member to have a Sat T.V forum I realised we didn't have an area for it as such which in turn made me think about caravanning and camping accessories generally, so I have now set up a new forum "caravanning and camping accessories" with Sat T.V as sub forum.

Alongside this I had a look at the forums generally and changed the name of campsite reviews to campsite and caravan parks and moved everything related to campsites, including reviews into that new area. I think it looks better now and everything related to campsites being in one area.

Links to the new areas below

Renamed campsites and caravan parks

New caravanning and camping accessories

Also this news site has been updated as I realised some things weren't showing in IE and the blog Touring and Tenting Times has been given a bit of a facelift. You can visit Touring and Tenting Times here

 

 

 

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