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Home » August 2009
08/19/09
Caravan Insurance

Touring and Tenting are  introducing agents for Adrian Flux caravan and motorhome Insurance Services.

At Adrian Flux Insurance Services our comprehensive caravan and motorhome cover has been designed to give you great value for money.

As a Touringandtenting.com member we are able to offer you up to 15%
discount on Motorhomes and Touring Caravans. Phone the number above, or use the links below to get a quote.

Our Touring Caravan policies provide the following benefits:-
•Comprehensive cover during touring and storage
•'New for old' optional cover on caravans up to 1 year old
•Recovery of your damaged caravan to workshop/your home
•European cover included (up to 60 days)
•Public liability cover (up to £1M)
•Weather damage to awnings covered
•Monthly installments available
•Imported Tourer's including Hobbies
•Optional cover for Static's of Hire and Reward
•Up to 25% no claims bonus
•5th wheel and trailer caravans covered
 Get a caravan insurance quote online

And our Motorhome Policies provide the following:-

•Up to 15% discount for any Owners Club members
•£2000 worth of personal effects covered
•Free Green Card up to 60 days
•£1000 worth of cover for gas bottles, awnings and generators
•UK and European breakdown cover available
 
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Get a motorhome insurance quote online

Or ring for a quote 01553 845 860

All our policies are designed especially for the out of the ordinary and our staff have a high degree of knowledge in this field, which means they can find you cheap caravan and motorhome insurance. UK models as well as European imports and american imports can all be covered.

This is not an on-line quotation system using computer rates. Instead each risk will be individually calculated by our expert staff.. Please note that our sales staff are experienced underwriters not just 'computer monkeys' and along with our tailor made caravan schemes we believe we offer the best quotation service around.

Posted by: Tenaki at 17:16 | link | comments
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08/18/09
Contributors Sought For BBC4 Camping Film

You very kindly assisted me with the caravans programme that DoubleBand Films produced for BBC4 (broadcast earlier this year).
 
I am now working on a BBC Four social history about camping! It will be similar in many respects to the caravan programme. We want to tell the story of camping in Britain from its earliest days, featuring interviews with people who are passionate campers and who can share their memories of camping through the years. We want to reflect the different styles of camping, from family groups on large commercial sites to 'wild' camping off the beaten track. Filming can take place anywhere around the UK.
 
I wonder if you may be able to assist me with finding contributors for the programme - characters who can share their memories of camping, ideally backed up by old family photographs or cine film. 
 
Filming will commence at the end of August and continue through September/early October before the autumn weather kicks in. Our first shoot will be on the Bank Holiday weekend - either Sun 30th or Mon 31st August. On this day, it will specifically be in the south/south-east of England, ideally within an hour or two of Brighton where we are already going to be filming on another production. Again, your recommendations of people / campsites in this area would be very much appreciated.

DoubleBand Films are producing a social history documentary about camping for BBC Four. We are looking for passionate campers who can share memories and stories of camping through the years.

As well as interviewees, we're also keen to track down old photographs and cine/film  relating to camping.

Please contact Leona Coulter or Brian Henry Martin on 028 9024 3331 or E-mail lcoulter@doublebandfilms.com

Filming will commence in late August/September so if you can assist in any way, please contact us soon.

 

Posted by: Tenaki at 22:38 | link | comments
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08/05/09
Southend needs a campsite

Southend on sea used to have a couple of campsites, now there are none. In a time when more people are staying in the UK and towns try to encourage tourists, it seems strange to me that a major seaside town has no campsite.

Yes there are small CL and CS campsites but they are restricted to 5 caravans. East Beach had a caravan park and although getting tired it was right on the seafront and close to the town, further off there was also a campsite many years back in Pointers lane, both now are closed.

If you want to visit Southend with a caravan, motorhome or tent, you need to either book a 5 van site in advance or stay further afield outside of southend and drive in.

As a town, Southend has a lot to offer the tourist, with a theme park, pier, beach clubs and pubs and much more but unless you want to stay in a hotel forget staying local.

Surely there is a patch of land somewhere close by and surely a nice campsite with full facilities and Southend on the doorstep would be a draw to tourists?

Over the years Southend has gone downhill then back up again and I believe that Southend has improved greatly in recent years but still I see things that make me wonder. The pier so long neglected the cliffs in disrepair and looking to stay closed off for years to come, but other things like the improvements to the town centre and plans to improve the park at Warrior square are all good.

So after moaning, how do we get ourselves a campsite? I really don't know is the honest answer, but I would suspect that it would need to involve one of the big clubs or holiday companies and some help, advice and enthusiasm from the Local Council.

Southend is a great place for families but if those famiies caravan, tent or use a motorhome you won't see them in Southend.

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Posted by: Tenaki at 21:00 | link | comments (1)
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