Date: 2023/08/25 at 13 Horton Drive helped move Lawrence and Lorna move in unloaded van with Ashley and June.
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2021/05/29, Blue Lias Inn
Camp with kids, L&L newly converted van both with awnings. Meal in Friday Ok. Thunder took out table and Lorna. Friday and Saturday night.
Price: 25
Water, Waste, EHU, WC, Showers
Stay Again? Yes
Why? Near canals
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Family Camp 2020
Arrived at Anita’s after an easy journey at around 18:00. Katrina had already got herself setup, not where planned but at the other end. Also one of her new airbeam bags had split the beam fabric so we duck taped it up.
Positioned van in an OK spot may have to move but easy for tonight. Had a bbq chicken and some rice, very good. At that point Lawrence and Lorna arrived and started their setup, very efficient.
Hatton Country World
Another possible summer camp location. Area is ideal but the actual camping area although staff flexible is not ideal.
Walked to the pub got lost, nice meal not spectacular but not run of the mill either.
The garden centre and shops were interesting bought a succulent garden container for Lorna’s birthday and had a stroll round the other shops, interesting sweet shop, gin bar, bike shop and some jewellery places. The pool looked inviting but to be honest the opening times and access was so confusing just ignored it. If young kids then a great polace to go as there is a Playgound adventure world I think the main attraction.
Facilities are basic so EHU and water and waste although long hose required. The WC is in the shopping area and closed evening overnight.
Summer Camp 2018
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Brook Meadow Campsite, Welford Road, Market Harborough
Family Camp 2017
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Arranged to stay at Wigrams Camping in Southam, with part of the family.
Alistair & Julie, Rachel, Jamie,Gemma, Chris, Neil, Jacqui, Lawrence, Lorna, Katie and Chad.
Everyone arrived on Friday evening, Ali & Julie along with Rachel and Jamie in Jamie’s dad caravan had already pitched up, slotted into our prearranged space. We then put up the event shelter between the 2 vans and their awnings.
We then put up the tents.
Jemma and Chris arrived next followed by Katie and Chad, and finally Lawrence and Lorna. Once all arrived we had the pre cooked Chilli and Rice.
We went to bed about 23:30.
Next day slowly awoke off breakfast we decided to move the tents as the people nearby had been quite late and the kids had woken really early.
New layout much better more inclusive and feels more private.
Then took ourselves off for a walk to the Calcutt Boat yard, thought there was a cafe but turns out to be an art gallery and shop. Pleasant enough and worth it just see Julie crossing a lock gate twice!
Upon return Boule sets were dug out and a couple of games ensued. Chad had to leave to fly to China, Katie took him and later that evening returned.
BBQ set up and cooked using the big Car as which was excellent, cooked everything easily, set it up in the Quest popup which worked very well.
Quieter eve, in bed about 23:30.
Next day cooked up bacon again and then packed up took ages, but easy with many hands.
Weather all weekend was fantastic, hot, dry with clear skies.
All decided it went well, Wigrams had too many tents booked in and the one shower was not enough.
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Belvoir Caravan and Campsite, 2016
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Arrive here a bit late following the hab check at SMC Newark, all ok although they did not have the parts to fix the light and skylight screen.
Battleproms, Blenheim 2016
15th July to 17th Battleproms, Blenheim 2016
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Rutland, Dougie Naming
Travelled to Belton on Rutland on Saturday morning to stay at the Old Rectory CL, it is a small site, mainly grass pitches, toilet block and showers (all a bit tired), has a gravel track leading to a large field. Pitches most with electric either side of the track, all sloping down to the field.
No Geza this time as we were going to the naming ceremony on Sunday, so we dropped him round at Lawrence and Lorna’s on Saturday morning, they had tidied up big-time.
Arrived on site at about 14:00, setup of which leveling was a small challenge. All sorted, cooked a meal and had a bottle of white, some sort of tray bake Chicken Chorizo, booked a taxi for about 18:30 to take us to Stuart and Charmaine’s.
Richard picked us up promptly and we arrived quickly, arranging a pickup for 22:15. We met :
Andy and Alison, Kirsten and Charlotte
Robin and Maria, Bobby and Dot
Sarah
Frances and Doug
Had a buffet and caught up with news visited Stuarts warehouse, very busy.
Left at 22:00 arrived back all ok on site, settled down for the night, lots and lots of rain overnight.