World of Motorhomes news feed http://www.worldofmotorhomes.com/ en-gb 2008 World Of Motorhomes. All rights reserved.insurance_and_finance_news ADRIAN FLUX INSURANCE has launched an offer of completely FREE legal cover to motorists, motorhomers, bikers and van users&hellip; http://www.worldofmotorhomes.com/shownews/insurance_and_finance_news.html safeguard-insurance-motorhome-winner The Safeguard Insurance Prize Draw Motorhome has been won by Jean and Peter Atkins from Devon. The Lunar Premier H622 motorhome was handed to the lucky couple at the International Caravan and Motorhome Exhibition at the NEC, Birmingham. http://www.worldofmotorhomes.com/shownews/safeguard-insurance-motorhome-winner.html safeguards_anniverary Safeguard - the motorhome insurance division of the Swinton Group - has announced an unparalleled uptake in its national 25th Anniversary competition to give away a fabulous new £30,000 Lunar Premier 6-berth motorhome. http://www.worldofmotorhomes.com/shownews/safeguards_anniverary.html vw_camper_lives_on The ubiquitous VW Beetle achieved fame more than 60 years ago and, in more recent years, was further immortalised with the introduction of the first VW Camper Van. The old style VW Type 2 is still very much in demand and lives on through Bristol based Importer, Danbury motorcaravans. http://www.worldofmotorhomes.com/shownews/vw_camper_lives_on.html chelston-motorhome-outdoor-leisure-exhibition <font color="#333333" size="2">Chelston announce the Official Launch of their Brand New Outdoor Leisure Store.<br />It takes place on the weekend of 14th-16th March at Chelston near Wellington in Somerset.</font> http://www.worldofmotorhomes.com/shownews/chelston-motorhome-outdoor-leisure-exhibition.html autocruise_motorhomes_ltd_syorks Autocruise, the luxury motorhome manufacturer, has been purchased by Swift Holdings (UK) Ltd. and will continue to be operated as a separate company offering a range of coachbuilt and van conversion motorhomes. http://www.worldofmotorhomes.com/shownews/autocruise_motorhomes_ltd_syorks.html maesss_mini_1 The first UK converted RHD Maesss van conversion will be shown at the Saffron Motorhomes Open Weekend at their Lincolnshire premises on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd April 2007. http://www.worldofmotorhomes.com/shownews/maesss_mini_1.html motorcaravans_new_danbury_factory Beetles (UK) and Danbury Motorcaravans have moved to new purpose designed premises only a few miles from the existing factory. http://www.worldofmotorhomes.com/shownews/motorcaravans_new_danbury_factory.html new-director-general-for-the-camping-and-caravanning-club Robert Louden has been appointed as the new Director General of The Camping and Caravanning Club. http://www.worldofmotorhomes.com/shownews/new-director-general-for-the-camping-and-caravanning-club.html death-of-david-welsford David Welsford, Director General of the Camping and Caravanning Club, has died at the age of 58. Director General of the Camping and Caravanning Club for the past 12 years, David had been suffering from a protracted illness. http://www.worldofmotorhomes.com/shownews/death-of-david-welsford.html carefree-wins-top-overseas-travel-award <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The French Government Tourist Office has awarded <span style="font-weight: bold;">Carefree</span>, The Camping and Caravanning Club&rsquo;s specialist overseas travel service,  the Best Camping/Mobile Home Operator for 2008.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Announced at the recent Maison de la France Tour Operator Awards, the award was judged by a panel of organisations which encourage overseas visitors to visit France. </span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" />It&rsquo;s the first time that this award has been presented to a touring caravan, motorhome or tent operator such as Carefree. </span> http://www.worldofmotorhomes.com/shownews/carefree-wins-top-overseas-travel-award.html jonic_bedding Two major manufacturers have taken the decision to dress their fixed bed models using Jonic caravan and motorhome bedding. Bailey and the Swift group understand that having specially shaped bedding increases both the appearance and the knowledge of availability. http://www.worldofmotorhomes.com/shownews/jonic_bedding.html new-motorcaravan-handbook-john-wickersham-haynes <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">&lsquo;Motorcaravanning Handbook &ndash; Buying, Selling, Enjoying&rsquo; is a new publication offering invaluable advice and answers on choosing, buying and using a motorcaravan. <br /><br />Published by Haynes and written by John Wickersham, it is aimed at current and prospective owners of motorhomes and is presented in a colourful, easy-to-follow format. It offers invaluable advice and provides the answers to all the questions a reader might have. </span> http://www.worldofmotorhomes.com/shownews/new-motorcaravan-handbook-john-wickersham-haynes.html safeguard-award-winning-website-insurance <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Safeguard&rsquo;s </span>newly launched website - www.safeguarduk.co.uk &ndash; has been awarded the Best Website by Caravan Magazine in their annual insurance survey of the UK&rsquo;s leading insurance companies. <br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Caravan Magazine judges made the decision based on extensive research of both product and presentation and decided that Safeguard had a 'wonderfully clear and easily navigable website'.  The Judges were particularly charmed by the added value content such as the Hints & Tips, Meet the Team and News & Events sections.</span> http://www.worldofmotorhomes.com/shownews/safeguard-award-winning-website-insurance.html timberland-motorhomes-appointed-auto-trail-dealer <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Timberland Motorhomes, one of the UK&rsquo;s leading manufacturers of van converted motorhomes, has been appointed a dealer for Auto-Trail. </span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Timberland is now able to offer customers their own multi-award winning motorhomes plus models from Burstner, Adria and Auto-Trail.</span> http://www.worldofmotorhomes.com/shownews/timberland-motorhomes-appointed-auto-trail-dealer.html twenty-million-pound-investment-in-brownhills-secures-company-growth <p><font color="#333333">Tom Booth took over at the Brownhills Group in October 2007 as CEO with clear instructions from shareholders.  The objective was to complete a balance sheet and footprint review in order to strengthen the company and enhance it&rsquo;s overall offering to the motorhome community.  The culmination of this work is that the company is now able to announce a subject to contract agreement to a massive £20m financial re-engineering of the balance sheet which includes £7m of new investment and which will facilitate improvements in motorhome marques and facilities offered across all sites. The new structure focuses on sales, aftercare, finance, stock and franchising. This allows Brownhills; Europes largest motorhome retailer, to continue to build its reputation as the only major player who also chooses to operate exclusively in the motorhome sector, thereby avoiding dilution of resource and knowledge by remaining outside other sectors such as caravanning and camping. </font></p> http://www.worldofmotorhomes.com/shownews/twenty-million-pound-investment-in-brownhills-secures-company-growth.html spring-show-for-all-caravan-and-motorhome-owners-in-newark <p><font color="#333333">The UK Caravan & Motorhome Spring Fair is taking </font><font color="#333333">place on March 15th & 16th at Newark Showground, </font><font color="#333333">Newark-On-trent, Nottinghamshire.</font></p> <p><font color="#333333">After a fantastic first event in 2007, this year's </font><font color="#333333">show has doubled in size with many more exhibitors including many big names such as Brownhills and Camoping International as well over 100 other useful Trade Stands. </font><font color="#333333">Day and evening entertainment has been organised for all those staying for the weekend in their motorhome or caravan.</font></p> http://www.worldofmotorhomes.com/shownews/spring-show-for-all-caravan-and-motorhome-owners-in-newark.html nec-show-february-2008-by-adrian-french <p><font size="2" color="#333333">Held at its usual venue Birmingham&rsquo;s National Exhibition Centre from Tuesday 19 Feb to Sunday 24 Feb the 47th annual show this year was billed as the UK&rsquo;s largest outdoor show, we can&rsquo;t vouch for the veracity of that statement but we did keep getting lost.</font></p> <p><font size="2" color="#333333">Covering six complete halls the show was gigantic, the first time, we believe, that a show has used this number, and yes it was very easy to get lost.</font></p> http://www.worldofmotorhomes.com/shownews/nec-show-february-2008-by-adrian-french.html visitscotland-scottish-caravan-parks-tourism Scottish caravan parks and the Scottish tourism industry are working together on a campaign to attract visitors north of the Border and to build business - particularly in the shoulder season. More than £70,000 is being spent on the drive and over two dozen Scottish caravan holiday parks have joined the campaign, which has secured support from the VisitScotland Challenge Fund. The aim is to ensure that Scotland gets a bigger share of the UK caravan and motorhome holiday market, which is worth almost £2 billion per annum. http://www.worldofmotorhomes.com/shownews/visitscotland-scottish-caravan-parks-tourism.html