Caravan Club National Rally - WOW!

Well, what a nice weekend, spent at The Caravan Club's National Rally, which took place at Prestwold Park, just north of Leicester.

We'd never been to a rally as large as this; three thousand plus caravans, around nine thousand people, all on one super site, organised by the mighty Caravan Club. It is a major feat of logistics, beautifully put together, and with very few visible or noticeable problems of any sort.

One of the really startling things about this major event is just how much of it is put together by volunteers - all of the show marshalls, and all the caravan and motorhome camping area stewards, are volunteers, and the major part of the background organisation is done by volunteers, who come along and do huge amounts of work - and pay for the privilege.

The Club does have a professional events section at their head office, but its just four or five people - who I image must be pretty hard workers! But the level of detail that this particular event must require would probably need three or four times that number if it weren't for those volunteers.

So here's a word for them - thank you all so much! Every one we spoke to was cheerful and bright, helpful and knowledgeable about the event.

And it wouldn't have happened without them.