Those Early Days
In
October 1982 a few enthusiasts gathered together in the front room of a house,
and while partaking in afternoon tea, so enthusiastic and full of high spirits
they got down to the basics of forming a Classic Caravan Club.
Several people had talked about forming a Vintage/Classic Caravan Club
for some years. Some of the
questions being discussed were: What will the name of the Club be?
What will the annual fee be? What rallies will be held? And how many
Committee Members are needed? These
were points raised by everyone attending. The
meeting took about 4˝ hours.
A
few years prior to that meeting, a man called John Ellis, was attending Steam
Rallies up and down the country, and owned Winchester caravans and a brass
business. It was through
conversations with him that gave several people inspiration to go ahead doing
something positive – re: starting a club catering for, not only, vintage vans
but 50s/60s vans, because another generation with an interest in classic
caravans were becoming interested in the movement.
It
was sad that John Ellis’ untimely death happened back in the 1980s – John
was responsible for designing the Club’s brass car badge taken from his 1950s
Winchester. This design went on to become the Club logo.
Over
the last twenty years the Club has seen many people come and go and many friends
have been made. Today we have a strong, thriving Period & Classic Caravan Club, due
to the keenness, willingness and dedication of the Club members.
This continues to make the Period & Classic Caravan Club a success.