Caravan Holiday Scheme Remembered

PRLog (Press Release) - Jun 22, 2007 -
A delightful memorial bench has been placed in Knocknairshill Cemetary, Greenock, to honour an unusual community project which allowed many poor families from the local area to spread the cost of a caravan holiday.  The scheme has been called remarkable by leading caravan insurer, Cover4Caravans.

First conceived in 1989, the Strone and Maukinhill Caravan Scheme ran until only three years ago, and is fondly remembered by locals who benefited from the scheme. It gave many poor families the opportunity to take a caravan break in Berwick-upon-Tweed for a week or two during the year.  For some families, this was the only chance they would have had to travel beyond their local boundaries and explore some new scenery.

The scheme was such a success due the way in which these poorer families were able to spread the cost of their family holiday throughout the year, meaning that taking a break was suddenly an affordable option for them.  Volunteers who helped to operate the scheme would drive the family to the caravan in Berwick, take care of all of the laundry, and of course clean and maintain the caravan.  

It is these volunteers who are specifically honoured by the memorial to the scheme, as the inscription on the bench reads “All volunteers, workers and people of this area who supported and helped to make this community and Inverclyde a better place to live for future generations.”

Richard Burgess, director of Cover4Caravans recognises that although the caravan holiday experience is highly enjoyable and can bring a family closer together, it is not always an affordable option.  He says, “Caravan insurance is a necessary expense of owning and running a caravan these days.  However, obtaining insurance cover should not be prohibitively expensive.  We have a range of payment options, including spreading the insurance payments over a period of ten months which should help those on a budget to afford to run a caravan during the year.”  

Cover4Caravans specialises in insurance policies for caravans and provides professional advice and competitively priced cover for touring and static caravans.  

For more caravan news and to request a caravan insurance quotation, visit www.cover4caravans.co.uk.

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