Happy anniversary to the Club - 112 years!

RowenaBCAMC replied on 20/06/2019 15:00

RowenaBCAMC

Posted on 20/06/2019 15:00

Happy anniversary to the Club! We've been sharing our passion for the great outdoors with you and inspiring adventures for 112 years. Here are some of our top moments from our long history:

The Club is founded in 1907 following inspiration from William Gordon Stables who built the first leisure touring caravan, the Wanderer.
One of the first Club rallies takes place in Ockham in 1908
The first Sites Directory and Handbook is published in 1936
And of course we can't forget the launch of Club Together in 2012!

What are your favourite moments from your touring history? Comment and share your photos below...

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EmilysDad replied on 20/06/2019 16:58

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Posted on 20/06/2019 16:58

Did the Caravan & Motorhome Club just start the other year? 🙄

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DaveCyn replied on 20/06/2019 17:55

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Posted on 20/06/2019 16:58 by EmilysDad

Did the Caravan & Motorhome Club just start the other year? 🙄

Posted on 20/06/2019 17:55

Got a feeling your spot on there MM.

So that would make this the 2nd anniversary. Wonder where the other 110 are from?

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cyberyacht replied on 20/06/2019 17:56

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Posted on 20/06/2019 17:56

Have I really been arranging the pixels on here for seven years? Doesn't time fly when you are having fun.

scoutman replied on 20/06/2019 18:22

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Posted on 20/06/2019 18:22

The registered name is still The Caravan Club Ltd, CMC is just a trading name. So the Club is indeed 112 yrs old. The Scout Association is also 112 yrs old, but began as the Boy Scout Association, a title not used since 1966, but it is still the same organisation.

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DavidKlyne replied on 20/06/2019 19:10

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DavidKlyne

Motorhomer from Buckinghamshire

Posted on 20/06/2019 19:10

Well I am, for one, am glad the Club has been has been here for 112 years, not that I remember all of them

David

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Oneputt replied on 21/06/2019 06:28

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Posted on 21/06/2019 06:28

The club was only 62 when I first went caravaning, if memory serves it was to a field by Llangorse Lake so we could go sailing. Happy anniversary to the club

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peedee replied on 21/06/2019 08:11

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Posted on 21/06/2019 08:11

I remember the mud bath of the 100th anniversary celebrations at Blenheim Palace.

peedee

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DaveandVicki replied on 22/06/2019 13:22

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Posted on 20/06/2019 18:22 by scoutman

The registered name is still The Caravan Club Ltd, CMC is just a trading name. So the Club is indeed 112 yrs old. The Scout Association is also 112 yrs old, but began as the Boy Scout Association, a title not used since 1966, but it is still the same organisation.

Posted on 22/06/2019 13:22

And still inferior to the older Boy's Brigade.