PRESS RELEASE – IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION 7 September 2022 Manufacturing and tourism vital in delivering new Prime Minister’s aspiration nation Following the new Prime Minister’s speech yesterday, John Lally, Director General of the National Caravan Council (NCC) commented: “We were encouraged to hear the new Prime Minister commit to urgent action on energy prices for businesses,...
PRESS RELEASE 2 March 2022 Caravan, Camping & Motorhome Show announces record breaking 2022 event 101,606 visitors attended this year’s Caravan, Camping & Motorhome Show at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham, a triumphant return with a huge wave of new buyers visiting from across the UK eager to explore everything from tents to campervans,...
UK’s largest leisure vehicle show returns with 50% more campervans Rocketing ticket sales demonstrate pent up demand for leisure vehicles, holiday homes and tents. Show organisers, NCC Events, have confirmed that over 26,000 advance tickets have already been sold, for the Caravan, Camping & Motorhome show, ten times the number seen at this point in...
Info videos, live webinars, expert advice and towing tips – free for those who drive for work and those who manage them The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Trailer and Towing Safety is urging all those who tow as part of their businesses to get involved with Project EDWARD. EDWARD was launched in 2016...
Government confirms further changes to lockdown restrictions Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that from Saturday 4 July, people can now “enjoy staycations in England with the reopening of accommodation sites”. This is understood to include caravan parks and campsites – although all businesses need to adhere to COVID Secure guidelines. The National Caravan Council...
Media release 30 April 2020 Increase in staycationing likely, as shift towards UK destinations is revealed; leisure vehicle/caravan holiday home vacations seen as more ‘socially acceptable’; spending time with family, going out, and holidaying are the most looked forward to ‘post lockdown’ activities. The NCC (National Caravan Council) has commissioned a new study to track...
April 2020 The NCC has obtained Counsel’s advice regarding refunding holiday caravan owners a proportion of their pitch fees The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 (and similar regulations in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland prescribed that parks must close (unless there are permitted exceptions) and that no one must travel to a second...
February 2020 NCC’S MANIFESTO FOR THE FUTURE OF THE UK CARAVAN, MOTORHOME AND PARK HOME INDUSTRIES As a new government came to power and a new decade began, the NCC (the trade association for the leisure vehicle and park home industries), has published its ‘manifesto’. This headlines what the NCC believes is needed from Government...