The North Essex Centre

 Rally No 44 : 12-14th September 2025 : Little Walden Once again the months ticked around to the Inter Centre fishing competition, the summer has started to fade and the welcome cooler air had begun to arrive.   It was our turn to host this event on behalf of the Anglia Division and once again Little Walden was the chosen venue.   Central to all centres it is a popular choice and has been used extensively for quite a few years in a row.   This venue continues to mature with previous areas cordoned off for private use released to make the camping area even bigger.   A new washroom facility and even dry waste bins shows improvements to this venue in many areas. While the field has a slight slope, the grass is nicely cut and the slope allows for some great views across the two lakes and in sight of the rolling farmland in the near distance. Our marshals this weekend where Tanya & Steve with Sue and Barry stepping in the assistant roll. On arrival St...

Event No 35H 2nd-16th August 2025 The Dorset Event was this year's summer holiday rally at Manor Farm Holiday Park. This was a new venue for us and what a place it turned out to be! Ideally situated within Charmouth itself, the beach was just a 10 minute walk away down a footpath. Also within 10 minutes walk were two pubs, a takeaway, convenience store, bakery, café and even a caravan shop! The rally itself was being held on the back field of the site which had its own toilet and shower block, two water taps and electric hook-up for every unit.  The site was surrounded by trees and rolling hills in the distance.  Part of the rally included the use of the onsite swimming pool, which was a great hit with the children and some adults.  On arrival everyone was greeted with a smiling face and a cuppa; some definitely needed this after coming from as far afield as to he Yorkshire Dales and North Wales.  Help was on hand for anyone that needed it as the field was on a s...