Recent content by MrsSheila

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    caravan club prices.

    during my time with both clubs, I have found that the Fees have always been more than marginally less than the commercial sites. and CLs in both clubs have progressed immensely in their facities, The clubs also keep the standards very high and lets face it the magazine is worth the membership alone.
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    What van(s) have you owned.....?

    1 - Vango Tent 2- Cosalt Piper 3- Eldiss Mistral and Pennine Trailler Tent- 4 - Ace Award Transtar 5 - Van Royce 6 - Pemberton Monte Carlo (Static) 7 - Compass and Coachman VIP. - now at 75 have still got the Coachman but have bought a tent to get back to Basics and cheaper travel
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    Why penalise our Doctors and Nurses?

    Hi folks this is a very good topic, and I would like to give my reasons for not penalising our doctors or nurses. 1 - when maggie was in power, along came a set of people who were called Financial Advisors, who peddled and mis-sold endowment policies which caused havoc with ordinary peoples...
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    Thetford cassette toilet not flushing

    Hi Shaun, I have been watching this topic with much interest as we are having trouble with our thetford toilet electric flush. We have had this problem twice with the first time being resolved when my hubby emptied the flush tank thinking he had caused a vacuum by putting in water already mixed...
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    What is the collective noun for a group of caravans?

    Tents are known as "Rag Huts". and Caravans as "Tin Huts" Therefore caravans are known as a bevy of Tin Huts
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    Ignore it or do something about it ?

    Having stored our van at the Grange site I have followed the one way system to get to the compound. I have never been encouraged to do otherwise and also have never tried to embarras and put the wardens on the spot by asking for a dangerous change in the rule. The wardens at this site are...
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    Anyone experienced this before please?

    We, also have a fridge which searches for a alternative supply which are Mains Elect/Gas/Battery. when the selected power supply fails. We always set the fridge on mains, and things are Ok if the the mains power is not interrupted. No indication is give that the gas has taken over, or the...
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    cassete toilet not flushing

    Hi Davy I went to my van last week and before I stripped down the pump switch etc., I tried the pump and to my surprise and delight the flush delivered water. I summise that the flush water which I mix with the pink additive produces some "froth" whilst filling the flush tank, causes a...
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    cassete toilet not flushing

    Hi Davy I managed to gain access to the site of thetford, and find it is has lots of instructions about my cassette flush water holding tank, i tells me to lift our the bezel holding the pump switch but gives no indication of whether this will allow access to the pump. we are going to the van...
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    cassete toilet not flushing

    Hi Davey, thanks for the quick reply, I am going to the Thetford site to get instructions, please wish me luck and thanks once again Sheila
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    cassete toilet not flushing

    Hi- my loo is a Thetford C200-CWE, and last weekend the flush pump worked, but when I refilled the flush tank with its required the pump ran when flushed but no water came out of the tank. I beleive that the pump impellor is loose on the motor shaft or a vacuum has been created when I filled...
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    Cotswold's- Any Recommendations

    Having been a member of the CC for many years, our visits to the Cotswolds have been grand, as the CC sites @ Moreton in Marsh, and Burford have always been reasonably central for good visits to the Cotswolds. Broadway is a fairly new CC Site and I have heard that it is a great addition to CC...
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    Subject: Born in the 40's - 70's?

    Think about us that were born in the 30's
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    Northumberland to Scotland down to Lakes

    if you are using CC sites, then I would use : Northumberland River Breamish excellent site Scotland: Borders Gibson Park nr. Melrose excellent site Trossachs area Killin Maragowan excellent site going north from Killin gives you a few CC sites in excellent locations and with excelent...
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    Feedback please Grange & Seaview, North East

    Hi - Surmise you are talking about Grange (Durham) and Seaview (Berwick) if you are I can comment on both sites?