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Save Baltic Wharf Campsite.

26 Saturday Apr 2014

Posted by chrismacgowan in Politics, Sites

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An independent campaign has been launched, petitioning to save the Baltic Wharf Caravan Club Campsite, which faces serious threat of closure.

The Caravan Club issued a statement saying: “After lengthy negotiations with Bristol City Council regarding The Club’s leased site, Baltic Wharf, the Council has reluctantly given The Club forewarning the site will be needed for a school to serve the local community.”

The award-winning 55-pitch caravan site, situated on Cumberland Road in Bristol (BS1 6XG) is currently on land owned by city council, leased to the Caravan Club. Bristol City Council now want to end that lease and put a school on the land for 420 children, set to open in September 2015.

The petition is being led by campaign coodinators Matt Gibbs and Lou Phillipson, and received hundreds of responses within its first week. It reads:

“Please support us in our attempt to convince Bristol City Council to reconsider their decision to close the Baltic Wharf Campsite at the end of the year. The decision was taken without any public consultation and is likely to have a devastating effect on the local harbour community, tourism and businesses.

“The site, a waterside haven on Cumberland Rd and open since 1986, is a great Bristol success story; open all year with one of the highest occupancy rates in the country. People are drawn from across the UK right into heart of Bristol to explore and enjoy our wonderful city.

“Year after year campers liven up the area bringing summer trade and a vital winter lifeline to local businesses. Some local organisations and companies are very concerned for their own future should the site close. There simply is no alternative campsite in Bristol!

“Please sign our petition to convince our counsellors to reconsider and allow this vital facility to stay open!”

The petition is hosted at: http://epetitions.bristol.gov.uk/epetition_core/community/petition/2706#div_sigs

Christopher Macgowan
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Baltic Wharf Caravan Club Site, Bristol.

20 Sunday May 2012

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Baltic Wharf, Bristol, chrismacgowan, Christopher Macgowan, motorhomenews, SS Great Britain, The Caravan Club

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You would be hard pressed to find a site to match Baltic Wharf in terms of location.

Very close to the city centre – which can be easily reached by water taxi – with an excellent pub nearby and the fabulous SS Great Britain within half a mile and you can see why I always rave on about this site and love visiting it!

Faye and I are spending a delightful weekend here and enjoying every minute.

Christopher Macgowan
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A COLD DAY IN FELSTED.

10 Saturday Dec 2011

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Baltic Wharf, Broadway, Chatsworth, chrismacgowan, Christopher Macgowan, Felsted, Houghton Mill, motorhomenews, The Caravan Club

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Difficult to beat these really cold days in the run up to Christmas!!

The ice never left the puddles, even the birds are staying in the hedgerows and yet all day there has been been a brilliant blue sky with non-stop sunshine. Essex has its critics but I feel we are doing better than Scotland on the weather front and I will happily put up with the constant Towie criticism!!

I have read a lot of praise for The Caravan Club’s annual booking day on Wednesday of this week and I can join in that praise. I wanted to get four bookings in on very specific dates in 2012 and by 10.30am I had all four – at Chatsworth, Broadway, Houghton Mill and Baltic Wharf.

Christopher Macgowan
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BALTIC WHARF CARAVAN CLUB SITE

18 Wednesday May 2011

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Baltic Wharf, Bristol, Christopher Macgowan, motorhomenews, motorhomes

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One of The Caravan Club’s most popular sites is Baltic Wharf in Bristol. Open all year with 55 pitches all of which are hard standings, this city centre site is a motorhome dream. There is even a door at the back of the site taking you straight into the wharf and a pub within 50 metres as well! You just have to book ahead as it is quite obviously so very popular.

Christopher Macgowan
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