Caravanner of the Year on BBC this April!

RochelleCC replied on 14/04/2016 11:38

Posted on 14/04/2016 11:38

We are delighted to announce that our ‘Caravanner of the Year’ competition was filmed by the BBC and will be on BBC2 on 20 and 27 April!

We hope it gets you in the mood for getting out there and enjoying the summer season on our wonderful sites network.

The enthusiasts were faced with a variety of challenges covering activities such as manoeuvring, navigation, hospitality and caravanning knowledge.  There was also the precision challenge of the Concours D’Elegance which demanded much polishing and primping of their vehicles!

The first programme will introduce the entrants and whittle them down to the three finalists.

Tune in and watch, and don’t forget to tell your friends and family about it too!

Follow us on Twitter @CaravanClubCOTY and like our Facebook page Caravanner of the Year and don’t forget to use the hashtag! #caravanclubCOTY

replied on 21/04/2016 06:42

Posted on 21/04/2016 06:42

My Wife and I were horrified! It has done not to change the public opinion about what we love to do, it's embarassing when Club chairman ruins his van too, The thing that upsets me most is yet again, families like us aren't represented again by this club, and theres a lot of us out there, we've been doing it since our kids were 1 and 3 and we was in our early 30's but if you look all over this site, the magazine, this programme, you wouldn't believe that theres Tourers out there like us and that programme did nothing to show that. They say they want to come into the modern word but constantly stay in the grey world!!!!

Think this says it all http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2016/04/20/whoever-thought-caravanner-of-the-year-would-make-good-tv/

huskydog replied on 21/04/2016 06:51

Posted on 21/04/2016 06:51

I bet the 6 contestants have handed in their club membership after the CC made them out to look like fools

CC , you have let the membership down ,but more worryingly you have let yourself down ................

Now awaiting the Clubs response .

RangeRoverMan replied on 21/04/2016 07:04

Posted on 21/04/2016 07:04

I.m in my 39th year of membership. I have a feeling it may be my last!

Anybody want to buy a caravan?

Shoey43 replied on 21/04/2016 07:06

Posted on 21/04/2016 07:06

I am new to this. We pick up our first caravan next week and joined the cc last month. We watched the programme and as comedy it was good. As a representation of caravanning and cc it made us a laughing stock. As an advert for the cc it makes me wonder if I have joined something I want to be a part of. 

goperson replied on 21/04/2016 07:10

Posted on 21/04/2016 07:10

Having watched the caravaner of the year program I'm now looking for a cheap cloaking device for the van.

  Have the participants in this program been fooled into thinking this was serious insight into a hobby which gives freedom and enjoyment to thousands, or was it a carefully selected group to provide entertainment.
   As for the guy damaging the back of his caravan no one would approach an angle like that without extreme caution and at least getting out and checking, I think he's just proved all caravaners may need to pass a test.
   Not sure if I'll bother with the next instalment but goggle box should be good.
 
 

KevBailey replied on 21/04/2016 07:11

Posted on 21/04/2016 07:11

Just been reading the Express

 

IT IS one of the most unlikely concepts for a television show but it appears that viewers tuning in to watch BBC Two’s Caravanner of the Year tonight were surprisingly pleased with the launch.

I was beginning to think that I was the only one after reading all these comments on CT

Claytos replied on 21/04/2016 07:17

Posted on 21/04/2016 07:17

dreadfull tv very embarrasing to watch and have my concerns ref chairman.....making a show showing investment (lack of) in ceratain sites would do more good for the club

Longtimecaravanner replied on 21/04/2016 07:25

Posted on 21/04/2016 07:25

I have just e-mailed the club to ask for the chairman's resignation for bringing our hobby into disrepute. I suggest others do the same rather than just moaning on here.

Elusion replied on 21/04/2016 07:25

Posted on 21/04/2016 07:25

I hope you're venting your spleen directly to the club as well? The 'managers' can easlily avoid reading all this thread so I've written to Enquiries. There didn't seem to be a category of ''Television programmes" to complain about.

I'm sorry that I can't identify with those who found the programme amusing. Public relations disaster.

David

Write your comments here...

I too have emailed "enquiries". I looked under "complaints" headings but could find nothing relating to Executive Committee and Chairman.

Surely not, this is the Chairman who says the buck stops with him, so I am sure he knows what's going on. I am sure he will tell us that the majority of us wanted to see the Club made a laughing stock led by the Chairman who is an absolute ******. Do the honourable thing and RESIGN NOW.

Write your comments here...

carvanner100 replied on 21/04/2016 07:35

Posted on 21/04/2016 07:35

What was the Caravan Club thinking , and the presenters they are supposed to be experts ?

It was obvious the Caravan would not get up such a step incline, with out  grounding at the rear , and for the life of me what  does making the person who does not tow ,do some reversing , prove ?

The youngest person they could find ,was a 42 year old that takes his mum with him ,What?????

How out of touch is the Caravan clubs , why are they presenting Caravaners as some quirky section of society, that is apart from the norm  

I only watched just over half the program ,and had to go for a lie down, it was making me feel so nauseas

I like caravanning, but  the programme frankly ,  was embarrassing 

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