Great British Bake Off star and motorhome fan Karen Wright will join Yorkshire chef Steph Moon on the cookery stage at the Great Holiday Home Show next month.
The show, which is being held in Harrogate for the first time, features the latest holiday homes, caravans and motorhomes and other aspects of life exploring the great outdoors.
Described as the largest outdoor holiday home show in the country, it started in 1976 as The Lawns Show and was previously held in Hull.
A total of 227 holiday homes and 140 caravans and motorhomes will be on display at the Great Yorkshire Showground from September 8 to 10.
Visitors will include Ms Wright, from Wakefield, who was one of 12 contestants on the Great British Bake Off in 2018. She will give top tips for baking in a caravan.
Multi award winning consultant chef and camper van owner Ms Moon will also be there, hosting the cookery theatre throughout the three-day show.
Steph Moon
Besides the cookery theatre, there will be the Great Holiday Home Stage hosted by TV Presenter Christine Talbot.
Special guests include Matt Baker, adventurer Andy Torbet, YouTube motorhome family the Roaming Radfords and Peter Wright from Channel 5’s The Yorkshire Vet.
Hall 1 of the Yorkshire Event Centre will feature an e-bike testing arena. Hall 2 will be become the leisure world shopping village.
The event is organised by HERCMA (The Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire Caravan Manufacturers’ Association), which is a collaboration of four major holiday home manufacturers ABI, Carnaby, Swift and Willerby.
Tickets cost £12.50 and children under 16 go free with an accompanying paying adult.
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Fire crews tackle blaze at Scotton caravan storage site
Fire fighters were called to a major blaze at a caravan storage site in Scotton last night.
Crews from Knaresborough, Boroughbridge, Harrogate and Ripon responded to the fire on Market Flat Lane.
An incident response unit from Malton was also called to the blaze.
Local resident Ed Marshall captured the below video from the fire, which happened at around 7.30pm.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said in an incident log that multiple vehicles were affected by the blaze.
The service added:
“Crews used hose reel jets and breathing apparatus to extinguish the fire which had affected multiple vehicles.
“The cause of this fire is to be confirmed.”
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Bilton caravan park bids for 250 solar panels to produce green energy
Bilton Park Village Farm hopes to install 264 solar panels to produce green electricity for its park homes and caravans.
The site, on Bilton Lane, is a popular holiday location for people wishing to explore Harrogate and Knaresborough.
The owner of the site has now submitted a planning application to Harrogate Borough Council for the solar panels, which would cover 454 square metres of a field next to the site.
They would be capable of producing 90,471 kWh of electricity a year.
Planning documents say the park wants to improve the environmental impact of the business and the solar panels would reduce its carbon footprint by around 31 tonnes of carbon dioxide each year.
It also says that around 30% of the electricity generated will be exported back to the National Grid so it can be utilised by the public.
It adds:
“This means that the public can also utilise electricity which has been generated by renewable energy, further reducing the reliance on fossil fuels and power stations.
“The installation of the solar PV system would not solely serve the applicant but would also benefit other households.”
Harrogate Borough Council will decide on the plans at a later date.
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Historic Harrogate naturist club holds first open day since covid
An historic naturist club in Harrogate is to hold its first open day since covid.
Valley Sun Club, which dates back to 1937, has a caravan site in a secluded spot on the outskirts of Harrogate.
The club, which is situated on five acres of land, is looking to reach new people in the area during its open day, which takes from 10am on Sunday, July 18.
It hopes that those who have missed the secluded naturist beaches in Europe will try out their Harrogate club as part of the staycation boom.
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To protect privacy, the precise location of the club has not been divulged, other than it is on the outskirts of Harrogate.
Those involved also requested to only use their first names.
Anne, who is in charge of membership at Valley Sun Club, told the Stray Ferret:
“Naturism is growing in popularity around the UK but it is probably not as popular as we would like it to be around Harrogate.
“We are just trying to reach out to anyone who might be interested, it might not be for everyone but I think there are lots of benefits to getting involved.”
To book your place, or for more information, contact richardatvalley@gmail.com or call 07340 177142.
As well as sunbathing, the club has boules, miniten, a nine-hole pitch and putt golf course and a bar at weekends with a pool table, darts and karaoke.
Many members have a caravan on site during the summer season, which allows them to stay as often as they wish but caravans are also available for rental.