by Chris Malone
A small caravan site in the village of Banwell recently welcomed tourism minister and Weston MP John Penrose, it has been revealed.
According to the Weston Mercury, the government official was there on business as part of his study into the tourism economy.
Joined by Nick Lomas and Mark Betambeau from the Caravan Club, the MP chatted with Geoff and Lesley Stimson, who own Cottage Farm caravan site.
The five-pitch facility is located in Churchlands Way and Mr Penrose explained that he was “delighted to visit Cottage Farm”.
He noted that it is one of the area’s successful caravanning businesses and that he enjoyed seeing how well it was doing for himself.
“Caravanning is extremely important to Weston and the villages, contributing a significant amount of money to our local businesses and boosting our local economy and tourism industry as a result,” he told the newspaper.
In other news, the Northern Echo has reported that a local MP has backed residents complaints over changes to the Hazelgrove Holiday Park in east Cleveland.
