by Joe Jeffrey
Show set to go with a bang as more special guests are added to leisure vehicle show lineup
A new lineup of special guests has been announced for the Motorhome & Caravan Show taking place between 13 – 18 October at Birmingham’s NEC.
Featuring alongside all of the new 2016 leisure vehicles being launched at this year’s show, Matt Baker and Julia Bradbury will be contributing to a compelling line-up in the show’s Experts’ Theatre plus much more, guaranteed to get people on seats.
Also in the Experts’ Theatre, on Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 at 3pm, cyclist Dave Sims will speak about his incredible experience cycling 1,600 miles of the 2015 Tour De France on a bike designed in the seventies for children. With the professionals using carbon fibre bikes worth thousands of pounds, Dave completed the route on nothing more than a Raleigh Chopper! He raised thousands of pounds for charity and received support from Chris Froome and Team Sky in his bid to prove that you don’t need an expensive bike to take part in the world’s most gruelling bicycle race. He’s a big fan of caravans and motorhomes, having used a motorhome to support his pedalling adventure.
On the opening day of the show (Tuesday 13 October), which also marks Caravan Club Day, well-known TV and radio presenter Matt Baker will feature as a guest of the Club. Visitors can hear what he has to say about his countryside adventures and much more, whilst also grabbing the chance to find out more about the Club’s own network of UK sites, overseas travel service plus touring advice.
Friendly Friday on 16 October meanwhile, will see TV presenter and president of The Camping & Caravanning Club Julia Bradbury welcome show visitors. She will speak about her love of the outdoors, walking and will also take audience questions in the Experts’ Theatre at 3pm. Julia will also be on the Club stand throughout the day to meet and greet Club members and non-members alike.
At 3pm on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18, Lee Davey will take to the stage in the Experts’ Theatre to tell his inspiring story about the Davey family going #screenfree in their Swift Sprite caravan.
Caravanners for more than a decade, the Daveys focused on family time at Caravan Club sites in the UK and abroad by leaving TV’s, iPads, and other electronic devices at home to make the most of the great outdoors.
Also on hand at the show every day is ‘Gadget Girl’ Ella Williamson, probably best known for her five-year residency as ‘Gadget Guru’ on BBC2’s Something for the Weekend.
Ella regularly features in national newspapers and magazines, and on television and radio and also writes for BBC News. Not only will Ella be compering most of the sessions in the Experts’ Theatre, but she will also be giving her own expert advice daily at 4pm on the must have gadgets to take on holiday.
The show, supported by The Caravan Club and The Camping & Caravanning Club, is also set to welcome Carl ‘Foggy’ Fogarty, who will officially open the show as reported on CaravanTimes previously.
That’s not all though, and visitors can also enjoy exclusive show-only deals, new product demonstrations, free caravan towing and motorhome manoeuvring lessons, browse hundreds of accessories, free parking and a free show guide – plus kids go free too!
To buy tickets now and find out more about what to expect, click here.
