More Bullying

The new season for use of the caravan site has arrived.The atmosphere has once more been soured by the site owner bullying one of his customers.It has come to my ears that the site owners son reported to his father that an adverse comment had been made by the caravan owner,who spends most of his life on the site.The site owner immediately confronted the customer and vindictively told him that,if he repeated the "offence", his caravan would be moved to the gate in less than an hour.
This took place at the end of last season in October.Let us all hope that other customers will take note and not pass adverse comments which may be reported back.

Wet,Wet,Wet.

Once more the river is a raging torrent.The recent snow melting combined with a fair amount of rain have caused the water level to come up on the grass at the rivers edge. All of the boat staging has disappeared from sight and the level is only a few inches below some of the caravan pitches.The bench at the front is out of reach and the emergency lifebelt is about to be submerged.The ducks on the river are travelling downstream at a rapid rate and have no chance of getting back by swimming.The site is looking very sad.

Another Flood

The deluge during the night of 11th and 12th of December has caused the River Avon to flood once more. The bridge has only just managed to accept the huge flow of fast moving water but the level rose over the caravan site car park again and nearly reached the Four Alls garden area.

Another Wet Week

The heavy rain last weekend (9/11/08) has caused flooding of the river and the caravan site car park has been under water once more.We have not yet seen any floating caravans and ,of course,the site is closed until 1st March 2009.Previous devastation by flood has been at Easter and July but it appears that flood risk is becoming more frequent at other times of the year.

Corrections

There has been a change to the facts detailed on the home page of this site and for the sake of accuracy the following corrections should be noted.
The Four Alls pub and restaurant is still opposite the caravan site but appears to have closed down.It was last open on 18th October but the next morning there was no sign of life and all the curtains are permanently closed.No announcement or notices are evident but it appears abandoned.Perhaps this is an early casualty of the recession ?
Whilst noting corrections it should also be mentioned that the Post Office within walking distance closed down about 5 years ago.
The cycle route along the Greenway avoiding traffic is unfortunately situated several miles away and has to be reached by public road.
The estimated journey time by boat to Stratford is optimistic and in the 6 years I have been travelling it I have never achieved it in less than 2 hours and I normally allow 2 1/2 hours.There is a 4 mph speed limit, 3 locks and often a fair amount of other boats to impede progress.
Another situation be be aware of is the controversy raging currently about a proposal to build an "eco town" at Long Marston which threatens to cause an extra 10,000 daily car journeys.The fear is that,because the inhabitants of the new town will need to commute to jobs,the road through Welford will be used as a rat run to reach Stratford and the motorway network.There has been a foretaste of this during the last 2 weeks because the bridge at Bidford has been closed for repair and all the traffic has been diverted through Welford.The villagers have found it difficult to access or leave their homes due to the nose to tail vehicles queuing past their drives.The problem is increased by a single track section outside The Bell pub,the restricted width of the river bridge, and the tee junction with the B439 just past the entrance to the caravan park.
This is the up to date situation to further reflect the facts.

Happy Owner ?

This entry is in reply to the person signing himself as a happy owner. His comments are welcomed and I am pleased to reply to his vitriolic statements.Anyone reading his opinions might be forgiven for thinking he is not really a "happy" owner at all.
Firstly his doubts about the truth of my information cannot really be answered without knowing which part he disputes.I am not aware of any point that is incorrect and if anyone can prove differently I will change the offending piece and apologise.
As for my sanity I am not perhaps the best judge but I seem to be functioning quite normally in every other respect.
I am asked if the site owners actions have anything to do with me and my reply is nothing at all.However I do not apologise for expressing an opinion in the same way as Happy Owner does about me. We live in a country of free speech I believe.
I am accused of being vindictive and publishing a mindless blog to discredit the park owner. I only reported on the abortive attempt to get me prosecuted for something I had not done.He did me a favour as it turned out because the policeman told me that,according to the Office of Public Prosecutions,I am perfectly entitled to express my opinion providing it is the truth.Otherwise I do not think I have criticised him.
Actually my last blog gave information about the chance to win a £300K house at "Winourhome.com." Where is the harm in that ? It could do him and other readers a big favour.
Finally the accusation about my boat.I have paid the same dues as everybody else for using a boat on the upper Avon.When I leave the mooring I have to make a choice of upstream or downstream like everyone else.It is a random decision and probably works out 50/50.Upstream I have to go past the caravan site.I do not "parade up and down" but of course I do return to the mooring.I think,with the poor summer we have had and the fact that the boat was not launched until 1st July,you could not have seen me go past more than about 5 times.I have never stopped to inform anyone about the website.If I am asked I obviously explain that the web site is available but this has only occured twice and I do not force anyone to access it.
Please let me know if there is anything else you wish to take issue with but if it is going to upset you then I suggest you stop reading my blog.

Alternative Accomodation

Now that we are into October and it is starting to get cold,especially at night,it will soon be time to leave the park until 1st March 2009.Whilst most of us will be nice and warm there are some hardy souls that may have to suffer in a caravan a bit longer.For instance the park owner has made his caravan his main (or only ?) home for him and his partner and 2 children.If it gets too bleak he might like to enter a competition on the web that I have seen recently.It offers the chance of winning, at much better odds than the National Lottery,a home worth £300K for an investment of only £20.It can be found at "Winourhome.com". Why not check it out ? You can only lose £20 and some of that is going to worthy charities anyway.It will change some ones life in a major way.
For instance this could be a big compensation to the Park owner for the money he has wasted on buying a site and adjacent field with no potential in my opinion.