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DENT DYNAMICS PAINTLESS DE T REMOVAL Homes on Wheels – the Story of Winchester Caravans is summer, the Caravan and Motorhome Club Collection, hosted at the National Motor Museum, will be celebrating one of the UK’s most prestigious manufacturers of holiday caravans - Bertram Hutchings Caravans Ltd, later known more simply as Winchester Caravans. A range of activities will be taking place throughout July and August including an exhibition and talk at Hampshire Record O ce in Winchester, plus family activity packs at selected Club Campsites in Hampshire. Known as ‘ e Rolls-Royce of Caravans’, the Winchester Caravans works was located on Stockbridge Road in the Hampshire city. Spanning across ve decades and transcending two World Wars, the business was one of the few to successfully produce a range of horse-drawn, motor and trailer caravans, and is a largely forgotten story in the annals of Hampshire’s industrial heritage. In 2015 a signi cant collection of photographs, ephemera and journals relating to Winchester Caravans was donated to the Caravan and Motorhome Club Collection. is vast collection has since been catalogued, digitised and researched in detail by a team of volunteers at the National Motor Museum. Kindly supported by a generous grant fromHampshire leisure travel.” ‘Homes on Wheels’ – e Story of Winchester Caravans can be viewed at Hampshire Record O ce, Sussex Street, Winchester, SO23 8TH, until 31st August 2023 during Record O ce opening hours. Senior Curator of the Caravan and Motorhome Club Collection, Angela Willis, will also be delivering a talk on the history of the caravan holiday in Hampshire at the Record O ce on Monday 7th August, 6.30pm – 8.30pm. Prior to the talk, visitors will be able to view the exhibition. is exhibition has been developed in partnership with the Caravan and Motorhome Club and the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu, thanks to a generous grant from Hampshire Archives Trust. To nd out more and book tickets for the talk visit: nationalmotormuseum.org.uk/collections/camccollection/homes-on-wheels-2023 Archives Trust, this project will be the rst time that a signi cant collection of photographs, ephemera and journals relating to Winchester Caravans are shared publicly alongside their stories. It will place a spotlight on the family and business which gave freedom and adventure to a growing number of caravan enthusiasts and motorists in the rst half of the twentieth century. Born in Winchester in 1887, Bertram Hutchings opened the city’s rst health food shop on Southgate Street in 1910, and his interest in a healthy lifestyle and outdoor living quickly led to the foundation of his caravan building enterprise in 1912. A member of the Royal Photographic Society, Hutchings’ historic collection is bursting with pictures of his many caravan designs taken at locations across Hampshire. Senior Curator of the Caravan and Motorhome Winchester Caravans works pictured in its heyday of the 1930’s A 1920’s advert for Bertram Hutchings Caravans Limited, advertising horse-drawn, motor and trailer caravans Club Collection, Angela Willis, comments: “The arrival of Bertram Hutchings’ collection at the Museum was a real career highlight. It is unusual for the era that such a stunning visual record of a caravan business was created, but for it to have survived to this day is truly remarkable. I am delighted that Bertram Hutchings’ story is returning to Winchester this summer, and we can celebrate his legacy on FOREST MILITARIA e New Forest Militaria Fair takes place on the first Wednesday of each month from 7pm to 9.30pm in the Colbury Church Rooms, Deerleap Lane, Colbury (near Ashurst) SO40 7EH. e next fair takes place on Wednesday 2nd August. ere are stalls o ering a variety of militaria items, and these events are an ideal venue for dealers, collectors and enthusiasts to get together to buy, sell, swap, exhibit and talk about all aspects of militaria. All are welcome and admission is £1. Anyone who would like to pre-book a table at £6, should call Dave Curtis on: 07903 600865 or: 023 8178 1324. Gentle Ramble Join Lepe Country Park Ranger Laura for a gentle 30-minute walk around Lepe, suitable for those with limited walking ability, on Monday 31st July at 9.30am Laura will take you along accessible routes, making the most the picturesque environment at Lepe. Meet at e Lookout a couple of minutes prior to the walk starting. Free to attend, usual parking charges apply. Fete & Flower Show Exbury Club’s Fete and Flower Show is taking place on Saturday 5th August, 12noon to 4.30pm, supporting the Waterside Gateway Club. ere will be small children’s rides, archery, birds of prey, face painting, ra e, bric a brac, vintage vehicles, kids climbing challenge, re engine, tombola, bungee trampoline, stalls and plants plus cakes, ice cream, BBQ, outside bar and doughnuts. e Flower Show opens at 2pm, prize giving at 3.45pm. Stalls wanted £30 a pitch, for details please email: jhuartson@aol.com Join Hythe Library on Wednesday mornings 10am to 12noon to meet and socialise with new friends who are also retired. Feel free to bring along existing friends or get to know our regulars and enjoy a free hot drink and maybe even a biscuit. No need to book, they look forward to seeing you there. ‘Chat About’ Social Club
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