Welsh Division at Westminster.

During March 2009 members of the Welsh Division attended the House of Commons as guests of The Rt. Hon Lord Neil Kinnock of Bedwellty for a lunch to celebrate the formation of a Welsh Division. The Lunch was arranged to co-inside with the launch of Tourism Week in the UK.

The guest list was headed by Club Chairman, Grenville Chamberlain and his wife Liz, Trevor Watson the Club Director General, the three Club Vice Chairmen with their partners and Brian Richardson, the Executive Secretary. The Welsh Divisional Officers were accompanied by representatives from the Welsh Centres together with the newly appointed Welsh Nominated Member, Lembit Öpik MP. He joined existing Welsh Nominated Members Morgan Hinder and Nick Haynes. Also invited was David Chapman from the Welsh Tourism Alliance.

Prior to lunch the attendees undertook a tour of the Palace of Westminster and were shown behind the scenes of both the House of Lords and the House of Commons. Following the tour the guests joined Lord Kinnock for a drinks reception on the terrace overlooking the Thames, where everyone was made most welcome by our host.

After a wonderful lunch, Lord Kinnock made a speech welcoming The Caravan Club and especially the Welsh Division to the House of Commons. He commented on the stature of The Club and the voluntary work undertaken by its members. David Kidner, Welsh Division Chairman, responded by thanking Lord Kinnock for hosting the event and outlining the work undertaken by the Division on behalf of the membership in Wales. He also acknowledged the support of the Executive Committee for the Welsh Region to achieve Divisional Status.

To have the formation of the Welsh Division celebrated at the House of Commons was very special for those Club members who attended, especially as Wales has been recognised within The Caravan Club in the same way as both the Scottish and Irish Divisions.

An excellent day was had by all who attended and the Welsh Division would like to express their sincere thanks to The Rt. Hon. Lord Neil Kinnock for hosting this very successful event and The Club’s PR Department, especially Fiona Bewers, for assisting with the arrangements.




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