Following public outcry and meetings with Bristol City Council, The Caravan Club’s Baltic Wharf site will not be moved
The Caravan Club‘s Baltic Wharf site has renewed its lease for another three years after countless discussions with the Bristol City Council.
Back in March of 2014 CaravanTimes reported that, due to a demand in primary schools the Baltic Wharf site was set to be moved so that a school could be built in its place. Just over a month later we reported that a petition had been started to save the Baltic Wharf site, and had received in excess of 1,500 signatures.
Today we can report that after public outcry to save the Baltic Wharf site, The Caravan Club has worked with the Bristol City Council to ensure that the park stays for quite a while, and will be back to taking bookings soon.
The e-petition, which was created by local business owner, Matthew Gibbs, highlighted the fact that plans to move the Baltic Wharf site to make way for a primary school were originally made without any consultation from the public and the petition provided an outlet for the community to voice their opinion. A Facebook page and Twitter account were also created with the sole purpose of saving the site.
The public cited several reasons why they were opposed to the move, including the danger of a primary school so close to a very highly trafficked road, and the possible downside the move would have on the local economy. Many families visited the site as it is close to the Bristol Zoo and provided a great stopover for those travelling to Cornwall.
The Caravan Club will renew its lease on the Baltic Wharf site in September 2015, and will hold the site for another three years.
“We very much appreciate the concerns raised by members on the future of this very popular site and hope that our members will understand the sensitive nature of the negotiations that have been on-going to help achieve this agreement,” The Caravan Club said.
The Caravan Club is hopeful they will start taking bookings in the next week for any time after 31 August. To book your trip to the Baltic Wharf site, click here.
It is nice to see this story have a happy ending, and anything may be possible when a community and Caravan Club members work together.
