Preparing your Caravan for Spring
February 16, 2018
4 Tips to help you get your Caravan ready for Spring
It may not have felt like it in the morning frost, but Spring is on it’s way! And with Easter coming early this year you may already be planning your first caravan trip away this season.
Now is the ideal time to get your caravan serviced, but in the meantime here are some basic tips to help you on your way;
Check your tyres
Make sure that your tyres are inflated correctly and check for any cuts, wear or bulges. The thread depth should meet legal requirements and run across the full width of the tire.
Test your handbrake
Check that your handbrake works and is capable of holding the weight of your caravan, we don’t want you rolling away in the middle of the night!
Fill your gas tank
Ensure that your gas tank is full and that the rubber hoses aren’t split or damaged. Check all of your running lights and make sure that your leisure battery is holding the correct charge.
Check your fire extinguisher
Your fire extinguisher should be in date and properly pressurised. We hope that you’ll never need it but it is also worth investing in a fire blanket in the event of a cooking fat fire.
Give your caravan a spring clean
Now is also the ideal time to give your caravan a good spring-clean. Hopefully you have already read our
Checklist for preparing your Caravan for Winter Storage
so you won’t need to worry about any unwanted mould or frost damage - but it is worth taking the time to give your caravan a good clean (both inside and out). Not only will this give you the opportunity to spot any minor problems before they turn into something more serious, it will also help to maintain the resale value.
We offer immaculate hard-standing touring pitches across 6 holiday parks, all situated in the heart of Somerset. With a portfolio including family friendly, adult only and over 50’s parks, we really do have something for everyone.
Please contact us for more information.
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On a sunny morning this April, 7 volunteers from Riverside Holiday Village and Edithmead Leisure and Park Homes headed out on a 2-mile 'litter pick' along Bridgwater Road in Weston-super-Mare. We managed to collect 11 sacks of litter, plus part of a lorry! Energy drinks cans were by far the biggest offender of the day, closely followed by discarded alcohol bottles and fast food takeaway wrappers. All waste was collected by our waste management partner, MJ Church. Now the biggest initiative of its kind in the UK, the Million Mile Clean is an annual event, mobilising 1,000,000 million volunteers to clean over 10,000,000 miles of UK landscape between 2021 - 2030. We would like to say a massive 'thank you' to all of our volunteers - we're planning another 'clean' this September - please keep a lookout for more updates about future events!
You and your 'fur-babies' will love our recent pet-friendly upgrades here at Riverside Holiday Village near Weston-super-Mare
Providing a clean and attractive destination for our visitors to enjoy not only benefits our business, it also positively impacts our local community and the wider environment. Which is why we have committed to join Surfers Against Sewage Million Mile Clean . Now the biggest initiative of its kind in the UK, the Million Mile Clean is an annual event, mobilising 1,000,000 million volunteers to clean over 10,000,000 miles of UK landscape between 2021 - 2030. It’s reported that more than 2 million pieces of litter are dropped in the UK every day at a cost of £1 billion to the taxpayer. So, we are asking visitors and the local community to get pro-active and join us at Riverside Holiday Village near Weston-super-Mare on Thursday 24th April from 11.00am - 1.00pm for an organised 2 mile ‘litter pick’ along Bridgwater Road (Hospital Roundabout - Hobbs Boat Inn). ‘Clean Kits’ will be provided; we’re just asking for 2 hours of your time to help clean up this public space.