Click here to enter site	WELCOME TO NORTHANTS DA of the Camping and Caravanning Club Greenfields House, Westwood Way, Coventry, CV4 8HJ Telephone 0845 1307631
ABOUT US COMMITTEE SITES INFO YOUTH PAGE FUTURE EVENTS PHOTOS CCRM 2019 ADVERTISEMENTS HOLIDAY MEETS	------------------------------------------------------------------------------ It is with great sadness that Northants DA have to announce the death of Sheila Wright Until a few years ago, Sheila & Pete were a massive part of the DA, Pete designing and making all of our props for the Regional Meet and taking part in all the rallies. Sheila's funeral will be held on Thursday 28th March at 11.30am at St Francis Church, Eastfield Road, Duston, NN5 6TQ. Flowers, or if desired donations, can be made out to "Duston PCC" and on the rear of the cheque put "St Francis Repair Fund". Private Cremation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IF WEATHER IS BAD PLEASE CHECK WITH ONE OF THE NUMBERS BELOW TO CHECK IF THE MEET IS ON For more information please contact Glennys on 07941776868 Colin on 01604 413451 (07425156725) -------------------------------------------------------- NORTHANTS DA SITES LIST FOR 2019 Click here to access PRINTABLE PDF SITES LIST NORTHANTS DA AGM- SATURDAY MARCH 23RD AT ROADE VILLAGE HALL, ROADE, NORTHANTS, NN7 2LS commencing 6.00pm PROMPT All Northants Members are invited to attend and express their views and suggestions on what they would like to see happen. Sites Board will be available for Members to put down their name down to steward. We need Stewards to run meets otherwise we will have to cancel. Meeting will be followed by entertainment/buffet. Don't forget your membership cards and meet tickets (members must be at AGM to win a free year's membership) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ APRIL 18TH TO 22ND - EASTER AT UPPINGHAM COMMUNITY COLLEGE, UPPINGHAM, LE1 9TJ Join the DA at Uppingham for Easter for a weekend of fun including: Thursday Evening - Get together with friends to chat Friday Evening - Scrapheap Robots You've heard of Scrapheap Challenge & Robots Wars well Northants DA presents: Scrapheap Robots. Bring anything that will help you and your team make a Robot from elastic bands, old materials, plastics, cardboard, etc and anything you think you might need to build a self propelling robot. No electronics or remote controls involved. Saturday Evening - An evening with Paul Paul will be hosting the evening with an evening of Quizzes and Bingo Sunday - An Evening with Craig Harper Craig Harper was a runner-up in " Britains Got Talent" so come and enjoy his music To print a copy click here Fees: £10/pun. Site opens at 10am on Thursday 18th April --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTHANTS DA's FACEBOOK PAGE JOIN THE GROUP AT https://www.facebook.com/groups/819051158202802/ Site last updated: 18-Mar-2019 2:41 PM	CHARITIES FOR 2018 The Lewis Foundation In 2010, Lee’s mum Janice Lewis was diagnosed with cancer. The hospital became our life for next 4 years. During the time life threw many challenges. In 2012 Lee's Nan passed away in April, then 6 months later Lee’s Dad, Chris Lewis passed away suddenly following a heart attack. In February 2013, their new build home completely flooded due to the builders fitting an incorrect pipe. They lost everything and had to live in a hotel for 3 months whilst their house was rebuilt. They were as they would describe at “rock bottom”. They never fully appreciated the realities of cancer and supporting the family member because Chris had shielded them from that. However, when the 2 of them took over his role, they learnt how tough it was financially, physically and emotionally. This was not only for the person with cancer but their families, Losing everything put their life into perspective and they thought what could they do to make life a little bit easier for people in hospital and try and make people happy. Initially, Lorraine decided she wanted to raise money to fund the 11 TV and DVD players for the private rooms on Talbot Butler ward in Northampton General Hospital, where Lee's mum had been in and out of for 4 years. It costs £10 a day or £35 a week to watch TV, which people would pay but no one could really afford. So, over a 2 year period Lorraine did Tough Mudder and Rat Race Dirty Weekend (20 miles, 200 obstacles), something completely out of her comfort zone. She had to do it, as she knew it would make a difference. Plus, they were getting fed up of bringing their own 32 inch TV in and out of the hospital. Lorraine achieved that and then they both thought what they could do on a long term basis. When Lorraine and Lee would visit Janice in hospital they would bring in items for patients or run down to the shop for patients to grab items they needed like magazines, toiletries etc. That was when they came up with the idea of giving free gift packs to people in hospital, so they could have items they loved without having to worry about paying for it. Then they could spend time with people so they didn't feel lonely and they could take people's mind off thinking about cancer. So, they decided to set up a charity that did just that. In April 2016 The Lewis Foundation was born. They initially started off with giving 80 gift packs a month to one ward with a choice of 8 gifts to Talbot Butler Ward in Northampton General Hospital. However, the demand for the gift packs grew. They then covered day patients in Northampton General Hospital. From there, they now also supply gift packs to BMI Three Shires, Northampton, Kettering General Hospital, Bedford Hospital, Leicester Royal Infirmary and Milton Keynes University Hospital Trust. They now provide 1700 free gift packs a month to cancer patients and have a selection of 27 gift packs available.

WELCOME TO NORTHANTS DA

of the Camping and Caravanning Club

Greenfields House, Westwood Way, Coventry, CV4 8HJ

Telephone 0845 1307631

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It is with great sadness that Northants DA have to announce the death of Sheila Wright
Until a few years ago, Sheila & Pete were a massive part of the DA, Pete designing
and making all of our props for the Regional Meet and taking part in all the rallies.
Sheila's funeral will be held on Thursday 28th March at 11.30am at
St Francis Church, Eastfield Road, Duston, NN5 6TQ.
Flowers, or if desired donations, can be made out to "Duston PCC" and on the rear
of the cheque put "St Francis Repair Fund".
Private Cremation

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IF WEATHER IS BAD PLEASE CHECK WITH ONE OF THE NUMBERS
BELOW TO CHECK IF THE MEET IS ON

For more information please contact Glennys on 07941776868
Colin on 01604 413451 (07425156725)
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NORTHANTS DA SITES LIST FOR 2019

Click here to access
PRINTABLE PDF SITES LIST

NORTHANTS DA AGM- SATURDAY MARCH 23RD
AT
ROADE VILLAGE HALL, ROADE, NORTHANTS, NN7 2LS
commencing 6.00pm PROMPT
All Northants Members are invited to attend and express their views
and suggestions on what they would like to see happen.
Sites Board will be available for Members to put down their name down
to steward. We need Stewards to run meets otherwise we will have to
cancel. Meeting will be followed by entertainment/buffet.
Don't forget your membership cards and meet tickets
(members must be at AGM to win a free year's membership)
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APRIL 18TH TO 22ND - EASTER AT UPPINGHAM COMMUNITY COLLEGE, UPPINGHAM, LE1 9TJ
Join the DA at Uppingham for Easter for a weekend of fun including:

Thursday Evening - Get together with friends to chat

Friday Evening - Scrapheap Robots
You've heard of Scrapheap Challenge & Robots Wars well Northants DA presents:
Scrapheap Robots.
Bring anything that will help you and your team make a Robot from elastic bands, old materials,
plastics, cardboard, etc and anything you think you might need to build a self propelling robot.
No electronics or remote controls involved.

Saturday Evening - An evening with Paul
Paul will be hosting the evening with an evening of Quizzes and Bingo

Sunday - An Evening with Craig Harper
Craig Harper was a runner-up in " Britains Got Talent" so come and enjoy his music

To print a copy click here

Fees: £10/pun. Site opens at 10am on Thursday 18th April

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NORTHANTS DA's FACEBOOK PAGE
JOIN THE GROUP AT https://www.facebook.com/groups/819051158202802/

Site last updated: 18-Mar-2019 2:41 PM

CHARITIES FOR 2018

The Lewis Foundation
In 2010, Lee’s mum Janice Lewis was diagnosed with cancer. The hospital became our life for next 4 years. During the time life threw many challenges. In 2012 Lee's Nan passed away in April, then 6 months later Lee’s Dad, Chris Lewis passed away suddenly following a heart attack. In February 2013, their new build home completely flooded due to the builders fitting an incorrect pipe. They lost everything and had to live in a hotel for 3 months whilst their house was rebuilt. They were as they would describe at “rock bottom”. They never fully appreciated the realities of cancer and supporting the family member because Chris had shielded them from that. However, when the 2 of them took over his role, they learnt how tough it was financially, physically and emotionally. This was not only for the person with cancer but their families, Losing everything put their life into perspective and they thought what could they do to make life a little bit easier for people in hospital and try and make people happy.

Initially, Lorraine decided she wanted to raise money to fund the 11 TV and DVD players for the private rooms on Talbot Butler ward in Northampton General Hospital, where Lee's mum had been in and out of for 4 years. It costs £10 a day or £35 a week to watch TV, which people would pay but no one could really afford. So, over a 2 year period Lorraine did Tough Mudder and Rat Race Dirty Weekend (20 miles, 200 obstacles), something completely out of her comfort zone. She had to do it, as she knew it would make a difference. Plus, they were getting fed up of bringing their own 32 inch TV in and out of the hospital. Lorraine achieved that and then they both thought what they could do on a long term basis.

When Lorraine and Lee would visit Janice in hospital they would bring in items for patients or run down to the shop for patients to grab items they needed like magazines, toiletries etc. That was when they came up with the idea of giving free gift packs to people in hospital, so they could have items they loved without having to worry about paying for it. Then they could spend time with people so they didn't feel lonely and they could take people's mind off thinking about cancer. So, they decided to set up a charity that did just that. In April 2016 The Lewis Foundation was born. They initially started off with giving 80 gift packs a month to one ward with a choice of 8 gifts to Talbot Butler Ward in Northampton General Hospital. However, the demand for the gift packs grew. They then covered day patients in Northampton General Hospital. From there, they now also supply gift packs to BMI Three Shires, Northampton, Kettering General Hospital, Bedford Hospital, Leicester Royal Infirmary and Milton Keynes University Hospital Trust. They now provide 1700 free gift packs a month to cancer patients and have a selection of 27 gift packs available.