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Steve Berry Officially Opens BURRS COUNTRY PARK Caravan Club Site |
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 cfadmindave writes "On Friday 6 July at 1145 hrs, TV presenter and journalist Steve Berry cut the ceremonial ribbon to mark the official opening of Burrs Country Park Caravan Club Site, near Bury, Lancashire following a £1.3 million development programme.
The Caravan Club took a 60-year lease from the local authority in April 2005 and development work started almost immediately, so the Site was open for business in March the following year. Since then it has proved extremely popular with members and visitors alike, and because it is open all year it complements the other leisure activities and events that draw people to the Country Park and its surroundings.
This is the first ‘green field’ development The Club has undertaken for many years and great care was taken so that the extensive ground remodelling and landscaping was sympathetic to the open parkland feel of the area. The area has immense value in terms of species richness, providing a green oasis in the Greater Manchester conurbation. The Club has done its bit by environmentally sensitive planting of indigenous shrubs and plants to encourage biodiversity, and by retaining the old water course as a wetland conservation area.
The Site itself offers 85 pitches in total, 64 of which are hardstandings and 21 are reinforced grass, so that visitors are able to stay in all weathers and all seasons. The top-quality facilities include new toilet block, enclosed vegetable preparation area, laundry, a bathroom for the disabled, and a baby and toddler room.
There is a whole range of activities for visitors to enjoy in and around the 100-acre park itself. These include climbing, canoeing (including a slalom course for the more adventurous), orienteering,
cycling (the Site has direct access to the National Cycle Network), or walkers can enjoy a number of marked countryside and riverside trails, including a section of the Irwell Sculpture Trail.
The park also holds the prestigious Green Flag Award awarded by the Civic Trust for environmental excellence.
There is a wealth of historical interest in and around Bury and Burrs Country Park itself. Railway enthusiasts will be in their element as the East Lancashire Steam Railway heritage line runs along one of the new Site’s boundaries, and the park is on the site of two historic cotton mills. As well as being the home of the traditional Bury Black Pudding, the town has a famous market three times a week. The Site is adjacent to a pub which serves excellent, good value meals, and there is a choice of restaurants and good food shops in the vicinity.
Bob Black, Chairman of The Caravan Club comments “We are very proud of this jewel of a site. Burrs Country Park Caravan Club Site will make a significant and positive contribution to the local tourism economy, providing the equivalent of over 80,000 ‘bed nights’ per annum for caravanners who will spend over £620,000 off site, in the locality this year.”
Steve Berry comments, “I think that the location with all it has to offer, combined with its proximity to the hundreds of thousands of caravanners that live in the North West, means it’s a terrific destination for weekend, as well as longer breaks.”
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Posted on Thursday, July 12 @ 16:32:39 BST by nukeadmin
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