Life at Lobb

LIFE AT LOBB

THE LATEST NEWS FROM LOBB FIELDS

4 May 2008

The Managers, Michael and Alison

Mr Melvyn Adams

It is with deep regret that we have learnt of the death of Mr Melvyn Adams. Melvyn was a great friend of Lobb Fields; he first came to the site aged 17 in 1965. Since then he was a regular visitor, keeping his caravan in storage and visiting many times over the years.
He made a lot of very good friends who will miss him greatly, as indeed will the staff here at Lobb. He was one of life's real gentlemen.
We send our deepest sympathy to his family.

New wardens for 2008

Mike and Melissa

Terry and Enid

LOBB NEWS

New Wardens
We are delighted to welcomeTerry and Enid, who have now joined Mike and Melissa. The team is now complete and are just waiting for you all, and a bit of sun!

Internet facilities,The Ark
We now have Internet facilities available for our customers. We have put together an excellent room with three PCs connected via Reception to the Internet; you will be able to access both the Internet and your emails on site. We have called the room The Ark; it should be useful on rainy days but of course 2008 is going to be glorious and sunny!

The Weather at Lobb Fields
Well, we were correct in what we wrote concerning the Easter weather. We saw quite a lot of sun although the temperature stayed cold for that time of the year. The forecasters' prediction, as is frequently the case, was much worse than it actually was on the day.
As you may be aware this area of North Devon, to be more accurate a two mile wide strip running from Westward Ho! to llfracombe, has its own micro climate; if you look at the rainfall map of the British Isles you will notice that this little area has the same rainfall as parts of East Anglia. We will normally have a fine day at Lobb when showers are predicted for the West Country.
The Early May Bank holiday weather was getting better but at least the surf was very good; certainly those who came for the water sports had a really great time whlst the sun-bathers did not do quite so well!
The Spring so far has been dismal which we all think normally precedes a lovely summer; let us hope we are right. But at times it has been wonderful already! See below:

April 2008

Putsborough Beach, with just two good friends, mummy and daughter!

Saunton surfers in good surf

Arrivals at busy times
Whilst our new computerised system has much improved the rate of booking in during busy times we have been giving a lot of thought to speed up access by our clients onto their pitches. This is not possible to achieve as some work has to be done to prepare the pitches for the new arrivals. However we have devised a system whereby those arriving early can book in and then temporarily park their caravans until their pitch is ready. Thus they will then be able to go away to the beach, or wherever they want, and return later during the day to move onto their pitch. Naturally if the pitch is free when they arrive they will be able to move straight on. We will see how it works and if need be do some fine tuning

LOBB LIVE SURFING KIT SHOPPING

Equipment on Site
The Surf Store will open for the season, run by Vaughn; we hope this will make your holiday equipment planning easier. So have a look at the Surf Store page which will be subject to regular updates, or at his web site

Now this is Vaughn; surely he looks the perfect man to trust, and from whom anyone would confidently buy or hire surfboards?!

Shopping in Braunton

Surfing
For surfing enthusiasts there is the well established Tiki International; the shop is in the middle of Braunton and the factory at the end of South Street. They both have excellent kit to buy or hire; www.tikisurf.co.uk is their web address

Kite Surfing
For kite surfing enthusiast UK Kite Boarding Centre (in Caen Street in Braunton) has great kit, combined with first-rate instruction

Car Parking
There is now a small charge for parking in the Braunton Car park but of course it does mean that almost invariably there is space to park which will make your shopping so much easier

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Other events will be added as soon as they are known

1-9 May North Devon and Exmoor Walking Festival

3 May RHS and NDMB Walking Festival Celebration Day

26 May Braunton Carnival

27-28 May Tractor and Trailer rides from Mortehoe Heritage Centre

1-30 June North Devon Festival

7-8 June Lynton and Lynmouth Music Festival

19-22 June Art Trek Open Studios

20 June GoldCoast Oceanfest

July. Date not yet known Woolacombe International Sandcastle Competition

1-3 August Creation Festival

6 August North Devon show

11-17 August Bideford Folk Festival

25 August Lynton Fete

PIC PAGES

We have kept the two pictures from last year under North Devon. We have now started again with pictures from this season. We really like having photos of you all at Lobb; when any of the staff come round armed with a camera please do not be shy! Even better do go up and ask to be photographed and we will put you on Life at Lobb! Equally if you take any good pics of yourselves or your friends do please email them to Reception.

Pic Page 1

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And as always if there is anything we can do to help just contact Reception.

Please also remember that all of us at Lobb have only one aim, that is to do all we can to ensure that you, your family and friends enjoy a happy visit to the glories of North Devon

Have a really fantastic holiday!