My Bailey Van Winner Unveiled!

Amid great excitement the winning entry to the My Bailey Van Caravan Design Competition was unveiled at 2.00pm on Tuesday 14th October at the International Caravan & Motorhome Show, NEC, Birmingham.

Visitors to the Bailey stand were able to view a proto-type of the winning design submitted by Iain and Julia Bramble.

Their entry - the Bailey Brambler - is an innovative new family caravan devised for them to enjoy with their daughter Ellie and Son Alex. This flexible layout features two dedicated living and sleeping areas, an L-shaped kitchen and spacious end washroom. The judges were impressed both with overall concept as well as the attention to detail of what was a very well thought-out design.

Four generations of the Bramble Family were present to see their one-of-a-kind caravan for the first time. Television Presenter and caravan convert Rowland Rivron was also on hand to present the keys to the winner. This was apt as it was Rowland and his family who launched the competition at the NEC in February where they took the wraps off 'their Bailey van' - the Ranger Rivron.

Bailey will now produce a second version of the Bailey Brambler, based on the first prototype, which will constitute the competition prize. The Brambles will then collect their caravan from their local retailer, Ropers Leisure of Catterick Bridge in North Yorkshire, later this year.

Following the positive feedback received from exhibition visitors on the Brambler, Bailey is now giving serious consideration to introducing a model based on this layout into its product range early next year. Watch this space for more information!

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My Bailey Van Winner announced

Have you ever fancied yourself as a budding caravan designer? Think you can do a better job than the professionals?

This was the challenge laid down to Caravan Club members by Bailey of Bristol in February this year by inviting them to take part in the My Bailey Van Caravan Design Competition and providing them with the once in a lifetime opportunity to win a caravan of their own design.

This competition not only provides one owner with a wonderful prize, but it also gives Bailey a very useful insight into what caravanners are looking for in a new touring caravan, which will be of great benefit in future product development.

The response to the competition was fantastic with over 850 people submitting entries. The standard was incredibly high with a great deal of thought and effort going into every design. They varied considerably from simple modifications to existing models to radical new layouts to suit a wide variety of applications and lifestyles.

The judging panel comprised: Bailey of Bristol's Design Director Andi Linklater and Marketing Director Simon Howard; The Caravan Club's Head of Publications Barry Williams; The National Caravan Council's Deputy Director General Alicia Dunne and Sally Pepper Editor of Which Caravan and Go Caravanning Magazines'. Owing to the large volume and high quality of entries the judges faced a difficult task in choosing the overall winner. However after much deliberation they all agreed on a winning design

The winner of the competition was Iain Bramble who, along with his wife Julia, created the affectionately named "Bailey Bramble" - an innovative new family caravan for them to enjoy with their daughter Ellie and Son Alex. This flexible layout features two dedicated living and sleeping areas, an L-shaped kitchen and spacious end washroom. The judges were impressed both with overall concept as well as the attention to detail of what was a very well thought-out design.

Bailey Design Director Andi Linklater, the man ultimately charged with building the winning entry stated "The Bailey Bramble was a worthy winner in a very strong field and I am looking forward to working with Ian and Julia to make their dream caravan a reality".

On the overall response to the competition Simon Howard, Bailey Marketing Director said "We totally overwhelmed with the quantity and quality of entries received. The amount of time and trouble people had gone to was really quite inspiring"

"We know from experience that Club Members are never short of ideas when it comes to caravan design and it was great to see so many them put down on paper. It is up to us now to use this information to help improve our future products" he added.

The winning entry will be unveiled on Tuesday 14th October at the forthcoming International Caravan and Motorhome Show, NEC Birmingham (Bailey Stand Number 1915, Hall 19).