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MAY 2025
Mother Iveys Development concerns
Could we please remind all guests that you are not permitted to climb the hedge.
OCTOBER NEWSLETTER
Thank you for your continued support throughout a tricky and emotional season.
We will update the app over the winter with any developments we feel you need to know about, and our social pages will be full of content about what’s happening on park whilst we are closed.
Feedback
Please continue to give us feedback, we do listen and want to hear from you. The kettle is always on!
Fees
We will email your annual site licence agreements for 2025 to the email address we have listed for you, so please make sure it is up to date. If you would like a hard copy posted, please let Reception know.
Our payment plans for your fees are;
• Your first payment must be received on the 1st December (if paying by BACS please make sure payment is made on the 1st December not before, with your surname and pitch number as a reference)
• You can pay in full or in 3 instalments. Either way a payment must be with us on the 1st December
• If paying in instalments, please divide the total into 3 equal payments plus a £10 instalment charge (per instalment). The 2nd instalment must be received in January, and the final by the end of February
• If no payment is received by the 1st December your insurance will not be renewed and your van will be un-insured
• A late payment charge of £120.00 will be added if no payment is received by the 1st December and, or, if full payment is not received before the park opens. Services will also not be turned onto your caravan if full payment has not cleared
Insurance
We have worked hard to continue John’s legacy of offering you the best quote for your insurance, and after them trying to increase the rate for 2025, the only increase you will now see is down to an increase in the caravan values, the actual rate of insurance has been kept the same as last year.
Terms and conditions
We have updated our terms and conditions. These now cover several new topics like the use of drones and other issues that have arisen during the season, so please make sure you have thoroughly read through them. Please also make sure that all your guests have been sent a copy of the park rules before their break with us.
Wintering your caravan
We offer a service to close down and open up your caravan when your insurance with our chosen provider has been confirmed, the cost for this service is £120.00 for standard caravans and £150.00 for centrally heated caravans (we will check the levels of antifreeze in your system whilst wintering and top up if required). If you wish us to winter your caravan, please book it in with Reception, and remember to reserve your spot for re-connection at the start of the 2025 season as early as possible.
Please also make sure you are aware of your obligations during the open season from the 1st of October until the 31st of March.
Safety
PLEASE CHECK YOUR SMOKE & CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS REGULARLY
Please do not allow candles in your caravan
Please make sure your boiler cupboard is kept clear of belongings
Please make sure all vents are kept clear and that all doorways are clear and in working order
Wood stoves are not permitted on Harlyn Sands as they pose a serious fire risk.
Wi-Fi
2025 season fees (March to November)
• Existing customers £135.00
• New customers (including install) £435.00
For more information or to book an install in time for the new season please let Reception know as soon as possible. All equipment remains the property of Unionworld Ltd, so if you do not re-new and have had it installed, we will collect the equipment back.
Other Items
• New for 2025 – the team will be working hard through the winter to continue to make improvements to the park. We have a few things planned and will keep you updated via our social channels, and on the app (as you may have seen we have already started on some things, including a revamp of the shower and toilet facilities).
• We need your help! We are looking to re-create the memory boards that used to fill the walls by the pool tables in the bar. If you have any photos of you or your family at Harlyn through the last 40+ years and are happy for it to be a part of our memory wall then please send it into us, it will need to be in a JPEG format. We will not be able to use all photos that we receive as we have a lot of our own but will try and use as many as we can. Please make sure you give us details of who is in the photo and when it was taken.
• A few owners have reported damage to their caravans from footballs. Please can we ask that you make sure all ball games are played in the park and not around caravans. We also want to remind everyone that Reception is available to help, we would prefer that rather than you approach your neighbours and face confrontation, you speak to Reception with your concerns, and they will be dealt with professionally and anonymously.
• Windbreaks – please remember, when you are not in residence to pack up your outdoor belongings, we cannot cut grass if we cannot get around your caravan. We will not be moving benches so your van will be missed. DO NOT leave windbreaks out, especially if linking one van to the other. This is a serious fire risk.
• Gas – Our gas delivery days in 2025 will be Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Our gas call out charge after 6pm will be increasing to £30. If we are required to deliver a bottle of gas after 9pm the call out charge will increase to £40.
HARLYN IN BLOOM
There were so many lovely caravans to judge this year, our secret judges had a tough job. Thank you for helping to keep Harlyn looking at its best! The winner of our 2024 Harlyn In Bloom competition was…
CARAVAN 303 – Mrs Hambly. Congratulations for a truly beautiful display.
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Have a fantastic winter and see you in 2025!
Martyn
A message from the Richards family
Thank you to everyone that attended Dads 80th birthday bash, it was a great night and I’m sure he would have been jiving away to Elvis with us all.
We have had a few owners approach us asking if the passing of JR will affect the park in anyway, the Richards family would like to re-assure you that his moto lives on in us, and we will remain family owned, family run for families.
We will strive to do our best to continue his legacy.
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JUNE NEWSLETTER
On the day of the funeral our bar, diner and pool will remain closed so some of our staff can attend and pay their respects. Our Reception will remain open and phones lines manned.
We will be holding a remembrance weekend in his honour on the 11th and 12th October, on what would have been his 80th Birthday. There will be tributes to him and his favourite artists across the weekend. More details to come soon.
Thank you for all your cards and kind messages of support, it really means a lot to us all and has helped us greatly through this difficult period.
With Love the Richards Family
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NEWSLETTER
Electric – We have read your meters at the beginning of June and will be sending out an invoice shortly for your usage from the start of the season until the 1st June, so as it’s not such a heavy bill at the end of the season.
Lifespan – We are checking all caravans with a 0-life span and will notify any owners of caravans that we have concerns over in the next few weeks.
Pets – Please can we make sure that dogs are always kept on leads when not in your caravans, we have had a few incidents lately with dogs running loose, which to some children can be quite scary! Also please make sure any mess is picked up – this can be dangerous and horrible!
Private Lets – Please help us by sending the private let form in as early as possible, we struggle to deal with them when they come in the day before let alone the same day. Please also make sure they are filled in with all the details of the people coming – this saves us having to ring you up!
Caravan Cleaners – We are actively on the hunt for some caravan cleaners, to work either Saturdays’, Mondays or Fridays or all 3! If this is of interest, please get in touch.
Wi-Fi – The service we are offering is:
- Multiple devices and unlimited data on your network
- Password protected system limited to your caravan
- Speed limited to 20 meg per caravan (This is not guaranteed and during busy times will be lower, e.g. Netflix requires 6-10mb)
- We anticipate the monthly fee from the 2025 season to be around £15 per month – so a season cost of £135.00, plus set up costs for new subscribers (March – November). This will be subject to inflation increases each season, and we will confirm this cost in the winter newsletter.
- This is an annual cost and is not affected by the number of years you have left on your caravan.
- All equipment remains the property of Unionworld Ltd.
Warranty – If you have any outstanding warranty issues, please let me know. We are aware that some issues are taking a while to get sorted. We are chasing issues with the relevant dealerships on a weekly basis, and in some cases going over their heads to try and get things resolved as quickly as possible. However please remember our hands are tied as we need the manufacturers to resolve the issues. We will keep on chasing until all issues are resolved for you. If you have any new issues, please submit them to enquiries@harlynsands.co.uk with a photo attached of the issue.
Please remember – Pack up your outdoor belongings when you are not in residence, we cannot cut grass if we cannot get around your caravan. We will not be moving benches or windbreaks so your van will be missed. DO NOT leave windbreaks out, especially if linking one van to the other. This is a serious fire risk.
Post and Parcels – Please refrain from having parcels delivered unless you are on site to accept delivery. UPDATE – this is now much more manageable, so thank you for helping us with this.
Leslie, Wes and Martyn
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
2024 OPENING DATES
OWNERS 15th March 2024 – 30th November 2024
HOLIDAYS 30th March – 1st November
Seashell Letting
Are you looking to make some money from your van? We can help with the renting out. We are currently looking for vans for Whitsun week and the school holidays so drop into Reception and speak to our team to get some more information.
Harlyn In Bloom
Harlyn in Bloom will return for 2024. Judging will take place in June and winners announced later in the year. Good luck.
Fun Pool
Our charges for our fun pool to owners and there families are:
£3 per swim per session
You will need your membership cards to show at Reception when buying your ticket.
Newsletter Feb 2024
Firstly ‘Welcome back to the site, here is looking forward to a fabulous 2024 season with lots of fun in the sun!
We hope that you have all got to grips with the site fee bandings but if you have any concerns then please pop in to reception for a chat about it.
We are also still working really hard to reduce the electricity rates, unfortunately we are still in contract but we will keep you updated with progress as negotiations progress.
As your site fees were emailed this year then we did not get any feedback, we would still really like to hear from you though so please fee free to email, call or pop in for a chat with any questions, feedback or ideas, or simply message us using the form at the bottom of this page.
As aways if you have any work carried out on your vans please can you give us notice along with proof of competency from the contractors undertaking the work.
Post and parcels, as you know we don’t have unlimited space in reception and so please can you ensure that you only order things to be delivered when you are on site to collect them immediately.
Sadly as XL Bully dogs have now been added to the dangerous dogs act we have taken the decision to no longer allow them on site.
Our ‘Seashell letting agency is now available for vans in good condition, please contact reception for more information.
If you are letting out your van then you will be aware that all electrical devices will need PAT testing, this is a service that we provide and more details are available at reception.
Waste and Recycling
We are looking to improve our impact on the environment and one of the ways is the way we recycle the waste on site. We have built a new recycling centre over winter which will make things much easier but we now need you guys to get on board to make this work. we now have 3 sections for – ‘Glass’, ‘Cans, Plastics,Paper and Cardboards’ and ‘General waste, please can you separate your rubbish and deposit in the correct bins, please note the ‘Glass’ and ‘Cans, Plastics, Paper and cardboard’ must be deposited loose (Without and bags please) and the general waste must be in black bin liners. We know that you will want to do your bit so we thank you in advance for your help and support with this.
Upgrading your Caravan
If you are thinking of upgrading your caravan then now is the perfect time to pop in and have a chat, we have some great deals on with a brand new 3 bed van from just £44,550.00, just pop in to the sales office or keep an eye out for the next sales day.