Caravan makes bright office
A pattern on a tea-towel gave Mr R. K. Eatwell the idea of building a gypsystyle caravan, for use as his motel office and souvenir store. The caravan is now a familiar sight to travellers passing through Renwick, and Mr Eatwell said many of them stopped to have a closer look. After seeing the picture of a horse-drawn gypsy caravan on a tea towel, Mr Eatwell decided to go ahead and build it, with the help of two other men. The three men found two matching pairs of wheels, and work began on build-
ing the caravan last November. Afer a month of almost full-time work, the job was complete, and the caravan, sporting a briglttly coloured coat of paint, was towed to its position near the side of the main road in Renwick. The caravan is now quite an attraction, said Mr Eatwell, with its range of Mailborough souvenirs which included manv works of art or craft bv local people. The caravan is likely to be joined by other horsedrawn vehicles, which Mr Eatwell would like to restore.
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