The Nelson Motorhome, Caravan, and Outdoor Show, hosted by the Rotary Club of Richmond, showcased all the trimmings for a golden summer lifestyle while raising funds for the club’s community projects at the weekend.
These include its upcoming science and technology forum and anti-bullying programme.
Organiser Diana Wilkins says, despite the wet weather, the 84 vendors and thousands of visitors travelled beautifully.
“I’ve been chatting to people as they’ve been leaving or walking around, and they love it because we’ve increased the type of exhibitors,” she says.
“This time around we’ve got a few more walking out with parcels… and most of the dealers have sold at least one if not two [motorhomes or caravans].
“It seems to be more for what I call the grey-haired nomads, once you get to retirement age, but now a lot of younger ones are owning them, too.”
Diana says, while the money raised at the event was yet to be finalised, previous years brought in totals of around $25,000.
“The community has added to a good profit that we can disperse into our community projects,” she says.
“We want to thank the exhibitors for coming all this way to be part of our event, and our sponsors, we can’t do the event without sponsors and our community for supporting us, too.”
