Recent content by David Eccles

or maybe get re-invented? It's going to be a very different kind of world when / if covid finally gets controlled a bit..lets hope we can make it a better one...

Another 2021 event bites the dust due to Covid... and it's sounding like the Brighton Council won't be allowing stuff like that any more even in a better future Looks like the back garden this summer again....

Unfortunately yes ... one of many reasons Jazz was losing vast money was they continued to send out free to UK and world - no-one was watching finances and post costs spiralled over past couple of years...if we sent it out free we'd be a charity! We are not aiming to make money and be very happy...

Well we did it ...Issue 001 of the all new Camper and Commercial magazine is out! Great News for Classic VW bus owners! VW Camper & Commercial magazine is back! A new year, a new start, new grassroots management and a new look. Dedicated to Splits, Bays and T3s, Issue 001 is now available to...

It's a struggle but getting there with your support! Am busy working on the next issue for January - and looking fwd to new beginnings in 2021 (in every sense)

they paved paradise and put up a parking lot ... to do Covid testing no doubt

yes he is! thanks Sparkywig ;)

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT VW Camper and Commercial magazine has been closed by Jazz publishing. BUT The new Camper and Commercial magazine has been rescued by a group of hardcore bus enthusiasts and is now focused mainly on air cooled buses (though later water cooled T3s are welcome still). After...

Plus if even things appear easier there are going to be one heck of a lot of folks deciding to go away on their own in their bus rather than mix at a big event where virus could easily be lurking .. it's not going away... a dilemma I am putting off thinking about

Leicester: David E here spent 3 weeks building raised beds and moving 7 tonnes topsoil by wheel barrow to fill them! Plus being busy doing C&C magazine and sourcing cool new articles to replace usual show coverage... missing seeing grandchildren and old buses,and wishing i owned one still! P

You may well have seen this if you are on your phone a lot - Facebook - Hope you Early Bay folk are taking part?

and ever since I took on VW Camper in 2001 (eek) it was never about just what was prevalent in terms of shiny and "in" names..and never has been (though they have a place as do all types of bus!) Hope Lavenham runs again .. closest we come in UK to a Hessisch / Camberg vibe and yes I agree Euro...

reading thru these it seems to be less of a reaction against modern buses at shows but more of a desire to enjoy the bus as a camper and not really wanting the full on, busy (and expensive) festival experience ... which I can empathise with totally...

I am starting this thread after some discussion on the Brighton Breeze thread (events) There seems to be a significant drop off in air cooled classic buses at shows and events. EB used to get really good line ups /displays but it seems very to have been very thin this year eg Stan Hall...

yes the arches always was a part of the vibe...sorely missed by all...still let's hope some more can join in on the day, we all like seeing EBs lined up altogether ...