June 04, 2008

Tour reaches grand finale on the south coast

Our tour reached the end of its UK run along the south coast, with the van visiting Southampton, Bournemouth and Portsmouth. We had so much fun that this may not be the end of the tour at all… watch this space for further announcements!

Southampton
Talk about a day of two halves, a glorious morning followed by heavy rain in the afternoon. Despite the Bring Back van tour team taking a major soaking, we still managed to give away 1200 pancakes and lots of t-shirts. In fact, it looked like half the population of Southampton was wearing one of our special Charlie t-shirts! You could tell it was half term as lots of families stopped by to join in the fun!

Take a look at our gallery of images from Southampton.

Bournemouth
We were treated to an absolutely glorious day in Bournemouth – wall to wall sunshine. As a result, the pancakes literally flew off the stoves, so to speak, and we gave away 2500 – the most in a single day so far. We also gave away 3000 lollipops from our prime position near the sea! Everyone had a really great time and we even got to meet Gordon the Magic Tramp who is apparently a local hero… Check out the pics from the day!

Were you there? See if you can spot you and your friends!

Portsmouth
Portsmouth was a bit quieter than Bournemouth, but the interest in the van, and of course the pancakes, was still constant throughout the day. Our final stop on the tour saw us giveaway 1300 pancakes, and the super weather followed us from Bournemouth.

Take a look at our gallery of images from Portsmouth.

So, that’s it from the campervan tour… for now. Thanks to everyone who visited us and left their messages on what they would choose to Bring Back – keep checking back here for updates and to see if you can spot yourself in the pictures!