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The ‘Northern Centres” originated in 1958 when the first “Rally of the North” was held at Boulmer in Northumberland. No fewer than 394 vans attended and the local inhabitants of the village still recall the event with pride.
In 1970 seven Northern Centres of the Caravan Club; South Lancashire, North Lancashire, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, Cumberland and Westmoreland, Durham and Northumberland formed a Joint Liaison Committee and in 1972 it was suggested in the Liaison Committee that the Centres should combine to organise the Northern Centres Rally. The intention was that each Centre fully participate in the preparation and organisation of the Rally. A separate Rally Sub-Committee was formed to produce the format for the Rally.
It was decided to hold the first event at Newby Hall on the August Bank Holiday Weekend. The result was beyond the wildest expectations of the Committee with an attendance of almost a 1000 outfits. Thus began the Northern Centres Rally which has run ever since on August Bank Holiday Weekend
