April 2022
Issue no 1
Mersea Island Holiday Park presents
Park Life Hello and welcome to your first Owner’s Newsletter of 2022! It’s great to be back with lots to look forward to this year, we have the Shop in Guest Services area being refurbished with an updated range of products on offer that we hope you will enjoy. And over the winter we have refreshed The Muddy Duck with brand new tables and chairs, General Manager with now a consistent Pizza offering in place for both eat-in or Take-away.
Nathan Roots
The Swimming Pool has also had works in rendering and re-painting, plus we have invested significantly in upgraded electrical supply to many more Holiday Homes, and later on this year will be continuing our re-surfacing programme of the roads on park to bring them all up to the same standard over the next couple of seasons. Park standards and presentation are so important to Away Resorts, our team dedicate a lot of time and care to ensure that the park is always looking it’s best. To help us to achieve this, please ensure that you are following the Pitch Standards as laid out in your Purchase Agreement; if you would like a copy of this then please do not hesitate to ask a member of the team who will be happy to help.
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It has been a pleasure to see many of you at our Owner’s Start of Season Party! What a fantastic evening this was, and it was great to see so many of our Owners having a great time. A big thank you to the team that helped to pull this and our other events together. We have a lot more events going ahead this season with details found in this Newsletter. If you have friends that come to visit you at Mersea Island and stay on park, you may want to recommend our new accommodation offering of the “Heartwood”, previously Exclusive to our Sandy Balls site in the New Forest, this luxury Holiday Home has been bespoke designed by Away Resorts and comes with decking and a hot tub for a perfect escape! We also have a number of amazing brand new 2022 model Holiday Homes available to view if you were thinking about part-exchanging. On Behalf of all of us at Mersea Island, I would like to wish you all and your families a fantastic season ahead with us, and a Happy Easter. We have an easter egg waiting for you to collect (one per holiday home) in Guest Services! So please do pop in to collect yours from Wednesday 13th April, we will keep the eggs here for collection until Sunday 24th April. See you soon!
Nathan Roots
@MerseaIslandAwayResorts
@AwayResortsUK
@AwayResortsHolidays
Your Owners Events Calendar 2022 A reminder of our fantastic, brand-new and exclusive owner events lined up this year, as well as our big park events (these are open to holidaymakers also and have a yellow star on them). We hope to see you there!* To book events please call Guest Services, all events are in The Muddy Duck or outside on the surrounding green.
April
June
12th
5th
5th & 6th
Event: The Big Jubilee Lunch Time: 12–2pm
7th
Event: Afternoon Tea Time: 2–4pm
17th
11th
Event: Meet the Team Time: 11am–12pm
Event: Cheese & Wine Time: 3–5pm
23rd
18th
Event: Coffee Morning Time: 10am–12pm
Event: Rum Tasting Time: 3–5pm
25th
September 10th
Event: Music Weekender Event: Colour Fest
28th
Event: Custard Pie Fight
November 5th Event: Rum Tasting Time: 3–5pm
Event: Owners BBQ Time: 12–4pm
12th
October
Event: End of Season Party Time: 7–11pm
Event: Gin Tasting Time: 3–5pm
17th
August
15th–16th
Event: Cheese & Wine Time: 3–5pm
Event: Oktobefest Themed Weekend
24th Event: MacMillan Coffee Morning Time: 10am–12pm
For more event information & times, please keep an eye on Third Place Social your dedicated owners Facebook page. *All events are of course subject to change, government guidance, and some are weather permitting.
Spotlight on
Tom
We would like to welcome back to the park Tom, from our Park Services Department. Tom spent most of 2021 working at our sister park Cleethorpes Pearl, and we are all delighted that he has re-located back home to Mersea Island, where he is already making a massive positive impact again. You will often see Tom around park, working in maintenance and dropping by to resolve any issues.
Have the questions in bold: Tom, tell us a bit about yourself? “Hi, I’m Tom and I have been with Away Resorts for 2 years. Outside of work I love motorcycles and spend a lot of my free time either riding or researching bikes. I also like fixing things… which bodes well for the job!” What do you love most about Mersea Island? “Being by the sea. It’s a fantastic, beautiful island”
What’s the best thing about your job? “I love being part of a great team. There are different challenges that come up every day and that variety and teamwork makes me really enjoy my job”
Welcome Aria Resorts to our Away Resorts family!
Retallack Holiday Resort
Newquay Bay Holiday Resort
St Helens Holiday Resort
The Lakes Rookley Holiday Resort Swanage Bay View Holiday Resort
We have some exciting news to share, Aria Resorts have become part of the Away Resorts family! If you haven’t heard of Aria Resorts before, they have 12 holiday parks, and with Aria Resorts now joining us we will have 23 great holiday parks, we are very excited for our future and growth of the business. What does this mean for our lovely owners? Everything will stay the same, all it means is Aria Resorts parks will begin to merge to our Away Resorts branding and will get our Away Resorts discover different sparkle!
Moffat Manor Holiday Resort The Bay Filey Holiday Resort
Newperran Holiday Resort
Reminder of your holiday discounts!
exclusive
Just in case you didn’t know, you and your friends and family receive up to a 10% discount if you book a holiday directly with Away Resorts. To get your discount just call us on 0330 053 7000 and quote: •
Owner up to 10% discount – OWNER10
•
Owner’s friends and family up to 10% discount – OWNFF
Please note, your discount code needs to be applied at the time of booking. We hope you & your friends can enjoy some lovely stays at our other fantastic locations! Discounts not applicable to Aria Resorts parks for 2022.
Utility charge changes We have in the past enjoyed some long-term stability with our utility costs, however as I am sure you are aware, utility costs are now increasing. We will be billing your Gas and Electric in November.
One, Two,
Free Pitch fees!^
One, Two,
Free Pitch fees!^
2022 Referrals Offer
Normal Referrals
500
750
£
1000
Free 2023 Fees!
£ £
2022 Swift Bordeaux Escape 2 bedrooms
Towards your fees^
2000
£
2022 A.B.I Keswick 3 bedrooms
1000
£
Towards your fees^
2022 Willerby Langbrook 3 bedrooms
So go on! Tell your friends how great holiday home ownership is by heading over to your owners website to recommend them: https://owners.awayresorts.co.uk/login/ Terms and conditions; Any friends you recommend must purchase a holiday home directly form Away Resorts between 1st April & 1st July 2022 via the Refer a friend section on your owner portal and they must have handed over by 30th July. Any sales that complete after this date will revert to the standard recommend a friend offer of £500 for the first recommended, £750 for the second referral and £1000 for the third referral in a 12-month period. Sorry, there is no cash alternative, credit applied to your owners account to be used for 2023 pitch fees. This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.
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