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Wellhouse Leisure Toyota Campervan competition raises huge sum for BBC Children in Need 2021 appeal

17th December 2021

Wellhouse Leisure’s Toyota Proace Matino campervan helped to raise more than £574,000 for this year’s BBC Children in Need Appeal…

The campervan prize package in the ‘text-to-win’ prize draw for BBC Children in Need’s 2021 Appeal, including a Toyota Proace Matino campervan by Wellhouse Leisure, raised £574,030.

The ‘text to win’ campervan prize package prize draws for BBC Children in Need’s Appeals in 2020 and 2021, both including a Wellhouse Leisure Toyota Proace Matino camper, together have raised £1.674m.

This year’s Wellhouse Leisure campervan prize was an electric Toyota Proace Matino with a 75kW battery, worth £65,000. It sleeps four people and has a specification that includes: kitchen with fridge, sink and cooker, two double beds, a pop-up roof, LED mood lighting, programmable heating, a 150W solar panel, metallic paint, alloy wheels, sat-nav, lithium leisure battery, sliding rear seat and twin- swivelling cab seats

The campervan was part of a prize package that also included:
Two tickets to see Adele in concert
One year’s insurance from campervan and motorhome insurance specialists, Caravan Guard (terms and conditions apply)

Wellhouse Leisure is delighted to report that the campervan prize package ‘text-to-win’ prize draw, including its electric Toyota Proace Matino campervan, for BBC Children in Need’s 2021 Appeal raised £574,030. Adding this to the amount raised by the campervan prize package in last year’s BBC Children in Need Appeal (also including a Wellhouse Toyota campervan) makes a total of £1.74m.

This year’s campervan prize package included two tickets to see Adele in concert, plus 12 month’s insurance from the campervan and motorhome insurance specialist, Caravan Guard worth up to £1,000 (terms and conditions apply).

The Toyota Proace Matino by Wellhouse Leisure is a four-berth campervan with a luxury specification for comfortable staycations at any time of year. It has a kitchen with fridge, sink and gas cooker, a rear seat that unfolds to become a double bed, a pop-up roof containing another double bed, a programmable heater to keep the interior warm and cosy, plus a 150W solar panel and lithium leisure battery. For extra privacy, there are dark tinted rear windows.

David Elliott, CEO and founder of Wellhouse Leisure commented: “We are over the moon that our campervans have helped raise over £1.6m for BBC Children in Need’s Appeals over the last two years. The money raised will help to change children and young people’s lives across the UK and help make a difference when it is needed most.”

Neil Menzies, Partnerships Director at Caravan Guard, said: “We’re delighted to have supported the BBC Children in Need Appeals for the last two years with a year’s free specialist campervan insurance. We care passionately about supporting charities and helping to make a positive difference to the community and we’re thrilled so much money has been raised to help and support children and young people across the UK.”

More details of the Toyota Proace Matino by Wellhouse Leisure are available at www.wellhouseleisure.com.

More information:

The ‘text-to-win’ campervan prize draw was open from 10:00 am,November 19th, 2021 until 11:59 pm, November 28th, 2021.
About BBC Children in Need: BBC Children in Need’s vision is that every child in the UK has a safe, happy and secure childhood and the chance to reach their potential.The charity will realise this vision by supporting, promoting and publicising work that addresses the challenges that children and young people face and work that builds their skills and resilience.
Caravan Guard is an insurance intermediary based in Halifax, West Yorkshire. Its campervan, caravan and motorhome insurance policies are underwritten by leading insurer Royal and Sun Alliance Plc (RSA). Caravan Guard has a five star rating of Excellent on Trustpilot. For more information visit about their insurance policies visit www.caravanguard.co.uk.BBC Children in Need is currently supporting over 2,500 local charities and projects in communities across the UK that are helping children and young people facing a range of disadvantages such as living in poverty, being disabled or ill, or experiencing distress, neglect or trauma. Further information on BBC Children in Need can be found at bbcchildreninneed.co.uk

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