Melodie King and Freedom to Go Team Up for Surf's Up!

LONDON, April 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

Rising British surf star, 17 year old Melodie King from Hayle, West Cornwall, has definitely kicked off her 2015 competitive season in style, as an ambassador for Freedom to Go.

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Throughout the year Melodie will blog about her exciting adventures facilitated by an Elddis Autoquest 180 motorhome.

Melodie competes on 2 May at the English Nationals, 23-24 May at UK Pro Surf and 5-9 August at BoardMasters. Freedom to Go will follow her and give regular updates on our Blog.

Rachel Piggott from Freedom to Go said: "We're delighted to work with Melodie, she is a fantastic competitor and lover of the great outdoors. She understands perfectly how a leisure vehicle can help facilitate her career, Freedomtogo.co.uk will be telling her surfing story throughout the summer and beyond!"

Melodie got into surfing three years ago and made a big impact on surf competitions in 2014. She is now ranked 5th in the UK Pro Tour (UKPSA) under 18's category and 10th in the women's division. Check out these videos of Melodie here.

Melodie said: "After a long winter training I can't wait to get back in competitive action and having freedom to Go behind me is amazing."

Rachel Moncrieff, Elddis Marketing & Communications Manager, said: "We believe our motorhome will allow Melodie to get closer to the action and enjoy an even richer experience."

The NCC (National Caravan Council) partnered with The Caravan Club and The Camping and Caravanning Club, on Freedom to Go, an awareness building campaign to promote the lifestyle benefits of caravan and motorhome holidays. At the heart of the campaign freedomtogo.co.uk offers guidance and advice to help consumers discover and plan new adventures. The campaign also shows how a motorhome or caravan can enable many activities, such as surfing, and draw on the appeal of the great outdoors and the freedom to explore, that owning a leisure vehicle presents.

Notes  

The term 'Leisure vehicle' encompasses trailer tents, touring caravans, motorhomes, campervans caravan holiday homes, lodges and camping pods.

The NCC is the trade association for the UK caravan industry, encompassing touring caravans, motorhomes, caravan holiday homes and park homes. The NCC represents some 800 member outlets in manufacturing, park operations, distribution, retailing, and in the provisions of specialist suppliers and services within the UK caravan industry, which is worth in excess of £6 billion per annum (sale of products, services and holiday spend).

The Caravan Club is Europe's premier touring organisation representing over one million caravanners, motor caravanners and trailer tenters.  The Caravan Club has been providing people with the means to enjoy touring holidays since 1907 and offers a wealth of products, information and services, bespoke for caravanners.

The Camping and Caravanning Club is 113-years-old and is the largest and oldest Club in the world for all forms of camping. It has 109 award-winning sites throughout the UK and, through a partnership with the Forestry Commission, now runs and manages a further 16 camping in the Forest touring sites.