| Thank you all for coming to my talk this evening. |
| It's nice to see so many people in the audience. |
| For those of you who don't know very much about PS Camping, |
| let me start by giving you some background information about the company. |
| The company started 25 years ago. |
| It actually opened as a retail chain selling camping equipment, |
| and then 20 years ago, it bought a small number of campsites in the UK, |
| and began offering camping holidays. |
| The company grew rapidly |
| and has been providing holidays in continental Europe for the last 15 years. |
| If you book a camping holiday with us, |
| you'll have a choice of over 300 sites. |
| In Italy, we now have some 64 sites that we either own, or have exclusive use of. |
| France is where we have the majority of sites, |
| and we currently have a project to expand into Switzerland. |
| We also have a number of sites in Northern Spain, |
| particularly in the mountainous region of Picos de Europa. |
| We've upgraded all these Spanish sites, |
| and improved them considerably from their original three-star rating. |
| We believe our holidays offer superb facilities for the whole family. |
| Parents who want their children to be fully occupied for all or part of the day |
| can take advantage of our children's activities. |
| These are organised by our well-qualified and enthusiastic staff. |
| Each day kicks off with a sports match, perhaps football, or volleyball, |
| followed by an hour of drama for everyone. |
| This may include singing or dancing, mime or other activities. |
| In the afternoon, there's a different art activity for each day of the week |
| including a poster competition or model making. |
| What's more, our sites are truly child-friendly, |
| and, with this in mind, we operate a no-noise rule in the evenings. |
| Children's evening activities usually finish at 9.30, or occasionally 10, |
| and from 10.30 holiday-makers are expected to be quiet in the areas where there are tents. |
| We want nothing to go wrong on a PS Camping holiday, |
| but if it does, we also want all our customers to be insured. |
| If you haven't organised an annual insurance policy of your own |
| you'll need to take out the low-cost cover we offer |
| and we require that you arrange this when you make your holiday reservation. |
| There are many advantages to choosing PS Camping, and to recommending it to others. |
| As a regular customer, you'll be kept informed of special offers, |
| and your friends can benefit from 10% off their holiday, |
| or book a luxury tent for the price of a standard one. |
| In return, we'll send you a thank-you present, |
| which you can choose from a list of high-quality items. |
| When it comes to our tents, these are equipped to the highest standard. |
| We really do think of every essential detail, |
| from an oven and cooking rings fuelled by bottled gas, |
| to mirrors in the bedroom areas. |
| If you don't want to cook indoors, |
| you can borrow a barbecue if you ask in advance for one to be made available, |
| and there's even a picnic blanket to sit on outside your tent. |
| Inside, a box of games and toys can be found, |
| and children's tents can be hired if required. |
| All tents have a fridge, |
| and if you want to spend the day on the beach, for example, |
| ask for a specially designed PS Camping cool box, |
| which will keep your food and drinks chilled. |
| There are excellent washing facilities at all our sites, |
| with washing machines and clothes lines in the central areas, |
| along with mops and buckets in case your tent needs cleaning during your stay. |
| All sites have a cafe and/or a shop |
| for those who'd rather 'eat in' than dine at a local restaurant. |