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“Campervan saved my Career”

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German Dustin Brown shocked tennis fans worldwide last night as he beat previous Champion  Rafael Nadal.  Ranked 102 in the world Brown put on a stunning display of strength, determination & skill as he wowed Wimbledon.  Having his childhood in Jamaica, he moved back to Europe over 10 years ago and set his mind to breaking into the tennis scene professionally.  Dustin’s parents bought him a VW campervan so that he could travel around Europe, stay at events and minimise his travel and hotel costs.

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Dustin admitted a few years ago to journalists that money had been tight in those early days and the campervan enabled him “to have enough money to play the next tournament. That pretty much saved my career. ”

Every VW camper van owner would probably agree with Dustin when he went on to say “It was a bit of an adventure!”

Nervous ‘Sheddie’

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With over 430 new entries in to Shed of the Year 2015 competition there are 2520 sheds with a chance of winning the highly prestigious title of Shed of the Year!  And why does Pear Tree Weddings a vintage and classic VW wedding Hire company care about such things?  ….because we run our Wedding VW Head Office from our garden shed….we kid you not!

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On a wet August Bank Holiday last year the Pear Tree family turned it’s back on the fleet of wedding campervans and beetle put on old gear, took up a paint brush & paint pot each & began painting…..then over the following few weeks we painstakingly laid flooring, arranged furniture & lovingly populated our shed with all things VW.

So – voting starts on Monday 18th May!  The judges will choose 4 finalists for the categories of Normal, Eco, Garden Office, Cabin & Summerhouse, Workshops & studios, Unique, Pub and two new categories Historical and Budget.  The public will vote for their favourite in each category, with the finalists of each going through to this years’s Amazing Spaces Shed of the Year Channel 4 TV show presented by (the very lovely) George Clarke.

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It’s a tense time, we’ve already had our 5minutes of fame having been in numerous National Newspapers & local press when the competition was launched early this year….BUT it’s been soo much fun we don’t want it to end yet….so we have fingers & toes crossed that we can make it through to the finalists for the Office Shed category.

Goodbye from a nervous Sheddie…..you’ll hear from us very soon if we get through….if it goes very quiet you can assume we didn’t make it to the next round!!

VWs and Bagpipes!

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We were at fabulous wedding a few weeks ago – the couple, Susie and Jack, organised the most magnificent day, and the attention to detail was astonishing……only the very best for their day!   (which is why they invited Morris and Basil, 2 of our gorgeous split screen campervans, to join them!)

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Our VW chauffeurs enjoyed their day, not only because they got a couple of hours driving classic wedding VW camper vans but also because they met some fantastic suppliers at the event, and amongst them was Matthew, a professional Bagpipe player! We’ve worked with orchestras, soloists and even a chimney sweep….but we’ve never worked alongside a Scottish Piper! Matthew, it turns out, has been playing the Great Highland Bagpipes for the last 19years, so he has gained a wealth of experience – and he was so comfortable playing in front of all the wedding guests!

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So if you ever fancy a Scottish element to your celebrations (and not just weddings, birthdays, funerals, Burns Night and other celebrations too) then please do look Matthew up…although he is based mostly in London and the South East he will travel to events too. For more information please see his web site, ThePipingExperience.com or call him on 07729 717 492

And to top it all off, he is such a lovely chap too!

Kombi – last wishes

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Yesterday we came across a little viewed clip on YouTube – “Kombi Last Wishes”

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As you probably know the VW campervan has stopped production globally, and this incredibly moving clip is voiced by the last VW campervan….how she’s feeling at the end of her life- talking about her last wishes.

This is an incredibly emotional film, and we’d urge you to watch it – and if you’re a true VW enthusiast we challenge you to watch the whole clip without a tear in your eye.

The well loved and travelled VW looks back at some of the high points in her life, from when she was born in the 1940s, through to the present day.  We see Frank and Iris who travelled the world in a VW, visiting 25 countries.  We meet Nene, who has taken his VW cross continents to 3 different World Cups.  We hear all about Miriam who was born in the back of a VW, as well as Bob who famously painted his VW for the greatest festival in history, Woodstock.

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So as the VW departs, she lists her Will and leaves Frank & Iris her odometer, she leaves Nene her hubcap signed by Pele, she leave Miriam Sir Ben Pon’s original sketch of the VW concept…from when she was ‘born’.  She leaves Bob the artist a painting set in the shape of a VW – and she travels the world delivering parts and VW keepsakes to people who have kept her dream alive all these years.

And finally, the VW’s final trip is to see the son of Ben Pon, who technically she regards as her brother.

Its an emotional story, and makes us here at Pear Tree Weddings feel quite proud to be keeping 5 VW campers in top condition, and used – we think we’re keeping the dream alive…….go to our Facebook page for the full film www.facebook.com/peartreeweddings

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