As we look forward to the clocks going forward an hour and lighter evenings your thoughts may well have turned to giving your static caravan or holiday lodge a good spring clean.

Cooking up a feast doesn’t have to involve hours of work in your static caravan or holiday lodge and if you are on holiday, then do you want to spend hours in the kitchen?

Most park operators will carry out some of the routine procedures necessary to protect your holiday home during the winter months when left unattended and give details of what you should do.

Summertime and the living is easy – and it’s also time to invite your holiday home neighbours round for a barbecue so you can either get to know them a bit better or cement an existing friendship.

One of the best things about having your own holiday home is the time it allows you to indulge your passions or even take up a new hobby.