Very sad for sure. But I get lost trying to parse the article. Google says “Caravan park” is like an rv park. Generally for recreational vehicles on vacation. But the image looks like a fixed structure type place. Google also says a caravan park is for spending holidays, and the article talks about them being excited to spend the holidays together. So I thought I had an idea of what this was. Then the article has a bingo caller saying that everyone behind the bar knew them well. And my first thought was… she’s 10… in the US, “behind the bar” means bartender. My second was that doesn’t sound like a holiday place. Can someone fill me in on what a caravan park is, what behind the bar means, and what kind of place this pub is. Thanks.
Caravan parks are usually a form of vacation home (often rented out by the owner) so although they sound like a trailer park, they don’t have the connotations of “trailer trash”.
The parks are often in a resort-like setting, with video arcades, bike rental, mini golf, cafes and clubs.
The clubs can be family-oriented so it’s not unusual to have kids there too.
Here’s where I spent several happy childhood trips, feeding 10p’s into arcade machines: there’s an arcade next to the club. The family would spend each evening in the club which had a bar and live entertainment every night (I mean songs, comedy etc, not erotic dancers).
https://maps.app.goo.gl/h7SzxRvNAGcsm8a68
Looking at it now, it does have a low-budget vibe (there were communal washrooms, no toilet or shower in our caravan!), but as a kid, I loved it.