It will be Bradford-by-the-Sea this summer as a new scheme to give holidaymakers a cheap break from the city gets off the ground.

Cayton Bay, near Scarborough, will be the destination of dozens of families from Thorpe Edge, Ravenscliffe, Fagley, Bradford Moor and Thornbury when the Newlands Community Caravan project starts next month.

The scheme is designed to offer cut-price holidays to people who wouldn't be able to afford to get away from the district this year.

Funded by the Newlands Partnership through the Single Regeneration Budget, the £19,000 eight-berth caravan will be managed by the Thorpe Edge Community Project, which will operate a booking system for people to apply to stay on the caravan.

Tim Whitfield, Newlands Partnership co-ordinator, said: "It's an excellent scheme and is part of our over-all approach to set up self-sustaining projects which pay for themselves.

"Newlands is putting in the capital costs, with the running costs provided by people who pay to use the caravan once it's up and running.

"This is an area with severe deprivation where many families, particularly with children, find themselves under financial pressure. We believe it is very healthy and positive for families to have a break at the seaside and have a family holiday which is not necessarily the norm for anyone in this area."

The caravan is on train and bus routes and cut-price transport may be provided by the Newlands Partnership mini bus.

Ward Councillor Susanne Rooney said: "People will have to pay a small, but realistic amount of money, which is within their means and there will be criteria worked out for people wanting to use the caravan, such as for one-parent families, or people with illnesses who need to get away.''

Fred Brooks, 55, lives with his wife Pauline, 45, and their two children Angela, 15, and Andrew, 14, in Maple Avenue, Thornbury.

He said: "It's a great idea. We struggle to go away during the summer because I'm unemployed and my wife doesn't work. It's been six years since we went on holiday as a family - we used to go to Bridlington - so something like this would be fantastic."

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