The same Club, just better...

RochelleCC replied on 21/02/2017 08:40

RochelleCC

Posted on 21/02/2017 08:40

Welcome to the Caravan and Motorhome Club.

Ever since we came together as a group of outdoor enthusiasts 110 years ago, our Club has continued on a journey of discovery. It's time for us to make some changes for the better by redefining who we are to help you get the most of the great outdoors.

I’m sure you all have lots of questions, please post your feedback and queries in this thread.

What does our new logo mean? We created a video to explain how we created it:

Find out more at www.camc.com/discover

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Symbolbath59 replied on 22/02/2017 22:27

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Symbolbath59

Motorhomer

Posted on 22/02/2017 22:27

What a sensible change to make, it simply reflects the reality. I think the Club is very brave to have made the change and it's sad to see so many negative comments, especially the unpleasant ones. For goodness sake lets keep things in proportion ... we're talking about a leisure club which we belong to in order to facilitate our enjoyment of the outdoors.

We've never experienced any animosity or ill-feeling when staying on a Club Site or CL just because we're motorhomers, but reading some of the more colourful comments on this thread I'm starting to wonder if we've been lucky! We're also members of the other club but our preference is to use this one, on value for money grounds and the overall vibe of the club. Let's all just calm down and enjoy what the club provides.

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Posted on 22/02/2017 20:45 by Uncletel

Well my new handbook arrived this morning.

After being a caravaner for 27 years and now a motorome owner for the last 6 years I think this whole discussion is non productive.

Without the Motorhome members you would have a lot less members and all the club running costs would have to be funded by the caravan users only.

Plus normally a Motorhome takes half the space on a site so this could lead to more available pitches.

Come on let's all play nicely!

Posted on 22/02/2017 22:29

I don't think that you have thought this through. Firstly I truly doubt that most caravanners have any dislike for motorhomers. We do generally come from the same tree.

If many of the motorhomers were not using a motorhome they would likely be caravanners as many of them have been. Why wouldn't motorhomer use a CC site? They use other caravan sites and why not.

Motorhomes do not take up half the space. They use what would be awning space to put out chairs etc as indeed I do as I do not use an awning. Motorhomers also take up a pitch. Full stop. Yes they could use a non awning pitch as could I. The CC sites do not make a two thirds size pitch for motorhomes and indeed some motorhomes bring a car.

Main thing is that there be harmony between members.

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GodivaNige replied on 22/02/2017 22:32

GodivaNige

Motorhomer

Posted on 22/02/2017 20:11 by lowsas

Ok guys, I have read and posted enough responses to clearly see that my fellow members are in the main extremely unhappy with this sorry mess, despite what the head is the sand responses are from club officials

The point is what can we do about it. Some posts mention organisations who have had to reverse actions implemented by their management after feedback from their members

Here are some ideas, any additions welcomed

1 Form a petition against changes. How to we do this?

2 Vote out all committee at next AGM - too far away and we may end up voting out people who were not necessarily fully committed to name and logo change. Continuity of other projects may suffer

3 Demand a retrospective vote amongst members on this major constitutional change

4 Request an extraordinary AGM to be held, with sole motion to reverse decision to change club name/logo. I for one would certainly attend

Please feel free to propose any other ideas

Posted on 22/02/2017 22:32

Given that this thread has so far summed up just under 900 posts with probably no more than 300 separate individuals expressing their dismay and objection to the rebranding, I doubt the committee are quaking at the thought of your activist ideas.

The Club membership quota being in the region of 800,000, less than 0.04% of members are having a good moan on this forum so you are unlikely to be worrying the committee in the slightest.

Generally, it is those that like to complain the most that will resort to airing their views on this forum, most of the other 99.9+% of the Club membership probably couldn't care less about the rebranding and have more important things to waste their time on.

Just saying, let the moaning continue... I'd imagine this thread will go dormant in a few days time and the attention will turn to something else

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Boff replied on 22/02/2017 22:33

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Boff

Caravanner

Posted on 22/02/2017 22:33

I think I am going to have cancel or weekend on a clubsite. I was thinking I was going to have a relaxing weekend may be going to a pub for lunch But looks like I am going to be a pioneer an adventurer and going to have to bravely pitch where no man has ever pitched before. Trouble is I realise that I don't have the up to date vaccinations to prepare for this adventure and the Drs have no appointments available.

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Posted on 22/02/2017 21:27 by Smilealot

Sorry to see we are no longer members of The Caravan Club. They have decided it is also a club for motorhomes. Each to their own but I have had a few stays totally spoilt after happily setting up amongst fellow caravaners only to go out for a day and return to find a huge, tall motorhome alongside, blocking any view from side window etc. I might as well holiday in a motorway service area! Some are really large and almost too long for the pitches. Please can we now have separate areas on site so they don't tower over and dwarf our little caravans? On one site on the south coast, there were a few coach sized homes with hippy sycadelic painting all over them and the pullout awning reached the next pitch. Might as well have articulated lorries on site. If we are to get along, it would be nice if they parked thoughtfully and the Club reconsiders the layouts on site. We joined a club for caravaners, they have moved the goalpost. I understand they want to cash in on the motorhome population but it should never be to the cost of the original members and loyal supporters. Please make proper space for these tall vehicles. Thank you.

Posted on 22/02/2017 22:36

We joined a club for caravaners, they have moved the goalpost. I understand they want to cash in on the motorhome population but it should never be to the cost of the original members and loyal supporters. Please make proper space for these tall vehicles. Thank you.

Many motorhomers are original members!!

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karenandbill replied on 22/02/2017 22:38

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karenandbill

Motorhomer

Posted on 22/02/2017 22:38

If there are more motorhomes then we can look forward to more, narrower pitches. A caravan/awning/car takes up more space than a motorhome and awning and same goes with no awning. For example look at the amount of empty gravel at York Rowntree Park which is always "full".

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JVB66 replied on 22/02/2017 22:40

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JVB66

Campervanner

Posted on 22/02/2017 22:33 by Boff

I think I am going to have cancel or weekend on a clubsite. I was thinking I was going to have a relaxing weekend may be going to a pub for lunch But looks like I am going to be a pioneer an adventurer and going to have to bravely pitch where no man has ever pitched before. Trouble is I realise that I don't have the up to date vaccinations to prepare for this adventure and the Drs have no appointments available.

Posted on 22/02/2017 22:40

We have some friends who,have just arrived on on "re branded" site to be greeted with the normal welcome and a bribe goody bag

Navigateur replied on 22/02/2017 22:44

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Navigateur

Caravanner

Posted on 22/02/2017 22:44

A motor caravan burns just as nicely as a trailer caravan, if not more so. The 6 meter space will still have to apply, so even if motor caravans were to be put on the non-awning pitches the usage of space would be the same.

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JVB66 replied on 22/02/2017 22:44

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JVB66

Campervanner

Posted on 22/02/2017 22:38 by karenandbill

If there are more motorhomes then we can look forward to more, narrower pitches. A caravan/awning/car takes up more space than a motorhome and awning and same goes with no awning. For example look at the amount of empty gravel at York Rowntree Park which is always "full".

Posted on 22/02/2017 22:44

A pitch is a pitch and fire regs will only allow the the min spaces between pitches as now so there will not be any smaller spaces

Tinwheeler replied on 22/02/2017 22:46

Tinwheeler

Campervanner

Posted on 22/02/2017 22:38 by karenandbill

If there are more motorhomes then we can look forward to more, narrower pitches. A caravan/awning/car takes up more space than a motorhome and awning and same goes with no awning. For example look at the amount of empty gravel at York Rowntree Park which is always "full".

Posted on 22/02/2017 22:46

Alternatively, make caravanners park their cars in the car park and ban awnings. That'll allow more narrower pitches. (The smiley indicates a tongue in cheek comment for those of you not familiar with the concept of humour.)