Club Chairman

"…the impression that the Club is an organisation run by clowns, for clowns."

The key word is 'impression' and that’s exactly what the terrible program created. Timboc is correct.

Evening

Firstly can people remember that every paid up member of this club has the opportunity to make a change, not just come onto social media and bleat about it.

We met Grenville when we first started with the club at a training event. He took the time to talk to everyone in depth and make us feel as important as any other employee old or new. A very genuine and dedicated man. Roll on 12 years and we are on our rest days at a site in Dorset. Strolling around one evening we heard that unmistakeable laugh again and went to say Hi. After all that time he remembered our names and we had a good long chat about our life with the club and also about motorhoming (Both Grenville and Christopher are motorhomers). 

I know it's hard for some but can we keep this thread free of point scoring and respectable.

JK

I don't suppose any member of the general public watching the programme gave it a second thought. It is well known that some members took umbrage at the series but I think they had to understand that no TV company is going to broadcast a lifelike programme on the subject of the Club because it would have a very limited appeal. I am pretty sure the Chairman and the boss of Road Pro understood that from the outset? I am sure making a programme about the average CMC member would be the most boring programme on TV. At least the programme in question has some comedy highlights. But it also dealt with some serious issues around caravanning.

All of this is unimportant because we are talking about the celebration of a person who has dedicated 16 years of his life to the Caravan and Motorhome Club as it's Chairman. I am not even sure it is a paid position beyond expenses.  Turning up to events all over the country must be exceptionally time consuming. I think some commentators might want to reflect on that before picking holes? 

David

Well, I've tried emails but never had a response. I provide constructive comment on every site we visit when requested to do so, leave my email address and phone number, but again get no response.

I spoke at length with a senior representative at the recent NEC Show about a particular site where I think members are getting short changed and got excuses, but nothing that leads me to believe that he thought that what I was saying was in anyway constructive or relevant.

I'm a big supporter of CAMC and use their sites almost exclusively. It would be nice to be listened to.

Sixteen years is a long time, I think anyone who has that amount of time and effort in deserves credit and a well done, especially if as said there's no pay involved. The club is at the highest membership ever so it can't be all that bad no matter if one uses sites or not.

The COTY could be debatable as to its success but at least it got the club noticed and I would suspect most non MH/caravaners who watched it didn't take it that seriously but saw it for what it was. I wasn't offended by it and had a good laugh. Those that used club sites appeared to carried on using them and did membership has grown, because of it? Who knows?

It was no worse, probably better, than the Top Gear episodes when they stayed on a caravan site.

Yes, I think COTY proved we weren’t all the stuffy, nose in the air, unfriendly lot many were suggesting we were! It was lighthearted and took a sideways look at our pastime. For goodness sake it was just a bit of fun and portrayed us as being able to laugh at our own foibles which in my book is a good thing. Nothing to be taken too seriously surely.

It’s better to look forward rather than back, and I will say I rather like the sound of the new man - he has certainly been saying all the right things.  

I totally agree, lets just hope the new man doesn't just say the right things, but also listens to what the members want, not just those who think it's just run for profit and don't bother about what the members think. I know the Club has to cover costs, but it seems more interested in making money, forgetting  it's a MEMBERS CLUB to enjoy the freedom of camping.

I have never seen this.  I have tried to find it on catch up (I am a reluctant, Sky subscriber, reluctant as I think that it is far too expensive, but subscribe as I am a horse racing, tennis and cricket fan).  When was COTY on and what channel was it on?