Posted on 02/08/2018 15:59
Recently we have been receiving emails to book a site close to where we live. Presumably this is because there is a shortage of pitch take up.
Today we received an email for a winter holiday abroad which had nothing to do with caravaning.
The Club is looking more like a business than a members' club.
When is the Club going to become the next Saga with investors rather than members?
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Posted on 03/08/2018 07:55
I don't feel I'm missing out by opting out of e mails, it's easy enough to see updates in the What's On section on this web site, this includes release dates for booking etc.
Incidentally the "club" ploughs it's profits from the various enterprises it runs back into the business. A normal business model would give the shareholders part of the profits but as it's a club the money get re-invested into new sites and improvements to sites for club members to enjoy. Part of the ethos of the club is also to promote social interaction, hence the continuing rally section which it supports.
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Posted on 03/08/2018 08:04
My thoughts are for the future DD, with investments I never think-‘what’s good for me or what’s good for now’, it’s the going forward by years that pays. I bought BP after deepwater horizon, thinking future(decades). The name change wouldn’t have been just a single person’s decision but a series of brainstorming sessions to modernise the company’s platform. The stuffy image of a snobby club is restricting growth.
Posted on 03/08/2018 08:39
Makes an interesting read ET.
Posted on 03/08/2018 08:54
Its a relatively big business in the leisure industry, incorporated as such. The weakness is the amateur board of directors. They vote and re elect each other year in year out. NO change and a reluctance to look deeply at the club structure ( cosy affair). Monies are wasted on rebranding, very poor wifi system, web site. etc. Does not seem to be an in depth research for these items. The basics are being ignored, sites are deteriorating. The commercial sector is proving much more attractive, better value and innovative. As an investment there are much better leisure industry businesses out there for your cash.
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Posted on 03/08/2018 09:07
It might be better to read the ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION to get a good understanding of the club and the way it is run. "Objects and Powers" might answer the OP's question.
But I still don't want e mails, I'm happy to opt out. 
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Posted on 03/08/2018 08:54 by FishermanIts a relatively big business in the leisure industry, incorporated as such. The weakness is the amateur board of directors. They vote and re elect each other year in year out. NO change and a reluctance to look deeply at the club structure ( cosy affair). Monies are wasted on rebranding, very poor wifi system, web site. etc. Does not seem to be an in depth research for these items. The basics are being ignored, sites are deteriorating. The commercial sector is proving much more attractive, better value and innovative. As an investment there are much better leisure industry businesses out there for your cash.
Posted on 03/08/2018 09:15
Fish.....(and btw good luck in your "retirement") I have to agree with your post as it seems the Club is decidedly wasteful with it's funds and some sites seem to be deteriorating. IMO I also think that the current board set up is a "jobs for the boys" situation and needs to be changed. A closed shop in an open market is unhealthy and undemocratic.
However, I would also like to sing the praises of the Club because they (rightly or wrongly) have set the benchmark against which all other sites aspire to.
Yes, it might be a travel company, Yes it maybe (in our view) mismanaged. Yes, some of the shower blocks need updating - but at the end of the day where else could you spend your leisure time in such a variety of destinations and all for a membership fee of less than £1 per week?
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