Insidious Development

Ahh.......but..........

You're right, you don't have to use club sites, or shop at Sainsbury, but if I'd paid to be a member I might feel that I had a right to express an opinion on what was in the stores.....?....(I'm sure the shareholders do....)

Whilst TDA is right, Stano's most recent post is a bit of a rant, his OP has received 21 "likes" so far, the most I can ever remember seeing for a post, which indicates to me that many people share at least some of the concern he raises.......

Indeed I share his concern about supplying glamping etc

So that's 21 likes , but remind how many members there are ? ,so not a very true reflection so far 

Remind me how many members post on here?

On the face of it no.......

But then it's the same old small handful of people on here.....

If that proportion of people is the same across the wider membership, that's an awful lot of unhappy people......

Edit - snap ET   !!

Remind me how many stay at Coniston on a regular basis?

I'll go off and count them 

Is that relevent? This is likely to affect more sites and already does. I have probably used coniston twice in 6 years or so which is about as regular as I use any site and probably moreso with th exception of Christmas at Southport.

Ahh... but

When you join, of your own free will I take it, and become a member what rights do you have as a member? I really don't know actually. But probably none, or at best very little? What rights does a shareholder have in a company anyway? Are we shareholders? 

Yes they can express their opinion of course and the same for on here, but that's not what I was responding to Stano about, he said (and my bold):

 The power's that be,not the "touring fraternity"make the decisions.There we have it,like it and lump it.

It would be impractical that all the members of the club could vote on every matter? Or indeed many would not be bothered. So what happens? I think you can vote on who is elected to sit on various groups that make those decisions, a bit like general elections here but that's about it. If Stano and all those 21 actually write in to the club and your elected representatives then that could make a difference.

the best vote of course is empty pitches and or empty pods.

There are very few sites with alternative accommodation and there is some productive income space at Coniston, it's also providing an all year round place to stay. A lot of sites are closed in the winter so the opportunity to try other accommodation across the network is in a limited number of places.