Insidious Development

If anyone is interested in what I think - I think they will merge!

I think there is a sizeable element within the Club that don't want anything to change, they just like as it is. That is fine as far as it goes but the Club management and committees have to look beyond this cosy concept of the Club. Who would have thought that making a sensible change to the name of the Club to recognise the reality that motorhomes are becoming a pretty sizeable portion of the membership would create so much vehemence of expression. Especially as the old name seemed to discourage some of those motorhomes who had not progressed through the normal different styles of camping from joining the Club. What the OP is critical of is a minor change in comparison. I don't imagine that in ten years time you will turn up at a Club site and have to hunt between the pods or chalets for an ordinary pitch but in 20/30 years who knows but by then there will be a greater acceptance that things have changed.

David

This has been talked about for a long time and each club has been around a long time too. Both have different ways of doing things, and IMHO cater for different clientele. So I don't think so, well maybe merge as in they become one umbrella company but still retain the differences.

The worse thing is that both adopt the rules and procedures for both, I would think that most people like choice?

I wondered this myself at one point.  Who knows what will happen in the future.  In generations to come, will there be sufficient interest to justify two Clubs?  Whatever happens, I strongly suspect most of us won't be around to see it happen!  ☺

David

I think that they were branching out well before the CC decided to follow suit, David.

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I had no problem with the name change but what I really disliked was the hyperbolic verbose and meaningless claptrap that accompanied it.

Personally i hate to see static accomodation on sites.

I'm a motor caravanner who has been a member for over 23 years. Never felt excluded and never saw the need to change the name. I see statics as caravans providing they are not lodges. I don't see tents and glamping pods as caravans. However, I understand that planning permission for sites has to be more inclusive nowadays.

The Club is trying to find a path through the changes happening in society. It is right to do so, Whether its solution is right is a different question.

The type of units (S Pods) being put in are quite attractive, small self contained and well designed and not like the large statics seen on big holiday sites.

see here

Take a look at the video clip. 

As one would expect Club  campsites are out of step and out of line with the rest of the world. Very slowly they will adapt and try to catch up, but it will take time. The professional managers have seen the light. 

Meanwhile Featherdown Farms and Center Parcs are pulling in the younger crowd, and Motorhome pub stopovers and the first few municipal Aires (Canterbury and Exmouth) will gather pace and cater for the oldies with motorhomes. 

Change happens.