Perennial Membership Fee Increase

Challenger52 replied on 02/01/2016 16:08

Challenger52

Posted on 02/01/2016 16:08

Having just received the Jan 2016 Club Mag, we are informed that the Membership Fee is increased yet again from £46 to £48 from 15/12/2015. This is an increase of 4.3%, yet UK inflation for 2015 is forecast to be 0.1%. Over the last 3 years, the Membersip Fee has increased from £43 to £48, an increase of 11.6%, yet UK inflation was 4.1%. I fail to understand what justification can be made for these excessive and apparently ceaseless increases

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Fisherman replied on 04/01/2016 15:38

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Posted on 04/01/2016 15:38

I stand by my comments. When times are hard (especially for members) you cut your cloth accordingly. Get rid of the surplus and get back to basics. If it means redundancies so be it.It happens all the time in the real private industry world, but the CC seems to be run on the Local Authority model. If staff are surplus find them another useless job.

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replied on 04/01/2016 19:37

Posted on 04/01/2016 19:37

of course £2 on its own isnt a large sum of money, its the continual trend that is annoying (and getting expensive)....and a trend which is also being driven through site prices....

steve's point about moving season boundaries is also valid....and a bit naughty in my book....

Everyone thinks they know what high season is, yet in the cc we have high season for far longer (and on more occasions) than most members would have first thought...

The £2 Iis an irrelevance. I do agree however that on most sites pitch fees are expensive.

Fisherman replied on 05/01/2016 09:07

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Posted on 05/01/2016 09:07

By surplusI mean non basic provision, ie things that are not relevant to us as CC members and users. eg Sponsoring a garden at the RHS show, Sponsoring somone to go to the South pole- never went - did they get the money back. Biodiversity projects etc etc.

volvoman9 replied on 05/01/2016 09:41

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Posted on 05/01/2016 09:41

I would not disagree with that line of thinking Fisherman.The sponsering of anything outside the caravan industry does not always go down well with members and it does beg the question of who is decideing this sort of thing and how much time and money is being spent if any on fringe projects.

peter.

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Kennine replied on 05/01/2016 12:30

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Posted on 05/01/2016 12:30

The CC says that being a member entitles you to free magazines worth £40.

So in effect if you were to choose not to take the magazine then it would be logical to expect that your annual membership fee would be reduced by the sum of £40.

On the other hand, it is claimed by some posters, that the magazine is being financed by Advertising which means that the value to the member is zero not the £40 as advertised.

Now both scenarios cannot be right -- Somebody is dealing in porkies.

A bit of clarification is required from Grimstead !!