Random people walking over others' pitches

philboy20 replied on 25/05/2021 08:15

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Posted on 25/05/2021 08:15

Is it just me or is anyone else noticing the amount of people who feel its ok to walk behind your caravan or alongside to take a shortcut ie to the water points, there are paths to follow but clearly they feel the need to cut through hedges etc the worst I have seen is at Chester fair oaks this week.

I am sorry to say it but most of the culprits are the motor home owners with there water bottles topping up there water we have a nervous dog who is always tied up and protected by windbreaker or awning but when you step out of your awning and bump in to the motorhome guy next to you nipping through the hedge for water it gets a bit trying and upsetting for the dog, especially when there is a path 30 yards further up clearly for that purpose.

Its so bad at Chester there are numerous gaps in the hedges where people have basically burst through and created new shortcuts

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young thomas replied on 31/05/2021 11:23

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moulesy replied on 31/05/2021 11:40

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ADP1963 replied on 31/05/2021 11:50

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Rufs replied on 31/05/2021 12:18

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Here are a few hedged pitches we have used and obviously had no problems with intruders.

Nothing to do with where they are but everything to do with layout

Posted on 31/05/2021 12:18

hedges are ok if they are of a reasonable height, one of your pictures the hedge for sure would be a possible sun blocker, great if it is July/August in somewhere very hot but could be worse than having a sunblocker on the adjacent pitch, or someone walking over your pitch, personally i have a very large klaxon that i use on my bike, people soon get the message

Vulcan replied on 31/05/2021 13:44

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Posted on 31/05/2021 13:44

At the end of the day some people are coming up with all sorts of excuses in order to break the rules because they are too idle to walk a few extra yards.

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At the end of the day some people are coming up with all sorts of excuses in order to break the rules because they are too idle to walk a few extra yards.

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Tammygirl replied on 31/05/2021 14:55

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Posted on 31/05/2021 14:55

Are we really such a bunch of cowards.

If someone does something that you don't like, then ask them politely not to do it again. Its what I do.

If you really don't like to confront people then put something in their way to stop them from cutting across your pitch.

I had to do this once in Spain, we had a hedge each side of us but our pitch backed onto another pitch. We were on the end of a row with a path to the facilities just the other side of one of the hedges. All was well until a Spanish family moved onto the pitch behind us.

Even if we were sat out their 2 children would walk through the pitch to the facilities.

My solution was to put the bikes along the back of the pitch one after the other so they couldn't get by. Washing lines are a good way of blocking access as are bbq's and chairs.

According to my children and gkids all I have to do is give them the 'look' 😂😂😂

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nelliethehooker replied on 31/05/2021 15:08

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Posted on 31/05/2021 15:08

We are at present on a club site that is just about full, but no-one will be walking between other person's pitches as there is an 8ft high bank full of nettles behind the majority of pitches. Members are passing in front of our van, only because we are pitched up directly in front of the water point. Arriving when we did we had a limited choice of pitches, but this one suited us fine so no complaints.