Should the Club put it's foot down?

willbee replied on 13/10/2019 14:38

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Posted on 13/10/2019 14:38

It's good that over the last few years the Club has been moving towards being more aware of the needs of our planet and the care of it's environment. Certainly sites like Poolsbrook with eco aware facilities are to be aplauded. The Club rightly should encourage, even expect, it's members to play their part in cutting energy consumption, and think beyond "just me".

Is it then time for the Club to introduce a TOTAL ban on awning heaters on thie sites? No doubt some members will see this as an infringement of their rights. That right being, in this case, to completely ignore the consequences of using energy in what is basically an outdoor space.

And the rest of us can just shut up, stop whinge-ing on, and pay for their electricity wastage in our site fees.

At least some CL owners are aware of this, and have moved to banning awning heaters on their sites.

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replied on 15/10/2019 10:28

Posted on 15/10/2019 09:58 by

Hobson's choice.

Posted on 15/10/2019 10:28

Unlike Hobson there are plenty of alternatives. Presumably those that choose to use CC sites are exercising that choice DD

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Takethedogalong replied on 15/10/2019 10:31

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Posted on 15/10/2019 10:10 by Tinwheeler

So the verdict on banning awning heaters is…… 🙄

Posted on 15/10/2019 10:31

It won’t work on Club Sites😂

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replied on 15/10/2019 10:32

Posted on 15/10/2019 10:28 by Rufs

yes but you still have to heat indoors and somewhere warm, which i assume is where you are right now must be quite boring if you are spending so much time on CT, my excuse is right now we cannot even see the IOW glad i did not book week away there as planned.

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replied on 15/10/2019 10:39

Posted on 15/10/2019 10:32 by

Not in the least boring, yes it is warm. I am on a train en route to the NEC and it's horrible outside here too and I can't imagine why anyone would willingly sit in an awning today .

Posted on 15/10/2019 10:39

By the time you get there it will be time to go back David

KjellNN replied on 15/10/2019 10:40

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Posted on 14/10/2019 21:32 by nelliethehooker

At least some CL owners are aware of this, and have moved to banning awning heaters on their sites.

And others have banned the charging of EVs too.

Posted on 15/10/2019 10:40

At a CL we used this year, the owner apologised for the fact that the CAMC website showed his 2019 price as £12 when he was now charging £15, which was the price shown on his own website.

Apparently prices have to be submitted 6 months ahead, and when he after winter checked the electricity use he realised he would have no choice but to make a big price increase due to the amount used.

Having used sites abroad where there is metering, I can confirm that paying for what you actually use, just like you have to in your own home, does make you think about what you are turning on. On such sites we often use gas for heating as it works out less expensive.

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replied on 15/10/2019 10:43

Posted on 15/10/2019 10:39 by

By the time you get there it will be time to go back David

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Posted on 15/10/2019 10:40 by KjellNN

At a CL we used this year, the owner apologised for the fact that the CAMC website showed his 2019 price as £12 when he was now charging £15, which was the price shown on his own website.

Apparently prices have to be submitted 6 months ahead, and when he after winter checked the electricity use he realised he would have no choice but to make a big price increase due to the amount used.

Having used sites abroad where there is metering, I can confirm that paying for what you actually use, just like you have to in your own home, does make you think about what you are turning on. On such sites we often use gas for heating as it works out less expensive.

Posted on 15/10/2019 10:44

If gas is cheaper (even allowing for refillables) then I can only assume electric prices are very high.

replied on 15/10/2019 10:47

Posted on 15/10/2019 10:43 by

No Alan am at Wolverhampton and will have no trouble getting enough time in when I get there. 3 hours is enough for my feet

Posted on 15/10/2019 10:47

We went to NEC in Autumn 2017 and it wasn't my feet taking all the hammer. My main mission was to check seating comfort in various makes and models ..... and some seats were damned hard

Takethedogalong replied on 15/10/2019 10:50

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Posted on 15/10/2019 10:17 by Rufs

"the more something changes the more it remains the same " OW,

joined the club in 1998 so a newbie compared to some, has much changed since then?, not really so we can blather on and on on CT but i see very little hope for change. Yes some sites have been upgraded but the operational model remains pretty much the same

Posted on 15/10/2019 10:50

Disagree. They have got more crowded, less spacious, more reliant upon very prescriptive rules and do’s and donts, a lot more expensive, harder to book specific dates, less attractive to those who tour spontaneously, much more commercially orientated and the underpinning age demographic is older. Big loss of small, no facility sites in favour of swisher toilet blocks, hardstandings and hook ups on almost every pitch. Not to mention service pitches. And of course HQ now provides a great deal more services.

On the plus side, it’s ageing core membership finds touring a lot easier than it used to be, which is good, but the Club’s dilemma is still how to attract younger members? On the super plus side, the CL network is still going and giving members like us a lot of options to still tour as we used to do, without all the modern attractions and easy pitch options, at prices we like!

Club is trying options of pods, super pods and more tent friendly advertising. It was rarer to see a tent on a Club Site twenty years ago.

I have no doubt there are less staff trying to manage and administer more on Club Sites. Technology has helped of course.

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We went to NEC in Autumn 2017 and it wasn't my feet taking all the hammer. My main mission was to check seating comfort in various makes and models ..... and some seats were damned hard

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