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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Rufs replied on 15/10/2019 11:06

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Posted on 15/10/2019 10:50 by Takethedogalong

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.

Posted on 15/10/2019 11:06

bow to your superior knowledge of the club, and obviously you use it much more than i, must be 3 years or more since i used a club site but it looked and felt pretty much the same as the ones i used when we first joined, HQ providing services, tick in the box, but i normally only use the overseas services, but i still maintain the operational model is still pretty much in tune with 1998 particularly when it comes down to the nitty gritty of managing sites.

Rufs replied on 15/10/2019 11:08

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Posted on 15/10/2019 10:44 by

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

Posted on 15/10/2019 11:08

14c per kilo watt in March if you overstepped you 7kw limit, dont know if that is expensive or not, we had to pay €1 when we left after 5 weeks

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Cornersteady replied on 15/10/2019 11:09

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Posted on 15/10/2019 09:25 by MikeyA

Don't forget some CAMC sites already have cleaners so the cry often heard - "Nobody can clean the toilets like a CAMC warden" is patently not true.

Posted on 15/10/2019 11:09

ah yes you have said this before, but I may have forget, did you name the name? was it an AS by any chance?

Cornersteady replied on 15/10/2019 11:12

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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 11:12

Good point I had forgotten that was the main point and question in the OP with it being taken way off course.

From what I can remember most were against the OP?

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moulesy replied on 15/10/2019 11:18

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Posted on 15/10/2019 11:18

I think I've come up with a cunning plan to solve the dilemma - simply hire a couple of the, shall we say, more locquacious, members of the forum (no names, no pack drill! ) and invite them to sit in your awning. Enough hot air to to turn even the coldest awnings snug!

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Posted on 15/10/2019 11:08 by Rufs

14c per kilo watt in March if you overstepped you 7kw limit, dont know if that is expensive or not, we had to pay €1 when we left after 5 weeks

Posted on 15/10/2019 11:25

Seems perfectly reasonable to me and could not see gas working out cheaper personally

young thomas replied on 15/10/2019 11:42

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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 11:42

as others have said....ban 'em....worry about the enforcement later

we still have speed limit signs on site despite some saying it's unenforceable

young thomas replied on 15/10/2019 11:47

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Posted on 15/10/2019 10:00 by JVB66

You forgot to mention that Swiss farm also has a large income from their holiday homes

Posted on 15/10/2019 11:47

perhaps why the club is investing in pods, to allow the sites to become more profitable and to allow the wardens a little help without resorting to volunteers like your good self.

if anything was an indication of a shoestring run enterprise getting members to clean toilets while apparently awash with funds its this.

a bit rich?

i remember when our struggling golf club needed OAP members to cut the fairways with tractor and gang mower...

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Cornersteady replied on 15/10/2019 12:07

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Posted on 15/10/2019 11:42 by young thomas

as others have said....ban 'em....worry about the enforcement later

we still have speed limit signs on site despite some saying it's unenforceable

Posted on 15/10/2019 12:07

except that it enforceable and is enforced?

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Cornersteady replied on 15/10/2019 12:10

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Posted on 15/10/2019 11:18 by moulesy

I think I've come up with a cunning plan to solve the dilemma - simply hire a couple of the, shall we say, more locquacious, members of the forum (no names, no pack drill! ) and invite them to sit in your awning. Enough hot air to to turn even the coldest awnings snug!

Posted on 15/10/2019 12:10

a minor flaw in this is these loquacious members do not stay on club sites that much, if at all (the inverse square law of CT) and expecting them all to be on one club site at any one time is a bit like asking for all the planets to align?

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