The next announcement???

This place can be bad at times but you should have seen it a few years ago! 

Of course, Nellie, this is something I have been asking the Club to do for ages.  You never know.... perhaps someone has seen the light! Any bets?? 

David 

No, we'll be the last to know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

I do believe the club run a trial on some sites ,not so long ago, allowing booking of hardstanding pitches . Its a nice thought but in practice unlikely to work well .

They declared the trial not to be a success and stated that members were confused by it. Insulting or what?

Why would you say that.....

I've just made several bookings with CCC and selected a H/S pitch....

Ditto with some commercial sites.....

The only reason the club can't (sorry won't) do it is because they will be left with grass pitches that nobody will pre-book.

It's about money, nothing else......

I think it was a flawed trial because they tried it on a few sites and only for hardstanding pitches. This allowed arguments and confusion to occur as people arrived at a campsite and only then realised they did not have a free choice of available pitches. If you are going to be able to book a pitch surface you must do it for all types of pitch and and all sites so there is no room for confusion.

David

I really cannot understand how anyone could be confused by the trial, if you wanted to book any of the 4 sites involved, you HAD to choose your pitch type.

The fact it was a limited trial was made very clear when booking.

Your booking confirmation made it clear what you had booked.

When you arrived the wardens confirmed the type of pitch you had booked.

What I can believe is that some members might have forgotten that they had to book a specific surface if was a while since they booked. 

Always good to refer to your booking details if your memory is bad!

Anyone arriving on spec might be surprised that they did not have a free choice of HS or grass, but then not many people do just arrive on spec.

And being surprised is not the same as being confused.

I think it was also a problem for those wanting to extend their stays,then having to move pitches,as could happen if booking specific pitches was introduced,

There is always a risk you may not be able to extend a stay anyway, particularly at busy periods.

If all HSs are booked, you might have the option of moving to a grass pitch, if this was unacceptable it would be no different to no pitches being available.

Booking a specific pitch is not something I think would work on Club sites as there is no restriction on length of booking so could mean having to move pitch as you say JVB.