There is a lot of very unhappy club members

sparky100 replied on 03/03/2017 07:06

Posted on 03/03/2017 07:06

There is a lot of very unhappy members I realy do feel as my young family do feel the the board are so cut off from its own younger  memembers and I all so feel thay need to stop what thay are doing to day be fore thay go it to a board meeting and think hard what thay have done and to try and make the members come together  again as we are not as one  club wich is sad but I still hope it will change  and we will all be as one 

Snowy1 replied on 29/03/2017 22:55

Posted on 29/03/2017 22:55

Jokingly

It is said that Dinosaurs became extinct as they were unable to adapt to change. lol

replied on 30/03/2017 08:51

Posted on 29/03/2017 17:41 by DavidKlyne

Hicap

A very sensible post if I may say so. Like you I can't understand some of the venom expressed by a lot of members re the rebrand. OK people will have a view, that is to be expected, but some of the comments and suggestions of not subscribing to membership as result seems to completely defy logic.Why are people here, I doubt its for the name of the Club or the new brand colours? The Club is not a democratic organisation in the accepted meaning of the word. We have a management and an executive who work together and make decisions on behalf of members. If ordinary members want a say in thing they have to commit to becoming involved with the Club by putting themselves forward for either Centres or various committees. All members have a vote but how many of us actually use that vote? I just wonder if people were more objective and measured in their criticisms of the rebrand that perhaps their voice would have been more closely listened to. For myself I think they have got the colours wrong and I wouldn't be surprised if that is one element of the rebrand that will eventually change. However I am not on the verge of sending my membership card back just because I don't like the colour!!!

David

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SteveL replied on 30/03/2017 09:41

Posted on 29/03/2017 22:55 by Snowy1

Jokingly

It is said that Dinosaurs became extinct as they were unable to adapt to change. lol

Posted on 30/03/2017 09:41

Also jokingly

The change they had to cope with was a rather large meteor striking the earth and plunging it into perpetual winter. Hopefully the clubs Homo sapiens  will find it slightly easier putting up with the new colour scheme.😂

moulesy replied on 30/03/2017 10:15

Posted on 30/03/2017 09:53 by huskydog

The product is the same .it's only the wrapper that's changed cool

Posted on 30/03/2017 10:15

True - bet there are still some calling Snickers bars Marathons!

milliehull replied on 30/03/2017 10:19

Posted on 30/03/2017 10:19

We have belonged to the club for 20 years, firstly as motorhome users and now with a caravan. We didn't take exception to the name 'Caravan Club' when we had a motorhome and I don't object to the name 'Caravan and Motorhome Club' now that we have a caravan.  In the days when we used to go to France every summer we always booked our ferry crossing with the club and also took out Red Pennant insurance who were wonderful on the occasion when we had to use them.  We have Mayday cover and our caravan is insured with the club.  We have always received very helpful and courteous advice when needed and none of this is going to change just because the name and logo have changed.  I must admit though that I am not too keen on the new logo as I don't find it striking enough but it won't stop me using the club services.

Fisherman replied on 30/03/2017 10:35

Posted on 30/03/2017 10:35

The basic thing is  it was unnecessary. Everyone felt inclusive in the old title. Some here recon the cost of the  change will be £1M+.  These monies could have been better used to update facilities ie provide the basics that we users want. Surely such a change should have included members input.

replied on 30/03/2017 12:29

Posted on 30/03/2017 10:15 by moulesy

True - bet there are still some calling Snickers bars Marathons!

Posted on 30/03/2017 12:29

I didn't know it had changed embarassed

DavidKlyne replied on 30/03/2017 14:41

Posted on 30/03/2017 10:35 by Fisherman

The basic thing is  it was unnecessary. Everyone felt inclusive in the old title. Some here recon the cost of the  change will be £1M+.  These monies could have been better used to update facilities ie provide the basics that we users want. Surely such a change should have included members input.

Posted on 30/03/2017 14:41

Clearly the Club's research showed some elements of the camping fraternity that the Club hoped to attract did not feel included using the name The Caravan Club because they thought there was a bias towards caravanning or did not understand what the Club provided. Those of us who have been members for some time know that not to be the case but that is an insiders view. My new edition of MMM arrived a couple of days ago and they were talking to the MD of a major manufacturer who was predicting that within a few years annual sales of motorhomes could be up around 20000 a year which would be knocking on the door of the total caravans sold each year. So the trend is that motorhomes will become more popular and likely to eclipse the sales of caravans in time as they have in Germany. That is the market that the Caravan and Motorhome Club is after  capitalising on and surely that is in all our interests? Given that the reaction to the news of the rebranding on this forum and the fact that probably only 10/20% of comments have been favourable what would the Club learn from consulting members when it's almost certain they would get a negative response? As yet we don't know the cost but I accept its likely to be quite high but if the strategy works that money will be repaid over a period of time.

David

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