A Good Way To Increase CL Numbers?

That sounds a bit strange. It would be good to hear the club's reasons for stopping this and, to that end, I’ll report your post, J57, so we can maybe get an official response. 👍🏻

I get the impression that running a CL isn’t particularly profitable, given the steady decline. An increased cost, such as this, isn’t going to help. More than ever, we need to use them, or lose them.

I only use CLs for 5 or 10 nights a year. I have, however used them much more in the past and I am more than happy that part of my annual CMC sub should support them

"Stand alone" Public Liability Insurance can be very expensive as Insurers charge minimum premiums.

Can you not get together as a group and negotiate a discounted rate? Don't know what timescale you've been given to sort out your own cover. Do all CLs pay on one certain renewal date? If so a decent insurance broker may be able to negotiate a group discount if they are allowed access to the CL owners list. 

Obviously some owners can simply add it on to any existing cover they may have, such as farmers or pubs etc.

Very dismaying news though that the club seem to be making life more difficult for CL owners.

It would be good if a representative of the "club" could either deny the fact or if confirming it  they would explain the reason behind the decision..... although I don't imagine for a minute that we'll get any sort of meaningful response from them, as is the usual case. However I'm sure JVB will be able to put a good case for the CC's decision whatever it is.

I have reported your post, in the hope of some one responsible for this latest poor decision, which I am sure it seems,   will not have been given much thought to the long term consequences on the CL network, which in some cases,  will mean the contraction rather than expansion of the CL portfolio, with  , as club sites,  costs are ever increasing,

Yes, already done that 🙄