CL numbers 'up'

JCB4X4 replied on 03/09/2016 20:42

Posted on 03/09/2016 20:42

Just noticed in 'CL Sites Updates' CC Magazine Sept issue, that New CL,s number 17 Happy and Closurers number 4, an increase of 13.Surprised.  Long may this trend continue as there is a lot of ground to be made up on closures over the past years.  

 

nelliethehooker replied on 03/09/2016 21:47

Posted on 03/09/2016 21:47

I agree that it looks like a good trend, however it will take a long while at this rate till the new ones overtake those lost this year  so far. Wouldn't be surprise if it's just a blip in the downward trend though.

harryb replied on 03/09/2016 23:05

Posted on 03/09/2016 23:05

The downward trend has been going on for some years and there doesn't  appear to be any intervention from the club to halt this decline. Is this a turning point? A lot of people would like to think so.

ocsid replied on 04/09/2016 09:27

Posted on 04/09/2016 09:27

Brilliant news but I feel it must be more an office collating blip rather than a trend.

Sadly the 5 unit limitation will almost always limit them to being little more than a past time venture rather than financially viable in all but honeypot locations. On the other hand being more than 5 units would kill much of their attraction to many of us users, and I expect any pressure for increased numbers would risk doing more legislative harm than the concession our type of organisations presently have.

Anyway I hope on this one I have it completely wrong and some of the years of losses are going to be reversed.

BigD replied on 04/09/2016 10:41

Posted on 04/09/2016 10:41

"I also note that five of them are adults only too."

I wonder why that is?

Fysherman replied on 04/09/2016 10:51

Posted on 04/09/2016 10:51

Possibly the site is unsuitable for children. Working farms or open water nearby come to mind 

peedee replied on 04/09/2016 11:49

Posted on 04/09/2016 11:49

The trend may well continue if site prices keep rising like they have been. Good CLs seem to have high occupancy rates.

peedee

JVB66 replied on 04/09/2016 18:20

Posted on 04/09/2016 18:20

The couple next to us now are using more cc or commercial sites this year , because although most are good value ,they are getting fed up with ,what seems to them to be an ever increasing amount that "over book?" Their cls with more than the legal amount of vans and not with just  the odd one day "overlap"..?

KimT replied on 05/09/2016 12:41

Posted on 05/09/2016 12:41

The couple next to us now are using more cc or commercial sites this year , because although most are good value ,they are getting fed up with ,what seems to them to be an ever increasing amount that "over book?" Their cls with more than the legal amount of vans and not with just  the odd one day "overlap"..?

Write your comments here...I have just opened a new CL and already have someone 'book ' a date not send the deposit and then not turn up, do I keep that pitch empty incase they turn up or do I take a booking from someone who pays the deposit? If you were running a business what would you do?

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