Network Shrinkage

As i posted earlier what would you do to reverse the decline

My opinion is that increasing the number of CLs will do nothing to help stop the decline of existing CLs which I suspect, in the vast majority of cases is because it just isn't a worthwhile proposition anymore especially if members are demanding more facilities but are not being prepared to pay for them. In fact, I would suggest that an increased number available to members could actually hasten the demise of those that are already struggling. We must look after those CLs that we already have and not just replace them with new ones as that is how I see the future.

CY, I've always advocated that if the number has to be increased to preserve the CL network then it be done on space per unit so that ones own space from current levels is not reduced, with a new maximum number, say 10 but negotiable.

16 closures reported in this months magazine, very sad🙄

Yes, very sad reading.

I sincerely hope, for his own peace of mind, that CY hasn't visited any of those that have closed.

A closure to opening ratio of 4:1 is not good news.

Wonder how many of them have actually closed instead of having left the CC to join the C&CC or to become an independent/commercial site? Very sad news though!!

Yes very sad for those of us that mainly use CLs

It's difficult to see what we as members can do about it without knowing the reasons.

On and on it goes whilst CC sticks its head in the sand.

I tried to work that out on the last lot of announcements but unless they have a website its difficult to tell. They also seem to remove the CL's from the Club website before they make the announcement so difficult to check back unless as an individual member you used the CL in the past. Perhaps we could encourage the Club to say if a CL site is still available but not in the Club system, assuming the actual owners tell them?

David