Posted on 10/01/2019 15:05
Is there a good reason why the new Club Sites Directory is not showing OS Grid Refs?
Surely I can't be the only member who still likes to see exactly where I will be towing to?
Google Maps sometimes does not show the CL / field clearly. A pinpoint location with the OS map sorts that out. Or rather, it did.
A black mark for the CL dept at the Club. Could do better.
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Posted on 12/01/2019 10:45 by KimTAs a CL owner we were not informed this was going to happen , alot of CLs are in very rural areas with large post code areas the sat nav for our area takes you to a cottage about half a mile away.The owner of the cottage has put a map of the houses and how to get to them on her gate.Not a great deal of thought has gone into this decision,
perhaps a list of CLs by county with OS references could be sent out
Posted on 12/01/2019 19:46 by nelliethehookerAs a CL owner Kim could you not contact HO and point out the folly of their ways, as this may just result in a change of mind by them, although I doubt it? All that we as customers get a the reply that I posted above.
Posted on 12/01/2019 19:48 by Bakers2To add to this isn't there a group of CL owners? So it wouldn't be a lone voice!
Edit was it started/run by Cholsey Grange???
Posted on 12/01/2019 10:45 by KimTAs a CL owner we were not informed this was going to happen , alot of CLs are in very rural areas with large post code areas the sat nav for our area takes you to a cottage about half a mile away.The owner of the cottage has put a map of the houses and how to get to them on her gate.Not a great deal of thought has gone into this decision,
perhaps a list of CLs by county with OS references could be sent out
Posted on 12/01/2019 20:08
A post code is not really the answer as it covers too large an area. You can download POI's from the Club website and those POI's will be based on the GPS position at the entrance to the CL so there shouldn't be any problem navigating to the CL if using a satellite navigation system that most do these days. If there are route difficulties getting to the CL this should be properly noted in the CL details on the website or at least relaid to members on booking.
David
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Posted on 12/01/2019 20:32
The whole thread David relates to the Sites Directory and a glaring omission that many responders on here are used to relying on. I do not feel your post has any relevance to the problem raised. It merely states what can be done using technology whereas some people still prefer paper, at least as a reliable backup to technology, which for all its advances still has faults for pinpointing exact locations.
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Posted on 12/01/2019 20:05 by nelliethehookerYou're correct that there's a CL owners group, but there's not been any posting from them for a while on here. I think that they are more focused on using FB these days to get their messages across than they are with CT.
Posted on 12/01/2019 20:37 by Bakers2Don't know how to find them on fb, otherwise I'd flag it up.
Anyone know how to find them? I'm on fb but not club friend, member or whatever the term is 😂😂
Posted on 12/01/2019 20:32 by WherenextThe whole thread David relates to the Sites Directory and a glaring omission that many responders on here are used to relying on. I do not feel your post has any relevance to the problem raised. It merely states what can be done using technology whereas some people still prefer paper, at least as a reliable backup to technology, which for all its advances still has faults for pinpointing exact locations.
Posted on 13/01/2019 00:04
Ah, but if you read KImT's post to which I was replying to it did specifically mention using a sat nav? I was just offering advice on how that could be overcome if someone choices to use such a device.
On the point of using OS Grid References I assume that people have a whole heap of paper maps on which to check where a CL is? I seem to recall that Steve has the maps digitally on his computer. Just wondering how people use them. BTW I do understand Grid References but have not used them since orienteering many, many moons ago when I was at school.
David
Posted on 12/01/2019 20:05 by nelliethehookerYou're correct that there's a CL owners group, but there's not been any posting from them for a while on here. I think that they are more focused on using FB these days to get their messages across than they are with CT.
Posted on 13/01/2019 00:08
The group was mentioned in this thread
However it is a private group so only CL owners can join or view.
David
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Posted on 13/01/2019 08:34
Many CLs tell us NOT to use satnav to reach them. Searching for a suitable CL yesterday I noted several with this warning. One of the two that I eventually booked gave a very strong warning not to use satnav, only follow the instructions in the handbook. With a paper map I could have followed these easily before I even got into the car had the exact end-point, ie grid reference, been available.
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