50% OFF midweek discounts

Caring duties, volunteering/charity commitments, social/sporting commitments at home, ..... the list could go on for a very long time, Mikey.

Being over 65 doesn't, to us anyway, mean we can just up sticks and go away at the drop of a hat.

We probably do go away more than ever these days, but the trips are pretty much all planned out well in advance, as Steve says, the planning is part of the enjoyment!

All to be booked by May 2nd or for families April 28th and the first dates need to be booked today...

Not just 50% off but a “whopping 50% off”

also as Jim Bowen would say “see what you could have won” 

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I agree with you and Steve before - planning and counting down the days is fun.

I thought retirement just meant having nothing to do throughout the week and I did not  believe my dad and in-laws who said they couldn't understand how they found time for work when they did yet it's true!

We have a weekly schedule, and some 'work' and while we don't have to actually do any of them we do enjoy them. 

Weekends are mostly usually free for a quick trip away.

I suspect it's a bit historical for many long standing Club members in so far if you didn't book ahead it was difficult to get full weeks because of those blessed weekenders who needed time away to recover from a stressful week at work Obviously that has now almost been turned on its head with the introduction of deposits. I am well over 65 and we tend only to book weeks, rather than months, ahead. There is always an alternative. Sometimes habits of a lifetime take a while to change?

David

Some people over 65 still work, bearing in mind the state pension age keeps creeping up.  I have a work colleague who is almost 72 and my wife has one who is 77!

I could also ask why people who are retired need to go in school holidays!

Update. My email arrived today.

One reason might be popularity of some sites and price. We booked 3 days at Chatsworth last November for this November and not only is one of the days now full, the others have increased in price by 15%. OK I had to pay a deposit which they have for a year, but that’s not actually at risk until 21 days before.

We never used to go away in the school holidays, and still avoid them  as far as possible, but as SIL is a teacher he can be home to look after the children then, which  means we do not need to be on duty, or inconvenience the other grandparents so much.

We try to go maybe 2/3 weeks before the Scottish school holiday in summer plus up to another 3 weeks, then be home before the English schools break up.

For Easter DD & Co take the first week (borrowing our van) then we take the second week plus 2 more weeks.    They also usually take a week away in July or August.

And in Autumn we try to start out in late September, before the long weekend break up here, and link that through to the October week, at which point DD & Co have another week in our van.

What we find strange is that the other grandparents, who are both retired teachers, still book time away in the school holidays!

My EMail from 'Obscurantists R us' aka CAMC arrived today as well.

50% Mid week discount 'Back by popular demand' 

Translated into English = We aren't getting the bookings we expected. Let's make what seems an attractive deal and see if we can fool some suckers into falling for it and paying nice juicy deposits.

'..popular demand' - It would be had it been genuine and worthwhile.

Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells & Unsurprised of Uttoxeter