CAMC pitch markers

There is a different ambience between the basic no facility sites, and the big, everything laid on sites. More laid back, relaxing. Less regimented and time constrained. 

I have a fair number of Site Directories from long, long ago so when I get a spare hour I'll have a look and see what mention I can find of pegs.  From memory they was always some sort of marker though not a requirement to be pitched within an inch of it.  

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Yes, sorry what I meant was when did pitching exactly to them start?  It was definitely when the spacing rules were adhered to and even awning/non awning pitches were 'created' as before that every pitch was an awning pitch, like Old Hartley.

At one time one could pitch anyway one wanted, I always used to do caravan awning then car. I tried caravan, car then awning but that didn't work as well.

No experience of overseas sites AD, so I can’t compare. Over here, Club Site routines can depend a little bit on facility opening/cleaning times, and the multitude of other tasks that will have Site staff busily scurrying around with or without a tractor, grass cutter, etc….. On no facility sites, there isn’t the morning rush to get to the loos, showers etc before they close, and they do tend to be quieter places. I am thinking of somewhere like Nunnykirk, compared with somewhere like Ferry Meadows, as the two extremes, then other places like Bromyard, Leyburn as in between. Purely a personal observation I might add. Some Club Sites can be like large CLs at times, Exeter Racecourse away from HS area being one example. I haven’t stayed on a Club Site with any other extras (eatery, pool, etc) so no idea about these. 

I think it will go back a good while, then possibly an incident (doesn’t have to have been Club related) prompted a Club review of spacing? The sizing of outfits exploded as well in the early 2000’s, it became the thing to have a fixed bed outfit with the resultant extra length, awnings became longer and deeper, sometimes with extensions, so pitch spacing to maintain safety became more critical. Coupled with a lot more folks taking up the hobby, so previously average occupancy Sites suddenly had to start putting the “Site Full” signs up. I know it was around the early 2000’s when we had to start booking Marazion ahead, rather than just rolling up.

To get a licence to operate UK sites have to comply with public fire safety rules. The CAMC must have had some non compliance issues a few years back, pitches were re-ordered and some taken out of use and pegs became more important to mark safety breaks. Not a bad thing in the end as this type of safety is paramount. 

The only way to ensure safety without markers is to escort users on to a pitch as the other club does in a helpful way.

I've no idea what sort of safety features are used elsewhere I suppose we're lucky in the UK to have safety in mind.

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I started early 90s but have pics of a number of stays at Alderstead where we are always across the pitch.

Plenty of pics as stays in 2009, 2011 & 2013 were known as the "Birth, Beer and BBQ" meets as we stayed to be near our daughter when she was having her 3 children.

Always asked if it was OK, which it was, but one neighbour complained to the warden even though the spacing was more than maintained.

As JK has said, if its possible why not but do wonder how many are so wedded to the peg that it never occurs to them to ask.

The reason we prefer to pitch across is that we feel its more sociable than being hidden away 'down the side' of the van.