Campsites closing at the end of the 2024 season

I am not asking for a say but would like more information.We get very little back from club council or executive committee - publishing the minutes of their meetings would be a start. 

Again any organisation that makes public the minutes of it's meetings would be very foolish. A report from the AGM and Club Council meeting are published in the club magazine. 

At least a bit more information than just "unsustainable" Are the sites leased or owned, were any alternatives considered?. Anything more would help understanding a little better. As it stands it is all down to under use, but one poster has pointed out there are 45 seasonal pitches in use on Nunnykirk!

As for sweetening the pill by pointing out what has been done in other areas, did we really need Dornafield when the Club already has four sites in the area?

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But it is supposed to be a Club not a business!

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Surely "unsustainable" means that it can’t continue as it is. That is, in this case, lack of use equals lack of income and a drain on resources. What more do you need to know?🤷🏻‍♂️

Rowena's second paragraph explains the situation well.

I asked a few years ago if Minutes from Regional and Local meetings were available, but never got an answer. Haven’t been able to find any no matter how deep I dig on CAMC website. You might need to be registered with a Region, or Local centre to get any details, but these are to all intents and purposes public type meetings, in a similar vein to LA meetings. It would be very useful if Members could access Minutes from Regional Meetings, as well as those of the AGM, as it would give an idea of what is happening throughout the different areas. Most of the Regions, Local Centres do have an active list of events and rallies. 

The Club does publish its AGM minutes, and the Financial Statement each year, but beyond this, there’s very little that Members can reference in terms of how decisions have been arrived at, and any options discussed before major changes, closures, monies spent, etc… are made. It wouldn’t be practical to ask “ the Membership” as a whole on every operational issue, but other than trying to attend regional meetings, or the AGM, there doesn’t appear to be an obvious conduit of finding out about most of the major changes that come about. The most obvious thing that seems to happen, is that a decision is discussed and made, and the Membership gets to know after that decision is agreed. It’s the why, who and how bit that isn’t obvious.  

I don't know about other Regions but certainly my region produced minutes last time I looked.

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Of course its a business.

Run by the members for the members, I’m sure I’ve heard said. 

Whether a business or not, it has to be financially viable and sustainable. It doesn’t have to or need to make huge profits but it needs to keep its head above water and generate sufficient income for growth. Otherwise, there would be no future at all. It's simple logic.