Late availability

Posted on 06/08/2023 18:18 by KjellNN

i respect your right to spend your money as you see fit, but I do think that you could consider that all members are not as fortunate as you are.

We are sort of "middling", in that we could afford some Club sites, if we cut down on our time away.   However, we do not choose to do that, so we have stopped using CAMC sites, but remain members to use CLs.  We also use CCC sites, which work out less expensive for us, and a few commercials.

We feel that those who use  exclusively  Club sites, which is of course up to them, are probably saying it is OK for the Club to hike up prices as much as they wish, they will still pay them.  This to us does not seem in keeping with this being a "club".

The Club is of course not a charity, they need to cover costs, but in a time of economic stress, could they not postpone improvements to sites, and especially the acquisition of new sites?  

What do ordinary people do in this situation?   Speaking for ourselves, we have cut down on unnecessary spending, made economies where possible.  We do have a fixed amount of income and need to cover essentials first.  Should the  Club  not do likewise?

Posted on 04/08/2023 13:51 by InaD

Not having looked at the main sites for a while, out of curiosity I decided to check a couple. We're interested in going to the New Forest in September. Never been before.

Couldn't believe the prices! For mid September one site was £45, the other £48! That's for HS with EHU, 2 adults.  I don't consider that vfm. No wonder we keep getting the emails trying to get us to book sites, because there are still pitches available, judging by various posts I'm not the only one who won't pay those prices.

Thank goodness for CLs 👍

 

Posted on 06/08/2023 20:19 by KjellNN

Purely my opinion, and saying how we are finding things, but we are finding Club sites way too expensive for us these days.

Am I not allowed to say that?

Posted on 06/08/2023 18:19 by TimboC

Thats why I don't do Social Media JK. I was quite shocked when I used Twitter years ago to find that some people I had respect for were actually quite abhorrent.

We were at DB in June during the hot spell, and it was busy. All the CAMC pitches were taken.

Interestingly, non of the cheaper grass pitches without EHU were occupied. 

Posted on 06/08/2023 20:19 by KjellNN

Purely my opinion, and saying how we are finding things, but we are finding Club sites way too expensive for us these days.

Am I not allowed to say that?

Posted on 06/08/2023 20:26 by TimboC

Of course you are, and its your choice as to where you book in order to continue your hobby, but to suggest that others are oblivious to price rises is unfair.

Posted on 06/08/2023 18:19 by TimboC

Thats why I don't do Social Media JK. I was quite shocked when I used Twitter years ago to find that some people I had respect for were actually quite abhorrent.

We were at DB in June during the hot spell, and it was busy. All the CAMC pitches were taken.

Interestingly, non of the cheaper grass pitches without EHU were occupied.