New Site Booking System

 Afternoon

Just on your last paragraph DK. If the club cancels a booking the deposit will be automatically refunded.

I think there's a big team of staff getting things together including as jv likes to say "tweaking" things. The last zoom meeting we had was extremely positive and things are apparently on schedule. Personally it's nice to switch off from all things club at present. I'm care taking on site for the winter and to keep me occupied I'm doing those boring jobs like decorating, plumbing etc!!

In response to SteveL, you're right what you say. If you call the site we can amend any booking without having to cancel. I believe this will be the same with future bookings.

JK

when the new system starts everyone with an existing booking should be given an oportunity to choose their desired pich type prior to new system going live , its only fair ,  also when booking a year in advance there could be a summer season of torrential rain and no grass pitches , then the whole thing falls on its ass , is converting all sites to hardstanding the only  way to put this to bed once and for all ?

Morning

When the new system starts (hopefully in April) you'll be able to choose your desired pitch surface type. Existing bookings (before April) will get to choose a pitch on arrival just as you do now.

JK

JK

I think Scotkb's point is that having booked so far in advance before the new system comes into place, he and others in the same position, could well find themselves in a Hobson's choice situation with perhaps only grass pitches left? Assuming of course that the ability to be able to book a hardstanding is as popular as many of us think it will be? Perhaps his best option, if there is availability of hardstandings when the system comes into place is to cancel his original booking and rebook a hardstanding. However that would require a deposit to be paid.

David

But I would assume someone like 'Scotkb' could arrive and in their search for a pitch, find a plethora of red/white cones scattered on hardstandings throughout the site. Minimising greatly their choice and not as 'you do now'.

in an attempt to ensure you get the type of pitch you thought you were getting you need to get first choice before new system goes live , you may not be able to just turn up and choose 12 months after booking , what you want will all be gone as you are last in the queue, also canceling and reebook is risky , there needs to be the chance for current bookings holders  to edit their booking pitch type first before system goes live . thats fair i think !

The most sensible thing to have done was to delay the pitch booking start until April 23, assuming the new system starts in April 22, then there would be no upset early bookers. Unfortunately I can’t see them changing their mind and I will look to try and cancel / rebook the one site I have which is a problem.

I suspect that the abity to book a surface type will gradually come on line until the new booking system is introduced.  I've just checkeda few sites closest to home, by using the app, and it seems it is possible to book surface types at Broadway.....   there are probably others??

David

Broadway only seems to have 5 grass pitches out of 117. Therefore generally not a high chance of ending up on grass. It’s sites like Malvern, more or less 50:50, which will be of concern if you have booked under the old system.