New Site Booking System

Posted on 11/12/2021 16:05 by cyberyacht

Like a number of others, we have gravitated to C&CC sites more than CAMC ones. Haven't been on a single CAMC one this year as they are overpriced and generally remote with poor transport links. Membership is retained solely for the CL network.

Posted on 11/12/2021 15:39 by young thomas

PeeDee...Roger Waters also liked Grantchester Meadows (on Ummagumma).

Hear the lark and harken
To the barking of the dog fox
Gone to ground
See the splashing
Of the kingfisher flashing to the water
And a river of green is sliding
Unseen beneath the trees
Laughing as it passes
Through the endless summer
Making for the sea

In the lazy water meadow
I lay me down
All around me golden sunflakes
Settle on the ground
Basking in the sunshine
Of a by-gone afternoon
Bringing sounds of yesterday
Into this city room

Doesnt sound like Cherry Hinton to me....😉

Posted on 10/12/2021 18:35 by Tammygirl

I find it hard to believe that the CCC would insist on you using a muddy unsuitable pitch If there were other pitch types available, it's not to their advantage to have pitches out of use for longer than they need to. 

I recently saw a site manager take out a grass pitch due to a tent groundsheet spoiling it. He raked it and put grass seed down, watered it and said he would water it every day it didn't rain, until the grass took hold and he could put it back in service. I didn't think it was that bad and voiced that. He said he could if he had to let a small pup tent on it but they would have to pitch in a different place on the grass, his preference was to to take it out until it recovered. 

Posted on 11/12/2021 21:18 by DavidKlyne

We have not used a C&CC site this year, nor last year! If people are suggesting they will be more inclined to use C&CC sites in future I wonder if the unavailability will just switch Clubs? Unlike the CMC I have never had a particular problem booking C&CC sites, even quite close to arrival. However if the C&CC suddenly see an upturn in site bookings I am sure they will start to review their prices and discounts? Did they not move the senior discount from 55 to 60 fairly recently? What is the say that won't be moved to an older age group if they find their sites have much greater occupancy?

David

Posted on 12/12/2021 09:06 by Arch

And by the same reasoning if the CMC sees a downturn in their bookings they will review their prices a t&cs, hope so.

Posted on 12/12/2021 09:49 by SteveL

I certainly think they are going to have to do something once they have very similar T&C’s to the other club. £14.15 a night difference for us oldies at the Cambridge sites I mentioned is massive and it’s not just for the odd day either. If we visit for 3 nights it pays our C&CC membership for a year, on that one visit alone. The C&CC may change there pricing structure, as DK suggest, but I suspect both clubs will give it a year or so to gauge what is happening. Although even at full price without Age related discount there is a £5.30 saving for the same days.