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brue replied on 06/09/2022 10:24

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Posted on 06/09/2022 10:24

Does anyone know if a review for Warwick Race Course is correct about a Pilot Scheme for positioning vans. This referred to all vans being sited with doors facing away from each other meaning some vans had to be positioned looking into hedges etc. We had the same suggestion made to us at a site in Devon but it wasn't enforced however I wasn't happy with the idea at all. We have a British style van with the door on the passenger side.

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Tinwheeler replied on 08/09/2022 11:43

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Posted on 08/09/2022 11:32 by peedee

So what is the difference with this and the Warwick pilot?

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Posted on 08/09/2022 11:43

See Ro's post and the detail shown below the Warwick site plan, PD.

JollyKernow replied on 08/09/2022 12:02

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Posted on 08/09/2022 12:02

 Morning

So, as Ro states above, the idea of the trial at Warwick is for people to get full use of the whole pitch. The consequence of having the marker in the corner of the pitch is that euro vans will have to go forwards in. The reason for that is the grass "finger" or space to the left of the pitch as you look at it from the road is the fire separation, or no mans land. So the reviewer brue mentions is sort of correct.

The two marker roll out is completely different. Each pitch will have two markers placed 3 meters apart, one marker (to the left of the pitch looking from the road) will have the pitch number on it. You park your motorhome / caravan etc between those two markers, no changes to anything else, awning one side car the other etc. This has come about as there have been quite a number of outfits that park wrongly or the marker gets moved to suit!

JK

Tinwheeler replied on 08/09/2022 12:21

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Posted on 08/09/2022 12:02 by JollyKernow

 Morning

So, as Ro states above, the idea of the trial at Warwick is for people to get full use of the whole pitch. The consequence of having the marker in the corner of the pitch is that euro vans will have to go forwards in. The reason for that is the grass "finger" or space to the left of the pitch as you look at it from the road is the fire separation, or no mans land. So the reviewer brue mentions is sort of correct.

The two marker roll out is completely different. Each pitch will have two markers placed 3 meters apart, one marker (to the left of the pitch looking from the road) will have the pitch number on it. You park your motorhome / caravan etc between those two markers, no changes to anything else, awning one side car the other etc. This has come about as there have been quite a number of outfits that park wrongly or the marker gets moved to suit!

JK

Posted on 08/09/2022 12:21

With regard to the Warwick experiment, Ro said units will still be able to pitch nose in or rear in. Are you saying this is not the case, JK, and that every unit will be required to pitch in the corner with its hab door to the centre of the pitch?

JollyKernow replied on 08/09/2022 12:30

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Posted on 08/09/2022 12:30

I'm just going by our normal fire regs. TW. I know what Ro said but I can't see how that can work being that as I said, the space to the left is that firebreak. Very confusing. I'm going to try and speak with Warwick to see how they're managing things.

JK

brue replied on 08/09/2022 13:08

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Posted on 08/09/2022 13:08

Life would be much easier if the club adopted the C&CC approach where people are helped to find a pitch and settle on it safely.

Arriving on a site, maybe tired, confronted by extra pegs or changed procedures etc it's just a messy way to treat customers. IMHO

Thanks for your input JK, it's useful to hear.

JVB66 replied on 08/09/2022 13:10

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Posted on 08/09/2022 12:49 by EmilysDad

it seems that at HO the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing ....

Posted on 08/09/2022 13:10

It seems that is not a new  scenario surprised and as in many companies and government agencies has got worse with WFH undecided

Tinwheeler replied on 08/09/2022 13:42

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Posted on 08/09/2022 12:30 by JollyKernow

I'm just going by our normal fire regs. TW. I know what Ro said but I can't see how that can work being that as I said, the space to the left is that firebreak. Very confusing. I'm going to try and speak with Warwick to see how they're managing things.

JK

Posted on 08/09/2022 13:42

I would think fire regs would be maintained if a MH pitched nose in / door on the left in the centre of the pitch.

Thanks, JK. I wait to hear more and hope what initially appears to be an ill thought out plan is in fact something workable👍🏻

peedee replied on 08/09/2022 14:06

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Posted on 08/09/2022 12:02 by JollyKernow

 Morning

So, as Ro states above, the idea of the trial at Warwick is for people to get full use of the whole pitch. The consequence of having the marker in the corner of the pitch is that euro vans will have to go forwards in. The reason for that is the grass "finger" or space to the left of the pitch as you look at it from the road is the fire separation, or no mans land. So the reviewer brue mentions is sort of correct.

The two marker roll out is completely different. Each pitch will have two markers placed 3 meters apart, one marker (to the left of the pitch looking from the road) will have the pitch number on it. You park your motorhome / caravan etc between those two markers, no changes to anything else, awning one side car the other etc. This has come about as there have been quite a number of outfits that park wrongly or the marker gets moved to suit!

JK

Posted on 08/09/2022 14:06

Thanks JK but to me it would make more sense to move the markers which are 3m apart  to the pitch extremities. Where you put your van inbetween, front in, back in, extreme right or left should not matter as long as nothing was outside those boundaries.

peedee

Tinwheeler replied on 08/09/2022 14:11

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Posted on 08/09/2022 14:06 by peedee

Thanks JK but to me it would make more sense to move the markers which are 3m apart  to the pitch extremities. Where you put your van inbetween, front in, back in, extreme right or left should not matter as long as nothing was outside those boundaries.

peedee

Posted on 08/09/2022 14:11

The problem is insufficient space between pitches to allow that, PD, but I can quite understand why some folk think they can pitch as they like within their HS area. 

I think the club is attempting to wreck a system which, on the whole, works well.

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