Waiting Lists

Hi Rowena it was on the CAMC Members Chat Group under a post regarding Chatsworth Christmas dates

Moderator Edit:

Please be aware that the Facebook group to which you refer is a totally unofficial group run purely by members and has nothing to do with the club.  

Site managers do not keep a waiting list!

Mark, that avatar looks awfully familiar....BP by any chance? Are you there now?

sorry for off topic...

From what we're reading, it would appear that somebody at Chatsworth allegedly does.  

They do/did at Stonehaven, we were on a list for the New Year a few years ago.

We got a call the day before from the warden asking if we still wanted a pitch. I know when they took our name we were the 8th person looking for a cancellation. 

Its quite common to have a list for New Year on that site as in normal years the demand is high due to the 'Fire Ball' parade through the streets. 

If the wardens want to do and don't feel pressured good on them I say 😃

The problem with waiting lists kept by site wardens is that it can be abused. If it was a system which everyone was aware of, then that is fine but it seems only a few are aware of it. It is far fairer to let members book dates using the booking system when the dates become available. Surely dates will never become available on the booking system if there is a reserve list kept.

Rowena writes

Hi everyone,

I'm not sure where this information came from but we do advise members to check the website for availability as it is constantly changing. We don't have a waiting list. 

The Site teams do all they can to be helpful, but are not able to act as reservation teams as they don't have the capacity to keep checking availability and calling members to make individual bookings.

I hope this clears up any confusion. 

Your post totally undermines it and you're saying it does happen, a rose by any other name? Package on pitch...... Tammygirl intimates it does/did happen at Stonehaven.

Maybe the club olicy is they don't have a waiting list, but wardens operate the site(s) and it is possible it's unofficial..... You'd be happy if you were in the know - aggrieved if not. All animals are equal, some are more equal than others 😉

Maybe it's a case of its good to talk?

I'd try the CL myself, especially with the recent list of sudden site closures, see other threads.

To me that is more understandable because the Club want to sell a package of pitch and probably Christmas Dinner in the restaurant. Less justified when it comes to just pitches as the Club mantra has always been everyone has an equal chance of getting a pitch.

David

Yes, that’s the one.

As mentioned above, that is a totally unofficial group and not run by the club.  I was going to post on the group thread but comments have been turned off.