Happy Children on CMC sites
It keeps cropping up on different posts the same old whinges complaining about noisy Kids. we are both in our mid sixties and love nothing better that hearing the joyful noise of the children in fact it fetches back memories of when we used caravan with our daughter. We used to arrive on site, has l got out to register she would be off straightway to the play field, next time we saw her was tea time. For those that don't want to be bothered by Children then use the dates when they are at School, So come on us OAP's let them have some fun its only a short time that they are young.
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For those that don't want to be bothered by Children then use the dates when they are at School
I do, I don't get annoyed/upset with children playing I just prefer the option of not having them around when on holiday. I can spoil them any other time of the year.
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For those that don't want to be bothered by Children then use the dates when they are at School,
And when actually are those dates? They are different in Scotland, England and Ireland (no idea about Wales), and the continentals do as they wish. Then there are the children taken out of school by parents so that the do not learn too much.
The only answer is Adult Only sites. As this Club is so keen to point out, they do not know what the next generation of camper explorers will be like - so it could well be we will see Caravan Club Adult Only Sites before long.
For a multitude of reasons it is not only parents that have to take their holidays when children are not at school.
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I too love to hear children playing. Holidays are all about having fun.
I would hate to see adult only sites - especially if they are full of miserable old Victor Meldrews!
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When and who uses sites is a bit of a minefield but would totally agree that the sound of happy children on a camp site is a lovely noise and one that we never tire of hearing.
Its the sulky teenagers glued to their phones etc inside the van that we have an issue with!
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Perhaps people who want to totally avoid children should find another way of holidaying. For goodness sake, lighten up some of you. Children are the future of all things including vanning and the club.
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Not to mention the future tax payers to fund your state pension, the nhs, etc. As well as funding care fees and any tops to existing income should you need them.
Kids playing and enjoying themselves are generally a pleasure to listen to. Maybe the issue is with parenting? The saying it takes a village to raise a child is apt and maybe we should all think long and hard on this aspect. Children just as adults should be treated with respect and listened to otherwise how will they learn?
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As someone who has worked with children for 40 years as a teacher, social worker and social care inspector, working with disturbed and disadvantaged children, I just love adult only sites!
You are very welcome to children running/cycling/scooting around the place, it's peace and quiet for me every time.
And before I get 'flamed' for my view, everyone is entitled to their own opinion are they not?
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I've also worked with children all my working life but I don't mind them at all. And of course you are perfectly entitled to your view and your choice, it's your holiday and your money. What perhaps has caused some 'friction' on here in the past is that some want:
a) some club sites to be adult only
b) an area on each part of a site being for adults only
In my opinion that goes completely against the club ethos and inclusive nature of the club. We all pay the same membership fee and all sites should be accessible to all members.
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Would not want the club to introduce Adult only sites, like l said theirs a lot of scope in the booking system to pick from, loads of sites offer Sunday to Thursday at special rates. l personally would like to see one price all year round so everyone pays the same. l feel sorry for families that have to fork out for higher prices at School holidays, wouldn't it be fair if we all bore the cost. Anyway off to Troutbeck 7th of May not sure if the kids are off, if they are it won't bother us
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Not on here,you have to conform to the minority .....the usual crew😊
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I do like a show of tolerance.
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You might just get away with it.
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I don't mind hearing children playing and having fun, why would I, I used to be one. What I don't like is them running around screaming their heads of for no reason.
Don't get me wrong its not the children at fault its the parents. I never allowed mine to scream or screech and the Gkids are not allowed either (in my company) Parenting starts the day you give birth not when they are 7,8 or 9 years old as some seem to think.
I was once asked by my sons what did I think was the most important word a child should learn, I replied "NO" because once they know and understand that word it may one day save their life.
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Well put Tammygirl, I completely agree. I found the hardest part of having children visiting when ours were small was when their parents came too. I assumed a child jumping on my furniture or generally bad behaviour would be reprimanded by their parent, I soon found out that they sometimes weren't. So I jumped in, so to speak, immediately and made sure that my standards were kept in my house and Garden 😉.
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Maybe the site wardens should hold on site education classes for the under 16s, where they could be taught all the site rules, including speed limits and acceptable noise levels.
My grandchildren wouldn't need to attend of course, they are little angels.
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What is the minimum number of children that are needed "playing" together to ensure that at any time there is at least one screaming?
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And before I get 'Flamed' for my view, everyone is entitled to their own opinion are they not?
Of course they are, Simon, but only when it agrees with MINE !!
{ Which you should, by now, have noticed I have not given so far as the O P is concerned
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Just back from St David. Last week there were no more than half a dozen kids on site. This bearing in mind it was a school holiday. Kids get a large discount and there is a new Play area. The kids there seem to be with their grandparent. Immediately adjacent is a commercial site. It was full with a mix of Vans, Motorhomes and Tents.and dozens of children .Enough to have football teams. I ask what is wrong with the CC. Doesn't look like the next generations want to use the sites. So once again it was us golden oldies on site ( only half full)
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The Club site there at St Davids "welcomes caravans and motorhomes" - therefore the grandparents go there. Parents with tents aren't admitted, so they take their children next door.
Or as my daughter and little boy did - go to Center Parc for a few days. The little man had far more fun than he would have had on that Club site.
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As said before, the future of the Club are the retired members.
They are going on many multiples of holidays every year and for longer periods.
Families tend to go for one main holiday, maybe two at the most and only a couple of wekends. Until, of course, Jeremy and Jemina decide that they would rather do something else (Centre Parks, Alton Towers or one of their other multiple, short-lived 'hobbies').
If the Club want to attract the 'big business' they need to find ways of attracting the older generation (who, incidently, have both the time and the inclination to shop around).
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I dont think all the kids on the commercial site were all in tents.many seemed to be in the caravans, but I may be corrected on this, We certainly did not use the CC at the full rate and used a Cl near New Quay then at £13-50 per night. Seems CC is losing out on all fronts.
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