What is the obsession with attracting the yoof

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  • JVB66
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    edited May 2017 #32

    But as you say with both major clubs the prices differences are far removed from some large commercial loss leaders,

    And as we "oldies" have numerous " concesions" to help with our much reduced incomes,then if the said reduced fees on club sites attract us then so be itsurprisedcoolwink

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited May 2017 #33

    This is clearly an "On Topic" discussion so I have moved it here from General Chat which is for off topic discussions.

    David

  • eurortraveller
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    edited May 2017 #34

    Grandfather had a caravan in the 1930s, father in the 1950s, and myself in the 1970s...but that's the end of the line in this family

    There is absolutely nothing this Club can do to attract my children and grandchildren. The competition elsewhere is too great. They have discovered EasyJet, Airbnb, music festivals, rentals on European campsites with water slides in the sun, CenterParcs, backpacking, globetrotting and Booking.com.  They will never come back to Club sites.

    I used to argue that this Club needed to try to attract younger people but I have changed my mind. I think the Club might just as well stay as it is for the present generation of pensioners.

  • JVB66
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    edited May 2017 #35

    And the next upcoming pensioners as all our children will be ,just that there will be more of themwink

  • JVB66
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    edited May 2017 #36

    ?????undecided

  • JayEss
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    edited May 2017 #37

    I agree with you ET. The whole concept of being in a club to camp is just odd nowadays 

    I suppose if you join for rallies there's more of a club feeling but for me I just feel I'm paying to access insurance and recovery that works out slightly cheaper. 

    My feeling is that the club are doing too little and too late to make major changes. Should have started ten years ago but they are playing catch up to the other club now. A merger would be the most sensible approach really 

  • JayEss
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    edited May 2017 #38

    There may not be more pensioners. We're starting later nowadays. I have to wait until 67 before I'm a pensioner and they are talking about 70. 

    Relying on future pensioners is a risky outlook

  • JVB66
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    edited May 2017 #39

    So no pensioners and no youngsters,where next ? 

    ps where is ETs post ?and the ccc membership is an average age of 55yrs

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited May 2017 #40

    Nice to see it worked properly with an explanation left in GC.

  • JayEss
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    edited May 2017 #41

    How about welcoming everyone?  Seems better than targeting just one section of society. 

    I'm sure the CCC has an average age similar to this club. It's because joining a club to access campsites is a concept that would not occur to most folk. If I hadn't been able to save on insurance and recovery I wouldn't have joined this one. 

    You answered ETs post above  

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited May 2017 #42

    Correction. Sometimes it still shows in GC as a duplicate of this thread and at other times it only shows DK's locked version. undecided

  • JVB66
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    edited May 2017 #44

    It was your ref to ETs post of which is not showing undecided

  • brue
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    edited May 2017 #45

    ET = Eurotraveller maybe?

  • brue
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    edited May 2017 #46

    I thought I was seeing things! This is really bad. undecided

  • JVB66
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    edited May 2017 #47

    I would not consider it a niche market with the amount of users of both clubs and comercials sites

  • brue
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    edited May 2017 #48

    I meant it's a niche market of smaller sites compared to large sites with statics and tourers etc.

  • JVB66
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    edited May 2017 #49

    how may ETs are there?

  • JayEss
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    edited May 2017 #50

    ETs post is still there - I didn't quote it as I don't think it's necessary to quote posts if I'm referring to a poster. 

    I agree with you as well brue. The club can change logos and offer incentives as much as it likes but it needs to look at its image and that is where the sticking point will be. The split between the business side and the club side is not seamless wink

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited May 2017 #51

    There's hopefully a lot of life and adventure left in this dog yet, and once I get my work pension and a few other commitments sorted, the CC ain't going to figure as a major player! For now, it offers easy, relatively cheap breaks, somewhere to park up and a half decent long shower occasionally! 

    I may return to Club site touring in a couple of decades! laughing

    Thats if they will have me, I might not fit the new demographics then!surprised

  • JVB66
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    edited May 2017 #52

    Euro travellers post is,  ET has not posted on this threadsurprised

    The way it seems to be going they are moving away further away from each other, and the buisiness  side are losing the plot

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited May 2017 #53

    Just seen your post brue...excellent! laughing

  • JVB66
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    edited May 2017 #54

    But then the prices that most seem to moan about, are out of proportion on those type of sites,which also seem to be losing touring pitches in favour of the much more lucrative mobile homes,i notice that Rockley Park has gone all holiday homes now

  • Cornersteady
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    edited May 2017 #55

    Very true, this is pic of the future Mrs C on the left (little did she know how blessed she would be in marrying me on this picsmile)

    I think the site is Bunree about 1965. name of caravan and car anyone? My mother in law doesn't know but does know the dog's name was Tinker

  • JVB66
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    edited May 2017 #56

    Sprite Alpine and Vauxhall Victor 101?undecided

  • JayEss
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    edited May 2017 #57

    Sprite musketeer. It says so on it wink

  • JVB66
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    edited May 2017 #58

    cannot see name but thinking about you are right the alpine did not have the shaped roofsurprised and was smallerwink

  • IanH
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    edited May 2017 #59

    If the Club really want to see where the target market is, they should have the nerve to try a few adult only sites.

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited May 2017 #60

    Sprite Musketeer (beside the future Mrs C's arm) and a Vauxhall Victor, I think. It was 1966 or later - 'D' reg = 1966.

    At that time the registration years ran from Jan to Dec. In 1967 it changed and 'E' was only used from Jan to July. 'F' started in Aug 1967 and from there on the reg years ran from Aug to July until 1999.

    Sorry, I'll shut up now.

  • JayEss
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    edited May 2017 #61

    If they do this then I want it recorded that I would have resigned my membership. 

    Sadly I've already flounced over the 'we share a love of the great outdoors' nonsense 

     

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