Ball games taking over on club sites

Banff
Banff Forum Participant Posts: 108
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edited July 2017 in UK Campsites & Touring #1

hello I am on Blackpool south caravan club site and I don't believe what I have seen a family using 2 pitches not they own pitch I may add and putting up a tennis net to play tennis on these pitches and yes I have a video to prove it also earlier in the week kids playing cricket with a hard ball between the caravans and YES this is a members only site what is wrong with this club if we wanted this type of behaviour we would go to commercial sites !! The club has got to enforce this and stop these yobs when they check in to the reception and make it clear this is not allowed on our sites, putting up no ball game signs and not enforcing them is a complete waste of time , we come here where people respect each other and they caravans  lets stamp this out once and for all

wardens please take this on board and do something about it , I will also be contacting the club about this 

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  • Cornersteady
    Cornersteady Club Member Posts: 14,435 ✭✭✭
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    edited July 2017 #2

    It is totally unacceptable that your holiday is being spoilt. However telling the wardens through here is probably not going to be as effective as telling them when it actually happens so that they can deal with it there and then, or you could have a quiet word with the parents? 

  • Banff
    Banff Forum Participant Posts: 108
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    edited July 2017 #3

    Will be showing the wardens the video tomorrow I am respecting they evening time off they are not affecting myself but feel sorry for the people on the opposite pitches 

  • Banff
    Banff Forum Participant Posts: 108
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    edited July 2017 #4

    By the way the parents are the ones doing it and of course this is a members only site so what does that tell you No respect 

  • EasyT
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    edited July 2017 #5

    I agree Banff. Totally unacceptable 

  • Cornersteady
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    edited July 2017 #6

    ok sorry I thought it was the children playing. 

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited July 2017 #7

    I think I'm right in saying this isn't the first time you've experienced unacceptable behaviour on this site, Banff. That's real bad luck. 

  • EJB986
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    edited July 2017 #8

    I think it should be the wardens responsibility to mark the cricket pitch and put the goal posts up on every site.

    It saves the arguments as to where they are located.surprisedwinksealed

  • Banff
    Banff Forum Participant Posts: 108
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    edited July 2017 #9

    No need to apologise I did not make that clear it is the children as well 

  • Banff
    Banff Forum Participant Posts: 108
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    edited July 2017 #10

    First time here the site is great wardens lovely just wish the club would tell people when they check in 

  • Banff
    Banff Forum Participant Posts: 108
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    edited July 2017 #11

    I started using the club sites after I saw an adult flying a stunt kite and it went straight into the side of a caravan I may add not his van and he found it quite funny so I now only use the cc sites I would hate to see our sites get like that 

  • eurortraveller
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    edited July 2017 #12

    People enjoying themselves on campsites have  just got to be stopped.

  • young thomas
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    edited July 2017 #13

    Banff, i fully agree with your sentiments about what happened to you on your site and the warden on site is the person to help you resolve it.

    however, i dont agree with this....

    " if we wanted this type of behaviour we would go to commercial sites !!"

    many members, including ourselves, use commercial sites during the year, but we, and i guess every other member, dont suddenly forget their manners when they arrive.

    the suggestion that folk's behaviour to others suddenly changes depending on whether they are on a club site or not, is not (in my experience of plenty of commercial sites) valid.....

    while, im sure that some very busy (peak time) 'holiday camp touring' sites can be a bit frenetic, the majority of modern commercial sites are every bit as good as (both) clubs' sites, in facilities and in general behaviour, and they will have rules, just as the club does.

    you've just described what 'club members' can get upto on one of their own sites......some users of commercial sites reading this might think that they dont want to use club sites if thats the sort of thing that goes on.....

    im sure that what you witnessed is not a regular thing and, from my experience of commercial sites, its not regular on those either.

    yes, resolve your issue with the wardens, but dont paint a picture of mass poor behaviour at all non club sites.....its just not true.smile

    if club members act poorly on a club site, theyll act poorly elsewhere.

    its down to the individuals not the location.

  • Banff
    Banff Forum Participant Posts: 108
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    edited July 2017 #15

    You are right sorry not all people are the same and some commercial sites do enforce the rules but I have seen more of this on bigger sites and not much on cc sites apologies 

  • young thomas
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    edited July 2017 #16

    smile

  • harryb
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    edited July 2017 #17

    If this bothered you so much and as you say the wardens were off duty then why did you not point out the problem to the parents, If you got no joy then is the time to approach the wardens.

    I sympathise and agree with your post re rules but just make the first approach then none of this might have been necessary

  • Banff
    Banff Forum Participant Posts: 108
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    edited July 2017 #18

    We are all members and we know ball games on cc sites are not allowed between outfits only in designated areas what's their excuse ? Have spoken to wardens all sorted now plus it's not my place to tell people what they should be doing I don't work there if I did I would 

  • Mitsi Fendt
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    edited July 2017 #19

    I have sympathy for your comments but describing people playing tennis or cricket as yobs is not a description I would use. Irresponsible and selfish maybe.

  • Banff
    Banff Forum Participant Posts: 108
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    edited July 2017 #20

    Agree was a bit harsh but shorter to write 

  • EasyT
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    edited July 2017 #21

    Irresponsible and selfish maybe.

    Yobs often are smile

     

  • EJB986
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    edited July 2017 #22

    I assume the OP considers that CC members are of a slightly different class to the rest of humanity...perhaps reading a few posts on here would resolve that misconceptionwinksealed

  • Metheven
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    edited July 2017 #23

    Hi 'Banff', agree it's not acceptable around other units.

    You did not want confrontation with the parents, not everyone does so well within your rights to bypass them and speak with the Warden.

    As for your choice of words in the post, well it could have been better, but credit to you for acknowledging this when pointed out and replying in a dignified manner.

    If tennis, football, cricket or any other pastime that may incur damage to property is played, then these clients must choose a site that has open space set by for this. If that's not available then they are on the wrong site laughing

  • compass362
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    edited July 2017 #24

    I assume that the OP considers along with myself , that some CMC members are indeed totally different from somewhat normal members  brain dead springs to mind.

    It wouldn't be very nice to get hit with a cricket ball /hard ball .....would it , needless to say if it wasn't your caravan / MH that was damaged  , that would be ok too.

    Unbelievable ........😜

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  • David2115
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    edited July 2017 #26

    If the story is true then it is not acceptable to be playing with a hard ball so close to other people's units however I don't think it is appropriate for members to be covertly  filming other members with video cameras, especially where children are involved. 

  • JVB66
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    edited July 2017 #27

    It does show how posts are read (not)as the OP has said it was "adult"parents who were involved rather than children but some posts are "expecting it was children" its no wonder threads "wander"surprised undecidedwink

  • young thomas
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    edited July 2017 #28

    Posted on 21/07/2017 08:47 by Cornersteady
    ok sorry I thought it was the children playing.

     

    Posted on 21/07/2017 08:49

    No need to apologise I did not make that clear it is the children as well

     

    JVB, youll see (if you read all the postswink) that it was clarified to CS by the OP that it was parents AND children involved.

    its no wonder threads 'wander'.undecided

    keep up at the back.....wink

  • David2115
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    edited July 2017 #29

    Funny to see posters commenting others do not read the thread correctly when it's clearly other way round. Lol

    its odd that OP will not confront the parents because it's not his job!! What does that mean. I wonder how he/she would feel if wardens came to speak to him about inappropriate videoing of children playing. I think this is an important point and something the club should look at. It's a safeguarding issue.  

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  • David2115
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    edited July 2017 #31

    Victim of what? Children playing ball with their parents? 

    There is a massive difference between cctv in public which is heavily regulated in its use and a person secretively filming children, do we really want that on our club sites, I think not. I would have thought anyone with common sense would expect anyone doing this be removed from site. 

    remember the outrage at someone doing a survey on people's toilet habits on this forum, for me this is much worse and is worrying that some find it acceptable. 

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