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  • peedee
    peedee Club Member Posts: 9,383 ✭
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    edited March 2018 #92

    I'm not in the know but I was given an inkling awhile back but the Club's wants don't always come off. As was said somewhere else, they are always on the lookout for expansion sites soso something is bound to turn up sooner or later.

    peedee

  • crissy
    crissy Forum Participant Posts: 154
    edited March 2018 #93

    Haven't been on this forum for ages.

    Groundhog Day!

    Pay in full on weekend bookings at point of sale.

    Restriction on weekend bookings for the same site per yeat.

    Reduce the number of seasonal pitches on sites like Castleton which are always booked up.

    A few ideas....

  • Vincevan
    Vincevan Forum Participant Posts: 51
    edited March 2018 #94

    I've just logged in to try to book a pitch at Broadway for a few days next month, but sadly all appears to be booked up right through until next year!!!  It is obviously more popular since the railway has been extended particularly with rail enthusiasts.  But I must say I wonder whether there is a proportion of folk booking as they fancy the site with its added attraction but who will subsequently cancel nearer the time thus procluding others from booking.  I agree there are time when folk maybe have to cancel at short notice due to illness or other previously unforeseen problems, but I do feel that there is an essence of booking several sites just so to speak get the oar in.

    Don't normal moan but felt really disappointed as we really like this site.

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited March 2018 #95

    It’s not possible to book multi sites for the same dates, VV. 

    As for whether people will cancel - who knows? See the other numerous posts in this thread regarding the speculation about cancellations with nothing to substantiate those thoughts. 

    I guess the moral of the story is to book early but you could try ringing the warden. 

    By the way, there are plenty of HS pitches available mid-week at Broadway in April.

  • moulesy
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    edited March 2018 #96

    Vince - try Broadway again but scroll down to the HS pitches section. Although the weekends appear to be booked there's plenty of availability during the weeks. It's one of the charms (undecided) of this system that when you go forward to the next month it appears to be fully booked, orange, at first,  but after a few seconds turns blue to show availability.

    So good luck, Broadway is a very nice site in a superb part of the country. smile

  • ric95
    ric95 Forum Participant Posts: 30
    edited November 2019 #97

    We are now retired so we can take advantage of weekday availability, we are also members of the C&CC but we hardly book any of their sites due to a deposit being required.

    Due to lots of family reasons plans often need to be amended, we had difficulty cancelling a booking with the C&CC for one night and since then our preference has been to use CAMC sites, it also gives the club sites an advantage over most commercial sires who require deposits.

    I am sure we are not alone in often having to change our plans for whatever reason !  

  • Fozzie
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    edited November 2019 #98

    You seem to have resurrected a thread from March 2018

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited November 2019 #99

    Never mind. It’s a golden oldie. 

  • peedee
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    edited November 2019 #100

    I am sure we are not alone in often having to change our plans for whatever reason !

    If you have difficulty making plans why not leave making your mind up until the last minute?

    peedee

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited November 2019 #101

    Anyone else think this forum is like watching the BBC? Those loved but essentially simple ideas keep showing up as repeats every now and then? Bringing the fun to the next generation😂

  • Cornersteady
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    edited November 2019 #102

    yes indeed, and the more contentious the thread the more likely the thread is to be repeated.

    Can anyone find Sunday departures?  

  • peedee
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    edited November 2019 #103

    Simple ideas always endure TTDA

    peedee

  • Rocky 2 buckets
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    edited November 2019 #104

    Sunday what?🤔

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited November 2019 #105

    I reckon at 10k+ posts they had to completely remove Sunday Deps in order to free up enough capacity to make the site run as efficiently and speedily as it does.

  • Cornersteady
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    edited November 2019 #106

    It was, as I recall, a thread by IanH that wanted to let people on Sunday stay past 12 to have a decent weekend break. He was quite keen on the idea.

    I'm sure that I recall correctly? anyone?

  • Cornersteady
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    edited November 2019 #107

    Ahh yes I remember it well...

  • JVB66
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    edited November 2019 #108

    Problem was he could never grasp the fact that it was already permitted ,if a pitch was availablecool

  • cyberyacht
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    edited November 2019 #109

    Subject, of course, to the proviso that you didn't pitch "door to door". wink

  • Cornersteady
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    edited November 2019 #110

    good pointsmile

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited November 2019 #111

    Ah, yes. Another strong belief.

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