Edinburgh site - great wardens!
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OK, fair enough, let's have no more threads praising wardens for "doing their job".
And, in the cause of equality, let's also have no more threads complaining about wardens for "doing their job" (eg not letting MHers come on site simply to fill up with water!)
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That's absolutely find David, nothing wrong with your choice but I also respect that of others. Although I am not a member of any Divisional or Regional Centre, or attend any of the club rallies, I understand and respect the wishes of those that are to enjoy membership at a different level to mine. I too have met Dutch and German folk on club sites who actually enjoy being fellow members of our club for the very same reasons as I do.
Being able to join a club or not, to use club sites or private ones is good for our pastime I believe as it offers diversity for all. I am not going to adopt an evangelical fervour aimed at changing private sites to become clones of the club. That would be plain wrong.
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It has been suggested further up thread that 'members are happy with the current model'. I'm not sure that we know that. I can't recall there ever having been a survey to ascertain members "wish list". Just as a for instance, what would be the response if members were asked if they would like flexible arrival times? Are they likely to say 'no thanks, we like having to wait until a specific time for arrival' ? There may be other tweaks to the operation of sites that members would like but they've never been asked.
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There have been several members surveys asking for their comments on how they see the club ,and if there had been many responses to what you are asking then it would have been already "looked at" as to whether it would be in the interest of the whole membership
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Lots of members have asked to be able to book a pitch type ,but the club suggested that the members weren’t clever enough to understand it and pulled the trial
other clubs and private sites can do it , so it can be done ,just another example of the club with its head in the sand
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Personally I don't think that the club has its head in the sand over this issue. I think that it made a business decision and especially with members now booking so far ahead in many cases.
I have yet to book sites for this year. If, when I started booking sites, a site that I wanted had no hardstanding left I would book a non CC site instead. I doubt that I am alone in that. Some of the CC sites have a high proportion of grass pitches.
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Good point MA, some folk are quite adept at the spreading of fake news I’m afraid🤷🏻♂️😕
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Entirely agree, unlike the C&CC which do allow surface booking the CAMC don't have tents to mop up the surplus grass. Perhaps they should allow tents to use the caravan pitch grass areas. Never really understood why not at sites like Malvern, which has a huge grass area and is often only a third full. Planning constraints perhaps?
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Some of the possible changes that some folk may like to see would go against the interest and desires of others.
I would like to see an 11am arrival/departure time. Many would not I suspect.
Some would wish to be able to book hardstandings. I personally see no advantage to me in doing so. If the option was there I would use it but, as in my earlier post, they were all booked I would go elsewhere. I don't need the ability to book hardstanding as because I move every 5 nights it is only occasionally when I might luck out - arriving on a busy site with a high proportion of grass on a Saturday. Every other day of the week, because I arrive just after earliest admission I have a choice of hardstandings as I tour from site to site. I have not been left in a position where I have had to settle for grass (other than all grass sites) in the last 15 years. In that time I must have used at least 150 CC sites. Those weekending and arriving after work are the ones most likely to have to take a grass pitch.
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In general your post is correct. However, as a warden I know of many examples across the network when we have finished work at 8pm and the bell has rung at say 10 pm. I like many other wardens will go out to try and help resolve the issue.
To me that is going the extra mile as I am sure most people who finish work at a set time would not go back to work without being paid.
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To me that is going the extra mile as I am sure most people who finish work at a set time would not go back to work without being paid.
You are very fortunate to have lived such a blinkered working life. I, and I expect many others, have had to work hundreds of times outside my allotted hours without pay.
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But Mark said that he would, as he suggests others would too, It may be a tad unfair to suggest he has had a blinkered working life.
If the call was very late I might ask if the request was an emergency or if it could wait until the morning mind. Would that be an unfair ask?
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Mark quoted " I am sure most people who finish work at a set time would not go back to work without being paid."
This is where we differ as I believe most already do or would if the situation arose.- especially if the commute was only a few yards!
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I agree with Mickey. That’s a rather unfair and unwarranted attack on Mark.
Alternatively, I could suggest it may have been you who was unlucky with your choice of employer.
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+1 indeed to both points.
As said before it is so sad to reply to a warden doing a very good job with such a reply and attack from Mikey.
I suppose as the saying goes no good deed goes unpunished
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