Caravan sites opening and safety measures feedback
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Looks like the first problem has reared it's head.
News from Moreton in March site. People using the toilets have taken all the rubber bands denoting what space is available . No bands, no entry. They've walked away with them, (that's the polite version )
A lot of people will be standing with their legs crossed
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I started to read this thread but found it hard to follow with so many gaps in it.
What I did gather on here was a lot of criticism about people driving through the night and arriving at campsites in Cornwall very early in the morning . But by the amount of traffic we have had coming down here in the daytime today those people who drove overnight last night made the right decision.
And people have driven to Cornwall overnight every summer weekend since I was a boy. My grandfather did it. Some sites in Cornwall have overflow areas where tired arriving drivers can park up and wait. Some sites open their cafes and serve breakfast. And some sites today, being completely empty, were glad to welcome their first vsitors for many months, and simply guided them in with a smile as soon as they arrived.
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Rubber bands ? are these some sort of token ?
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If you don't make a system foolproof it wont work. If campers forget to take the key with them to the toilet block as I have often witnessed, how do you expect them to remember to replace a rubber band to its original position when finished with.
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I started to read this thread but found it hard to follow with so many gaps in it.
Yes the moderation could have done with a lighter touch!
Opening day seems to have gone quiet well although there does not seem to have been the rush that was predicted?
peedee
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could be a wind up, but many posts ago when this sort of routine was muted, i did suggest that something like this may happen especially if you have lots of children on site who just forget to return the bands, or even older people who take a band have a shower for e.g. and leave the band on the peg
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No idea how this system is working but I hope somebody is sanitising the rubber bands
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If I may cut through this discussion about sat navs, here is our experience.
We made our, now rarer, visit to a Club site yesterday. With all the doom and gloom forecasts of chaos on the roads, we set off half an hour earlier than normal.
The roads were, in fact, very quiet and it stayed dry all the way - the caravan actually stayed clean! We pulled into a lay-by 15 minutes from the site and had a coffee. Several caravans passed us while there.
Set off again and arrived bang on 9am - our pre-arranged time - to be greated by a group of smiling, happy wardens. There were already a few caravans on site. We were handed an envelope with a gate pass, local information and Covid procedures. We went to our pre-allocated pitch, having been told to go back to reception the next day to pay.
The main difference to ‘normal’ is that the toilet blocks and other facilities are restricted in capacity. To go in the toilet block you take a wrist band (in milton, in a bowl) and replace it when you come out. No band, no entry.
Other than that, all seems normal. There seemed to be a steady flow of arrivals until mid afternoon and the wardens said it had all gone well. We weren’t on site much during the day (I went for a pre-booked haircit - what a relief!) but didn’t notice any problems.
Sorry to disappoint all the nay-sayers, but it all looks good for a nice holiday. Even the weather is playing ball.
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Good to hear Ian, thanks for the update, and nice to know your first choice of site on the first day possible after lockdown was a club site
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Thanks for answering the point about the rubber bands, sounds like a good system. Is there sanitising gel at the taps, waste points, bins etc ?
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As for service points ,i would not expect the need for sanitizer? ,we are responsible (hopefully?)enough to assist in our own well being when useing any public facilities , as in taking our own ppe when attending the service points
Ps I think the site staff have enough extra work to keep members safe with the facilities blocks (i would still take your own sanitizer wipes) without having to keep checking ,and refilling hand sanitizers on service points
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From ianH post
The main difference to ‘normal’ is that the toilet blocks and other facilities are restricted in capacity. To go in the toilet block you take a wrist band (in milton, in a bowl) and replace it when you come out. No band, no entry.
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It was a question - not looking for opinion - just an answer
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