Caravanner of the Year on BBC this April!

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  • DEBSC
    DEBSC Forum Participant Posts: 1,362 ✭
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    edited April 2016 #182

    What I want to know is 1. How did they all manage to get hard standing pitches, and with empty pitches opposite, did they all arrive before12am? 2. How did they all manage to pitch together,did someone run in before booking in time and save a space? 3. Why
    didn't the wardens reprimand them for cleaning the caravan on site? Don't worry that it was a total embarrassment and that no one will now ever want to join the CC, they will just all think there are plenty of hard standing pitches available and you can just
    pull in where you want to. Biggest load of rubbish ever!

    Write your comments here...There would be cones in place before they arrived

    I did write that tongue in cheek Ian HNW.

  • Rocky 2 buckets
    Rocky 2 buckets Forum Participant Posts: 7,101
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    edited April 2016 #183

    Rocky, glad to see you know the difference between a programme & a program,

    Ian, that wasn't a programme, that was satirical theatre, made solely to put bums on seats. . . .It worked tooLaughing

  • EmilysDad
    EmilysDad Forum Participant Posts: 8,973
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    edited April 2016 #184

    Vivien!!!!! Surprised Surprised I'm shocked! 

    Laughing

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited April 2016 #185

    Rocky, glad to see you know the difference between a programme & a program,

    Ian, that wasn't a programme, that was satirical theatre, made solely to put bums on seats. . . .It worked tooLaughing

    I bet the viewing figures will be sky high next week!

  • kevine
    kevine Forum Participant Posts: 62
    edited April 2016 #186

    Am I correct to assume that the Club paid for the repairs to his van - i.e my membership and pitch fees?  Would a Freedom of Information Request to the Club get that answered?

     

    He probebly has caravan club insurerence, just  in case someone asked such a thing 

  • EmilysDad
    EmilysDad Forum Participant Posts: 8,973
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    edited April 2016 #187

    For Goodness sake pull the next episodes before any more harm is done.

    What!?!? I've series linked them both! Cool Laughing

  • huskydog
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    edited April 2016 #188

    Rochelle, will there be a statement from the club about what went wrong tonight ??

  • briantimber
    briantimber Forum Participant Posts: 1,653
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    edited April 2016 #189

    I thought it was great, not from a 'quality programme' perspective but for complete laughter. I must be the only person that got exactly what they expected. The beginning was cringeworthy mind-A Hi-De-Hi set complete with tannoyed Gladys PughLaughing.
    That anal list making couple, the Lady was a good driver & good fun, She laughed at Herself quite happily. Roll on next weekHappy

    You are absolutely right in what you say, Rocky. It was comedy of the year. The competitors were case studies in themselves.
    Happy

    However, as a shop window for CC, it was a disaster and complete farce. 

    TW, didn't think you were going to watch it.Surprised

    I didn't and going by the comments posted on here, it lived up to my expectation of belittleing the caravan fraternity and Caravan Club in general, It sounss like it was a waste of our membership fees, I hope the BBC paid well ...Cool

  • eyebrowsb
    eyebrowsb Forum Participant Posts: 554
    edited April 2016 #190

    I'm sure our esteemed Chaiman is cringing tonight and downing a bottle or two of wine after watching that.  I have never laughed so much.  I think the program producers probably sold this slightly diferently to the CC, but the result was another episode of Boomers.   Loved it.  Although very cringeworthy.  Not sure it sold the hobby of caravanning though.

    Bob (Mr Lynnruby)

  • TeardropJeff
    TeardropJeff Forum Participant Posts: 20
    edited April 2016 #191

    Did I miss the curtain twitching competition, when I nipped to the bathroom to throw up ?

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited April 2016 #192

    I thought it was great, not from a 'quality programme' perspective but for complete laughter. I must be the only person that got exactly what they expected. The beginning was cringeworthy mind-A Hi-De-Hi set complete with tannoyed Gladys PughLaughing. That anal list making couple, the Lady was a good driver & good fun, She laughed at Herself quite happily. Roll on next weekHappy

    You are absolutely right in what you say, Rocky. It was comedy of the year. The competitors were case studies in themselves. Happy

    However, as a shop window for CC, it was a disaster and complete farce. 

    TW, didn't think you were going to watch it.Surprised

    I didn't and going by the comments posted on here, it lived up to my expectation of belittleing the caravan fraternity and Caravan Club in general, It sounss like it was a waste of our membership fees, I hope the BBC paid well ...Cool

    Here's what I said several pages back, BT.

    "As for the program, I watched it against my better judgement and it gives me no pleasure to say it exceeded my worst expectations.

    Mr Chairman, you should be ashamed of yourself for allowing the Club to be shown in such a light. I hereby call for your resignation forthwith."

  • EmilysDad
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    edited April 2016 #193

     ..... The lowest age was 42!!!  .... 

    And took part with his MUM!!!! . and had a comb over Sealed

  • GeoffandBren
    GeoffandBren Forum Participant Posts: 1
    edited April 2016 #194

    Paid for club membership, paid for TV licence and now paying for a new panel for the back of the chairman's van.  What a load of rubbish.  Surely the club could have used this TV opportunity to promote its policy on Diversity and Corporate responsibility
    - Oh sorry I got the club mixed up with a responsible organisation!

  • kevine
    kevine Forum Participant Posts: 62
    edited April 2016 #195

    it was a good laugh really , dont know were they found that lot 

    look forward to seeing some of this forum competing next year 

  • TheFoxHat
    TheFoxHat Forum Participant Posts: 6
    edited April 2016 #196

    What on earth was the hierarchy at the Caravan Club thinking when they agreed to this crap........ and that prat Andy Harris....don't get me started.

  • RKJ52
    RKJ52 Forum Participant Posts: 130
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    edited April 2016 #197

    Can I suggest that we all call for a vote of no confidence in the committee.

     

    Totally agree, they have brought the club into disrepute. I trust the Chairmand and Director General will resign tomorrow.

  • JollyKernow
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    edited April 2016 #198

    At least there will be a new topic to discuss on site tomorrow. It'll make a change from the weather...... just!!

  • Jooliepie
    Jooliepie Forum Participant Posts: 9
    edited April 2016 #199

    Train wreck TV!  Did nothing to enforce "modernisation" of our hobby.  Sad that the opportunity to do something positive appears to have been wasted.

    (P.S no longer staff - still waiting for IT to remove banner) 

  • Chestrefeldian
    Chestrefeldian Forum Participant Posts: 53
    edited April 2016 #200

    I seriously cannot recall a programme that has done so much damage to Caravanning. This beats Clarkson hands down IMO. Viewers must think that we're all like those portrayed on the programme. Were  our senior officers really being serious? If so I believe
    they should consider their positions. The BBC have 'done a job' on our club. I'm ashamed.

  • DEBSC
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    edited April 2016 #201

    Come back Clarkson all is forgiven . Even you didn't do as much damage to our hobby of caravaning as the CC has just done.

  • wotsername
    wotsername Forum Participant Posts: 113
    edited April 2016 #202

    Naaaay it want real !!! it  war a new comedy series. Caravanners  'Dads Army ' you silly Boy.

    Write your comments here...Stupid boy!

  • 0026442140
    0026442140 Forum Participant Posts: 71
    edited April 2016 #203

    What a load of rubbish, how can you have a competition titled caravanner of the year with motorhomes in it, I know you should not laugh but was it not funny when so called expert made a right mess of going up a slope then rolling back. let us have these
    competitions but restrict it to caravans only.

  • ScreenName1C068EB2B5
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    edited April 2016 #204

    Nhear hearCan I suggest that we all call for a vote of no confidence in the committee.

     

    Totally agree, they have brought the club into disrepute. I trust the Chairmand 

  • rush768
    rush768 Forum Participant Posts: 8
    edited April 2016 #205

    I hope you're venting your spleen directly to the club as well? The 'managers' can easlily avoid reading all this thread so I've written to Enquiries. There didn't seem to be a category of ''Television programmes" to complain about.

    I'm sorry that I can't identify with those who found the programme amusing. Public relations disaster.

    David

  • ScreenName1C068EB2B5
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    edited April 2016 #206

    Hear hear to rush768 post

  • JollyKernow
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    edited April 2016 #207

    How's life on the other side then J & J? You don't know what you're missing!!!!!

  • Runrig
    Runrig Forum Participant Posts: 186
    edited April 2016 #208

    Disgraceful !

    Jeremy Clarkson and Top Gear could not have been more dis respectful of the image of caravaning.

    No doubt someone from the club will come on bleating they were misrepresented by the producers. Rubbish.

    Shame on you.

  • labdog2
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    edited April 2016 #209

    Just watched the full programme. A toecurling, embarrassing misrepresentation from start to finish. But it's only a tele programme!

  • Lansdorf
    Lansdorf Forum Participant Posts: 37
    edited April 2016 #210

     ..... The lowest age was 42!!!  .... 

    And took part with his MUM!!!! . and had a comb over Sealed

    Write your comments here...I think we were both thinking along the same lines!!

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited April 2016 #211

    I hope you're venting your spleen directly to the club as well? The 'managers' can easlily avoid reading all this thread so I've written to Enquiries. There didn't seem to be a category of ''Television programmes" to complain about.

    I'm sorry that I can't identify with those who found the programme amusing. Public relations disaster.

    David

    I think there are two issues here, Rush. One is the entertainment value of the program and it certainly provided that for the vast majority of the population. The second issue is that the entertainment was provided at the expense of CC and the judgement
    of the Chairman should be called into question for allowing it to happen and for making himself appear a complete twonker.

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