New design site plaques

willbee
willbee Forum Participant Posts: 63
edited March 2017 in Club Membership #1

For the last 35 years I have collected and proudly displayed the CARAVAN CLUB site plaques, so far 58 of them.(yes I know it's a bit sad, but I do). With the name change I presume the style will change. Please don't tell me the base colour will be white! It will look totally out of place in my caravan. Bet the price goes up as well.

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  • Navigateur
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    edited March 2017 #2

    Don't need to worry as they don;t seem to be doing them any more.

  • peedee
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    edited March 2017 #3

    I hope not Navigateur, I also collect them from each different Club site visited.

    peedee

  • BirchHillFarmCL
    BirchHillFarmCL Forum Participant Posts: 187
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    edited March 2017 #4

    Plaques are so well-established and popular with grass-roots members that they must surely have been considered as part of the re-branding.

    My personal preference would be to have a similar size and shape so that the new version is not totally out of place in our collections, but produce them with magnetic backs so that they can double-up as fridge-magnets. 
    Magnetic versions would be no thicker than the existing plaques, so they could still be glued to display boards if that is your preference.

    I was thinking of having some made for our CL but it would be sensible to wait until the new design is announced.

    Ian Kelly
    01691 622951
    Caravan@BirchHill.co.uk
    www.BirchHill.co.uk

    Birch Hill Farm – a multi-award winning caravan site in the beautiful lake-lands of Shropshire - exclusively for members of the Caravan and Motorhome Club

    Read the reviews - look at the photos.

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  • AJB
    AJB Forum Participant Posts: 120
    edited March 2017 #5

    ...and so do we!!  88 and counting (since 1986)....

  • Fysherman
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    edited March 2017 #6

    Bet you 10p Ian they never even thought about site plaques.

  • Bakers2
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    edited March 2017 #8

    Are they on the same time zone as the rest of us? 😂

    Maybe it's another thing that hasn't been thought through 😉

  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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    edited March 2017 #9

    Same time zone? Don't you mean 'same planet'?

  • Fysherman
    Fysherman Forum Participant Posts: 1,570
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    edited March 2017 #10

    Can just imagine the conversation, "What's a site Plaque?"

  • Henzy
    Henzy Forum Participant Posts: 24
    edited March 2017 #11

    We are currently at Blackshaw Moor.  New to caravanning so only have a few plaques thus far, tried to buy one here but were told they have the old green ones but aren't allowed to sell us one of those now and they have none of the new ones in a yet.  Really messing with my OCD! 

  • Bakers2
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    edited March 2017 #12

    Have you been offered one to be posted to you free of charge? Surely they should be ready for the change over.  Not sure if that would help your OCD 😉

  • peedee
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    edited March 2017 #13

    I think that is really daft, if they couldn't sell you one they should have just given it to you free after all it sounds as though they will just be thrown away.

    peedee

  • Fisherman
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    edited March 2017 #14

    May be they could not trust the makers wiTh "secrecy", hence the delay in production.. Seems to have been the stock answer to this fiasco. More likely they ran out of tea whilst the think tank was in session. Still making the sale/give away of the old ones a new low in the HO thinking.

  • SteveL
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    edited March 2017 #15

    They could probably charge more for them now, as they have a rarity value. 😬 

  • peedee
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    edited March 2017 #16

    Its hard to believe you couldn't have one of the old plaques, the Club should be commenting on this!

    peedee

  • Henzy
    Henzy Forum Participant Posts: 24
    edited March 2017 #17

    We thought the same Peedee, my husband jovially said  "oh go on sell us one of the green ones, you are bound to be chucking them anyway, we won't tell"!  Warden politely refused.  I guess rules are rules!  I don't like waste and wonder what will happen to all those little green discs.  I say keep selling them until they have run out. 

  • JVB66
    JVB66 Forum Participant Posts: 22,892
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    edited March 2017 #18

    When there was a query whether all the existing cc stock was being "binned" after this fiasco started ,a statement from HO via Rochelle stated that all existing stocks would be used before "new" was going to be used,so another "not thought out" cost for the members

  • Henzy
    Henzy Forum Participant Posts: 24
    edited March 2017 #19

    I know we are being lighthearted about the plaques, but I guess we are not alone in wondering about the necessity of this rebranding and the potential costs down the line to members as a result of it?  Only started caravanning last summer and have loved all the sites we have stayed out, got some great advice and help from members on the forum and have all in all found the CC to be excellent value for money.  However, I can't help but be dismayed at the rebranding and the reason for it?  Was it broken, did it require fixing? 

  • JVB66
    JVB66 Forum Participant Posts: 22,892
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    edited March 2017 #20

    NO & NO,yell,as the "younger families" that it is supposed to be aimed at will not Fill sites off peak ,and most sites, at times they will use them are mostly near capacity,and getting fewer

  • PhilHeller
    PhilHeller Forum Participant Posts: 267
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    edited March 2017 #21

    Going by their usual response times to my emails you should be due a response next week.🙄

  • willbee
    willbee Forum Participant Posts: 63
    edited March 2017 #24

    So, has any lucky member managed to obtain a "new style" plaque?

    Anyone know when all sites will be supplied?

  • PR1
    PR1 Forum Participant Posts: 96
    edited March 2017 #25

    New design plaques are available at Henley Four Oaks.  Just bought one. 

    Price still. 55p

  • willbee
    willbee Forum Participant Posts: 63
    edited March 2017 #26

    Come on PR1, put us out of our misery!! What's it like? Colour? Fits in well with the rest of your collection?

  • PR1
    PR1 Forum Participant Posts: 96
    edited March 2017 #27

    As requested! Old and new!

  • willbee
    willbee Forum Participant Posts: 63
    edited March 2017 #28

    Thanks. Not too sure about the white, but no doubt will learn to live with it. I'm impressed the price is the same though. Should be collecting number 59 and 60 in May.

    Thank you again and happy vanning!

  • Ken48
    Ken48 Forum Participant Posts: 3
    edited March 2017 #29

    The club really went to town with the colour scheme, my local pubs beer mats have more style

  • peedee
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    edited March 2017 #30

    I'll have to start collecting them all over Again!

    peedee

  • ABM
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    edited March 2017 #31

    My  dentist  would  rollock  me  if  I  started  collecting  plaque  !!

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