Ball games taking over on club sites

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  • JVB66
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    edited July 2017 #62

    undecided  ????

  • eurortraveller
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    edited July 2017 #63

    Nearly 400 pitches vacant on Club sites in Devon and Cornwall on 30 July 2017 - and some of you doggedly insist that all is well. I bet the managers at Head Office are concerned. 

  • JVB66
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    edited July 2017 #64

    Out of how many pitches is that?

  • EasyT
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    edited July 2017 #65

    I suspect that the intolerant would not come if sites were not tolerable! As for strict rules - the only strict rule that I would be intolerant to being broken is the playing of ball games in close proximity to caravans. If that makes me intolerant then I agree that the majority of site users are intolerant!

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  • Rocky 2 buckets
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    edited July 2017 #67

    Well said, it can't have been easy. . . .Err Easysmile. It may start a trend for others to 'come out'laughing

  • EasyT
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    edited July 2017 #68

    That is generally my usage of sites David. When the temperatures were high and the weather humid we did spend longer on site by finding a shady tree on site come 3pm after being out.

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited July 2017 #69

    You've got a good point there, Rocky. It would be interesting to know if the intolerants make up the bulk of the membership in general or if they just have a large showing on CT. 

     

    PS. The grey logo is so apt. cool

  • JVB66
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    edited July 2017 #70

    Out of the 3000 plus pitches that works out at about 18 per site that what a lot of companies would die forwink

  • Fisherman
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    edited July 2017 #71

    Far too expensive in Peak.There are even 35 pitches available according to Late Availability next Sunday at CHATSWORTH. If that isn't a Honeypot which is. Time the tea drinkers looked at their modelling.

  • moulesy
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    edited July 2017 #72

    That'll upset all those folk jumping up and down and screaming for the booking system to be changed then!! wink

  • DSB
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    edited July 2017 #73

    I support the idea of designated areas for ball games completely away from caravans/motorhomes, but agree with the OP: ball games should not be played anywhere near our touring units.

    Last weekend, we stayed at Poston Mill, in Herefordshire.  They had a separate files for ball games, a boules/petanque court, a pitch at putt golf area and a large (seperate) field where dogs could be let off the lead for a good run.  The Club could very well look at this model when planning sites.

    David

  • JVB66
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    edited July 2017 #74

    But a lot of arrivals from Monday as full later in the week wink

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  • Bluemalaga
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    edited July 2017 #76

    Maybe the Saga members, as some would have it,  are choosing to stay at home or holiday at other sites to avoid the ball games during the school holidays as the OP points out.

     

  • EasyT
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    edited July 2017 #77

    Looks to be a bargain BB! For me and OH to go to Perranporth tomorrow for 5 nights on hard standing only £85 a night. That does include entertainment and facilities though!

    Different provision for different requirements.

     

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  • Fisherman
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    edited July 2017 #79

    We were at St Davids during the May school holidays. Virtually no kids on the CC site, but next door on the commercial site enough to have football matches. Doesn't seem as young families use CC sites in general. It was all SAGA people at St Davids. with the youngsters next door. Perhaps something to do with all the rules, warning signages  and the perception us oldies don't like kids. We invariably use alternatives at school holiday times appart from those 2 nights in May.

  • Bluemalaga
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    edited July 2017 #80

    The last few posts shows very well why we need diversity in the type of sites available to campers of all types. There are many specialised family type camp sites catering for youngsters of all ages, whereas a smaller site such as the majority of sites provided by the CC are not large enough to accommodate the numbers needed to make such a site viable. I am not certain that the club actually own all of their sites as some seem to be leased. 

    I have no doubt that all sites will have the same basic rules that would be expected of any camper and the same percentage of folk ignoring them as on all sites.

    It is to all our advantage to have as much choice in campsites as possible, so why should we expect our club to be the same as all the other options.

     

  • ATDel
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    edited July 2017 #81

    £85 per night, and people complain about the camc prices. You could have come to us at treamble valley for less than £26 per night £60 cheaper per night. So tell me what do you get for your £60 extra 

  • EasyT
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    edited July 2017 #82

    No intention of going to Perranporth site Kevin. Just looking at the price!

  • JVB66
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    edited July 2017 #83

    Good post,and is what most understandwink

  • moulesy
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    edited July 2017 #84

    "It is to all our advantage to have as much choice in campsites as possible, so why should we expect our club to be the same as all the other options."

     

    Exactly so, and what many have been saying for some time! smile

     

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  • JVB66
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    edited July 2017 #86

    You are starting to understand wink

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  • JVB66
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    edited July 2017 #88

    But as you were it seems "behind the scenes" instead of on the "frontline" of customer service then i do not think you are in  a position to comment on the post about joe publicwink

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited July 2017 #89

    I just think some folks make poor choices in where they stay. We are very wise in terms of what we expect to find on certain sites, in certain locations, at certain times of the year. This wisdom extends to Club, commercial and small CL type sites, and we choose accordingly. If the likelihood of something we don't like is high, we will go elsewhere. No stress, no disappointment, no moaning.........

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  • eurortraveller
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    edited July 2017 #91

    "Ball games taking over on Club Sites". I read the heading, thought it sounded a really promising development, part of the changes following the re branding to attract a wider clientele and all that - so I told all my children and grandchildren about it. They sent messages back saying Pigs might fly,  and said they have all arranged to go somewhere else. 

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