An idea for site plaques?

scrufts
scrufts Forum Participant Posts: 11
edited June 2012 in UK Campsites & Touring #1

When visitng club sites we always buy a site plaque (the small green discs with the site name on them) and usually stick them with our rally plaques in the caravan. My children like collecting them to record their visits.

To encourage younger members, how about producing an A3 size poster depicting  a caravanning scene with spaces to stick the site plaques on. Kids like to have posters in their rooms (and some big kids do as well) and I think it could make a great souvenir
of sites visited, not to mention increased sales of plaques as well as a small charge for the poster which could be stocked at all caravan club sites.

What do you think?

 

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  • BirchHillFarmCL
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    edited March 2017 #2

    I like the idea.

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  • peedee
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    edited March 2017 #3

    About the best idea I've read yet for encouraging the younger members.

    peedee

  • SteveL
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    edited March 2017 #4

    A very good idea.

    Ours certainly liked collecting things. They had badge hangers in there rooms, with a hundred or more of the lapel type badges they had collected from all the places we visited

  • Fysherman
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    edited March 2017 #5

    Having collected over 40 of the site plaques since the early 1980's I think this would have been an excellent idea. Would have been.

    Unfortunately I just don't see any new Brown jobbies with an ice cream logo (I assume the new club will be replacing the much loved Green ones) selling too well.

    I have certainly bought my last site Plaque. 

  • Navigateur
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    edited March 2017 #6

    Maybe the new camoflage logo was made round to fit onto a site plaque . . . ?

  • Firedragon
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    edited March 2017 #7

    Brilliant idea laughing, perhaps an annual issue, we only put the current year up in the van as we have been doing this for 30 yrs but a poster for each year would make them easier to take down and keep too.

    Up to now, we have all our rally & site plaques in two (very) large folders, stuck on A4 sheets then put back to back in clear plastic envelopes in a ring binder folder. I write a few words on each and number them (helps keep a check for rally milestones too)

    Alison

  • InaD
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    edited March 2017 #8

    How strange - the OP is dated 2012 and the first reply to it was yesterday, nearly 5 years later.

    A good idea though.

  • Notlobgp14
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    edited October 2017 #9

    We are trying to visit all the Sites, excluding Ireland.  The only three sites we've not been able to get plaques for have been Affiliated Sites.  The Club should make it a condition of being a listed site / affiliate they Must have plaques.  I fully agree with the previous comment, the new plaques are not a patch on the old green ones.

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited October 2017 #10

    What would be the point in insisting Afilliated Sites issue plaques? Anyone can stay at an AS and some sites are here today and gone tomorrow. It's meaningless.

    "...must have plaques" - I think not. The CAMC would likely be told to rake a running jump. There are far more important directions where CAMC should concentrate its efforts.

  • peedee
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    edited October 2017 #11

    Some Affiliated Sites do have plaques, e.g.Morris Leisure and Lydford Caravan site.

    peedee

  • greylag
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    edited October 2017 #12

    Site plaques?  Never seen one!

  • EasyT
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    edited October 2017 #13

    I've never collected site plaques but  know that they were popular in the eighties. No idea present day. The idea for kiddies sounds good though.

  • peedee
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    edited October 2017 #14

    Available from site reception 55p although AF sites charge differently

    peedee

  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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    edited October 2017 #15

    I have to see the hygienist periodically to get rid of it.

  • storminnormin
    storminnormin Forum Participant Posts: 1
    edited July 2018 #16

    I collect the site plaques and use velcro dots to adhere them to the material surface in my motorhome thereby avoiding other permanent substancess. they are easily obtainable on a well known internet auction site or craft shops or sewing  shops. they cost little, less than £3 for 25 either hook or loop as they are called and if you are not sure which you need then both cost under a fiver.  I was not aware of these until I had visit a few sites, needless to say I would like to acquire those so is it possible that they can be bought through the club website.  

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