You can now book your sites a year in advance
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I understand the club's both have a rolling programme of refurbishment of facility blocks and sites and as they have between them 300 plus sites, it is a bit diferent to most comercial organisations who have just a few ,so a couple of sites that are getting near their refurbishment dates are not a problem I would think for most members , we most years do over 150 nights away both club and some commercial also have been known to use cls, so i think we can say we have used a "few"facility's each year and not found any that have been as bad as one or two try to make out they are,except for one CL in Cornwall
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When we were members we did occasionally visit CC sites (never at high season rates). Whilst I never thought there were spacious they were always clean but did vary from dated to modern. We recently visited a C&CC site and an ex CL. I found the former to be much more spacious and the latter has raised the quality bar to another level.
So whilst CAMC cleanliness is still guaranteed I would say that when designing new blocks the designers need to throwaway the old plans and look around at the competition.
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David, good post and several posters have liked it....i just think it's worth emphasising again that this is a very popular issue with much support among CT members.
i didn't get to visit one of the trial sites so had no opportunity to be confused...however, I just don't see it being anymore 'difficult' than managing an 'awning' or 'service pitch' booking, but there you go...
with this current change to the booking system, I think the club missed a great chance to include the pitch type attribute, something which just about all the competition have had in place for a good while now...
i really hope the club get to look at this again and, as you say, carry it through the whole network rather than just the tiny sample as last time...
again, good post
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I did mention new buildings not existing buildings.
The question is would you prefer for them to still carry on using a out dated design.
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Although I have no problem with dated and had no issues with LMP facilities. I do find it a little strange that sites like Clumber still have the step access showers, while others were modified to the safer step less type years ago and are now being modified again. Perhaps it is an issue of lease duration. It would be nice to know why sites such as Clumber are not on the modification list.
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Can someone please explain to me what booking a particular kind of pitch, and redesigning shower facilities has to do with being able to book sites on a rolling program?
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I was wondering the same thing.
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perhaps people want to book their shower a year in advance? I'm planning on having one a year from today.
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Getting back to the original subject I wonder how many of these future bookings will be cancelled 3 days prior!
I would love to book a pitch at York in July to see my stepson in a triathlon at Castle Howard.
Next time I will ask him to give 9 months notice as I see York is fully booked (apart from the odd night) through until January next year!!
What happened to the excitement of the last minute decision to take a trip away!
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Rowntree will always need to be booked well in advance no matter what booking system is used.
The last minute decision to take a trip away is still there and part of the fun is searching out a CL, or other alternative site, where booking months in advance is not necessary.
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I am not sure what toilet blocks have to do with the thread either! However the kind of pitch is very much in the mix depending on what your hopes were regarding the "Big" announcement as it was billed re the Booking System. Removing the "Frenzy Day" as it is often billed has one main beneficiary and that is the Club because they will no longer have to devote all of it's IT support to the one day of bookings at the expense of everything else. From the Club's point of view that is perfectly sensible as it removes that one day of pressure and all the heartache it seems to cause some members. It may even help some members but I have doubts as to how many and we won't know that until we get some year on statistics. The point about pitch type is that why was that not incorporated in this change to the booking system as I suspect there are far more people who want a guarantee of pitch type rather than being able to book a year in advance. Just my thoughts on the subject.
David
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I've tried for Broadway and it is the same. Maybe the opening of the steam railway extension has something to do with it but it was never like this before. Lovely site, but no chance of returning as there is no availability right through until next March. I am not sure I agree with the new booking to a year in advance. I feel sure that there will be lots of booking and loads of last minute cancellations thus procluding others booking?
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Lots of availability Vincevan just scroll down the page past the grass pitches.
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Haven’t we covered this in another thread, VV?
There is HS availability at Broadway.
You are speculating about cancellations as has been stated and debated in the other thread.
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Vince - at least 3 of us have now explained why you're wrong about Broadway! And Rowena has answered Steve's query about Chatsworth.
If you really want to book Broadway you'd be better off spending a few minutes on the booking page before coming back here.
Best of luck - it's a great site in a lovely area.
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Vince - I've just checked Broadway again for you. As far as I can see there is loads of midweek availability in April & May, though most weekends are booked, and only 2 Saturdays in the whole of June and July showing fully booked. So go for it!
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Rowena can you please explain what is meant by 'close to the begining of the month' ie does it mean end of the previous month or after the begining of the month or is it variable?A fixed date would be best to save multiple booking attempts .regards Roger
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Hi everyone,
FYI you will soon be able to book for Easter next year. From 11 April, you will be able to book for stays up until the end of April 2019, including the Easter weekend 19 - 22 April 2019.
Find out more here.
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Wonderful !!! -NOT.
Whilst accepting that my ill health is my problem not "yours" it does mean we can only ever book a site a few days in advance once I know I will be well enough to go.
This means we invariably end up unable to book site of choice. Often we end up on commercial sites as CC / C&M site full. This includes European sites. This new rule means we are now unlikely to ever be able to stay on a club site of choice near places we wish to be.
Whilst I accept we could do what many others appear to do and book multiple sites in advance then if ill not bother turning up I have always viewed this as dishonourable and dishonest.
This new rule makes me question if the use I can make of sites is worth the subscription. Before anyone points out all the other benefits my insurance is cheaper elsewhere, Ferry companies do direct deals that are cheaper
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