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We originally had an old caravan and just went on 'on the cheap' holidays with it. As the family got older they flew the nest and that ended our caravan excursions. Now we are older and have the time and finances to take up caravaning again, we decided to invest in a brand new caravan and spend more time exploring new parts of our homeland. We take delivery tomorrow.
We've also booked our first trip in March 2019 so we have a lot of planning and excitement to look forward to, what we hope will be a relaxing and pleasant time.
In preparation , I have watched several videos on caravans and tips and tricks for making the most of the vehicle of our dreams. Many thanks to The Trudgians.
I hope to comment on the site and our experiences after our trip, so watch this space....
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Wellcome to CT Busyelf. This is certainly the place to ask any questions you may have about our hobby. There is a wealth of experience available on here.
We came to caravanning from 30 years or so of tenting 14 years ago and have thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Currently we are in the process of switching to a MH, so looking forward to different adventures.
One thing I would advise, if you are picking it up tomorrow, is that you have a few days away somewhere local as soon as possible. This will allow you to familiarise yourself with everything, before you forget what you were told at the handover and not be far from home if there are any problems. We will certainly be taking our MH direct to a site for a few nights when we pick it up in March.
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Morning Busyelf and welcome back to our hobby and, more particularly, to our community here on the forum.
Take a look around the discussion pages and, if you have any questions, pop them in the most appropriate section and we'll do our best to help.
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Many thanks for your replies, but SteveL, sadly my wife suffers from Arthur (-itis) so the cold weather at the mo prohibits our venturing out so soon after taking delivery, Once we get into it properly, it'll come to be 2nd nature as it did when we first had a 'van.
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Hi again, Just a quick question.
Hows does the club/and or it's members view Music on site.
To clarify, this would be a daytime or early evening event with a kind of 'Social' centre appeal, a way to gather like minded folks together with a live 'show' including music and chatter from the audience.
Does the club even have a music license or is this down to individual sites?
I'm ware of the cost of such so might even be willing to apply for a preplanned show licence in advance of the proposed show. ( to cover copyrighted material etc)
Duration ? perhaps 1 to 2 hours dependant on content and number of participants.
Does this appeal to anyone or is it going to be against all club rules re noise on site?
I won't be offended by replies, I'm just throwing this question out there .
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I would agree with David. Like many, we use the site as a base rather than a destination, so are out pretty much all day. Early evenings are a time for cooking dinner and relaxing, whether that be reading, listening to the radio or watching TV, so music going on on the site would not be ideal.
I would also doubt that many Club sites would have sufficient free space away from the pitches for any sort of gathering.
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Welcome 'Busyelf' 👍
I have never heard of music on UK campsites being played as solo, in a group or any other combination.
I have listened to an individual playing a Harp, Guitar, Bagpipes and a trio playing different musical instruments, these were on campsites across the channel and attracted quite a few spectators, including ourselves of an evening
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I think that the problem with music on site is that whatever you play it will not appeal to everybody. Club sites are generally quiet and peaceful and I think that is why people choose them. There are specific gatherings for music mainly country but at rallies where the people have gone there because of the type of music being played.
I would oppose music on sites as it is not possible to please all the people there, so whatever is chosen will be a problem for many. If you want music then there are specific meets both for club members and organised by others and outside the club.
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Welcome Busyelf, the only thing I can think of just now where the club encourages musical interests are the club band (mostly brass and wind I think?) and the club choir. There may be an opportunity to set up a "musical" rally by joining a centre and volunteering yourself for such an event.
On the whole if you like music you'd be best looking at music festivals etc where you can take your van and meet up with like minded folk.
I'm thinking of things on a large scale like the Larmer Tree Festival see LINK where you can take your van and enjoy the music and no doubt there are lots of smaller events where you can join in with others. I would guess you'll have to do some on line searching to see what's on this year.
Hope you have a good time.
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Just recently I did a stint at the local Salvation Army Christmas dinner and got some very encouraging comments. As a social event, it went down a treat with many of the 'older' ladies actually getting up and dancing to the tunes of yesteryear.
Compelling people to listen was not even under discussion.
I appreciate that early evening time can be quite a traumatic event for some, families with young children, etc. but if part of the planned day it cam be a real social event. Both for Club and for the residents.
However I see from the comments so far that such an event would (to Quote) "go down like a lead ballon".
Enough said.
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It would certainly make an addition to the Fish & Chip van or the Pizza truck arriving on some sites for a couple of hours in the early evening (especially whilst waiting in the queue) but as many others have stated, it probably wouldn't appeal to all.
I feel a song coming on....."99 lead balloons......"
May you enjoy your travels
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Compelling people to listen was not even under discussion.
Ah! If out of earshot no problem.
if part of the planned day it cam be a real social event. Both for Club and for the residents.
It would not be a part of my 'planned day' however.
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Lets say for example that units are 6 metres apart so that will mean that 5 units in any direction from my 'van will be capable of receiving the show on a smartphone/laptop/whatever device that is Bluetooth enabled, and will be able to listen in without distracting others around. so for those who don't want music, not a problem. for those who do, no worries. AND it's not audible by anyone outside the 'van. Just pair-up and listen in.
Problem solved.
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What about those who've had their teeth whitened?
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The last time I was at Mildenhall Club Site, in the September before it closed, There was a Gentleman with a small Fairground Organ ( The Card Playing Variety ) who gave the few of us there & the Wardens an early evening concert. It wasn't too loud and only went on for about 90 minutes but there was one, and ONLY one, moan about the noise. So even in a micro forest like Mildenhall not everybody likes the "Sound of Music" but the dozen or so of us were well pleased
P.S. / Edit -- just a thought on the first line of your original posting, BusyElf , please don't expect the term ' cheap holiday' to occur very often over the years of touring you have in front of you !!
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Welcome to CT, the folk on here are nothing like most of the campers you’ll meet on site BElf. . .Gladly😂😂😂.
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Are you suggesting we are Jekyll & Hyde characters, R2B?
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Perish the thought🤐
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