When the lockdown ends

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  • Oneputt
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    edited May 2020 #722

    Great announcement by the government about making the A66 dual carriageway, that should certainly speed up journey times for many of us tuggers.  Now if they could do the same for the A47/A17 it could be with a song and a smile all the way to the lakes🌞

  • SteveL
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    edited May 2020 #723

    Does depend how long it takes. It could see years of delays while the work is carried out.☹️Might be to old to appreciate it by the time it's finished.😉

  • Rufs
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    edited May 2020 #724

    Agreed , nothing wrong with a bit of banter,

    on a different tack booked almost 3 months over there yesterday only because i had a credit note from BF valid 2 years but got an additional 20pct off if made booking before 31st July. So with all this lovely cash 2 spend i thought why not and if things dont stack up as they are flexi tickets I can reschedule at my leisure.

    Who knows there may be a massive rush to book UK sites between now and October once all parties get their act together and a massive rush to book ferries and would hate to be disappointed especially as we are having such glorious weather and cannot take full advantage of it, good luck to all those wardens furloughed but still on site, must be having a great time, enjoy, envious laughing

  • Rufs
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    edited May 2020 #725

    oh no!, my worst nightmare, VW report a 250pct increase in requests for quotes for its £55k California and 100 pct for its £72k Grand California, obviously a lot of people with a lot of money and probably wanting to staycation once lockdown has ended. yell, and i thought that i was being extravagant forking out £10k on a caravan undecided

  • Compo
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    edited May 2020 #726

    Looks like camping and caravanning could become a more expensive way of holidaying.

  • peedee
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    edited May 2020 #727

    Or close it, it has run its course.

    peedee

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited May 2020 #728

    If that transpires into more units on site, we could see a bigger scramble than ever to get pitches. I can see the anti weekender/anti full weeker/anti book early threads already🙂

    Like you, I booked a pitch for Sept a while ago as I guessed a lot of others may want the same. 

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited May 2020 #729

    It can't have run its course as lockdown has not ended. The situation is ongoing.

  • Metheven
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    edited May 2020 #730

    Me too, I have booked two sites in Scotland for end of August and into September. Thought I had better get in quick before the rush.👍🏻

  • Compo
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    edited May 2020 #731

    Maybe not in principle, but the way people are behaving who live by me I think it has in practice. The public have taken it into their own hands to decide what to do, especially since seeing the behaviour of some of the politicians. 

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited May 2020 #732

    We have a site booked in September. But our booking will be cancelled no doubt end of this month🤔

  • Rufs
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    edited May 2020 #733

    hope nothing personal, but I would have thought that bookings for September will be going ahead, of course it will be a personal decision as to whether the levels of cleanliness and protection will be in place to suit a persons needs 

  • flatcoat
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    edited May 2020 #734

    Why would a booking in September be cancelled by the site? However these articles appeared in yesterdays Telegraph:

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  • brue
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    edited May 2020 #735

    I would book a site if I knew what the plans were for the sites, will it be the same as usual or what can I expect? I looked at a CAMC site in September and it was fully booked on some days. How crowded will that site be? 

    I'll probably stick to a CL as long as they stick to the 5 van rule!

  • TimJim
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    edited May 2020 #736

    I have bookings for mid July August September and New Year and I fully expect to be going. As we never use the shower blocks which I'm certain will be closed any way as a method of social distancing I don't see a problem in reopening early July. Of course just my opinion.

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited May 2020 #737

    Apologies, I should have given more information. We won’t be Members at the end of this month. Not sure if bookings stay for non members. It’s not a problem, the event we were going to see has been cancelled, and we only book in advance for events, otherwise we tour on the wheel. We know of lots of other places to stay if we decide to go. 😀

     

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited May 2020 #738

    I fully expect to cancel my booking for those reasons, Brue, but I grabbed it while it was available, knowing it's a site that's usually fully booked, on the off chance that things will be better. Some chance!😀

  • JVB66
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    edited May 2020 #739

    But then there is the other side of the argument ,that if any more roads are upgraded into Norfolk ,it will "entice" to many to visit ,hence the argument against any M/ways for the same reasonwink

  • JVB66
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    edited May 2020 #740

    Several sites that we have looked at for later this year show full pitches ,but what we do not know is the amount of pitches that were   "available" to be booked ?surprised

  • Oneputt
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    edited May 2020 #741

    What upgraded roads, we have 1 dual carriageway, the A11 going south.  The 120 miles from here to the A1 to head north has about 20 miles of dual carriageways😧

  • brue
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    edited May 2020 #742

    I'll probably do the same, many of the sites I looked at had fully booked days. 

  • JVB66
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    edited May 2020 #743

    And thats how a lot from Nofolk like itcool ,no need for the signs that those who want tourists money but not the touristswink

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited May 2020 #744

    Plans are afoot for the A47/A17 see here It might not result in the entire route being improved but the more complete sections that come on stream the more pressure there is to finish the job!

    David

  • young thomas
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    edited May 2020 #745

    still waiting for the three short sections of the A303 to be finished after 30 odd years...notwithstanding the Stonehenge issue, the other couple of sections would be (have beenfrown) so easy to resolve....

  • Rufs
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    edited May 2020 #746

    sorry BB quite a solid performance i thought, especially as Durham Constabularly cant get their story straight ,  no evidence to suggest he made 2 trips to Durham either ...fake news...laughing

    lets hope he cracks on and he is responsible for bringing us out of lock down swifty so we can all start to enjoy our LV's laughing 

  • young thomas
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    edited May 2020 #747

    havent seen tonights press conference....too busy enjoying myselfundecided

    my 'pony' comment was no reflection on what you think of BJ but of the 'treatment' that sort of support might receive on CT.

    however, you're going great, stick to your gunswink

    i see the numbers are looking better again today...

    Of the 59 new deaths announced on Sunday:

    19 occurred on 24 May
    28 occurred on 23 May
    Five occurred on 22 May
    The remaining seven new deaths took place between16 and 21 May

    ...a long way to go but we certainly wont beat this by looking backwards and complaining, but by doing what we all know....however 'muddy' some think the 'mesage' is...

    for the vast majority, nothing has changed...look after one's own nose, perhaps?wink 

  • Compo
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    edited May 2020 #748

    I reckon if Boris was to get rid of Mr Cummins, he ( Cummins) would have no trouble in getting a job in acting or storytelling. Having said that, I think we have now heard enough about this and the media should get back to reporting real news.

  • JVB66
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    edited May 2020 #749

    It will not be long before the "truth?"is unearthed ,as it will not just be the Hacks from the papers who broke the news ,but all those with an "interest" in making some headlines, DC with his arrogant attitude will be the target for some time to comeundecided

  • Rufs
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    edited May 2020 #750

    I can remember many years ago, 1 of my daughters was teaching in Kuwait, it was the time of the Iraq invasion of Kuwait and after seeing a tomahawk missile fly down her street she was desparate to get home, but flights were very restricted, because of my job i was in a position to pull a few strings and get her on a flight the very next day. DC was looking after his family, and in his words taking them somewhere were they would not be harrassed by the media and could self islolate in relative safety, and until somebody comes up with evidence to suggest otherwise he gets my vote.

     

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited May 2020 #751

    Unfortunately, he's not an elected politician so his future is outside of our control.