Amenity blocks closed until 17th May

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  • SteveL
    SteveL Club Member Posts: 12,304 ✭✭✭
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    edited April 2021 #572

    No text for us JVB but an email about our up and coming booking. It’s much less specific about the facilities. However, does mention if you can’t check in with the app, you will be provided with a log sheet to complete. I think that’s new for this year.

    Toilet and shower facilities

    We would encourage you to use your own onboard facilities wherever possible. Toilet and shower facilities on campsites which have them will be operating according to the latest country specific Government guidance (this does mean they could be closed throughout your stay), please see our Latest Campsite Updates page to check before you arrive.


    Test and Trace

    Due to Government requirements, all our Club campsites in England and Wales will require all members and guests over the age of 16 to provide Test and Trace (or UK country variants) information. If you already have the NHS Covid-19 app, you will be asked to use this on arrival at the campsite for all party members over the age of 16. If you do not have the app, you will be provided with a log sheet to complete. For more information on the Test and Trace requirements please see our Coronavirus FAQs.

  • JVB66
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    edited April 2021 #573

    Got an email like yours earlier this week ,was supprised at text as it came on OHs phone

  • Wherenext
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    edited April 2021 #574

    For those who feel they are missing out on these texts etc then look at Latest Government Info... thread and Rowena has put up the clubs statement at 17.35 today 08/04/2021.

  • peedee
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    edited April 2021 #576

    Toilet blocks will be open on the 12th where possible but not the showers. Club will publish a list IDC.

    peedee

  • scoutman
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    edited April 2021 #577

    Just received an email from the club informing that in England from 12th April shared washing and toilet facilities , not showers, are able to be open. Certain sites may not be able to open facilities due to logistics. So half way there. Looking forward to our first trip out this year to Cirencester next Monday.

  • LLM
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    edited April 2021 #578

    I shall keep my sanity by staying a non-member laughing.

  • peedee
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    edited April 2021 #579

    The web site is scheduled for downtime over the weekend, no doubt to install the new availability section and perhaps a few more booking tweeks?. I guess a list of open facilities is therefore unlikely to be available until next week sometime.

    peedee

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  • Tabber
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    edited April 2021 #581

    Have had a pitch booked for weeks hoping for our government to allow the sites to have toilets open. I have already had to shorten the proposed break as I was booked from the 4th April originally. Yesterday I had a call from the warden at the site just checking whether I knew the facilities were closed (which I did). We have no onboard facilities, although we do have equipment for outside. Wife not keen to use the porta potti for all her needs, outside (in a tent of course!), so decided while I was in conversation with the warden to cancel the booking. I have since made a couple of appointments for next week and then today I have an email to say the toilets will now be available!

    Murphy's law strikes again!

    Grrrr.

  • JollyKernow
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    edited April 2021 #582

    Evening

    I think everyone's working late today. Just had a stack of emails to digest with the promise of more this evening. I think it's planned to update the website this weekend. 

    There's quite a bit of plumbing to do for some sites as the water in the showers will have to be isolated to prevent the opportunist! I'm off to our neighboring site tomorrow to lend a handundecided

    JK

  • peedee
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    edited April 2021 #583

    Still plenty of opportunity to book. I booked up in mid February and will only be cacelling if a disaster strikes.

    peedee

  • peedee
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    edited April 2021 #584

    There's quite a bit of plumbing to do for some sites as the water in the showers will have to be isolated to prevent the opportunist! I'm off to our neighboring site tomorrow to lend a hand.

    Nothing like a good neighbour. smile

    peedee

  • brue
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    edited April 2021 #585

    It's been updated today JK.

    Hope it works out ok for you all, a lot of last minute work!

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited April 2021 #586

    I've just checked the C&CC website and they’ve not changed their statement as yet. It still says facility blocks will remain closed.

  • AnnB
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    edited April 2021 #587

    So all the members (me included innocent) who pointed out that the Statutory Instrument/White Paper did allow for the opening of toilet facilities on site from 12 April were correct. My face has a big smug smile on it now wink

  • LLM
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    edited April 2021 #588

    The risk of spreading SARS-COV-2 has always been in sharing showers; thankfully they will be kept out of use.

  • JVB66
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    edited April 2021 #589

    To enable shared facilities on sites that also have showers,  as stated in the latest update,will only be possible as in the past IF showers can be completely isolated ,hence also in the clubs statement, to check the information on which sites the showers that can be isolated and also others that will not impede social distancing  in other parts of the facilities surprised 

  • brue
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    edited April 2021 #590

    I can't think that anyone would feel smug in an epidemic? I hope most will use their own facilities as requested, why the need to share when it means the possible sharing of a virus?

    Hope everyone proceeds with caution. 

  • brue
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    edited April 2021 #592

    And me.

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited April 2021 #593

    And me. Why risk it?

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  • John Snowball
    John Snowball Forum Participant Posts: 30
    edited April 2021 #595

    Evidence? Depends on whom you share with!

     

  • Rufs
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    edited April 2021 #596

    Will be glad when Monday comes around and everybody heads for the hills, perhaps then we can stop talking about facilities blocks undecided

  • Boxvanginbar
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    edited April 2021 #597

    Does anyone know where the Club got their info on the regulations quoted 8th April which has allowed them to open facilities excluding showers?

    im asking for a colleague who runs an independent site and desperately wanted to open his toilet block up but thinks he cannot. 

    Any info appreciated 

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited April 2021 #598

    It’s good to know that perhaps a few more folks can get away a bit earlier now, their choice as to whether or not to use facilities available. For what it’s worth, I still think the Club was correct in following the original guidance, with an update from the Government clarifying things a bit more on the 8th. 
    I cannot believe it was JV’s conversation with whatever incarnation his local chum is currently occupying that generated this, much more likely the collective request from various camping organisations and bodies out there, been happening since mid February. 
    Makes no odds to us, our personal risk assessment has been carried out, and we won’t be going anywhere near facilities. Our water tank will be full, so that means for five days, possibly just the one fill up at fresh water tap, and we have all safety stuff for loo empty. We will be off site anyway between hours of 10am and dusk, so other folks can get on with whatever floats their particular boat.
    This is a test run on a Club Site for us, got two more booked, one already swopped to a CL. If we don’t feel happy around lots of other folks, then we shall swop the other bookings to CLs as well. 🤔

  • JVB66
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    edited April 2021 #599

    You may be right but at least i get replys from my "chum" that as posted may have helped , but then it seems it is not General? and it was cmc i quoted in my emailscool

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited April 2021 #600

    It was one of the Gov directives issued, I think, in May 2020 and updated on 8 April. Sorry, I can't find it now.

    If your friend belongs to the site owners association, they'll know.

  • JVB66
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    edited April 2021 #601

    I have just been to where we store our c/van to bring battery home for charging  before our first outing 

    Drove round the touring site on the way out ,only four? empty hardstand pitches empty and toilets now open with wash cubicles out of bounds and notice advising shower water isolated and all shower heads removed