Site Aesthetics
Now this may be a bit controversial but I remember when sites had a certain decorum and etiquette. Today we see fairy houses, wishing wells, flowerpot people, gnomes, even minions and other ‘decorative’ adornments appearing on sites. Now don’t get me wrong such things are fine in the right places but do we really need them on club sites and do most of the membership appreciate their appearance? Just asking!😳
If not, have we any right to complain when fellow members put up flags on huge poles lights and other such things on their pitches. Times have certainly changed.
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I’m not sure these are in quite the same category as flags and flashing lights but who’s to judge?
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It's a difficult call. I think flags can be a bit offensive, pushing your identity down fellow campers throats. If you are so proud of your county or country then perhaps that is where you should stay. Light poles if not turned off at night really are antisocial. The one that gets my goat though is bins. Why do campers need to put nearly a full size domestic bin outside the van for the duration of there stay.
Then again I'm just intolerant.
Colin.
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I've always felt that the club sites don't do enough for children.
Your bog standard play area if you are lucky so I don't see any problem with brightening up the sites. Still not enough though to persuade me to take my non existent children to.
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I totally understand this but I’m sure that ‘need’ is to promote active engagement in the great outdoors. Yes, there is a need for play grounds and play equipment but some sites and localities may be more appropriate than others. Such areas should also be by design in appropriate positions on sites.
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I like them and like when the wardens do something like that to make the site look good and funny/interesting.
But if they are there or not doesn't affect my stay there in any way whatsoever. The state of the pitch and facilities are much more important.
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I too think these are fine when tasteful, moderately done and not in one’s face so to speak. However, sometimes, like a small private site we were recently on, the ‘attractions’ became more like a mini theme park or fanciful model village what with their integral solar lights. I’m sure some found it delightful.
My question would be with regard to the club is this a corporate image to be promoted?0 -
I am completely indifferent to most “ornaments” around the site. Flags with a particular purpose e.g. showing a rally Marshall is ok but other than that I am very dubious. My real hatred, and it is hatred, is for lights. Especially flashing lights that go on for hours after dark. They tend to penetrate the blinds. I really truly do not understand why anyone needs them. Personally I would have all lights off over night. If you need to wander around at night, take a torch. I bet there are vans that don’t even have a torch.
When we are away I want peace and quiet and a very neutral/passive (not sure what the correct word is) environment. Which is why we tend not to use big sites, or camp on popular areas in school holidays.
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The photos posted by Steve show some very nice, well crafted items that would brighten up any site or indeed garden. You do see some wonderfully inventing recycling and crafted additions around. One persons interesting addition is simply another persons “tat”, but so long as everything remains safe and doesn’t intrude on anyone else’s visit, live and let live I say, I like individuality.
My Mum lives near a big cemetery, and it’s lit up like a fairground in places in Winter as I drive past. Someone somewhere is deriving comfort from it, like some of the roadside so called shrines that spring up occasionally. I do wish if folks were going to take flowers to cemeteries and accident sites they would unwrap the plastic and paper off though.0 -
I too have a hatred of flashing lights as they often give me migraine and I would not be pleased at all if anyone pitched near to me and had them on their van, especially if they kept them on at night. I dislike garden gnomes but don't mind other types of ornaments such as flowerpot men, or similar. I really don't understand, however, why anyone would take a very tall flagpole with them though, with a penant on top, which I saw last year whilst at Durham. Space is at a premium in most caravans and motorhomes and most of us try not to take too much with us and a very tall flagpole (which must obviously fold down), I wouldn't class as being at all necessary.
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Well spotted! 👍🏻
The other two were snapped at Thetford CAMC site.
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