ClubFest 2024

RowenaBCAMC
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edited January 2024 in National Rallies #1

This years ClubFest is set amidst the picturesque backdrop of Weston Park, Shropshire with fantastic live on-stage entertainment from Scouting for Girls, Toploader, Jason Donovan and ELO Experience.There will be exciting zones, each offering all inclusive activities for the whole family. These include the Wellbeing Club for those wanting to recharge, the Have-a-go Club for fun outdoor activities, the Nature Club which will have bushcraft activities including shelter building, water filters, carving, forest foraging, fire lighting with flint and steel and campfires. The Mayday Kids Club and Family Club will keep the family entertained all weekend. And of course, don't miss out on the delicious street food vendors.

Is anyone planning on going to ClubFest this year? I'm hoping to go and wanted to see if anyone would be interested in a Club Together get together if you're there? 

 

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  • Hja
    Hja Club Member Posts: 888
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    edited January 2024 #2

    I think a CT meet could be useful, but we won’t be there. Not our scene at all.

  • JollyKernow
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    edited January 2024 #3

     If all goes to plan and my rest days don't get changed then I'll be there. Ha, that's probably enough to scare everyone offwink

    JK

  • peedee
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    edited January 2024 #4

    Last there for the 2010 National. Lovely park, might go depends how the year pans out.

    peedee

  • peedee
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    edited January 2024 #5

    Just looked at the prices, £90 per night with EHU but no facilities. Ok this includes entertainment but what I find shocking is the £40 for an extra nights stopover without EHU, i.e £40 for a non EHU grass pitch. At least there are non EHU pitches being offered this year for £30 less for the 4 nights.

    peedee

  • Fozzie
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    edited January 2024 #6

    Peedee 

    I think you have missed the point of Club Fest,it is now a music festival you can take your unit to.

    Last year we had the Illegal Eagles,if you look at the price of their tickets in shows around the UK,they will be £31.00 to £41.00 per person, coupled with the excellent professional Bat out of Hell show with Steve Steinman,you can see where I am going with this.

    Then with Queen,Annie Lennox ect ect you get the picture.

    Incidentally,I think there is an area this year,with toilet and shower facilities,probably portaloo's for £30 more.

    Post rally we moved onto a Lincoln CL

  • peedee
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    edited January 2024 #7

    Post rally we moved onto a Lincoln CL

    Wise move, cannot see any one paying £40 a night to stay on? I wasn' complaining about the other prices so no I did not miss the point.

    peedee

  • bill
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    edited February 2024 #8

    Do I understand that you don't have to be a member of the CAMC to attend ClubFest 2024 ?

  • Rushallmanor
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    edited February 2024 #9

    My understanding is that it is only open to members.

  • bill
    bill Club Member Posts: 391
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    edited April 2024 #10

    I attended the Anglia Region Question Time meeting at Banham Norfolk this morning and it was confirmed that you do not have to be a CAMC member to attend ClubFest.

  • peedee
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    edited April 2024 #11

    Thanks Bill, was there any indication of any restrictions placed. On non members,e.g. they have to  book much later than members.

    peedee

  • bill
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    edited April 2024 #12

    There were no restrictions mentioned about non members and it was justified that it was a  way of recruiting non members to join.  There were still places available as of 20th April but disappointment that only 45 non EHU pitches had been booked out of some 3,000+ overall  despite all the fuss last year about it. 

    One other interesting fact I discovered which surprised me a little was that membership was now 65% of motorhomes and campervans compared to caravans so I assume activities will be directed in that direction.

  • peedee
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    edited April 2024 #13

    Thanks once again for the response. Have you praised your sentence right about non EHU pitches? Surely there cannot be 3000, did you mean 300? When I looked at the bookings all the quite area and blue badge pitches were fully booked.

    peedee

  • peedee
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    edited April 2024 #14

     Sorry got distracted when posting, I meant - have you phrased your sentence right. Just rechecked availability and would appear only the  blue badge, quiet zone and fully serviced with electric areas are fully booked.

    peedee

  • bill
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    edited April 2024 #15

    My understanding was that the CAMC were still touting for business on the 20th April at the meeting that I attended but not sure in what areas they meant they had spaces.

  • peedee
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    edited April 2024 #16

    If you go to the booking page and start to make a booking and scroll through the pitch options the only areas that come up with availability are the regional, the family and non electric. The fact that the blue badge, the quiet area and serviced electric area are fully booked says a lot about the membership.

    peedee

  • peedee
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    edited May 2024 #17

    With only 6 days to go it looks like there are stil plenty of pitches available. The weather looks to be set fair so maybe there will still be late bookings?

    peedee

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