Has Covid-19 Put a Nail in the Coffin of Centres?

Surely the issue is that  on a campsite the Club can control what happens because they have a warden team. Additionally it is quite likely the majority of people on a campsite don't know each other and from my experience you would be lucky to get a Good Morning out of most of them  A Rally is different as the majority are likely to know each other and it is very easy for social distancing to become more relaxed and the Club has no control over that. Heaven forbid but if that resulted in a spike of infections it is likely the Club would have to close down quite a lot, if not all of its operation because it would be seen as not being able to control things in their name. I appreciate that is hard on all those that like rallying but I suspect the Club do not want to put themselves in that position.

David

The inference in some of the previous comments is that Centre members who run rallies will be unable to monitor and control social distancing regulations, whereas site wardens will.  Those of us running rallies will not need to monitor toilet block and regularly clean showers as rallies use their own onboard facilities.  It will therefore be easier to monitor what is going on around the rally field.

When we have stayed on Club sites in the recent past, it has been noticeable that, despite speed limits being in place on all sites and signs being posted around the site, many caravan and motor home drivers seem to totally ignore these speed restrictions.  The wardens try their best, but I think that most would admit to not being able to enforce these restrictions and often meet with abuse from those who are confronted.  When we run rallies, most members know us and know that they will be reprimanded if they break the rules and invariably comply as they know us.

We have a few Club sites booked during the summer and autumn in the absence of available rallies and will be watching closely to see how Covid restrictions are enforced.  I know that the wardens will be doing their best but suspect that the speeding drivers will also consider that the Covid rules do not apply to them.  Time will tell.

I think I would trust people to abide by the guidelines on a rally. The spacing is carefully mapped out. Not all are in social groups but people are friendly (my experience anyway.) Fingers crossed things improve with time. 

While the exemption certificate has been revoked until the end of July stopping rallies any that were planned to run on a commercial site are also being cancelled under it being illegal to organise a mass gathering of over 30 people which a rally is considered to be.  I am running a seaside 3 week holiday rally mid August and just keeping my fingers crossed.  Also it was sadly reported on my local radio this morning that many people from Leicester holiday in this area.

The inference in some of the previous comments is that Centre members who run rallies will be unable to monitor and control social distancing regulations, whereas site wardens will.  Those of us running rallies will not need to monitor toilet block and regularly clean showers as rallies use their own onboard facilities.  It will therefore be easier to monitor what is going on around the rally field.

I suspect an inference that was not intended to be taken as such. 

Anti social distancing will be reduced to 1 meter at the weekend. Even the WHO stated that 1 meter was sufficient weeks ago. The government has issued “Guidelines” these are Not as people believe Law! What ever happened to personal responsibility? This government are turning into a dictatorship. If you look on NHS England’s website, you can find the true death figures From Covid19, 1350 last time I looked, the other numbers have been manipulated by our “leaders”

Youve probably guess I don’t believe the MSM, Boris, Matt & Co, and it frustrates the life out of me to see people swallowing the drivel dished out. 

We all have brains to think for ourselves, many may disagree with my comments, but do a bit research, you never know what you will find.

I understand that the no gatherings of more than 30 people is a law and not a guideline.

And the two metre rule is still in place, only reduced in "mitigating" circumstances where it's not possible to maintain the distance.

Most of our rally marshals said that they do not want to be responsible for having to enforce covid restriction rules because, as in a previous reply,  we generally all know each other and there's a risk that some of the cliques will have their own interpretation of the rules when they've had a few drinks. 

I'm also going to a club site this month and I'm wondering how the wardens will be treated by any non conformists.   I hold the greatest regards for the club's wardens and having witnessed some of the abuse they get I can only praise their level of self restraint.

And that is the same with many posts on here (interpretation)

We rallied for a while but as you post about Cliques ,at times it was as if there were rallies within rallies ,but as some of us went on rallies to enjoy a new place ,the Cliques ,went because it was the "done thing"