Update: The National

Sorry to read this Ro, but given the current situation, not surprising - this seems the responsible thing to do.  It's better to be safe.  Thanks for the update.

David

For all the reasons that the National is being cancelled this year (which I fully agree with ) , shouldn't they be put into motion at the club sites ? . The principles are the same albeit on a much smaller scale .

I agree.  Visitors to Club sites from other parts of the country will potentially and unwittingly bring the virus with them.  They wIll visit local supermarkets and deplete food stocks to the detriment of regular customers.  In Devon as in most parts of the country, visitor attractions, restaurants etc. are closing due to the pandemic.  The government is recommending cancelling unnecessary travel and by ignoring this, I’m afraid the Club is flouting this advice and setting a bad example.

Keeping sites open whilst cancelling the National seems somewhat inconsistent. If that is hazardous then so are sites.

I thought that the national was more of a social thing - no idea but suspected stalls, some entertainment, refreshments etc with folk there to attend rather than as a place to sleep? Am I wrong?

Our "past time" I would expect is in most cases quite social 

Yours might be but not mine whilst on site. As I said earlier, whilst on site for 15 days over Christmas I probably spoke with a dozen others but we were not in close proximity to any. Same during a hot summer when we were sat outside on the occasions when we had had enough activity and returned to the site in the afternoon to sit in sun or shade. Various folk stopped to natter but none were closer than a few metres. 

I tend not to use site facilities but OH might have a natter whilst using them. Under the present situation she would not be using them

In normal times it would be a mixture of fairly isolated walks, in as much as not in great proximity to others and visits to various places of interest. These are not normal times however. 

My post that you responded to was merely to point out that social distancing on site is not a problem for me or many. The problem is what happens off site. In the Lakes for example, If folk are going to flock into towns such as Ambleside, Kendal then that is a problem. Sadly looking at some of the images from crowds in some resort areas and reports of some pubs and cafes and tourist attractions such as amusement arcades being frequented then that also is a problem

All CAMC sites and CLs now closed.