Slimmed down magazine

LPC replied on 27/07/2024 13:06

Posted on 27/07/2024 13:06

Hi

Just received the Club Magazine. It was so slim I thought there must be something missing. There was - the tests which you can only see on line. The Club seems to be nudging us to using the on line version. Ok if it you use the internet (I do) but if not it is hard cheese .Have the club  looked at the numbers who do not access the on line version and by default cannot access the full content of the magazine? If they do not care  why don't the club say we will not be publishing the paper copy any more so we can  all have a reduction on the membership fee.

Hja replied on 27/07/2024 13:21

Posted on 27/07/2024 13:21

My understanding is that a very small proportion of members dont have the physical magazine but I can’t remember where i read that. Although we never find much to read in the magazine we do both flip through it. More difficult if you have the digital magazine. By the way do those who do use the digital version get an email alert to tell them it is available? I suspect they just want to either ditch it all together or reduce its frequency. Didn’t a recent survey ask about magazine frequency? No doubt another “you said” “ we did” coming up!

LPC replied on 27/07/2024 17:53

Posted on 27/07/2024 17:53

Adverts might be less I agree. However if you are not comfortable with the on line version (I am) you will not see the caravan and car tests. This is one of the main purposes of the Magazine surely? The rest of the magazine is extremely lightweight and is hardly worth reading in depth because it has no depth. In my opinion it is much easier and pleasurable to read a paper copy rather than reading it on a smartphone whatever the quality of the content.

The Club appears to be excluding the membership who are not comfortable with the online magazine 

Wherenext replied on 27/07/2024 20:06

Posted on 27/07/2024 20:06

The "Club" seem to have gone into a "Time and Motion" phase.

Every last penny being spent is being investigated to find ways to save money, hence recent Site closures, bin collections changing, offers being made almost weekly. Be interesting to see what else is going to change/get the chop.undecided

 

Normanw44 replied on 27/07/2024 21:12

Posted on 27/07/2024 21:12

52 pages as opposed to 116  last time.  No reason given except this is s special issue.   CAMC  losing faith in your direction of travel, again.

Cornersteady replied on 27/07/2024 21:31

Posted on 27/07/2024 21:31

While I enjoy reading the magazine, I always save them to read on site, I too find amusing that people put so much store in it arriving late, not enough pages, or that it even exists at all.

For me it's not that important, this is:

Cornersteady replied on 27/07/2024 21:45

Posted on 27/07/2024 21:35 by Tinwheeler

Nice sunset. Is the site busy, Corners?

Edit: whoops, sorry, off topic. 

Posted on 27/07/2024 21:45

I couldn't spot an empty pitch anywhere, even the tent pitches are taken.

I like the approach here to not mowing everything. And the central bins by the entrance - WOW three threads in one!

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