Trying to decide re renewal

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Very true, the site we use in Devon for the month of September charge £84 for the month, not expensive but it is a charge, fortunately/unfortunately we no longer have pero so we will be better off to the tune of £84.

we gladly paid the charge because the dog walk was amazing, and i often went down early morning sat on the bench and watched the sunrise, and during the day it was a very sociable area with lots of people dog owners and non dog owners just taking in the view,  oh! and  they have a fantastic doggy wash 

I never saw any point in cancelling membership. Not as a protest, not out of pique, and not because I was short of £50 .

I used a campsite  in London now and then, I sometimes insured the caravan, and the discounts and vouchers on ferry crossings were always worth having. 

 

How did you manage to get membership for £50. I had to pay £59.

Well I thought I'd decided to stay in members, but I'm not sure we can afford or justify £59, I thought it might be worth it for CL's but so many don't take dogs or if they do its max 2.

CCC is looking more appealing for us in our circumstances especially with their discounts being now available on day you book not just in advance!

The subject of dogs has nothing to do with your post Eco, and it will get your thread closed down under the current T&Cs, so friendly advice is to move off it. (It’s a historical thing, dogs have their own thread, or at least they did until it got closed down last weekend)

As for justifying £59, the canny ones amongst us get our membership fee back via some of the special offers the Club has negotiated. You don’t have to join one or the other Club either, a lot of us use both.

I don't understand why, its a valid reason as to why we may or may not stay as members? I won't ask why the D thread got closed down, I do understand strong feelings either way, but the hygiene on pitches (so long as picked up) and children I don't get, as wildlife can also be around!

Yes in the past we have been members of both but at the moment don't have spare income to justify it, so struggling to decide which, we use to find the days out offers were good in the past not so much now.  Having looked at current offers they don't work for us.

Dogs are very welcome on most CLs, and most CS sites, we have toured for nearly 40 years using both with three, two and one dog. So owning a dog, or three, is irrelevant to your decision and choice. Debating anything else about dogs will close your thread down, because there are polarised opinions on the subject. 

All you really need to do if costs are a factor, is do your research and make an informed decision based on your findings and your personal needs.

 

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So on balance we may not renew, however if we don't renew we are letting what might be a small minority control the club, so is it better to renew and actively look at how we can have more of a say?

My simple rule is I don’t let a minority push me around.  I am a member of this club because it gives me access to CL’s.  I don’t give a hoot for all the other stuff.  I don’t have an ounce of loyalty to the club, I treat it like any other business and when it ceases to be any value to me I’ll be gone