Ability to chose hardstanding pitches on all sites

Hopefully booking a hardstanding  will shortly become an option, otherwise I fear when the CAMC bring in the rumoured deposits, they will have shot themselves  firmly in the foot. Currently we are on one of the other clubs sites, where although having to pay a deposit we were able to specify we wanted a HS pitch. If the CC don’t copy that aspect as well as the deposits, they will be loosing some of my yearly bookings, particularly in areas where both clubs are options.

yes it's been a topic that has been a major grumble for many of us. The only way round it is to book only sites that have all HS or book a service pitch which in most cases are on a HS  but there is one maybe two sites where SP are on grass.

The club is turning over (pun intended) more and more grass pitches to HS so it might get better..  

We use many cc sites ,most years in all seasons ,and do not recognise much of your post in respect ,of the "many?" LVs having difficulty with getting on or off  grass pitches? this or any other year apart from Gowerton we have used all the sites that you claim have problems?without noting any one having  problems

You are not alone, A&J. Club Council member, DSB, has been campaigning for this for a long time.

For each two hardstands from grass pitches it normally means the loss of one pitch as normally the space needed is three grass pitches,,and if a popular site .will mean less availability on that site

What I dont really understand is that the site knows what vehicles are yet to arrive, because you put that on your booking form. So if there is a 4.5t m/home to arrive, booked in for today, why isnt a hard standing kept?  After all wardens have (as I understand it) some ability to direct members to particular pitches.

Does it show the weight of the vehicles ,it is just length isnt it? have you contemplated contacting the site to ask

The site staff are probably too busy dealing with all the people that arrive 2, 3 or more hours before the stated arrival time 

It'll be the 'system'😁.

When the warden at Bladon Chains did exactly as you suggest in order to prevent pitches being churned up, there was an outcry from some caravanners because they perceived MHs to be given preferential treatment. Sometimes wardens and the club can’t win.

see also the other thread on this same subject to which I replied :-

So now would be a good time to cut through the murky system and organise properly graded pitch choices for club members. To cover requirements as listed above.

 Is anyone listening?