Adult only sites & number of dogs

Equality in all things whether it be site use, rules, booking arrangements or voting at the AGM is the way the Club should remain. No disadvantaging sections of membership should ever occur.

The CC struggles to remind their customer base that last century it was formed as a club for rallyists..and everybody was a club member.  That concept  has moved on as the business has grown into a multimillion pound Leisure industry retailing goods and services.  It can no longer be considered as a traditional cozy little Club run by well meaning amateurs.  The business needs a professional approach to ensure it's future and  this means bringing the CC business model into a 21st century highly streamlined professional led organisation. 

Business practice will change in the future for the CC  as it is dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century--- Efficiency is the aim of all modern retail organisations. The CC will follow.  No doubt about it. 

Cheers...................K

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May that kicking and screaming, although I'd call it reaffirmation and reassurance continue for a very, very long time. I'm absolutely sure it will!.

No exclusion, no alienation of fellow members make absolute sense, leave that to the competition and their different ways of working!

May that kicking and screaming, although I'd call it reaffirmation and reassurance continue for a very, very long time. I'm absolutely sure it will!.

No exclusion, no alienation of fellow members make absolute sense, leave that to the competition and their different ways of working! After all, difference and competition leads to choice and that is good business! 

once again a good reply, +1

 Inclusivity is a key fundamental of the club's philosophy. It's what makes it different from the many commercials (with their "special" offers), many private sites (with their "add on" charges) and many AO sites. Nothing against any of these, they obviously appeal to huge numbers of satisfied customers. As, of course, does the club to the much larger number of customers who use their sites every year. This difference (let's call it choice) is surely to be encouraged, not belittled.

Once again the quality of your posts deserve admiration.

Anyway we all know that the  days of a couple of hundred well meaning bumbling amateurs trying to run any huge company are numbered.

Efficent professional managers are the way to go. In a modern 2017 trading environment.

Cheers .............K

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Having met many ineffective bumbling managers and so called professionals in my time, I firmly believe that the involvement of members, who may incidentally be extremely competent profesionals or well informed individuals in a variety of fields and expertise, is an asset to our club's structure. Indeed some of the best profesionals I have worked with have been those who have listened and consulted with their customers. This structure makes the club unique in several ways and not necessarily less effective in its workings. Effective 'teams' with broad ranges of skills, interests and perspectives is healthy for an organisation, particularly those which 'serve' customers or a membership in our case. Consulting with and involving the membership in core issues and direction, as happens in the club, is what makes it attractive to many of us and does not necessarily lessen its effectiveness as an organisation.
In a way this management structure and involvement of members as described in the 'bye laws of the club' mirrors that very inclusive nature we believe so important and thankfully one that is to be treasured and maintained.  I'm sure it will be for a very long time to come.
The very idea of banning and exclusion certain fellow club members at club sites by trial or otherwise is a negative notion and certainly make little business sense to me nor, in my opinion, does it hold any collective appeal.