Amenity blocks closed until 17th May

No and we dont take showers on caravan sites. We use our own facilities. The point is that HMG are not being consistent.

We have always used our own facilities, even before Covid. I am just making the point of inconsistent Government decisions.

Cyberyacht wrote,

" I also doubt that we wills a price adjustment for reduced facilities either. Not that the SD gives us any idea what the fees are though. I'm still waiting for the promised printed price list. Perhaps someone can report this post as a reminder to HO."

Whilst difficult to gauge a price perhaps a ballpark figure of £3 - £4 based on the add on price for a child. Last year we were given a £3 per night discount at a commercial site because their facilities were closed. So it can be done.

As for the price list supplement I asked in early January and was put on a waiting list. Thinking they'd forgotten I again enquired in February. I was told they could see I was on the list but the price lists would be sent out when the club received them. How long does it take? It'll soon be Xmas 

People utilise or not the facilities in their vans, for a variety of reasons. Indeed, onboard facilities can vary, both in size and quality, so under normal circumstances I can quite see why some do, and some don’t use onboard.

Not normal circumstances though, far from it. Govt advice cant cherry pick individual holiday providers, (that place open, that place not etc...) so it has to be general guidance, like much of what we have endured this last year. Hopefully it won’t be for long, and others who do experience difficulty with onboard facilities can then have a holiday. Let’s keep fingers crossed that all does go as well as expected this time around🤞

I had an Email from Grant Shapps yesterday, asking if there is anything he can assist with that may be affecting us at this time both nationaly and locally? (local  May elections?) 

I have replied asking if he will bring it up in cabinet? before sites open in April if there can be some consistancy as to the opening of facilities on sites that have them as it was working after last years lockdown ,and  with the cleaning regimes in place ,were much safer to use than what has been agreed to open so far

As far as I can see the reasons for not opening facilities blocks and other such indoor areas are fairly simple.

Last summer the then prevalent variant struggled to transmit in the warm, fresh, dry air and the numbers tumbled.  Once the latter part of autumn came and we moved into winter the more transmissible Kent variant thrived in the warm, moist air in enclosed spaces and was able to spread quickly and easily.  Remember how well it did on just one day at Xmas. 

Even now fleetingly passing a person in the street you are very unlikely to infect or be infected.  Now move into a nice warm moist facility where you may be in contact with the aerosol born virus or the nice damp surfaces on which it has settled and stay there for prolonged periods the chance of being infected by the very transmissible current variant rises considerable. 

We have adequate facilities in our MH and will use them rather than risk those on site until the scientists and HMG say otherwise.  However, as an ex tugger I do feel for those who have to fill containers every day whereas with our large on board tanks we can last much longer. 

"I had an Email from Grant Shapps yesterday, asking if there is anything he can assist with that may be affecting us at this time both nationaly and locally? "     

He's responsible for transport isn't he? Maybe you could ask him to persuade Boris to save the billions he wants to invest on the bonkers idea of a bridge/tunnel across the Irish Sea and use the money saved to give front line NHS staff the sort of pay rise they deserve! 

And while he is at it he could scrap HS2 and the tunnel under Stonehenge.  

That at the moment is a bit of "blue sky thinking?" he would do better taking notice of what it seems many experts are saying and cancel HS2  which would give plenty of money back into the coffers

Yep, that too - go on, give your mate Grant a call! 👍