Awning and non-awning pitches

We do not mind either type of pitch but grass pitches (when in use) are fine if the mowers have grass pickup facilities,but as on several sites we have visited this year grass has been even with hand mowers on one site and they were not mulching decks

No answer to that, but I'll try! Were they ever listed as being available for use?

I wonder how much CLs pay for HS per pitch?  If it’s anything like that price that’s a heck of a wedge to try and claw back, on top of all the other start up costs.

CL's probably take a more DIY view. Any old hardcore sculling about, a yard or two of scalpings and a bag of pea gravel and a bit of spare time with the owners JCB/tractor. CAMC is probably more like local government contracts - what silly figure can we think of that they will pay.

That’s what I was thinking CY. The good old “out to tender” procedure. 

yes, it's over there between the sky and the land....

well it's not good enough....etc....cue wildebeest, Krakatoa .....

coops, sorry guys...missed your posts......on auto pilot with FT.....

You are absolutely right on both the choice and cost issues. We have nearly always used club sites for preference on account of the facilities. We decided to use  CL for one of our trips last year and found one in Sedgefield with hardstand, 16A ECU and fully serviced @ £16night. This year I have just planned a trip, which I had intended to be on club sites but are now exclusively on CLs. Back to Sedgefield and instead of moving on to the club site at Barnard Castle to a CL in Appleby with fully serviced pitches, shower and WC plus a swimming pool, only 15 minutes walk from a great pub that serves real ale, all for £18/night or £20 if I put up the awning. The clubs and I am a longstanding member of both, are as costly as commercial sites and fail to compete with the high-quality Cls which we are all now able to access. Its time the club started putting its members  first or in time  it will become a costly  irrelevancy 

I booked into Godrevy last year for a week, I could only book the first three days on a non awning pitch & the next three on a awning pitch (which I wanted) & the last one on a non awning pitch again to get my week in.

On arrival I had to pay three separate times for the different pitch types even though the price was exactly the same! 

After a lengthy process & causing a long queue to build up (with the associated tut tuting) I finally went to find my first pitch type.

That evening there were five empty awning pitches available, yet the booking system showed non, surely this is such a ludicrous system.

If members just booked a pitch for the night, people will naturally take which pitches they prefer & are available, no messing the wardens about & no queues because of people having to split their bookings.

Maybe last year's warden (JK) will pop up in a minute and explain all.👍🏻