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13/6/2010 at 10:04am
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Hi everyone,
I am a single Mum with a 7yr old daughter looking to meet other single parents to go caravaning with. I am a teacher but not one of those stuffy all knowledgeable ones. I'm down to earth and work hard putting up my own awning, towing etc....maybe bit independent, but its so hard to go caravaning on our own. I would really like to meet other people in the same boat (or caravan) as me so we can all have a good social time and the kids can play together.
I hate going to these sites where there is evening entertainment and sitting at a table by myself while I watch my daughter do all those kids fun activities. It would be great to be with a group of friends.
I did join a caravan club but they got all clicky and it was uncomfortable.
If you are a single Mum or Dad and want to meet up on a site every now and again please let me know.
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Sarah
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Quote: Originally posted by Lewsarah on 13/6/2010Hi everyone,.... I did join a caravan club but they got all clicky and it was uncomfortable.If you are a single Mum or Dad and want to meet up on a site every now and again please let me know.
Unfortunately, this is something that we hear all to often. There are certainly some centres / divisions where this must be the case or we wouldn't be hearing it so often.
It is my experience with the caravan club rallies that on the whole most people are extremely friendly and will bend over backwards to avoid new ralliers feeling left out.
Sadly, this is clearly not the same with all Caravan Club Centres as it is with the one I am with, but I would urge you not to give up on the caravan club rallies altogether, but to try another centre.
I have found that rallying has spoilt caravanning on commercial sites as I miss the friendly atmosphere I haved got used to on the rally field.
Annother possibility might be to arrange to meet up with some people from here when you get away, at least that way you will have some company while the kids are playing and the opportunity to share experiences and maybe pick up some ideas as to places you can go in the future.
As regards rallies, the vast majority of ralliers ar families or couples, but I have seen 2 or 3 single mums and would be horrified if I thought anyone had made them feel any less welcome because they are single parents. As a former committee member, if I suspected anyone had treated a single parent any differently to anyone else, I would have made certain that it was looked into and the single parent given an apology from the centre.
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Yes, I am a caravan club member and a former centre secretary but have not been rallying for a little while now.
I have to agree with a lot of what you have said as I have been told of similar things by members of other centres. This is why I suggested you try rallying with another centre.
You are under no obligation to join in with anything that goes on at any of the clubs rallies and don't let anyone try to tell you differently.
Morover, you shouldn't expect to pay any more than you would expect to pay in site fees, on the contrary, despite a small rally fee, you can usually expect a discount on the site fee and probably expect to be paying less than if you had booked directly with the site.
Having run rallies for the club myself, most members would expect some kind of "timetable" if you like detailing what (if anything) has been arranged. This could be anything from a daytrip, evening entertainment, or just "Flag" before everyone goes home.
I always felt that the term "Flag" was very misleading. In case you have not attended one before, it is basically a chat where you can get to know people over a cup of tea and a biscuit. In my experience it has never been what somneone once referred to on here as a time where everyone has to gather around the flag pole to sing praises to the rally marshal.
Incidentally, the term "Rally Marshal" or even worse "Rally Officer" is something I am not happy about as it does imply some kind of superiority.
The club has a serious image problem and this is not helped by some committee members of some centres. There are some centres who are friendly though. I was lucky and found one first time around. Unfortunately, you are a bit far from me or I would hapily make some introductions for you.
Don't get me wrong, I am not going to sing the caravan clubs praises; they have some major issues, but in my experience, rally fields are by far the most friendly places to park a caravan.
Yes, there are rules, but these are generally just good manners and stuff you would expect on any site.
There are other groupes too, not just the caravan club. There are quite possibly groups for single parents and there is certainly one for young caravanners.
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