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Hi poppy

 The thread was aimed at those of us that are new to caravanning.This piece is taken from the CDA website  it refers to respecting your privacy and a  wealth of caravanning experience which to a novice caravanner can be very helpful just as this website is.

We have a very strong committee who are committed to ensuring everyone who camps and caravans with us, have a lovely time no matter how long or short your stay. With a wealth of experience in camping and caravanning there is always help at hand when needed. Our meets are varied and at times we have entertainment and get together's, at other times we have peace and quiet. It is up to you how much you wish to be involved, we welcome your attendance and respect your privacy.

Give us a try, we promise we have some lovely sites for you to enjoy.

When we first started caravanning we went to a few rallies and events and found that we were made very welcome.  Help was there if you needed it but generally we managed without and it was good that we were allowed to try ourselves before we asked,  We found that help was never forced on us but always offered if we needed it.

Now we have more experience we tend to go places by ourselves and prefer the solitute (even on large sites) of being left alone.  The rallies we went on were usually well planned to the degree that we found little time to ourselves which is the main reason we stopped going.

It is good to have the option and many people obviously get a lot out of (and give a lot to) DAs but please don't force them on everyone.

At least get the name correct if you are going to promote something - it is the Camping and Caravanning Club.

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I thought exactly the same when I started reading this thread, however, we have attended many DA meets in the past but many of them can be somewhat cliquey which is offputting from the outset regarding newcomers. Even some of the THS (Temporary Holiday Sites) stewards can have a blunt attitude on arrival so even though they are cheap you may as well be pitched on a proper camp site with full facilities and basically keep yourself to yourself. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for rallying and creating friendship but I will be quite honest we've never been out with the Coventry DA at all so we may give just give it a try this year and see if their club differs to the majority of the other DA's of the Camping & Caravanning Club's 'District Association' meets.