Firstly, quoting a 7K loss is a little misleading at this point as I know quite a few members who haven't yet bought their tickets in advance not to mention those who decide to buy on the day. Ok, the club may still make a loss but it wont be to the tone of £7000.
The figures Penfold quoted earlier are interesting. Just under 850 paying members of which 600 are renewals!
Putting National Day aside, Id like to address this first. We are talking money here and whatever the set up, managing the money properly is crucial whether it be a non profit organisation or Shell....The amount of times I see on here people missing their renewal date by days and asking for the £10 fee still. Rules are rules. Id like to put a figure on how much the club has lost through this method of not charging members full wack if they miss their date! The club isnt a charity. Even if it was say 50 people,(wild guess) which Im sure isn't very far away from the actual figure per year, that is
£750.00 the club is losing out on...
£750.00.....I cant help feeling this needs addressing.
With regards to National Day perhaps we should go back to basics for next years and use the bigger events for the annual get togethers, Renault World Series, FCS, Santa Pod RWYB etc abit like it used to be.
The Clio V6 Owners Club this year is holding their main club day up in the Lakes and it promises to be a fantastic day. A list of hotels has been given and its up to the members to book their rooms if they decide to stay the night before and indeed afterwards. Locally there are camp sites as well that some people might be using. We will all park up, chat, buy, sell, and then drive together and stop for various things. Now I know the numbers are a little different but at least RTOC members will be together and it will cost the club nothing.
The Dutch club arranges with the appropriate people and meet up in a HUGE carpark usually like an Ikea type place or similar for one of their big days. Its fantastic.
Why dont we try a mix of both. On the Saturday a drive and on the Sunday a meet...
The National day was born in 2002 with the main aim being for Owners to get together and enjoy their passion together. This cant be a difficult thing to do and like I said last year, and the year before, Id be happy to help organise a new method of National Day....