The Camping and Caravanning Club is organised into small units defined by geography called District Associations (DA). Your local DA is shown on your membership card and is based on your home postcode. Camping with a DA is one of the best ways to make the most of the great outdoors whilst making new friends at the same time. The Camping and Caravan Club has 93 DA’s spread across 13 Regions. Central Yorkshire DA (CYDA) offers some of the most inexpensive camping available and you’ll always be guaranteed a warm friendly welcome.
What are Meets
CYDA organises Meets which offer the minimum camping / caravanning facilities. All meets provide drinking water, waste water disposal, Elsan disposal, a safe place for families to camp plus a friendly bunch of folks to share hints and tips or socialise with. Some folks think of this as being ‘off grid’ but that makes it sound like a weekend of torture and survival using the skills of Ray Mears. In all honesty it isn’t at all like that. Let’s break it down and dispel any myths …..
Drinking water – This is provided from a tap in the field, from the same source as residential tap water. The water tap is a great place to meet fellow campers who know the local area well and will often give golden nuggets of information on ‘whats on’ in the locality.
Waste water – This can usually be emptied into the hedgerow
Elsan disposal – This is emptied into underground septic tanks or the foul water drain via a safe clean access route. Thankfully, the days of a large hole are long gone, its way more civilised now.!
Safety – The site is under the control of the Stewards who control access and ensure the boundary is secure at night. Indeed, many families allow their children to pitch a tent adjacent to their caravan or in a designated youth area.
One of the questions I am most frequently asked is about electricity for charging phones and for running the TV. Some campers are able to get through a weekend meet without having to charge their lesure battery. Most campers however keep their leisure batteries topped up by using 60W or greater solar panels which allows them to camp for longer than a weekend. There are alternative ways to charge your leisure battery however such as use of a petrol generator or auxiliary battery with split charger from your towing vehicle. Most members are more than happy to share their strategy.
Should the weather turn cool and you need heating, then the gas heater in your caravan is more than adequate to keep everyone warm. Within the CYDA membership some folks caravan all year round and manage without issues.
A Club Meet will normally take place over a weekend, but can last for up to five days. Members can stay for a night or the entire duration, and all fees paid go back into the Club to ensure that we can continue to offer future events for members.
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