Not only do some of the comments display an alarming ignorance of the process that will be followed during the Night Flying Consultation period but some folks seem to think that it is a done deal with me having already made the final decision. Nothing of course could be further from the truth, the final decision on whether to allow the application or allow an amended version will be made at a full Council meeting early next year based on the results of the consultation taking into account ALL the comments.
Some of the comments about me would quite rightly result in me being taken to The Standards Board if I had made them about the individuals making them. I have no problem with people having a different point of view from me about any subject but lets try and keep it civil and adult and not descend into insults.
My thanks to Smeggers for his reasonable attitude despite our differing attitudes, also to Malcom Kirkaldie for his apology.
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Onto less controversial things, we have recently bought a trailer tent and have already had several short breaks away and have been very lucky with the weather so far, we haven’t been quite so lucky with a couple of the sites we have chosen. We are members of The Caravan and Camping Club also this website and before going we always look at any reviews from previous visitors and if possible visit the campsites website. Most of these promise you an idyllic setting with peace and quiet, the reality is sometimes a bit different.
We went to one site that had got reasonable reviews and looked great on the web. We weren’t expecting a 5 star site but something reasonable. How wrong can you be!
Kids still running riot at ½ past 12 in the morning, 4 teenagers in the tent next to us who insisted on talking loudly all through the night, every other tent seemed to have two dogs with them and if one started barking the whole campsite was set off barking, site was on a slope, not normally a problem but when it rained on Thursday morning due to the hard ground we had a river running through our awning, the site advertised a fishing lake but it turned out to be nothing more than a pond. There were 85 pitches but only one shower and two toilet cubicles per sex.
Despite all this and apart from the rain early on Thursday morning we had a nice break and were visited by my Stepdaughter and family who took us out to a smashing pub for dinner.Even the fact that on the way back my nearside brake calliper decided to seize on and we completed our journey on the back of an AA lorry didn’t dent our enjoyment or enthusiasm and we are planning our next trip only this time it will be to an adult only site that don’t allow dogs !
