CTC No more

[iandg]

I became a member of the CTC in the early 80s when I stopped cycling competitively and have been a member ever since. Five years ago I took out 'ride' membership of SC/BC because I'm secretary of a SC affiliated club and it was a requirement. I recognised that CTC were moving away from being a 'touring club', but maintained my CTC membership because I identified with the 'tourist' part of the title.

Since taking out membership with SC, I have often questioned my decision to pay fees to both organisations (effectively just for insurance and legal aid) and like @PaulSB I feel CTC lost its way a long time ago. The re-branding issue has been the deciding factor and I've now cancelled the direct debit and my CTC membership will lapse in July.

 

[Levo-Lon]

All this makes the EU referendum seem trivial..

 

[iandg]

All this makes the EU referendum seem trivial..

Maybe they should have waited until after the referendum - an out vote and there could be another re-branding needed to remove UK from the title.

 

[hondated]

Since my first post on here indicating that this was news to me I have been back on the CTC Forum to question why I had to learn of this from CC rather than from CTC. I even started a thread on the Does anyone know section which directed forum members to the appropriate section where these changes had been mentioned but that was removed very quickly.
After posting my thoughts I received a reply that basically remonstrated with me and told me that this whole issue in its creation had been discussed previously by members before it was implemented.
But although I felt chastened by all of this it still does not answer my question of just how much this as all cost and why as a member wasn't I given a say in the matter.
I understand some of the views expressed on here about their not very positive experiences on using the CTC forum but contrary to that I have found the forum members to be helpful and friendly. However I have been trying to differentiate the CTC forum to the CC forum and the only analogy I can come up with is that being a Baby Boomer I was brought up on reading comics and being a council estate kid I much preferred reading the Beano ( CC ) to reading the Eagle ( CTC)
as the former was far more entertaining.
As for being a member of the CTC when my renewal comes up in November I think I will raise my subscription to Neil at CGOAB as I would much rather give him the money than pay to keep some fat cat at the top of the CTC.
I just hope the TCC gets off the ground and it must be a runner if Chris Juden is interested in being part of it.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

After posting my thoughts I received a reply that basically remonstrated with me and told me that this whole issue in its creation had been discussed previously by members before it was implemented.

I wonder which members this had been debated with. Certainly none that I know.

 

[srw]

I wonder which members this had been debated with. .

At the very least the members of the Council who have been elected by the membership to be their representatives!

 

[Drago]

I don't care what name the Crotchety Tourists Collective trade by, just so long as they keep selling the half-price insurance.

 

[snorri]

After posting my thoughts I received a reply that basically remonstrated with me and told me that this whole issue in its creation had been discussed previously by members before it was implemented.
But although I felt chastened by all of this it still does not answer my question of just how much this as all cost and why as a member wasn't I given a say in the matter..

You have no need to feel chastened, the reply you received should have resulted a Mod banning the poster for a couple of months IMO, his response to your post was rude and arrogant. Most organisations would circulate the membership by email in order to keep everyone informed of much less important changes than are going on in the CTC just now.

 

[srw]

Most organisations would circulate the membership by email in order to keep everyone informed of much less important changes than are going on in the CTC just now.

I wouldn't be at all surprised to discover that a professional and carefully thought-out communications plan has been scuppered by a leak from someone disgruntled. In my experience over the years CTC has been pretty good at communication using its weekly email - but doing that requires discipline from everyone in the know.

 

[mike chadwick]

Are well here we go why should the mention of a cycling HELMET be a problem ? As long as now one is telling you you have to wear one.
As for the CTC they are no longer what they started out as so may as well change their name as a cyclist touring club they are not .
For what it's worth I will not be renewing my membership when it expires and will probably join B C .

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

At the very least the members of the Council who have been elected by the membership to be their representatives!

Oh well, that's all right then ?

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

srw, are you on their payroll ?

 

[Arrowfoot]

I wouldn't be at all surprised to discover that a professional and carefully thought-out communications plan has been scuppered by a leak from someone disgruntled. In my experience over the years CTC has been pretty good at communication using its weekly email - but doing that requires discipline from everyone in the know.

We are now clutching at straws if the excuse for finding out thru the media is being blamed to a leak. What leak? Nothing came out until the Council made the press release. Why hold back the plan if ever there was one.

 

[snorri]

I wonder where this leaves CTC Scotland ? Were they consulted on this ? Do they now become We Are Cycling UK Scotland ? Or We are Cycling Scotland ? Or do they have an option to carry on as CTC Scotland ? Perhaps now is the time for independence from the Surrey based charity that is no longer a club.

Scotland has already been airbrushed out...http://www.ctc.org.uk/sites/default/files/ctcnationalcouncil-currentwebsitelist.pdf.

 

[PK99]

Paul Tuohy's attack on Philip Benstead is shameful and outrageous behaviour by a member of staff.

Where is that attack? Link?