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« on: 02 September 2024, 17:25:42 »
Just been reading that Pontins have had to apologise for discriminating against Irish travellers by refusing bookings, based on a list of common names. I can think of another reason why they're not wanted at their resorts.  :)
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Re: Pontins
« Reply #1 on: 02 September 2024, 19:48:37 »
Big selling point for Center Parcs
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Re: Pontins
« Reply #2 on: 02 September 2024, 19:56:05 »
Haven ,hoseasons ,parkdean  etc all do caravan holidays   :-\

Oh wait  :D  :-X 
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Re: Pontins
« Reply #3 on: 02 September 2024, 20:29:04 »
Quote from: Varche on 02 September 2024, 19:48:37
Big selling point for Center Parcs
Don't know where you read that, Ron, but there was an article in the Liverpool Echo last year about the Pontins at Ainsdale. These articles resurface now and again because the news site or whatever has a slow news day.
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Re: Pontins
« Reply #4 on: 03 September 2024, 08:57:15 »
Quote from: STEMO on 02 September 2024, 20:29:04
Quote from: Varche on 02 September 2024, 19:48:37
Big selling point for Center Parcs
Don't know where you read that, Ron, but there was an article in the Liverpool Echo last year about the Pontins at Ainsdale. These articles resurface now and again because the news site or whatever has a slow news day.
Read it on the BBC news website and it was dated as yesterday, 2nd Sept. The article did say that the apology was for historical discrimination between 2013 to 2018.
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Re: Pontins
« Reply #5 on: 03 September 2024, 13:22:09 »
Perhaps they would feel more welcome if they went to Billing Aquadrome? 8)
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Re: Pontins
« Reply #6 on: 03 September 2024, 13:44:54 »
I hear that the Republic of Ireland is nice this time of year.  :-X
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Re: Pontins
« Reply #7 on: 03 September 2024, 13:50:09 »
I didn't realise Pontins was still operating, took our kids to one must be 35 years ago somewhere  on the south coast they loved it would be my worst nightmare now.
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« Reply #8 on: 03 September 2024, 16:30:51 »
Twenty years ago we turned up at a campsite at Marciac with our Omega and long caravan.

Out comes the owner “ sorry no gipsies “ , oh you arent gipsy in you come. Sorry had a lot of problems . One turns up and then in the night the rest arrive with transits and huge caravans.

About two hours later a bmw and long caravan turned up and was let in. Next morning ……….half a dozen transits and their caravans….. out came the road rollers , washing machines and urchins.
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Re: Pontins
« Reply #9 on: 03 September 2024, 22:41:25 »
Quote from: Sir Tigger KC on 03 September 2024, 13:44:54
I hear that the Republic of Ireland is nice this time of year.  :-X
And quite accommodating for transients too.
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Re: Pontins
« Reply #10 on: 04 September 2024, 11:01:35 »
Quote from: Nick W on 03 September 2024, 13:22:09
Perhaps they would feel more welcome if they went to Billing Aquadrome? 8)
Has it dried out yet, last time I drove past it it was a long way under water, although that was a couple of months back...
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Re: Pontins
« Reply #11 on: 04 September 2024, 11:48:45 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 04 September 2024, 11:01:35
Quote from: Nick W on 03 September 2024, 13:22:09
Perhaps they would feel more welcome if they went to Billing Aquadrome? 8)
Has it dried out yet, last time I drove past it it was a long way under water, although that was a couple of months back...
I suspect that was Nick's point >:D
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Re: Pontins
« Reply #12 on: 04 September 2024, 14:46:00 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 04 September 2024, 11:48:45
Quote from: TheBoy on 04 September 2024, 11:01:35
Quote from: Nick W on 03 September 2024, 13:22:09
Perhaps they would feel more welcome if they went to Billing Aquadrome? 8)
Has it dried out yet, last time I drove past it it was a long way under water, although that was a couple of months back...
I suspect that was Nick's point >:D


More that it has a terrible, well deserved, reputation for property being stolen.
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