Meteor Way

[Andy]

So, the issue is that people are being charged £1 a day, I repeat £1 a day, to park in Meteor Way?

Unless you are a Premier Suite member, who will continue to get it free.

OK. Revolutions have started over less. Well, actually they haven't but I suppose it provides mental mental stimulation for older members of this forum - at least before they become soylent green.

[Starfish]

Morning

I have checked - there was never reference to free parking to Life Members forever. Please see thread above for the reasons we have, after much consideration, introduced this charge.

I don't want to sound like a broken record but we want to keep every Member we have and invest in the playing squad. Any queries please do let me know.

Thanks Danny

[nat]

Morning

I have checked - there was never reference to free parking to Life Members forever. Please see thread above for the reasons we have, after much consideration, introduced this charge.

I don't want to sound like a broken record but we want to keep every Member we have and invest in the playing squad. Any queries please do let me know.

Thanks Danny

OK I'd accept the parking charge if there was investment in the playing squad. Please would you advise where there has been extra investment for 2015 when several players have left and only junior players have been recruited?

[Starfish]

I cannot answer questions regarding the playing side, that is the purpose of the Members forums. Thanks, Danny

[essexfan548]

Danny - how far back have you checked? It was certainly there ....

[essexfan548]

Andy - it's not the amount it's the principle.

I joined when I could park at the ground itself which is important for a female who often travels over two hours to matches on her own or with a child.

[Starfish]

As far back as one can with one of our most longest serving committee members

Thanks

[Andy]

Andy - it's not the amount it's the principle.

I joined when I could park at the ground itself which is important for a female who often travels over two hours to matches on her own or with a child.

Whilst entirely sympathetic to your predicament, a lot has changed over the years (for good or ill) with the ground and it would appear that free parking was custom and practice but not art of the package.

[Mog]

As far back as one can with one of our most longest serving committee members

Thanks

At least 25 years then.....on that subject, will the members of the No Change Essex Politburo continue to receive free parking? - 

[vim]

As I understood it. The members benefit used to be described as free parking, where available. There never was unlimited free parking forever and ever amen.

The car park in New Writtle Street needs to be reviewed to at least tell the parasites who never use their place to use it or lose it.

If there are the full number of 4th days. I will save more than I pay on train fares getting to the ground. I will not mention car parking charges after the experience last year. I drove home and turned up again slightly late by train. So I did not get ripped off by the Council.

[bwildered]

Good news that the club has been able to cover all playing days this time .
Would you rather pay a pound to park at Meteor Way or a kings ransom to the NCP ?

[pablo]

I  agree that having Meteor Way available for all four days is a boon ( Although up to now I thought we had been told that planning prevented us having more than a given number of days access a year) but describing the introduction of a charge that has previously not existed as a member benefit,in the membership pack is taking 'spin' a bit far !

[Perov]

The 1980 handbook states under the benefits of membership "free parking is granted where the facilities permit it".
As far as I can recall this has always been touted as a benefit of membership (and I have been a member for over 36 years).
The facilities permit it (on a first come first served basis) at Chelmsford, because Premier Suite members will get it for free, so I would suggest Life Members who have joined BEFORE 2015, when this charging decision has been made, should also get it for free.

It does not affect me as I am not a life member, but I would have thought life members should be treated as well, if not better than a  Premier Suite member.

[Starfish]

Good evening,

The reality is that with the ground development we have a limited amount of spaces and approx. 600 Life Members.

We will advertise where space is available, thanks

[essexfan548]

Perov, thank you for looking that up.

Clearly parking is available at Meteor Way and therefore should be free for current Life Members.

Why should Premier suite members have this 'perk' when we don't?