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Eriba Owners Club of Great Britain

in Anything Eriba-related Fri Aug 08, 2014 9:29 am
by Eribafolk Admin. (deleted)
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The EOC has published its Events List for the first half of 2015. Here's the link to the club website. http://www.eribaownersclub.co.uk/
Click "Events" for the list.
The EOC is a members only club but it's easy and inexpensive to join.



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RE: Eriba Owners Club of Great Britain

in Anything Eriba-related Fri Aug 08, 2014 10:31 am
by Pop540 (deleted)
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do you get a badge for joining such an elite club


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RE: Eriba Owners Club of Great Britain

in Anything Eriba-related Fri Aug 08, 2014 1:12 pm
by Pepé Le Pew | 2.752 Posts

Quote: Eribafolk Admin. wrote in post #1

The EOC is a members only club...
Is there a different kind of club where the members aren't members?

One where you join but don't become a member and stay as something else instead?

Is it possible to be in a club without joining it and becoming a member?

Just wondered, like...

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RE: Eriba Owners Club of Great Britain

in Anything Eriba-related Fri Aug 08, 2014 1:28 pm
by Eribafolk Admin. (deleted)
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Alright clever clogs, you know exactly what is meant. Anyone can visit their website, members and guests alike. However, people shouldn't turn up to a rally unless they're a member.



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RE: Eriba Owners Club of Great Britain

in Anything Eriba-related Fri Aug 08, 2014 1:33 pm
by Pepé Le Pew | 2.752 Posts

Quote: Eribafolk Admin. wrote in post #4
Alright clever clogs, you know exactly what is meant. Anyone can visit their website, members and guests alike. However, people shouldn't turn up to a rally unless they're a member.

Crikey.

It's a minefield out there and no mistake


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RE: Eriba Owners Club of Great Britain

in Anything Eriba-related Fri Aug 08, 2014 5:55 pm
by hampshireman (deleted)
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IThe web site still has very little life. You do get a mug but you have to pay your eight quid to join. It's got it's uses however, the club and the mug.


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RE: Eriba Owners Club of Great Britain

in Anything Eriba-related Fri Aug 08, 2014 8:06 pm
by Frantone (deleted)
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Mug?
What mug?
Been in for years but got no mug.

Got a badge though, innit!


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RE: Eriba Owners Club of Great Britain

in Anything Eriba-related Fri Aug 08, 2014 9:14 pm
by Aaron Calder | 3.834 Posts

What's the point of being a member?


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RE: Eriba Owners Club of Great Britain

in Anything Eriba-related Fri Aug 08, 2014 9:21 pm
by Pepé Le Pew | 2.752 Posts

Quote: Aaron Calder wrote in post #8
What's the point of being a member?
You get a mug.

Unless you're Frantone that is, in which case you don't.

If anyone should be asking your question, it's him.

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RE: Eriba Owners Club of Great Britain

in Anything Eriba-related Fri Aug 08, 2014 10:32 pm
by Randa france | 13.261 Posts

Quote: Aaron Calder wrote in post #8
What's the point of being a member?

The EOC may not be for everybody but for Eriba owners who enjoy rallying then it's a good place to meet hundreds of friendly people.
The club has been in existence for about 30 years I think and the committee members and many club members work hard to organise the three meets a year, two in the UK and one abroad.
It's usual for the British meets to attract 50+ vans and the organisers are able to offer pitches at very reasonable prices. During the 10 days of each meet there are other activities that take place which are either paid for outright or are heavily subsidised by the club.
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RE: Eriba Owners Club of Great Britain

in Anything Eriba-related Fri Aug 08, 2014 11:00 pm
by Frantone (deleted)
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Quote: Aaron Calder wrote in post #8
What's the point of being a member?


Well I suppose 'the point' of being a member is very similar to 'the point' of being a member of a forum!
Shared interest for a start.


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RE: Eriba Owners Club of Great Britain

in Anything Eriba-related Sat Aug 09, 2014 10:03 am
by Aaron Calder | 3.834 Posts

Perhaps I should have asked, "What are the advantages/benefits of being a member?' It was a serious enquiry at a time when few new topics were being posted.

When I had an old Riley RME back in the 1970s, some spare parts and service items were becoming difficult to find so I joined the RM Owners' Club and immediately had access to technical expertise through a quarterly magazine and to stockpiles of new and second-hand spares held by the club. By contrast, if anyone needs a spare part for an Eriba the stock advice is to 'ring Jandi' or 'phone Jason at AL' so, clearly, an Eriba owners' club does not fulfil the same function as a one-make car/motorcycle club.

So what benefits does one receive for the annual membership fee? Is there a monthly/quarterly newsletter, for example? Have discounts been negotiated with certain camp sites for members?

So far as I can make out, the club's raison d'être is to organise rallies so, as an Eriba owner to whom the idea of sitting in a field surrounded by dozens of other people on the sole grounds that we own the same make of caravan is anathema, membership for me has no attraction. Obviously, from the amount of interest generated by this thread lots of members of this forum strongly disagree. Each to his own but I just don't understand the rally mentality. Can anything be more buttock-clenchingly grim than the pictures of Caravan Club members 'having fun' at their centre rallies?

On this forum I can interact on a daily basis sharing problems and seeking solutions from a pool of experienced and knowledgeable people. I can see a purpose in that, hence my membership and active participation.

No criticism of EOC intended. Long may it and its members flourish.


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RE: Eriba Owners Club of Great Britain

in Anything Eriba-related Sat Aug 09, 2014 10:11 am
by Agger (deleted)
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Seconded by me Brian


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RE: Eriba Owners Club of Great Britain

in Anything Eriba-related Sat Aug 09, 2014 10:43 am
by hob (deleted)
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Coincidentally I emailed them last week to get the joining information (the link to join is on their website)

http://eriba-owners-club.co.uk/

For the princely sum of 8 quid a year I don't expect any free gifts or anything else for that matter. Although the welcome letter did mention an occasional newsletter.

For those wondering what the club is all about their history page seems to sum it up quite well

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The Club started in 1986 when a small group of Eriba Owners held an informal ‘get together’ at Billing Aquadrome Northampton.

From those early beginnings the current membership stands at just over 300 units with members spanning all ages and from all parts of the United Kingdom.

There are even some members living in both France and Spain. The oldest ‘van dates from the 1960’s to latest models fresh from the factory.

For many years the club was effectively run single-handed by one of the founder members, Ian Ashton. Ian later became the club's president and continued to play an active role until his sudden death in 2012 .

Due to the steadily increasing membership and the growth in activities, it became necessary to formalise the club’s constitution. An elected committee now shares the responsibilities of organisation.

While it has become necessary to adopt some formal organisation, the club nevertheless seeks to uphold the intentions of the founding members to be an informal group of friends sharing a common interest in Eriba caravanning.

To this end all members are encouraged to make some contribution, large or small to the running of the club



The first rally sounds a bit like Apple tree farm to me ............

So there you have it, if you like spending time with like minded people then its probably for you if not then probably not a club to join.


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RE: Eriba Owners Club of Great Britain

in Anything Eriba-related Sat Aug 09, 2014 11:34 am
by Aaron Calder | 3.834 Posts

Quote: hob wrote in post #14
So there you have it, if you like spending time with like minded people then its probably for you. If not then probably not a club to join.
It's the presumption that just because we own a particular brand of caravan we are somehow 'like-minded' that I find illogical, Neville.

Appletree Farm was different in that many of us were already 'known' to each other through our regular interactions on the forum although I have to admit that Agger was a (very pleasant) shock to the system - no horns and forked tail, just doughnuts and a smile.


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