Another Questionnaire!

[Dave Brand]

This morning's post brought the 2005 Silverstone availability forms & other assorted stuff from the BRDC. Included in this is a questionnaire, but this one's different from the others - it's targeted at BRDC Marshals Club members who are not renewing their membership. Probably the most useful of the several marshalling questionnaires aropund at the moment - who better to give an opinion on dwindling marshal numbers than those who have dwindled?

Maybe other clubs should consider such a questionnaire.......possibly some have?

[Tracey]

maybe they should issue the questionnaire to the marshals who have not rejoined over the past two or three seasons to get a wider range of responses?

It will be interesting to see if it is club related or marshalling related issues that has cut the numbers.

[Stephen Green]

It would also be nice if the findings were made available to other clubs.

[Gerryc]

Originally Posted by SkyRedButton

maybe they should issue the questionnaire to the marshals who have not rejoined over the past two or three seasons to get a wider range of responses?

It will be interesting to see if it is club related or marshalling related issues that has cut the numbers.

I didn't rejoin at the beginning of 2004 and I still got the questionnaire so it looks like they are doing as you wish.

[Mick Cochrane]

I've had one of these questionnaires along with membership renewal forms for the BRDC marshals club, which I've received every year I've been marshalling (8 years now) along with a membership badge/year bar Funny thing is, I've never joined the BRDC.

[Mick Cochrane]

I've received one of those questionnaires along with renewal forms, which I've also received for the last 8 years I've marshalled along with a membership badge & year bar at one time. Funny thing is I've never been a member of the BRDC marshal's club.

[Mick Cochrane]

Apologies for the double post but I haveN't done this for a while & didn't think the first one had submitted it'self. Thick or what?

[Nadine J Lewis]

BMMC North region aim to follow up any non-renewal to find out why. A little chat sometimes does the trick and the form gets signed and money paid!!

[Dave Brand]

Originally Posted by Mick Cochrane

Funny thing is I've never been a member of the BRDC marshal's club.

Neither am I, but having marshalled at BRDC events, I'm on their mailing list.

[Tracey]

I got the form today. Was most amused as it seems to me that just because I haven't rejoined the club, it is assumed I have stopped marshalling - nothing about have you not rejoined because you're not happy with the club!

Needless to say, my form will be going back - with a note to this point that I got fed up of paying for nothing in return - not even a news letter!

[Mark Mitchell]

Originally Posted by MarshalGirl

BMMC North region aim to follow up any non-renewal to find out why. A little chat sometimes does the trick and the form gets signed and money paid!!

You mean re-commence with it!
This is something I used to do when i was on your committee.

It's good practice and as you say, if the Club knows why a member has decided not to rejoin, then hopefully steps can be made to rectify the issues.

[Mark Mitchell]

I used to be a member of the BRDCMC - as a new marshal it seemed cool to join every club you could.

Despite being a member with them for around 4 years, I never got an invite to the GP through them, never received the year bars or anything.
AND.....(Opening another can of worms) was told by a senior member of the Club (When I tried to become a trainee IO) that their Incident Officers wear black! I know that this most definately is not Club policy, but it put me off anyway.

[Clive]

got mine today but havent read it yet. BRDC MC is more about incident and emergency stuff than flags or observing and is obviously only concerned with Silverstone