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17th November 2006 - Confirmation of official opening dates
We are delighted to confirm that we have now received official authorisation from the Maire of Vias that La Carabasse can open from 1 April 2006.
All the team at La Carabasse looks forward to welcoming you on parc from 1 April. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to call Ben Jones on:
0033 556 07 71 16.
Many thanks for your continued support.
22nd March 2006 - Latest situation
Representatives from siblu again met the Maire of Vias and were provided with a direct undertaking that he would provide temporary authorisation for La Carabasse to open from 1 April this year. Written confirmation of this agreement is expected this week. The Maire further undertook to ensure that the arrêté de classement (site licence) will be changed, providing siblu with permanent authorisation to open from 1 March to 31 October every year. We have received confirmation that this request is now being fast-tracked by the Prefecture.
For you, this will mean that:
· La Carabasse can open from 1 April 2006
· Our request to open from 1 March to 31 October is being fast-tracked and we will implement this new opening period for the 2007 season
· As a result, La Carabasse will be open until 31 October in 2006
· The period you can let your mobile-home will be extended to any time during the period 1 March to 31 October rather than 15 April to 15 September as in the past.
We are expecting official confirmation of the Maire’s decision to arrive this week. When this has been received, we will write to all our customers to confirm details of our new opening period.
Is this the first time siblu has met with the Maire?
Siblu has been working closely with all parties since this issue first came to light in December 2005. siblu has been talking to the Maire and local authority for several months to extend the opening period at La Carabasse, and it’s through these combined efforts that we’ve finally been able to obtain confirmation of our new opening dates.
Are the new dates definitely confirmed?
We have received verbal undertakings from the Maire that he will extend our opening period to 1 April for 2006, and then from 1 March to 31 October moving forward. We have confirmed these verbal undertakings in a letter to the Maire which he has received and has not refuted. We expect the changes to happen in two stages: the Maire will confirm our 1 April opening date this week, and our 1 March to 31 October opening period is to be agreed by the Prefecture and Maire during the next few weeks. We will officially update you of our new dates at the earliest opportunity.
Do you have any doubts that this will happen?
No, we consider we have received clear and direct verbal undertakings from the Maire.
I had a booking to travel to La Carabasse based on your previous stated opening dates and you’ve agreed to refund my costs – will you still provide my refund?
If you planned to travel before 1 April and provided us with details of your booking we will still refund your travel costs. If you have made a booking to travel between 1-15 April and have contacted us requesting a travel refund, we are no longer able to refund you travel cost but will consider refunding any amendment charges. We will write to you confirming this. If you have a specific query regarding this, please contact Ben Jones on 0033 556 07 71 16. If you have been booked on to an alternative campsite we will cancel this booking as your own home will be accessible. We will write to all effected customers.
Will all facilities be open from 1 April?
The park facilities will continue to be open as planned from the 15th April. Their closing date will be decided once the question of the closing date in the site licence has been confirmed. WHAT'S THE LATEST NEWS(1st March 2006)? A specialist lawyer from the FNHPA (the national association respresenting holiday parks in France), has made direct contact with the Mayor of Vias personally supporting our case. Polite but to the point, his letter clearly details the situation as it stands and highlights the very real validity of our request. The Mayor of Vias has agreed to meet our Directeur General, Ian Smith. We still expect the CDAT to meet in March, although a precise date has yet to be set. We are unable to pre-empt this meeting because the setting of the date is firmly in the hands of the Prefecture, but we shall, of course, keep you informed of any developments in this respect. Finally, please be assured that although this latest news does not yet provide us with a solution to our problems, we remain confident of a positive outcome.
