Boundless by CSMA (formerly CSMA Club and previously the Civil Service Motoring Association) is an experiences club that helps public sector workers get the most from their free time. Established in 1923 (when it was the Civil Service Motoring Club), it is open to past and present members of the
UK Civil Service and public sector plus organisations that were formerly part of the British Civil Service, for instance
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BT. Relatives of existing members may also join.
History
Boundless by CSMA is a mutual organisation. It was founded as the Civil Service Motoring Association in 1923 by Frank Vernon Edwards, an executive officer in the
Ministry of Labour
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who had an interest in motorcycle trials.
Services
Originally concentrating on the sporting and leisure activities associated with motoring, Boundless by CSMA has developed into primarily a provider of membership benefits in motoring, lifestyle and leisure areas. Today its member benefits include discounts on insurance, shopping, holidays, banking, attraction tickets, cinema, travel, leisure and roadside rescue, providing these through relationships with ''Approved Partners'', notably LV= Insurance, with which it has worked since 1923.
Members of the club also have access to a range of clubs and groups focusing on hobbies and interests from classic cars to photography, as well as a range of events throughout the UK.
Britannia Rescue
CSMA Club formerly owned and operated a vehicle breakdown rescue service for members and the general public, branded Britannia Rescue. In 2007, CSMA sold Britannia Rescue to Liverpool Victoria, the owner of the Frizzell Insurance brand (now known as
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Liverpool Victoria, trading since May 2007 as LV=, is one of the United Kingdom's largest insurance companies. It offers a range of insurance and retirement products.
History
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Boundless Breaks – hotels, cottages, leisure parks
Boundless by CSMA owns and operates a number of "Holiday and Leisure properties" in the UK. These currently include
*Ghyll Manor Hotel & Restaurant, a Country House Hotel in
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in South East England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the shire districts of Adur, Arun, Chichester, Horsham, and Mid Sussex, and the boroughs of Crawley and Worthing. Covering an a ...
*Cotswold Cottages, self-catering cottages in Gloucestershire
*Whitemead Forest Park,
Whitemead website
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Parkend is a village, located at the foot of the Cannop Valley, in the Royal Forest of Dean, West Gloucestershire, England, and has a history dating back to the early 17th century. During the 19th century it was a busy industrial village with ...
, Forest of Dean
The Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the county of Gloucestershire, England. It forms a roughly triangular plateau bounded by the River Wye to the west and northwest, Herefordshire to t ...
.
*Bournemouth West Cliff Hotel in Bournemouth
Although the general public can stay at any of the properties, members and their families and guests receive a considerable discount on tariffs.
Cotswold Motoring Museum
Boundless by CSMA is owner of the Cotswold Motoring Museum in Bourton-on-the-Water
Bourton-on-the-Water is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, that lies on a wide flat vale within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village had a population of 3,296 at the 2011 census. Much of the villa ...
, Gloucestershire.
Magazine
The club magazine, called ''Boundless'', was formerly known as ''Club Life'' and before that ''Motoring & Leisure''. It is the largest circulated motoring magazine in the UK. The magazine used to be distributed to members who paid a subscription. From 2009 the magazine is included in the yearly membership fee and distributed to all members 6 times a year. The magazine covers a range of topics from holidays and leisure to motoring and reviews.
References
External links
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Civil Service Motoring Association, The
Civil Service (United Kingdom)
Motor clubs
Organisations based in Brighton and Hove
Organizations established in 1923
1923 establishments in the United Kingdom