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

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and public sector plus organisations that were formerly part of the British Civil Service, for instance

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and 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

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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 LV=).

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

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*Cotswold Cottages, self-catering cottages in Gloucestershire *Whitemead Forest Park,Whitemead website
/ref> a holiday park in

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. *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

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, 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

* {{Authority control 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