citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message boundless by csma type company limited by guarantee industry members club founded united kingdom 1923 founder frank vernon edwards headquarters u.k. brighton products discounts leisure retreats magazine events groups services member benefits offers discounts holidays and activities website 2 boundless by csma formerly the civil service motoring association is a private club in the uk established in 1923 . its membership of around 300 000 is restricted to past and present members of the uk civil service and organisations that were formerly part of the british civil service for instance royal mail and bt . relatives of existing members may also join . contents 1 history 2 services 3 britannia rescue 4 hotels cottages leisure parks 5 cotswold motoring museum 6 magazine 7 references 8 external links history edit 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 who had an interest in motorcycle trials . csma club was designed to be a small motorsport organisation of around 300 members but by 1930 the membership was over 5 000 . the membership currently stands at around 300 000 . services edit 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 new cars attraction tickets cinema travel leisure and roadside rescue providing these through relationships with approved partners notably lv frizzell 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 edit 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 . hotels cottages leisure parks edit boundless by csma owns and operates a number of holiday and leisure properties in the uk . these currently include ghyll manor hotel & restaurant 1 a country house hotel in west sussex wheel farm cottages 2 self catering holiday cottages in devon cotswold cottages 3 self catering cottages in gloucestershire whitemead forest park 4 a holiday park in parkend forest of dean . treworgie barton cottages 5 manleigh park 6 a holiday park in north devon parkergate 7 a collection of self catering cottages in the lake district . 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 edit boundless by csma is owner of the cotswold motoring museum in bourton on the water gloucestershire . magazine edit the club magazine called boundless was formerly known as club life and 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 edit ghyll manor website wheel farm cottages website cotswold cottages website whitemead website 1 http www.csmaclubretreats.co.uk holidayparks manleigh index.php http www.csmaclubretreats.co.uk cottages parkergate index.php external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title 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