Ha ha! Yes, the CTC boys and girls are a bit sandal and tank top, and while I'm a member I dont ride with them either. Their ride leaders are no better, just wrinklier.
The problem with being a professional trainer of professional ride leaders I find this amateur stuff does seem a bit...amateur, sometimes dangerously so. Even worse, a lot of the ride leaders in both organisations are so far up their own backsides I'm surprised they don't spontaneously turn inside out. BC and CUK are very much getting what they pay for with their ride leaders.
In any case, I don't think either group would want me on one of their organised rides again. They're a bit fed up of me humming the Mickey Mouse theme every time they cocked up, which meant I ended up humming almost continuously. I also hum it to bike cam videos that ride leaders post up on the web.