Membership Information
- Are you interested
in transport or model railways?
- Do need some advice
or want to learn more?
- Have you always wanted
to get back in to model railways but never got round to it?
- Does your partner or
parents not allow you to have a railway at home
Why not join us?
If you would like to find
out more, please come along to one of our club meetings. You
can then see for yourself what we do and meet some of our members -
you should find some interesting people to discuss trains with. Members
come from all backgrounds from accountants to railway engineers and
all ages from 8 to over 80.
Experience is not needed
- all we ask is that you have an interest in railways and are prepared
to help the club meet its objectives by helping with a layout or at
the occasional exhibition. Whether you wish to get involved in complex
model engineering or just play with your model trains, you will be very
welcome. The club is also a great opportunity to learn more about model
railways and learn from some of the more experienced members who will
be happy to show you how things are done.
Benefits
Membership brings with it
the chance to work on our layouts, use the club library and operate
our layouts at exhibitions. It also allows you to meet many new friends
in the hobby and pick up ideas and learn new skills. The club magazine,
"The Ground Disc" is also free to all members and of course,
you get into all our club exhibitions free (provided you help to run
them!).
If you've visited us and
decide you would like to join, you will need to complete an application
form and return it to the Membership Secretary. The committee will then
approve your membership although this is usually a formality!
Prospective new members are very welcome but please contact the membership secretary
via gregmarshall121 @ hotmail.com (remove spaces round the @ when cut and pasting the email address!)
Categories
Full member
is for anyone aged 18 and over.
Associate member
is available for distant members who attend only occasionally - often
these are former members who have moved away from the area.
Junior member
is for members between the age of 14 and 18 - The application must be
signed by a Parent or Guardian.
Probationer
is for members under 14 and they must be accompanied by an adult.
2012 Subscription Rates
From the 1st January 2012, full members pay an annual subscription, and other members
pay a reduced annual subscription plus a weekly fee for any week in which they
attend a meeting. The cost goes towards the rent
of clubrooms and associated bills together with insurance and storage
costs.
Annual subscriptions may be reduced pro-rata for part year when joining,
or may be paid in 6 monthly parts.
Full member: £120 per year.
Associate member: £20 per year plus £2 a week.
Junior member: £20 per year plus £1 a week.
Probationer: Free
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