
Entrance and Membership Fees
Established in 1969
VISITING MEMBERSHIP - £2.00 per person per visit (£3.00 per person when there is a guest speaker as indicated in the programme by ** next to the topic)
Your first visit is free.
£3.00 when there is a guest speaker is speaking. This is indicated by a ** on the Programme.
This is suitable for anyone wishing to attend Club meetings on an occasional or irregular basis.
Allows the visitor to take part in the club activities for the evening of attendance only. Visiting members will be provided with a copy of the club's programme of activities and speakers but they will not be included in "phone rounds" or mailing lists in connection with changes to the programme, special events, outings, notification of altered arrangements etc. Loan of club instruments and books is not available to visiting members. Visiting members are not eligible to vote at annual general meetings.
FULL MEMBER - £35.00 per annum
Allows attendance by one person at all weekly meetings, the right to vote at annual general meetings, loan of club instruments and books, notification of and participation in, any special events such as visits to dark observing sites, together with automatic inclusion in "phone rounds" or mailing lists in connection with changes to the programme, special events, outings, notification of altered arrangements etc. and free copies of the Club's publications, as and when published. There is an additonal £2.00 charge for evenings with ouside speakers marked in the programme by a **
FAMILY MEMBERSHIP - £45.00 per annum
Benefits are as for full membership but allows attendance by any number of the persons named on the application form. There is no fixed definition of what constitutes a family group. The eligibility of any group of individuals for FAMILY MEMBERSHIP will be considered by the General Committee on the merits of each such application and the decision of the General Committee will be final. Each member of a FAMILY MEMBERSHIP over the age of eight years shall be eligible to vote provided their names appear on the application form. There is an additonal £2.00 charge for each family member present on evenings with outside speakers marked in the programme by a **
JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP - £15.00 per annum
Benefits are as for full membership but allows attendance by one person under the age of 18 or a student in full time education. Alternatively allows attendance by one person under the age of 16 together with one accompanying adult. There is no additional charge for outside speakers for either the junior member or their accompanying adult. Junior members over 8 years of age but under the age of 14 years shall be eligible to vote only if accompanied by a responsible adult named on the application form. The accompanying adult is not eligible to vote other than on behalf of the junior member. There is an additonal £2.00 charge for evenings with ouside speakers marked in the programme by a **
MEMBERSHIP PERIOD
All annual memberships run from September to the following August. If you join during the year you pay a pro rata amount.