At the Club's 2006 Annual General Meeting last October, the members
present voted to adopt the current membership fee structure which
has now been in place since 1st January 2007 and is working very
satisfactorily. As those of you who were members at the time will
remember, the 2007 Fees now incorporate the separately payable
dock fees thereby eliminating the "annual bib" and the
"pay as you go" systems which had previously applied.
At the same time, the number of different categories of membership
was rationalised so that we now have only three types of paddling
membership - Full Member (aged 18 and over), Junior Member (under
18 on 1st January of the membership year), and Family Membership
(2 adults and under 18s of immediate family). We also have a Non
Paddling Administrator category of membership.
In addition we have an Affiliated Group membership category which
specifically caters for groups such as Universities and Scouts/Guides
who may attend specific events and/or pre-arranged sessions with
their group leader present, for which separate session fees are
payable. If any individual paddlers from such Affiliated Groups
want to attend normal Club sessions they must take out their own
membership with the Club.
For a variety of reasons including Club insurance cover, the need
to hold all our paddler's emergency contact details in case of
accident, health & safety / fire regulations, and the fact
that we no longer have a facility to collect separate session
fees, everyone wishing to paddle at our Club sessions is required
to be a Club Member or a Member of an Affiliated Group, as mentioned
above. On a few occasions this year this requirement to be a member
has led to a slight problem when competent paddlers from outside
Merseyside have been visiting Liverpool for a short period and
have wanted to paddle at a Club session.
To cater for such situations in future the Club has now introduced
a Visitor Registration facility which will enable a competent
adult canoeist (i.e. aged 18 or above) who is visiting Merseyside,
to paddle with Friends of Allonby on up to four consecutive Club
Sessions during their stay. They will be required to complete
a short Visitors Registration Form (a copy of which can be seen
on the Club Website) and pay a one-off Visitors Registration Fee
of £10. If paddling at a Pool Session at Speke the prevailing
Club session fee will also be payable, as for all our members.
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