So,
you're interested in joining our club?
Firstly - you are very welcome.
However,
there are some requirements of membership that you need to be aware of:
All new members are required to do a probationary period of up to 6
months. This is something that is a legal requirement and consequently
required by the club. The probationary period will not be an exact 6
months as all applications for membership have to be approved by the
club committee and that will depend on the date of the next available
committee meeting. Your probationary period can be extended by the club
if the committee think fit, especially if you fail to adhere to the
following: -
1. You must fill in and complete a membership application form and
supply two passport size photos. The form, photographs and membership
fee must go to the membership secretary. All fees are listed at the end
of this page, where an application form is also available. Quite often
you may find a committee member present who can take your application
form and pass it to the membership secretary. By completing the
probationary members application form you will be insured under the
clubs insurance policy effected through the NSRA.
2. Each and every time that you attend the club you MUST sign in the
diary which is on the table on the left as you enter the clubroom. It
is a club requirement that EVERY member signs in, so please always
remember to do that, even after you become a full member.
3. The club owns a number of firearms and airguns and, as a
probationary member you are able to use these, under supervision. The
club also holds a stock of ammunition and you may buy some for your
shooting. However, you must not, under any circumstances take any
ammuntion away from the club premises until you hold a Firearm
Certificate which permits you to have live ammunition with you. If at
the end of your shooting, you have some ammunition remaining, that can
be kept at the club for your future use.
4. Once you have completed your probationary members application form,
another form will be made up by a club official, specifically for you
to record the dates of attendance and firearms that you use each time
you come to the club. It is important that you complete this shooting
record as the committee will refer to it when considering your
application to become a full member. Again, like the need for all
members to sign in the diary, you must complete this shooting record
when you become a full member, as they are checked by the police from
time to time. Your personal attendance form can be found on the same
table as the attendance Diary.
5. During your probationary period the club expect you to attend a
reasonable number of times and show us that you are interested in
target shooting by actually shooting. It is not sufficient to attend
the club, sign in and then leave. There is no minimum requirement for a
number of attendances and if the committee feels that you have not been
often enough, and shot, then the committee may well extend your
probationary membership period. If, during the probationary period, you
are unable to attend, it is important that you let a club official know.
6. You will find posted in the clubhouse a set of range rules and these
must be adhered to - please read them, as they are important. They can
also be found in PDF format at the foot of this page.
7. Whilst you are a probationary member you are not permitted to apply
for a Firearms Certificate, but that does not preclude you obtaining
the necessary forms and preparing them. Take advice from a club
official on the completion of these forms. All applications to the
police for the grant of a Firearms Certificate are checked with the
club and the club has to confirm that you are a full member. The
committee will be alarmed, and may well take disciplinary action, if a
probationary member makes an early application for a Firearms
Certificate prior to being approved as a full club member.
8. Finally, when you handle firearms, safety is of paramount importance
- do listen to and heed advice on this subject, as anyone considered to
be unsafe on the ranges is unlikely to have their membership approved
by the committee. Instructions for the safe handling of firearms,
airguns and their bottles can be found in a PDF
format file on the Club Documents page.
There are range
Standing Orders and
Safety Instructions that must be obeyed and it would be beneficial if
you made yourself familiar with them - they are available in PDF format
on the Club Documents page.
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The following is an
extract from the clubs constitution regarding
membership - the full constitution can be found on the Club Documents
page - button top left : -
5.1 Membership of the Club shall be open to individuals interested in
target shooting who agree to abide by all the rules of the Club, have
been duly approved by the Committee, and have paid the ruling
membership fees.
5.2 Membership of the Club shall be open, and not restricted on the
grounds of sex, race or of political, religious or other opinions, to
any person who is prepared to accept and support the objectives of the
Club and are not debarred from membership of an approved club or
possession of a firearm by the relevant sections of the Firearms Acts.
5.3 Probationary membership of up to six (6) months duration will apply
in respect of new members.
5.4 Family membership will cover spouse/partner and issue receiving
full time education. In all other respects Family Members will have the
same rights and responsibilities as other full members of the Club,
with the exception of voting rights at General Meetings.
5.5 Members under the age of 21 years will be regarded as junior
members. People under the age of 25 who are in full time education
shall be regarded as junior members.
5.6 Life Member. A Member shall be eligible to become a Life Member
subject to approval by the Committee and on payment of such sum to the
Club funds as may from time to time be approved at an AGM.
5.7 Life Honorary Member. Any person deemed worthy may be elected Life
Honorary Member at an Annual General Meeting and shall not be liable to
pay subscriptions.
5.8 Country Membership. A form of associate membership on offer by
decision of the Committee to a person who cannot attend the Club on a
regular basis. Country Members must (1) hold an FAC and (2) be full
members of another approved club. In all other respects Country Members
will have the same rights and responsibilities as other full members of
the Club, with the exception of voting rights at General Meetings.
5.9 Refusal of membership. The Committee shall have power to refuse any
application for membership. Any person whose membership it is proposed
to refuse may be invited to appear before the Committee to make any
representation he/she may wish, or to make a representation to the
Committee in writing. Any applicant whose membership has been refused
under the rule shall not have any claim on the Club for any
subscription, fees paid or other costs incurred.
5.10 Subscriptions. Annual and other subscriptions shall be those
approved at a General Meeting and shall be payable on the 1st July each
year. Junior members, Country members and Senior Citizens shall pay a
reduced membership fee as determined by a General Meeting. Members
joining the club after the 2010 AGM must be fully paid up members of
the club for not less than five years before they are eligible for the
senior citizens reduced membership fee.
5.11 If such subscriptions have not been paid by the end of August,
such a member should have shown good reason to the Membership Secretary
for non payment of such subscriptions and have had such good reason
accepted. Otherwise, he/she will be deemed to have forfeited his/her
membership at 30th September, and shall forfeit any club prizes won
during the current year. If he/she re-applies for membership that
person will be considered as a new member under Rule 5.3.
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Current membership fees are: -
Probationary
fees payable on application
Full member - fee - £32
Junior member - fee - £16
Annual
fees due annually on the 1st July
Full member - annual fee - £126
Junior member - annual fee - £58
Senior citizen - annual fee - £69 (reference 5.10 above)
Country member - annual fee - £69 (reference 5.8 and 5.10 above)
Percentage fees apply to annual fees if joining part way through the
year and it is also possible to pay a subscription on a monthly bank
standing order basis after agreement with the Treasurer.
All application forms etc can be found on the
Club Documents page by
clicking the button at the top left
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