MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

Why join the AAGB?


Membership Rules and Subscription Information

1. Membership of the association shall be granted to anyone wishing to obtain such membership on receipt of a completed application form accompanies by the appropriate subscription fee.

2. Acceptance of membership shall constitute an agreement by the applicant to accept and comply with all parts of the AAGB rules.

3. The types of memberships of the association shall be
        (i) Individual, which shall consist of Adult (16 years and over) and Junior (under 16 years)
        (ii) Family (any two or more members of a family)
        (iii) Honorary, which may be granted to the Presidents and Vice Presidents of the Association. This position may also be given to members who have made a significant contribution to the AAGB and will be made on recommendation by the committee. This may be granted by the committee on the recommendation of the secretary to members of similar organizations (usually including the Editor) who will act as liaison member between such organizations and the associations.

4. Membership subscriptions shall be reviewed at the AGM (Annual General Meeting) each year. Any revisions of fees shall be operative from the 1st of January the following year, unless implemented by a decision at the AGM.

5. Membership fees are payable annually at the end of the month in which the original membership was paid (e.g. March 2010 membership renewed March 2011). Reminders will be sent out by the membership Registrar. Any member not renewing membership within 8 weeks of the due date shall be deemed lapsed and the name of the member will be deleted from the mailing list of the association. Should a lapsed member decide to renew membership within one month of deletion, membership may be reinstated, at the discretion of the Secretary, using the members original Association number.

6. Membership of the Association may be terminated by a decision of the Management Committee for non-compliance with the rules of the Association or conduct deemed likely to bring the Association into disrepute.

Subscription Rates for 2012

Please note that membership fees increased from 1 January 2011. This was our first increase in approximately 20 years and was necessary to keep up with today’s costs and to make sure the quality you receive from us is not compromised. With effect from  January 1,  2011 these are :

 Single      £ 10.00
 Family    £ 15.00 (2 members at same address) 
Junior / OAP    £ 5.00
Overseas*    £ 15.00

·       * Please Note: In the case of Overseas memberships, copies of the AAGB newsletter "Labyrinth" are sent by Surface Mail.

Join the AAGB

Please follow instructions from either the 'on-line' membership form or by downloading either of the alternatives below.

'On-line' membership form (Left-click and follow instructions)

Alternatives [ DOC | PDF ] (Right click and select 'Save Target As..')

Paypal Payment

We have set up an account for those who wish to purchase AAGB memberships using Paypal payments

(the Paypal address for payment is that of the AAGB secretary - cjlabyrinth[at]tiscali.co.uk

A  5% charge is added to cover Paypal administration costs.  Please refer to the table below and

then select the type of membership you wish to purchase in the table.

 

Membership  Type Paypal Payment
Individual (UK and Ireland) - £10.50    

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Family (UK and Ireland) - £15.75

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Individual Overseas -  £15.75   

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Junior / OAP -  £5.25 

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