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Responses to some common questions
1. Q: I am a life member of one of the organisations. What will happen to my membership after unification?
A: It is anticipated that life memberships will be honoured and carried forward into the new body to recognise the substantial support of these members in the past. However, if this is the case, one-off donations from life members to help with the costs of establishing the new organisation would, of course, be very welcome.
2. Q: What if I am a member of more than one organisation at the moment?
A: You will only pay one subscription in the future. Four for the price of one! We realise that this will mean that we will initially lose some income from those people who have more than one subscription. However, we intend to grow the membership rapidly and cut overhead costs so that this initial dip will quickly be made up for by new membership revenue and efficiencies. This applies to clubs and individuals alike. Many clubs are struggling to decide to which of the many organisations they can afford to affiliate; now they will have just one annual membership charge but receive all the services offered by the existing bodies, and more. Donations will always be welcome of course...
3. Q: How much will membership cost?
A: We are working on this now with our advisers and will be testing the market over the coming weeks. We want the basic membership to be affordable for all anglers, but at the same time we need to make it possible for individuals to offer additional support for particular campaigns or activities.
Similarly, we will offer clubs, river and fishery owners a fuller range of services for much less than they would currently pay for membership of more than one of the participant organisations. In brief, we will charge less than the collective subscriptions, but do more!
Responses to some common questions
1. Q: I am a life member of one of the organisations. What will happen to my membership after unification?
A: It is anticipated that life memberships will be honoured and carried forward into the new body to recognise the substantial support of these members in the past. However, if this is the case, one-off donations from life members to help with the costs of establishing the new organisation would, of course, be very welcome.
2. Q: What if I am a member of more than one organisation at the moment?
A: You will only pay one subscription in the future. Four for the price of one! We realise that this will mean that we will initially lose some income from those people who have more than one subscription. However, we intend to grow the membership rapidly and cut overhead costs so that this initial dip will quickly be made up for by new membership revenue and efficiencies. This applies to clubs and individuals alike. Many clubs are struggling to decide to which of the many organisations they can afford to affiliate; now they will have just one annual membership charge but receive all the services offered by the existing bodies, and more. Donations will always be welcome of course...
3. Q: How much will membership cost?
A: We are working on this now with our advisers and will be testing the market over the coming weeks. We want the basic membership to be affordable for all anglers, but at the same time we need to make it possible for individuals to offer additional support for particular campaigns or activities.
Similarly, we will offer clubs, river and fishery owners a fuller range of services for much less than they would currently pay for membership of more than one of the participant organisations. In brief, we will charge less than the collective subscriptions, but do more!