Membership Membership Renewal: Yes, it’s that time of year again. With
this edition of Arrivée you should have received your Renewal Form, so just make sure you didn’t throw it in the bin! If your membership number has a prefix of “F” then your membership expires at the end of December 2011. You will receive no further copies of Arrivée and you may have no insurance cover when riding AUK events in 2012 unless you renew your membership.
Current Membership Rates: One Year: £14 (until Dec 2012) Commuted: £56 (until Dec 2016) (i.e. 5 years for the price of 4) Life Members: free (but to receive all editions of Arrivée send £9 to cover costs) Overseas Members: please add £4 postal surcharge (£20 for 5 years) to the above. Household: £5 (or £20 for 5 years)
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Online: perhaps the easiest way to renew, using either PayPal or your credit or debit card. Go to www.aukweb.net/renewal, input your user-id and password, and follow the on-screen instructions. By Post: You can still pay by cheque made payable to “Audax United Kingdom”. Send the bottom section of the renewal form with your payment to the delegate named on the form but please do NOT staple your cheque to the form. Standing Order: If you have arranged to send your membership fee by Standing Order you need do nothing. (It might be a good idea to check with your bank that the amount is correct as there are still some SOs paying out-of-date fees). To set up a new Standing Order, please download the form at at www.aukweb. net/ forms/AUK_SO_form.pdf and send to your bank (not AUK!). Please note that payments must be made by January 5th. Direct Debit: Unfortunately our bank does not allow Direct Debits. In Person: I will be at the AGM in November and will be happy to accept cash and cheques from you immediately after the meeting closes.
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Household Membership: For Household memberships, all
correspondence is sent to the main member’s address. To add to or change Household members, please send full details of additions or changes and the appropriate fee to the Membership Delegate named on your form. NB Household members must have same membership expiry date as the main member. To add household members outside renewal time, please contact the New Members Delegate iwh.audax@gmail.com
Life Membership: We offer Life Membership to those who are
aged 65 or more at 1st January and have been a continuous member of Audax UK for more than 10 years. Life Membership is free but has all the benefits of fully paid-up membership. Life Members receive the Autumn edition of Arrivée free of charge. Life Members can also elect to receive all 4 issues of Arrivée and Handbook by paying £9 to help cover costs - see the renewal form.
Deadline for Renewals: Please let us have your renewal by
31st December to give us time to include you on the mailing list for February Arrivée. If you miss this deadline we may charge you the enrolment fee of £5 to cover the extra costs incurred. Contact: mike.wigley@audax.uk.net or Mike Wigley Higher Grange Farm Millcroft Lane Delph OL3 5UX. Please include your membership number if you know it.
Have I already renewed? You can easily check if your membership is still current by going to the Gateway (see box). If you see the phrase “Your AUK Membership has expired” or “Your AUK Membership is valid until the end of 2011” then you will need to take some action.
Check your personal details. Use the Gateway (see box) or
correct your renewal form before returning it. Please make sure we have your current postal address. Information on Date of Birth, Sex, Club and CTC Club is optional but is used in the calculation of award categories, while we also use your Date of Birth to calculate eligibility to Life Membership.
Rob McIvor, author of the Hereward the Wake report on page 16, at the start of PBP 2011. He is modelling the Audax England jersey (see page 16) photo: Tim Wainwright
The Membership Gateway: Go to www.aukweb.net and click on Members then My Details from the left side bar. You will need your user-id (your 4 digit membership number) and password - and there’s even a forgotten password facility if you need it! From here you can check the status of your membership and review, or even change, your personal details. Commuted Membership: Take advantage of our special offer: 5 years membership for the price of 4!
Overseas members: Overseas members pay an additional charge of £4 for postage. The most secure method of payment is perhaps using the Online Renewal system, or you can send us payment by cheque or cash (at your own risk) in Pounds Sterling. To pay by bank transfer, please contact mike.wigley@Audax.uk.net
PBP 2011 Cardiff Byways await the start photo: Mark Green Arrivée November 2011