The Belper sub-Aqua club fee* will be reduced from the existing £150 down to an extremely competitive £50. Hopefully this should encourage a number of our ex-members to renew and once again be part of the Club, and at the same time be attractive in encouraging new members into the Club.
Obviously we will need to recoup the costs of running the Club equipment so the proposal includes an additional cost of £15 a day for the first 6 days of diving from our club boats (making a total of £25 per day) after that on the 7th dive day the cost reverts to the current £10 a day. For the active divers in the Club this has the advantage of spreading the costs over the first few dive trips.
This change was voted in for a trial period of one year until the 2012 AGM when members will again decide on whether to continue with this membership fee. This decision will clearly be heavily influenced by the income, which in turn will depend on our success in encouraging new members.
I’m sure you will agree with me this change presents a major change in our approach to membership fees and I’m optimistic will encourage a growth in the number of Club members.
* The BSAC subscription is outside the control of the Club and is the same for all members who are in BSAC clubs across the UK. From next March this will be £54 a year.
Martin Rawson
Chairman
Belper Sub-Aqua Club
