New members are welcome.

New Members are welcome to join the Club during October and November by paying a joining fee for 2027 plus a temporary fee for October and November 2026. This will cover membership from the day that a New Member is accepted to the end of 2027.
Any New Members wishing to join during December are welcome to apply from 4 January 2027.

To become a member of the club, you will need to:

  1. Obtain an application form, the application form can be downloaded and printed or collected from the club bar.
  2. Identify two club members, one to propose and sponsor you and the other as a seconder
    (Note: if you are new to the area you can contact the office and ask for a committee member to interview you for potential membership),
  3. Complete the application form in full,
  4. Get one passport photograph or take a passport photo-type photograph of yourself and email it to the club,
  5. Submit the form with the photograph (or having already emailed the photograph to the club) and the joining fee to a member of the bar staff.

Quick find

Click here to download an application form
or collect one from the club bar. (click here for club opening times).

Click here for guidance on completing your application form.

Click here for the fee that will need to be paid to become a member of the club.

Click here to contact the Office if you are new to the area

Your application will be posted on the club's noticeboard and then considered by the club's Committee.

If there are no objections then you will become a member of the club.

In the event of an application being refused, the photograph and the joining fee will be returned to the applicant.

Completing the form

THE APPLICATION FORM MUST BE COMPLETED IN BLOCK CAPITALS IN FULL AND RETURNED DURING OPENING HOURS WITH:

  1. ALL APPROPRIATE FEES (SEE BELOW)
  2. ONE PASSPORT SIZE COLOUR PHOTOGRAPH – OR ALTERNATIVELY EMAIL ONE PHOTO TO [email protected]
 

Fees (2026 / 2027)

MEMBERSHIP FEE (incl. compulsory CIU)  
1 SHARE FEE Temporary Fee 2026 Joining Fee 2027 TOTAL FEE
MALE / FEMALE:  
£11.75 £5.00 £32.00 £48.75
OAP (over 65):  
£11.75 £5.00 £19.50 £36.25

Please be aware that this Fee will cover the rest of 2026 and all of 2027

Renewals

  • Renewals take place during January.

  • Members still have an opportunity to renew during February but will incur a late renewal fee

  • Members who fail to renew by end of February become a lapsed member.
    Note: Lapsed members are unable to gain entry into the club, even if accompanying a Member or Associate Member.

For your information: Renewal fees for 2027:

MEMBER With CIU Pass Card Without CIU Pass Card
MALE/FEMALE £28.50 £25.00
OAP £16.00 £ 12.50
LIFE £ 3.50  Not available

Note: Pass card enables entry to all other Club and Institute Union (CIU) Clubs.

 

Last updated: 30 September, 2026 08:29:46