MEMBERSHIP MATTERS… with Caroline Fenton, AUK Membership Secretary
Make sure you’re up to date Hello to all the new members who have joined us since September, and also to the many past members who have come back to us after taking a sabbatical in 2021 (I wonder why!) If your membership will expire this December, we very much hope you will want to renew so please read on to find out how. Membership renewals are due by 31st December – if you have been a member continuously since 12/09/18 and want to retain your guaranteed place on LEL in 2022 then you must renew by then. This is not negotiable as I will need to supply the LEL team with a list of the members entitled to a place early in the new year. If you normally pay by cheque or standing order, please pay online if possible, to make sure we get your payment in good time.
Does your membership expire on December 31st? ● Log into your account on audax.uk and you should see the phrase “valid until
31st December 20xx”. If your membership does not expire, but that of any household members does, you will see a warning message and also a red triangle against “Household Members” in the “My Account” menu. You can then renew just for your household member(s) or remove them from your membership. ● Or check your Arrivée envelope (hopefully it is in the recycling bin not landfill!)
– as well as your address, it has a personalised message to tell you whether you need to renew or not.
● Note that if you have a valid DD mandate you won’t be able to choose another
method of payment. If you want to switch away from DD payment then please cancel your mandate and also contact me.
Life membership: Any Audax UK member who is over 65 on Jan 1st and has 10 or more years’ continuous membership may become a “life member”. This is free, although if you wish to receive all four copies of Arrivée, not just the December issue, a subscription is payable. If according to our records you qualify for 2022 then you should have received a personalised email (if we have an email address) and/or a message on the magazine envelope, and when you logon you will be offered the life membership subscription options. If you think you should qualify but haven’t been advised, then contact me asap.
Contact the Membership Secretary Caroline Fenton by email: membership@ audax.uk or by post: 56 Lockesfield Place, London E14 3AJ.
Membership Rates: One Year: £18 (until December 2022) Two years: £36 (until December 2023) Commuted (5 year): £72 (until December 2026) Life Members: free or £11 (one year) or £55 (5 years) to receive all issues of Arrivée ● Overseas Members: add £9 pa postal surcharge (£45 for 5 years) to the above. ● Household: £6 pa (or £24 for 5 years) ● ● ● ●
Note that after a short grace period in January (until the next Arrivée mailing list is compiled) you will also need to pay a £5 fee to cover the extra admin costs we incur.
How to renew your membership: ● Direct Debit: Log into audax.uk and click on the Renew button or the
warning message – if you haven’t already completed a mandate, you can choose this option when you renew online. As long as you do this no later than 31/12/21, it will count for continuous membership and for LEL entitlement, even if we don’t take payment until after that date. ● Online using a Credit/Debit card: Log in as above and choose the “Pay with
Card” option via our payment service Stripe (new this year). ● Online using PayPal: Log in as above and choose the “PayPal” option ● By Post: Send a cheque payable to “Audax UK”, with your membership
number and name on the back, to me at the address below. Please be aware that getting cheques to the bank takes time, so do not be surprised if there is a delay before it clears. Please choose an online payment method if at all possible. ● Standing Order: If you still have a Standing Order, please consider cancelling
it and switching to another payment method. Otherwise check that it is payable before Dec 31st and is for the correct amount as we cannot change this for you. Many of the SO payments we receive are for the wrong amount and we won’t renew your membership if you underpay. If you are not sure of your standing order details please contact your bank.
Already completed a direct debit mandate? ● If you don’t need to make any changes to your membership details (add or
remove household members) and you want a one year subscription, then you don’t need to do anything and we will renew your membership around 10/12/21. ● If you want to change any details such as adding/removing household
members or you want to choose a 2 or 5 year subscription then please go through the manual renewal process before the beginning of December and the payment will be charged to your existing mandate.
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