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Membership Fees
Fees - Full year (Apr-Mar) / Half Year (Oct-Mar)
Single age 26+ = £12.00 / £6.00
Single age 18-25 = £8.00 / £4.00
Joint age 26+ = £18.00 / £9.00
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You can join by completing our online Membership Form or by downloading and printing off a paper copy of the form.
Payment can then be made online via BACS, or by sending a cheque to the Membership Secretary. Many members choose to set up a Standing Order from their bank which means they do not need to manually renew their membership each year.
Due Date
Annual Membership subscriptions are due from 1st April every year. Subscriptions are either Full Year on any date between 1st April to 30th September, or Half Year at any date between 1st October and 31st March.
Standing Orders must commence from 1st April. Half Year subscriptions are one off payments and are therefore not payable by Standing Order.
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Further details are contained on the Membership Forms, either online or paper.
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Benefits of Membership
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Free entry into many of our talks & other events (excludes special events and those run by a third party on our behalf where an inclusion/entry fee is charged by them).
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Copies of our newsletter sent directly to you (via email - paper on request)
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Advance Notifications of upcoming events and opportunities you can participate in.
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Option to get Involved in various projects and activities of ourselves, and our sub-groups.
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Learn new skills & knowledge &/ apply your own skills and knowledge to help us.
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Social interactions with other, like-minded persons.
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The chance to help protect the history and heritage of our town, while at the same time shaping its future to include this and the needs of modern Penarthians.
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Your fee will help fund some of the above so we can continue to provide them.
Please note that joining one of our free sub-groups is not also joining us directly and does not count towards the benefits such as free entry and advanced information. Joining us also does not directly mean you are joining one of our sub-groups, however we will be happy to pass on your information to them if you so wish.
METHODS OF PAYMENT
Standing Order & BACS
Please download the Membership Application and Standing Order Mandate, complete the relevant part and hand it in to your bank/building society. Details for online banking methods included. PLEASE USE THIS METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC ANNUAL RENEWAL.
Credit / Debit Card & Phone NFC
Paid via Sumup*.
In Person - This can be done at any event (Paper forms only)
Remote Payment Link . We send you an electronic payment link you can complete.
If choosing this option please specify whether you wish to have it sent via email or text. If Joint membership please specify which member is to receive the link. THIS METHOD WILL REQUIRE YOU TO ANNUALLY REAPPLY FOR RENEWAL
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If you'd prefer to pay using card/NFC please indicate in the form below who is to receive the paylink.
Note - cost per membership is still the same, regardless of the fact we are charged 1.69% for every in=person card payment and 2.5% for every remote payment link send via Sumup. We will not pass this fee onto you, However any additional donations are also welcome.
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Cash
Payment in cash can be accepted. This can be paid at your first event or sent to the Membership Secretary (details will be provided). THIS METHOD WILL REQUIRE YOU TO ANNUALLY REAPPLY FOR RENEWAL
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Cheque
Cheques can be handed in at your first event. Details of how to submit a cheque by post will be provided. THIS METHOD WILL REQUIRE YOU TO ANNUALLY REAPPLY FOR RENEWAL
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GIFT AID
If you are a UK taxpayer then we would be very grateful if you will tick the GIFT AID DECLARATION too as this will enable us to claim Gift Aid on top of top of your subscription.
In the online form below, for Joint Membership the Gift Aid Declarant's name must be person one. (If both persons wish to separately give Gift Aid for other donations, Please either Contact Us, speak to us at an event or download the Membership Form and complete the relevant section and return it to us).
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GIFT AID DECLARATION
"I want The Penarth Civic Society (c/n 1182348) to treat all donations I make from the date of this declaration, or have made in the past 4 years, as Gift Aid donations, until I notify you otherwise. I am a UK taxpayer and understand that if I pay less Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all my donations in that tax year it is my responsibility to pay any difference."
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Please notify the charity if you:
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want to cancel this declaration
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change your name or home address
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no longer pay sufficient tax on your income and/or capital gains.
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If you pay Income Tax at the higher or additional rate and want to receive the additional tax relief due to you, you must include all your Gift Aid donations on your Self-Assessment tax return or ask HM Revenue and Customs to adjust your tax code.
PLEASE NOTE THE ONLINE MEMBERSHIP FORM IS TEMPOARILY UNAVAILABLE DUE TO TECHNICAL ISSUES. PLEASE CHECK BACK IN MARCH, THANK YOU.
Contacting Members
In the modern world our primary method of communication with our members is via email. For members without an email address or those who would like this preferred method we send information to their physical address. We will not generally contact our members by mobile/landline unless there are specific reasons to do so (e.g. to send a payment link).
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Things We Send:
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New Member Welcome Info
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Details and reminders about our upcoming events
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Our quarterly newsletters
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Remote Payment Links (Email or Mobile No only.)
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Membership Renewal Reminders
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AGM invite and Voting information
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Information about upcoming projects and how you can Get Involved
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Other Information relevant to us.
If you wish to change your method of contact or opt out of certain communications please Contact Us
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