Application for membership
For all new prospective members, Club rules state that you must have a proposer and seconder to be elected and that you must have completed a club event (race or stroll) prior to election. But you are welcome to come along and have a go before you decide to join the Club. So, if you decide to join us, you can print out the application form , fill it in and send it with your subscription fee to the Club Secretary, Peter Hannell at 70 Irwin Drive, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 1NJ. The annual subscription, payable every September to Surrey Walking Club, is just £5.00 for Seniors (£2.00 for full time students/Under 18s), unless you wish to join as a 1st claim athlete member in which you have to pay an additional £5.00 per annum to be registered with England Athletics (see below).New English Athletics Registration Scheme.
The Club has set up a number of groups and all club members will belong
to one of these. If you cannot find which group applies to you, then contact
the Club Secretary. A payment of £5.00 per
annum must be paid to Surrey Walking Club in the case of groups 1 and
8
ONLY. Most strolling members will fall into group 10 therefore the new
scheme will not affect them - so they will not be registered with English
Athletics. NB Groups 4 and 5 also have to pay but not to Surrey WC.
| Group | Description |
| 1 | Racing active athlete first claim |
| 2 | Racing active athlete first claim - under 11 years |
| 3 | Racing active athlete first claim - Foreign |
| 4 | Racing active athlete 2nd claim - 1st claim walker |
| 5 | Racing active athlete 2nd claim |
| 6 | Racing official/officer/coach registered |
| 7 | Racing inactive unregistered |
| 8 | Stroller active athlete |
| 9 | Stroller registered officer |
| 10 | Stroller unregistered |
Surrey Walking Club comprises of members who have a wide range of abilities,
age and commitment. Of course, the best way to find out if you want to join us, is to come along to a
convenient club race or stroll. The race fixture list and strollers calendar
section of the website sets out the details, and there are instructions
on how to get to our race headquarters at Monks Hill.
Benefits of club membership
Walking
gazette
The quarterly Club magazine Gazette
is mailed to all members of the Club and includes club news, results
and reports from both races and strolls.
The Strollers newsletter Strolling News is mailed to any
member who expresses an interest in joining any of the Strolls. You will
find all the details of forthcoming strolls listed in the newsletter plus any
club news.
Details of all walks (Races and Strolls) can
also be found on this website
Social
The club has its social side too. Our races finish with tea and cakes in the sports centre and the strolls always stop at a tea shop or pub for refreshments. We also have annual club dinners and the occasional celebratory anniversary dinner.
Discount
on races
Surrey Walking Club is affiliated to UKA (UK Athletics, the governing body of
athletics in this country) and the South of England Athletics Association (SEAA).
So what does this mean for it's members? Club members do not have to pay the
"unattached levy" when entering road races organised under UKA
rules.
Whilst most of these road races are running races, many Racers and Strollers
do take part in such races - the most famous being the London Marathon. And
because the Club is affiliated to UKA we are entitled to apply for 2 London
Marathon entries each year which are then allocated to Club members