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Post by AndrewP on May 22, 2021 17:41:49 GMT
Our clubs subscriptions are £15 full member and £5 junior with no reduction suggested or requested.
Our track is in a public park so we have had to strictly follow Covid guidelines and actually only ran for the public on a handful of days last summer. Our main income, which pays the insurance and rent etc. is from our portable track which we take to several local events all of which have been cancelled, many for 2 years.
The balance has taken a big hit but hopefully we will be able to attend some events later this year. Back to public running in the park on Saturdays now but it is really just PR rather than revenue earning.
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Post by JonL on May 23, 2021 13:07:50 GMT
I think thats the major difference between clubs; revenue from public running. Our track is relatively short and public running was never that common for us.
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Post by Neale on May 24, 2021 6:46:28 GMT
My local club is quite small compared with most. Fees still charged this year (it was £32 according to the web site) and I cheerfully paid up. However, our site lease says "no public running" so fees and the odd donation are our only income and rent and insurance still have to be paid. We've been running Zoom sessions through the winter but the Wednesday gang have been back for a little while getting the site back in shape, and our first track night is this week. Fingers crossed...
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2021 11:37:24 GMT
My local club is quite small compared with most. Fees still charged this year (it was £32 according to the web site) and I cheerfully paid up. However, our site lease says "no public running" so fees and the odd donation are our only income and rent and insurance still have to be paid. We've been running Zoom sessions through the winter but the Wednesday gang have been back for a little while getting the site back in shape, and our first track night is this week. Fingers crossed... Has your club considered investing in a portable track to attend fete's and fairs, also school meets, birthdays etc?..our club's portable track guys bring in a fair revenue over the year. Pete |
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Post by Neale on May 28, 2021 16:46:39 GMT
Has your club considered investing in a portable track to attend fete's and fairs, also school meets, birthdays etc?..our club's portable track guys bring in a fair revenue over the year. Pete Good point, Pete, but (remembering that I am a relatively recent member) this is something like the third site the club has had, and after a lot of vandalism at the previous site, a quiet spot that almost needs native guide to find is just the ticket! Similarly, there is not a lot of enthusiasm for public running anyway, and through subs and the occasional donation, we make enough, just about, to keep things running. Manpower is a bigger issue - getting enough people there on a Wednesday morning for track and site maintenance, for example - and I'm not sure that there would be much support for a portable track. As a member still building their first loco, the lack of public running and a site out of the way of the public means that, I suspect, members are more willing to let me have a drive of their loco where you might not want to do that while public running is happening. I visited the Oxford club a little while back and it looked to be very popular with queues at the ticket desk, but I can't imagine a club like that being quite so willing to have a novice driving where a lack of steam half-way round would be a big embarrassment! And I am extremely grateful to all those who let me have a go, as it is a big source of motivation to get my own loco running.
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Post by ejparrott on May 28, 2021 19:46:59 GMT
We are £45 a year adults, country is 25, junior 15. Some of us also pay a standing order monthly to support the club, I pay £10 into a dedicated loco fund
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Post by dscott on May 29, 2021 0:11:33 GMT
My local club is quite small compared with most. Fees still charged this year (it was £32 according to the web site) and I cheerfully paid up. However, our site lease says "no public running" so fees and the odd donation are our only income and rent and insurance still have to be paid. We've been running Zoom sessions through the winter but the Wednesday gang have been back for a little while getting the site back in shape, and our first track night is this week. Fingers crossed... Strangely I once lived in Orchid Vale and I could have walked round to the track if It was there at the time. It is a superb track and I still laugh at the high bit where someone ran out of steam and could do nothing for about 20 mins. The pallets were soon bunged in place under. Perhaps some of the incredibly steep access road could be more level and fill it up. I came to grief over a NON RUNNING DAY. We then struggled to do the far halt paving. For someone came with a 4575 loco. Did a deal with us over having a go in exchange for him running. Difficult but we did it. Dodging him as he steamed round. Only to find him blown down and fire dropped as we walked back to the metal hut. "Could you help me carry her into the car... Please?" David and Lily. |
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Post by Boadicea on Jul 10, 2021 8:13:00 GMT
Strangely, nobody mentioned many clubs had grants totaling £18k to compensate for loss of income from public running etc.
Rates and insurance fees have also been reduced.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2021 15:01:14 GMT
Strangely, nobody mentioned many clubs had grants totaling £18k to compensate for loss of income from public running etc. Rates and insurance fees have also been reduced. That's a valid point, I wasn't aware of this until a few days, Thursday to be precise... the figure I heard wasn't that high but was a worthwhile addition to club funds Pete |
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