Member Advice – New Member Access Cards

Approximately 800 Club members are now in possession of their new membership cards.

You will be able to use it to enter the Club from midday Thursday 20^th January 2011 by 'swiping' it through the card reader at the main entrances.

Should you lose your card, which is personal to you, please advise the office immediately and at a small replacement cost (part of which will be donated to charity), a new card will be issued for you to collect, normally within one week, from the office. All relevant information will be transferred from your original card to your new one.

The Committee have decided that from 1^st February the new cards will carry the following benefits / conditions:

1. The card may have funds added at the bar (either by credit card or cash) and may then be used for any purchases (within the credit level on your card) you would normally make within each of the Clubhouses. The minimum top up level has been reduced to £5.00.
   
2. As a result of the recent VAT rise and other increased costs the current price of all bar drinks, food and snacks will increase on 1^st February by 5%.
   
3. If you choose to add sufficient credit to your card and use it for purchases the price you pay for using this method will discount the above increase. For example on 1^st February the cash price of an item currently costing £2.00 will increase to £2.10 but the price of this item, purchased using a card with sufficient credit, will be discounted back to £2.00.

The Committee believe the use of cards to make purchases in this way will lead to a faster and more efficient service within the Club and improve the level of security.

January 2011