BFA membership required? - Page 2

TLove · -15th February 2009, 10:51 PM

Well, no it wouldn't because it's NOT false advertising. Club membership and BFA membership are, and do, wholly seperate things.

As far as we understood, BFA membership is required for each individual member to fence in BUSA... and, as has been indicated, you can be asked to produce your membership cards although this hardly ever happens (not the point though!).

We got round this by making members join.
Pretty much black and white guys, if the club/union can afford a subsidy then fair enough.. if not then the member will just have to pay up. Just gotta be tough with them.

If they refuse, ask yourself how much the club is willing to pay to have them on the team and whether that would be setting a precedent for everyone else. Or take the chance and fence without membership.. which I wouldn't really recommend!

scottishsabreur · -16th February 2009, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pikkukala

So, how do you convince members to pay out £40 for a BFA membership when they've already paid the university/SU £115 for an club membership which was advertised as being a one-off payment? (And yes, we've already tried telling the SU that they should pay for them due to false advertising but it didn't work).

As TLove says, it's not false advertising at all...however if that's how much your union are charging you then they are taking you for a ride...We pay £35 to our union...our club do charge us if we are not gym members but gym membership is only £65 per year...this covers full use of all sports facilities at the uni.

SwayFencing · -5th February 2010, 11:54 PM

Just sent following snot-a-gram to BFA. Anyone else got a clue what this is for???

"Dear HQ,
perhaps for the third time of asking BFA, somebody could tell me just what the Social Membership class is supposed to achieve and is it intended to be compulsory?
Does this mean that club fencers are not insured to attend inter-club competitions or fence as visitors outside their home club?
Confusion reigns (as per usual)"

RC

PM1 · -6th February 2010, 10:00 AM

Have you read post 15 by Saxon ??

-15th February 2009, 10:51 PM	#21
TLove +1 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London (ULU) Posts: 701	Well, no it wouldn't because it's NOT false advertising. Club membership and BFA membership are, and do, wholly seperate things. As far as we understood, BFA membership is required for each individual member to fence in BUSA... and, as has been indicated, you can be asked to produce your membership cards although this hardly ever happens (not the point though!). We got round this by making members join. Pretty much black and white guys, if the club/union can afford a subsidy then fair enough.. if not then the member will just have to pay up. Just gotta be tough with them. If they refuse, ask yourself how much the club is willing to pay to have them on the team and whether that would be setting a precedent for everyone else. Or take the chance and fence without membership.. which I wouldn't really recommend! __________________

-5th February 2010, 11:54 PM	#23
SwayFencing Forum Rabbit Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 5	Social Membership - WTF? Just sent following snot-a-gram to BFA. Anyone else got a clue what this is for??? "Dear HQ, perhaps for the third time of asking BFA, somebody could tell me just what the Social Membership class is supposed to achieve and is it intended to be compulsory? Does this mean that club fencers are not insured to attend inter-club competitions or fence as visitors outside their home club? Confusion reigns (as per usual)" RC

-6th February 2010, 10:00 AM	#24
PM1 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Hull, Yorkshire, & Salle de Twang Posts: 4,106	Have you read post 15 by Saxon ?? __________________ *Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive....* Maggie Lloyd-Jones

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode