Your annual membership fee includes an affiliation fee to England Athletics.
For you, this brings benefits such as discounted race entry fees, discounts at the Sweatshop retail chain, discounted tickets to major athletics events, etc.
For the club, affiliation gets us insurance and training and support services from EA, as well as entitling us to club places in the London Marathon, which go to our members (more info).
For the sport, the affiliation fees go to support the development of athletics and road running throughout the country. More details can be found on the EA website.
EA's membership year runs from April to March, so we tie this into your membership from the preceding January - for example, your 2016 WVR membership will cover EA affiliation from April 2016 to March 2017. If you join the club late one year or early the next, your affiliation will therefore come into effect from April - should you wish to start it earlier, we can affiliate you immediately on payment of the £13 fee for the current affiliation year.
You will receive your EA membership number and card by post from England Athletics - you will need to give your number on some race entries, and use your card to shop at Sweatshop.
For you, this brings benefits such as discounted race entry fees, discounts at the Sweatshop retail chain, discounted tickets to major athletics events, etc.
For the club, affiliation gets us insurance and training and support services from EA, as well as entitling us to club places in the London Marathon, which go to our members (more info).
For the sport, the affiliation fees go to support the development of athletics and road running throughout the country. More details can be found on the EA website.
EA's membership year runs from April to March, so we tie this into your membership from the preceding January - for example, your 2016 WVR membership will cover EA affiliation from April 2016 to March 2017. If you join the club late one year or early the next, your affiliation will therefore come into effect from April - should you wish to start it earlier, we can affiliate you immediately on payment of the £13 fee for the current affiliation year.
You will receive your EA membership number and card by post from England Athletics - you will need to give your number on some race entries, and use your card to shop at Sweatshop.
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