Welcome Senior Member
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As Membership Secretary of Stratford upon Avon Athletic Club I would like to wish you a warm welcome to the club. Thank you for choosing to join our club, we hope you will be very happy with your membership. An information guide to the Athletic Club, detailing all the information you need to know is available on our website, as well as the Club’s Constitution and policies. The club prides itself on being extremely friendly and welcomes everyone from beginners to the more experienced athlete at any of the sessions available. Sessions
If your attending a session for the first time please do get in touch and we will ensure your with a group that is the right pace for you. Communications The club memberhip is now all handled using Spond including communications. You will have been sent an email to join Spond and based on your selections when joining you will be added to Groups in Spond. More information on Spond can be found HERE. You will receive a weekly club newsletter which gives a summary of what members have been up to, race reports and other news. If you would like to include your own race report please write a brief report, ideally with photo(s) if you have any of your exploits and send them to David Jones. It’s always great for members to see what others are doing! There are a two Facebook Groups where members and the club communicate: Athletics : ‘Stratford AC members group’ Triathlon : ‘Stratford upon Avon Triathlon Club’ Please request to join the members only private group. Races You will also be able to participate in the Club’s Shakespeare races which run January – October, and other races and events during the year. Further specific communications will be sent to you about these running up to the events through Spond. Triathlon
There is also a separate Stratford upon Avon Triathlon Facebook group that you can join which gives more specific information about each session. We recommend joining Stratford upon Avon Cycling Club for bike rides. England Athletics As a member of the club you are enrolled into England Athletics (EA). You should receive confirmation of this enrollment directly from EA along with your EA number. Please contact me if you have not had this in the next couple of weeks. EA request we confirm all new members are aware and agree to the EA being passed their information (for more information visit: EA privacy statement). As we register you as a Competitive Athlete, you should also be aware and agree to be bound by the UKA Anti-Doping Rules and agreed to sign up to the Senior Athletes Code of Conduct. If you are already with EA and wish to change your First Club to SuAAC, you will need to contact EA directly to do this. More information can be found HERE. Stratford Sports Club The Sports Club in Stratford-upon-Avon (located at the end of Swans Nest Rd near the Butterfly Farm in Stratford) is a separate organisation to the Athletics Club. We use the Sports Club for events and social runs. The Athletics Club offers the opportunity to have a subsidised membership of the Sports Club. Members of the Sports Club can access a tag for use of the Sports Club parking facilities along with a fob for entry to the Sports Club and a discount at the bar. The level of subsidy is set annually. For more information please send an email to the membership secretary in the first instance. Membership through the Athletics Club is handled by us, so if you are taking up this offer please do NOT contact the Sports Club in relation to this. Training Tops & Club Shop You are entitled to a free training top. Please contact Sarah Bland indicating which size shirt and if you would like long or short sleeved. These are only available for collection at the Track at Stratford School on a Monday evening. Other apparel can be purchased from the website here : Club Shop, including club vests for racing and high-viz which is a requirement when running in the dark. SAC 100 Club The SAC 100 Club is a club organised lottery, funds from which are used to support the refurbishment of the Jubilee Track at Stratford School and the purchase of Track & Field equipment, to the benefit of all members. More information can be found here : SAC 100 Club in case you are interested in signing up for the monthly prize draw. Leaving the Club If you decide you wish to leave the Club, to initiate this please cancel your Direct Debit. It is helpful if you confirm in writing (email) to membership secretary so we know it is not a cancellation in error. Please note that your membership (including EA, Sports Club if through the Athletics Club) will be cancelled with immediate effect.
If you have any queries please do not hesitate in contacting me. I look forwards to seeing you at club events. Yours sincerely Robin Langhorn Senior Membership Secretary |
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