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Document M1(office)

This version of form M1 is intended for BCA office staff and for customers who wish to renew an existing membership, who do not need the more detailed version of the form.

Application Form for Direct Individual Membership of BCA

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This is the 'terse' version of form M1. It is intended for BCA office staff and for customers who wish to renew an existing membership. It can be used by other customers, but please note that there is little explanation of the form sections. If you are not an existing member of BCA and you are not familiar with the organisation, we advise that you use form M1 instead of this terse version.

Use this form if you wish to apply for or renew a Direct Individual Membership (DIM) of BCA and, optionally, membership of BCRA. You can also use this form for Joint Membership of two DIMs at one address.

You may pay online or download a printable form. Even if you wish to pay by cheque, you can still complete the online form to save you having to print any paperwork.

BCA membership runs for a calendar year and expires on 31 December each year. There is a discount for DIMs who join part-way through the year.

Please note that you may subscribe to BCRA's periodicals Cave & Karst Science (ISSN 1356-191X) and Speleology (ISSN 1478-999X) without becoming a member of BCA using form M4. This may be the cheaper option if you live overseas or do not need other benefits of membership. Please check our web site bcra.org.uk/pub to see the most recent issues that have been published.

Other classes of membership are available - Caving Clubs (form M2), Associate Membership (form M3) and Club Individual Membership (CIM), which is only available to individuals who apply via their caving club. For a detailed explanation of membership classes, the membership benefits available, fees payable and so on, please see document D1. In summary, the main membership benefits available to Direct Individual Members are

  • Publications - Speleology, BCA Newsletter, BCA Handbook and, optionally, Cave & Karst Science
  • Insurance - Cover under BCA's third party public liability insurance scheme
  • Voting - Voting rights in the Association's general meetings and postal ballots
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Note: in this terse version of form M1, sections A and E are not displayed

B. Name and Address   previous section next section
In this section please ensure you check all the appropriate boxes to the right. Hover over the checkboxes to display some brief Help text. This might not work in all browsers and so you may prefer to use the more verbose Form M1 instead. MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS: Just type your surname and membership number (all 5 digits) and click the Fetch Data button below to pre-populate the form with your existing data. (Joint members just need to enter one person's data).     Sig.
#1 forename: surname: mem#:

Caver? Prepaid ins.? <18?
#2 forename: surname: mem#:

Caver? Prepaid ins.? <18?

MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS: Just type your surname and membership number (all five digits) above and click the button.

    Address    Country  
Building     United Kingdom    
House# & Street     Western Europe  
Locality   Rest  of Europe  
Post Town   Rest of World  
UK Postcode          

United Kingdom addresses: UK postal addresses no longer include a county - just a POST TOWN. See Postcode Finder. For postal purposes, UK addresses include Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man and BFPO addresses - write BFPO number in Postcode box.
Overseas Addresses: The postcode or zip-code is on the same line as the Post Town, e.g. FORT WAYNE IN 46805, OTTAWA ON K1P 2P6, 820 01 BRATISLAVA 1, 03201 ELCHE (Alicante). See guide to Overseas Clear Addressing.

C. BCA Membership previous section next section

Insurance exemption: If you are claiming an exemption from paying an insurance contribution please give the details here, including name of club and amount paid.

  
 
   
D. BCRA Supplement previous section next section
Hover over the checkboxes to display some brief Help text. This might not work in all browsers and you may prefer to use the more verbose Form M1 instead. Also see Text of Gift Aid Declaration
Join BCRA? Paper CKS?

Gift Aid (Applicant 1): yes:  no:

Gift Aid (Applicant 2): yes  no

C. BCA Membership previous section next section

The BCA membership fee comprises several components. For details see How BCA Membership Works in document D1.

Joint Members pay the Basic Fee, which covers periodicals and services, only once, but every individual has to pay a contribution towards the Association's public liability insurance scheme. Note that...

Note 1: Non-cavers (and overseas cavers with their own national body insurance) may pay an insurance contribution at the lower rate.

Note 2: If you are a caver who has paid to join the insurance scheme via your caving club then you do not need to pay again, but you should give the details in the box to the right. In future years, you should pay the insurance with your BCA DIM membership instead of via your caving club.

Note 3: If you are a UK caver and you have adequate third-party cover from another body (e.g. FFS, SUI, university) then you do not need to pay again, but you should give the details in the box to the right. Note that 'adequate' does not mean a household or travel policy!).

 Basic DIM fee
Insurance contribution... for each active caver
...for each non-caver (note 1)
... for pre-paid cavers (notes 2,3)
 

Insurance exemption: If you are claiming an exemption from paying an insurance contribution please see notes 2 and 3 (to the left) and give the details of your exemption here. If you paid a fee to your caving club, please give the name of the club and the amount that you paid.
 
   
D. BCRA Supplement previous section next section

Membership of BCRA is an optional extra. There is a discount for BCRA members who do not require the print version of Cave & Karst Science. All members have access to Cave & Karst Science Online. See FAQ for BCA/BCRA Publications in document D1.

Gift Aid Declaration for the British Cave Research Association (UK registered charity 267828). Members of BCRA can assist the Association by completing a Gift Aid declaration, which allows us to recover the tax paid on the BCRA element of your subscription.

no BCRA Membership  
Standard BCRA fee
Reduced BCRA Fee without C&KS print edition
   

Gift Aid Declaration: I, whose name and address have been declared above would like the British Cave Research Association (the charity) to treat all membership payments I make from the date of this declaration until further notice as Gift Aid donations. I know that I must pay an amount of income or capital gains tax at least equal to the tax the charity reclaims on my donations in the tax year.

  
 
E. Overseas Postage of Periodicals previous section next section

Anyone requiring Speleology or Cave & Karst Science to be posted to an address outside the UK must pay a postage surcharge. If you wish to receive both periodicals then you must pay the surcharge twice.

Speleology: to Western Europe
Speleology: to Rest of World
Cave & Karst Science: to Western Europe
Cave & Karst Science: to Rest of World
 
Sub-Total of Fees Due
 
F. Discount for Part-Year Membership previous section next section
Joining at start of 2010:  
Joining from April 2010:  
Joining from July 2010:  
Joining from October 2010:  
Free-issue membership for 2010: (office use only!)  
   
Total Amount Due    Your order confirmation on the next page will show a full breakdown of the cost
   
G. Confirm and Pay previous section next section

Optional Message: If you need to explain anything to us, please write a brief message here.
   
 

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