Membership Request (Family)

How to submit your membership application. Please complete all of the relevant sections below. You must respond to questions marked “required” to be able to submit your application. Then select the “Submit” button to request membership. Please note the section of the form explaining procedures for payment of your subscription. Also be aware that the person identified as “Adult 1” will be the prime recipient of communications from the Society.

IMPORTANT. Click the “Submit” button only once. This page will confirm receipt of your form contents by echoing back your responses.

Surname (Adult 1)

Forename(s) (Adult 1)

Email Address (Adult 1)

Surname (Adult 2)

Forename(s) (Adult 2)

Email Address (Adult 2) - OPTIONAL

Names of young people (aged less than 25) at the same address to be included in this Family membership and their date(s) of birth (DD/MM/YYYY)

Full Address

Post Code

Preferred Full Telephone Number

We are applying for membership in the Society.

We agree to abide by the Society Rules and Objects and understand that the personal details for all individuals given on this form will be retained digitally by the Society for mailing and related purposes. For more information on SOS Data Protection Standards governing Society use of your details provided in this membership application, see https://www.shropshirebirds.com/index/the-society/join-us/data-privacy-notice/

We have included payment information for an annual subscription below.

We understand that the details given on this form will be retained digitally by the Society for mailing and related purposes. For more information on SOS Data Protection Standards governing Society use of your details provided in this membership application, see https://www.shropshirebirds.com/index/the-society/join-us/data-privacy-notice/(required)

We agree to the Society retaining the information on this form for the purposes stated.

Today's Date - please give in DD/MM/YYYY format.

The Society magazine, 'The Buzzard', is available in either paper or online digital form. Which would you prefer?(required)

Online

Printed paper

The Society publishes annually the 'Shropshire Bird Report' (SBR) which summarises various aspects of bird life and study in the County. There is no extra fee for this publication. Please indicate below whether you wish to receive this volume in addition to the quarterly 'Buzzard'.(required)

Yes - please send me the SBR

No - do not send me the SBR

SOS hopes to have a downloadable version of the SBR available in the near future. If you have indicated that you wish to receive the SBR, would you be interested in receiving the bird report in this way?

Yes

Not sure

Gift Aid. Any contribution to the Society, including subscriptions, can be supplemented at no extra cost to the donor. The only requirement is that the person giving Gift Aid should be a UK tax payer (income tax or capital gains tax). We hope that you will wish to maximise the contribution of your membership by agreeing to the following Declaration. 'Please treat as Gift Aid all qualifying gifts of money from the date of this declaration and in the past four years. I am a UK taxpayer and understand that if I pay less income or capital gains tax for each tax year than the amount of the Gift Aid claimed on my donations, it is my responsibility to pay any difference. I will inform SOS if (a) I cease to pay sufficient tax as defined above, (b) I change my name or home address, and/or (c) I wish to cancel this declaration.' I agree to contribute Gift Aid on my membership subscription subject to the requirements of the Declaration given above.(required)

Yes

Name of member authorising Gift Aid.

YOU MAY PAY YOUR SUBSCRIPTION BY BANK TRANSFER, ONLINE OR BY CHEQUE. Please select the appropriate option below and then complete the following section.(required)

Bank Transfer (standing orders preferred)

Internet Transfer (BACS)

Cheque

Amount Paid (£)

TO ENSURE THAT YOUR PAYMENT IS CREDITED TO THE APPROPRIATE MEMBERSHIP, PLEASE ENTER A REFERENCE BELOW. For an online payment, use some unique combination of your surname and the first part of your postcode (e.g. DarwinSY2). For a cheque payment, enter the bank name and the cheque number (e.g. Barclays 0123456). Cheques should be made payable to 'Shropshire Ornithological Society'. Bank transfer payments should use the following SOS bank details: Shropshire Ornithological Society, Barclays Bank plc, sort code 20-85-46, account number 80315435. Cheque payments should be sent to The Membership Secretary, Shropshire Ornithological Society, 6 Nobold, Baschurch, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 2EA.

Comments and/or Questions

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Shropshire Ornithological Society

The home of birding in Shropshire

Page updated: 09/09/2024