Membership > Categories and Forms
Members may be Full Members, Partner Members or Associate Members
Full Members are fully corporate members of the branch with full voting rights. This is the category to which most members belong with an entitlement to the following:
- Membership and the services of the British Beekeepers' Association(BBKA).
- Membership and the services of the Warwickshire Beekeepers' Association(WBKA).
- Membership and the services of Warwick & Leamington Beekeepers(W & L) - a branch of the WBKA.
- Insurance cover for public & product liability and colony loss.
More detail of services available to Full Members are:
- BBKA, WBKA, and W & L Newsletters.
- The use of resources such as the honey extraction facility, the data projector, microscopes, home honey extraction equipment and the Branch Book & DVD Library
- Practical training and experience at the branch training apiary.
- Instructive winter members' meetings and social activities.
- Access to other beekeepers in the area for advice and assistance.
Partner Members are spouses or partners living at the same address as a Full Member who manipulate bees and who therefore need public liability cover. Partner Members have all the same rights and entitlements as Full Members, except receipt of newsletters
Associate Members are not beekeepers as such and do not require insurance cover. These may be non-beekeeping spouses or partners, or others with a general interest in beekeeping. Such members may take part in the non-beekeeping activities of the branch, but have no entitlement to vote or hold office. Associate members in the same household as a full member will probably elect not to receive newsletters.
Gift Aid - Gift aiding makes a big difference in the value of your subscription to the branch. Because we are a Branch of WBKA which is a registered charity, your agreement on the joining form enables us to claim tax back based on the subscription value you have paid. (Does not apply to Associate members)
To Join:
Please click to download a PDF(Acrobat format) of the appropriate Membership Application Form. Please complete the application form and send it together with your fee as indicated on the form
Partner Member Application Form
Associate Member Application Form
For Queries about Membership:
Please either fill out and send a Contact Form or contact our Membership Secretary
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