Membership fees

Fees for 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025

Membership

All ages are welcome to join Purley Canoe Club (PCC), either as Family members or as individual Adult members  

We allow new paddlers to take part in three Club activities before asking them to join PCC. The membership fees payable depend upon your class of membership and when you join the club. In addition there are activity fees & hire fees for all club activities.

PCC Membership Fees

PCC Membership Class1 Year1/2 Year1/4 Year
Membership Fees for British Canoe (BC) Members 1st Apr – 31st Mar1st Oct-31st Mar1st Jan-31st Mar
Family (2 Adults + Any Juniors) (Note 1)£68.00£34.00£17.00
Adult (over 18) (Note 2)£40.00£20.00£10.00
Junior (10yrs to 18yrs) (Note 3)£30.00£15.00£8.00
Associate (Note 4)£16.00£16.00£16.00

1 Year1/2 Year1/4 Year
Non BC Members Pay additional BC Affiliation Fee1st Apr – 31st Mar1st Oct-31st Mar1st Jan-31st Mar
Family BC Affiliation Fee – BC & Non BC Members (Note 5)£4.50£4.50£4.50
Family BC Affiliation Fee – All Non BC Members (Note 5)£6.00£6.00£6.00
Adult BC Affiliation fee (Note 5)£2.50£2.50£2.50
Junior BC Affiliation fee (Note 5)£1.50£1.50£1.50

Please read the membership notes below for more details.

Family Membership is available to a family of two adults/ parents/ guardians and their children:- up to 18 years of age

Juniors under 10 years of age can only join as “Family Members”

Parents/Guardians must always accompany these junior members and be fully responsible for their actions.

Adult Membership is available for individual Adults of 18 years of age or above

Junior Membership is available for Juniors who are 10 years to 18 years of age.

Please note that a Parent or Legal Guardian must accompany all Juniors (under 18 yrs) on Club events.

Under 10s can only join as Family Members; Parents/Guardians must always accompany these junior members and be fully responsible for their actions.

“Associate membership” is only for Adults and Juniors who do not participate in river trips regularly – ask for more details.

All PCC members who are “PCC Paddlers” (note 6), but not members of Paddle UK / British Canoeing (BC) must pay an additional BC Affiliation Fee. PCC pays this affiliation fee to Paddle UK / British Canoeing.

The BC Affiliation fee is:- 

  • A Family with BC members and Non BC members = £4.50
  • A Family with no BC members = £6.00 
  • Adults = £2.50
  • Junior = £1.50

“PCC  Paddlers” are those members who physically paddle with the Club.

“Non PCC Paddlers” are those members who do not  physically paddle with the club e.g. family members who watch from the bank.

New Members can join Purley Canoe Club by completing a PCC Membership Form:- please Contact the Club for more details on how to join.

Activity Fees & Hire Fees

Purley Canoe Club (PCC) hire fees, pool session  fees and trip fees, for  Club events are outlined below:-

Non PCC Members Activity FeesAdultsJuniors
Weekly Pool sessions (Activity Note 1)£15.00£15.00
Day trips (Activity Note 2)£10.00£8.00
Boat hire (Hire Note 1)£8.00£5.00
Kit hire (Hire Note 2)£5.00£4.00

Please read the Activity and Hire fee notes below for more details.

PCC Members Activity Fees are outlined below

PCC Members Activity FeesAdultsJuniors
Weekly Pool sessions (Activity Note 1)£12.00£12.00
Day trips (Activity Note 2)£0.00£0.00 (Accompanied Junior PCC Member)
Boat hire (Hire Note 1)£8.00£5.00
Kit hire (Hire Note 2)£5.00£4.00
Training Days & Weekends AwaySpecific Fee will be advertised for the EventSpecific Fee will be advertised for the Event

  1. The Pool Session fee includes boat and equipment hire for pool sessions.
  2. The Weekly Pool Sessions are limited to 6 places and Children’s Pool Sessions are limited to 12 places
  3. All Children / Juniors must be accompanied by a Parent or Guardian
  1. The Day Trip fee is the standard Club trip fee.
  2. However this fee may differ for specific courses or events and any fee changes for specific events will be advertised.
  3. All Children /Juniors must be accompanied by a Parent or Guardian
  4. PCC Club Members, who have paid their Annual Memberhsip fee, are not charged a Trip Fee. However they are charged the Equipment Hire Fees (see Hire Notes 1 & 2) when they need to Hire Equipment for a trip.
  5. However PCC Club Members, who have paid their Annual Memberhsip fee, will be charged an Event Fee for Training Days and Weekends Away.

Non PCC members must also sign a consent form when attending club activities.

  1. All participants are responsible for the Club Equipment they hire and they must sign it in and out, as well as reporting any damages to the activity leader.
  2. Hire Fees will be charged when participants hire Club Equipment from the Club Store or hire / borrow equipment from other Club Members.
  1. Boat Hire includes a boat and a paddle
  2. If you Hire an open boat and paddle it tandem, only 1 person  pays the “Boat Hire Fee”
  1.  Kit Hire includes buoyancy aid,  paddle, spraydeck, cag,etc.
  2. Helmet’s are free.

PCC Activity Consent

All Non Members must complete and sign a  PCC Activity Consent form before they attend any Club Events.

This form will be sent to you before you attend the activity so you can complete and sign the form prior to attending the activity. You will then need to present this signed consent form to the event organiser when you arrive at the event.