2012 Membership Packs

2012 Membership Packs

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James P

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2,983 posts

244 months

Wednesday 29th February 2012
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Has anyone received theirs yet? or know when they are to be sent out?

Grey Ghost

4,583 posts

227 months

Thursday 1st March 2012
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Early March I was told.

James P

Original Poster:

2,983 posts

244 months

Thursday 1st March 2012
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Thanks, maybe it just feels like it but they seem to be getting later.

Grey Ghost

4,583 posts

227 months

Thursday 1st March 2012
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I'm a new joiner and believe that the previous membership period was January to December but that they have now moved to March to February for some reason.

Possibly to create better cash flow across the various memberships the estate offers?

James P

Original Poster:

2,983 posts

244 months

Thursday 1st March 2012
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Pretty sure the direct debit went out in early January this year, not a huge issue was just wondering.

Vantage man

380 posts

169 months

Friday 2nd March 2012
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E mail yesterday from GRRC said they would be out at the end of March.

NickUSA

806 posts

174 months

Friday 2nd March 2012
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So the question is, are memberships now running March to February?

Grey Ghost

4,583 posts

227 months

Friday 2nd March 2012
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NickUSA said:
So the question is, are memberships now running March to February?
As mentioned above I believe they are. I am new to the club so didn't realise at the time I joined the membership period had changed as I paid in January but was told the membership would not commence until March and the packs etc would be sent out that month.

jgoodwood

490 posts

211 months

Friday 2nd March 2012
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The packs are always sent out in march. Membership runs from january to December. The email sent yesterday confirms that packs 'should be with you by end march' so they should start arriving within the next week or two.

Hope this helps.
J

HiHoSilverSLK

354 posts

171 months

Saturday 3rd March 2012
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I'm a GRRC new boy too, a very nice gift from Mrs.

I called and asked about the membership pack when we paid the fee, I was told that the period 'twixt December and March was essentially dead as there was nothing going on, so the stuff would be with us in time for the spring and the rebirth of stuff happening. They said that if I wanted to dine at The Kennels I could do that on the strength of the membership number on the acceptance letter.

Slightly petulance on my part as I wanted my GRRC sticker in the car for the Breakfast Club tomorrow morning, although looking at the weather forecast it looks like I might end up staying in bed, I don't want to drive all the way there and be disappointed AGAIN!


CivicMan

2,211 posts

208 months

Saturday 3rd March 2012
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HiHoSilverSLK said:
I'm a GRRC new boy too, a very nice gift from Mrs.

I called and asked about the membership pack when we paid the fee, I was told that the period 'twixt December and March was essentially dead as there was nothing going on, so the stuff would be with us in time for the spring and the rebirth of stuff happening. They said that if I wanted to dine at The Kennels I could do that on the strength of the membership number on the acceptance letter.

Slightly petulance on my part as I wanted my GRRC sticker in the car for the Breakfast Club tomorrow morning, although looking at the weather forecast it looks like I might end up staying in bed, I don't want to drive all the way there and be disappointed AGAIN!

Just to point out the GRRC membership counts for zilch at Breakfast Club - no forward parking or anything, you'll be parked with all the hoi polloy.

RichB

52,786 posts

291 months

Saturday 3rd March 2012
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HiHoSilverSLK said:
One for the Pistonheads Punctuation Police there hehe

Marko Le Rosso

103 posts

174 months

Sunday 4th March 2012
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Grey Ghost said:
I'm a new joiner and believe that the previous membership period was January to December but that they have now moved to March to February for some reason.

Possibly to create better cash flow across the various memberships the estate offers?
Out of interest, when did you apply for membership? I've been waiting for some time now.


James P

Original Poster:

2,983 posts

244 months

Sunday 4th March 2012
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jgoodwood said:
The packs are always sent out in march. Membership runs from january to December. The email sent yesterday confirms that packs 'should be with you by end march' so they should start arriving within the next week or two.

Hope this helps.
J
Thanks for the confirmation.

NickUSA

806 posts

174 months

Sunday 4th March 2012
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Marko Le Rosso said:
Out of interest, when did you apply for membership? I've been waiting for some time now.
What do you call some time?

Marko Le Rosso

103 posts

174 months

Sunday 4th March 2012
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NickUSA said:
What do you call some time?
On 9th March 1 year ago.

Edited by Marko Le Rosso on Sunday 4th March 13:26

HiHoSilverSLK

354 posts

171 months

Sunday 4th March 2012
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We joined the waiting list at the Festival of Speed last summer. I guess the membership fills up to the limit every year then dips at renewal time when the invitations to cough-up are sent out.

Although my wife very generously paid for my membership this year, I can see that being in this little club is going to cost me dearly. Dinner at least once in The Kennels, Kinrara Enclosure rather than Joe-Public tickets at the F-o-S, Revival tickets (which we don't usually attend) plus themed outfits outlay. She's mentioned some May ball at least twice. Then there's the reciprocal opportunity to go to the horse races. Jesus. I'd better get a paper round as well as the day job.

krusty

2,473 posts

256 months

Sunday 4th March 2012
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It took me four years to get off the waiting list into full membership and I've been a member for 5 years now. Must admit that I'm not over enamoured that you get emails from mid November asking for renewals and you have to be paid up by 31st December yet they can't get you a membership pack before the first event of the year in March.

Gwagon111

4,422 posts

168 months

Sunday 4th March 2012
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krusty said:
It took me four years to get off the waiting list into full membership and I've been a member for 5 years now. Must admit that I'm not over enamoured that you get emails from mid November asking for renewals and you have to be paid up by 31st December yet they can't get you a membership pack before the first event of the year in March.
The reason the packs can't be sent earlier is that the yearbook takes a while to get sorted ( it's printed in the far east). Having the pack in time for the march breakfast club won't matter. The breakfast club is run by the GRRcompany, not the GRRclub.

RichB

52,786 posts

291 months

Sunday 4th March 2012
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Gwagon111 said:
The reason the packs can't be sent earlier is that the yearbook takes a while to get sorted
And the year book is indeed a very nice resume of the previous season's events.