Joining
Octavian Droobers offers orienteering opportunities to people of all ages. Members take part at local, national and international levels depending on their ability or preference. Although there is no obligation to join the Club there are many advantages of being a Club member. In addition to the list of benefits offered by British Orienteering, shown below, Octavian Droobers publish a Club magazine six times a year. This is free to all members and is full of useful information about what is happening in the Club. In order to keep you right up-to-date the club also sends out messages on its email tree to those members who wish their names to be on the list. If you are of a competitive nature, being a member also gives you the opportunity to compete for the club in various inter-club competitions.
British Orienteering is the national governing body of the sport of orienteering in the UK and all members belong to both British Orienteering and their selected club, in this case Octavian Droobers. Many people take advantage of local membership to start with and then progress to national membership once they have sampled a few events and found they need more of a challenge.
Whatever you decide, if you wish to become a member at either local or national level then please apply directly to the Club membership secretaries.
Full details of how to join are on the membership application form which can be downloaded by clicking here.
New Local Member: If you have not been a member of a club or British Orienteering during the last 3 years you will receive free membership of British Orienteering until 31 December 2012. This means that you will pay only the OD rate, currently £1.50 for juniors, £4.00 for seniors or £6.00 for a family.
New National Member: If you have never been a member of British Orienteering and you join after the 1st September 2012 you will receive up to 16 months of membership for the price of 12.
Students: If you are currently a full-time student you pay your membership at the junior rate. You need to provide evidence of your full-time student status.
Fees: These are indicated in detail on the membership application form.
Benefits of becoming a Local Member of British Orienteering:
- Bi-Annual “Local Focus” Newsletter.
- Discounted entry (for seniors) to regional and local events in your club’s Association.
- Eligibility to compete in the JK, national, regional and local events.
- The option to compete in a Rankings scheme.
- Access to a ‘Navigational Challenge’ and ‘Racing Challenge’ Incentive Scheme.
- Public Liability Insurance when participating in events and activities registered with British Orienteering.
- Papers and vote at the British Orienteering AGM.
- Discounts from national companies through the member discounts scheme.
Benefits of becoming a National Member of British Orienteering:
(Extra benefits highlighted in bold)
- Four copies of the British Orienteering magazine, Focus, which includes the junior magazine Ozone.
- Eligibility to compete in the British Championships, JK, national, regional and local events.
- Discounted entry (for seniors) to the JK, national, regional and local events in all Associations and significant savings (£2 per day) when entering a multi-day holiday event (such as the Scottish 6-day, Croeso or the Lakes 5-day) when held outside your own Association.
- Opportunity to qualify to represent your country at international competitions.
- The option to compete in a Rankings scheme.
- Access to a ‘Navigational Challenge’ and ‘Racing Challenge’ Incentive Scheme.
- Public Liability Insurance when participating in events and activities registered with British Orienteering.
- Papers and vote at the British Orienteering AGM.
- Discounts from national companies through the member discounts scheme.
