Sensible Clubs and Societies

[Drago]

So what sensible clubs and societies are you a member of?

For my own part...


Musicians Union.

Injury On Duty Pensioners Association.

British Canoeing.

The local private drinkies club.

Royal Green Jackets Regimental Association.

Cycling UK.

Milton Keynes Air Rifle Club.

Tufty Club (I still gave the badge)


Previously a member of the RSGB.


Somquite a few, but none of it terribly exciting I'm afraid. Just enough for a semi regular flow of paper through the letterbox.

 

[Donger]

I was a member of my office Curry Club .... the membership of which wore rather snazzy farting elephant ties.

 

[Oldhippy]

Cyclechat
Local history society
Cycling UK

 

[Donger]

Oh, yes. And Audax UK.

 

[CanucksTraveller]

Erm, I think it's only two. Cycling UK, and the Royal Air Forces Association.

I do sweet sod all with any of them, I just pay them money and in return they send me junk. Well the first one does, they keep sending me a multi page advertisement supplement each month, it seems they'd like me to buy something expensive from one of the companies in the comic. Frightful stuff, 8 grand bikes and holidays in the Dordordedordogne. I'm not sure where the magazine that's meant to accompany the advert supplement is.

The latter don't know where I live any more, I moved house a decade back and didn't tell them. So I pay them a sub and don't even get the junk mail. What I do get, if I'm ever passing one of their ever-dwindling number of clubs, is the opportunity to go in and drink weak lager with some people who (a) bang on about their two years national service in 1951, and (b) smell of wee.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Cycling UK and Audax UK. Use to be in local mountaineering club. But not at moment due to certain persons on committee.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I am officially an Old Birk

 

[oldwheels]

Cycling UK but whether that qualifies as a sensible club I am not sure.

 

[Pale Rider]

Erm, I think it's only two. Cycling UK, and the Royal Air Forces Association.

I do sweet sod all with any of them, I just pay them money and in return they send me junk. Well the first one does, they keep sending me a multi page advertisement supplement each month, it seems they'd like me to buy something expensive from one of the companies in the comic. Frightful stuff, 8 grand bikes and holidays in the Dordordedordogne. I'm not sure where the magazine that's meant to accompany the advert supplement is.

The latter don't know where I live any more, I moved house a decade back and didn't tell them. So I pay them a sub and don't even get the junk mail. What I do get, if I'm ever passing one of their ever-dwindling number of clubs, is the opportunity to go in and drink weak lager with some people who (a) bang on about their two years national service in 1951, and (b) smell of wee.

My ex-RAF brother stopped at the Victory Services Club near Marble Arch when visiting me in London.

He said it was rather run down and grotty, and he wouldn't stay there again.

That was about 30 years ago, and I see the place is now being marketed as prestigious so has presumably been refurbed.

https://www.vsc.co.uk/

 

[swee'pea99]

the opportunity to go in and drink weak lager with some people who (a) bang on about their two years national service in 1951, and (b) smell of wee.

I bet it's not all glamour & excitement though.

Is CAMRA a club?

 

[dodgy]

I wouldn't join any club that would have me as a member.

 

[Venod]

Cycling UK
BMBO

 

[CanucksTraveller]

I bet it's not all glamour & excitement though.

Is CAMRA a club?

Yes I'm pretty sure it is, you can pay to join, can't you?
I've been to the GBBF a few times and I buy the good beer guide once in a while, but I'm not that much of a lush to be a long term member.

 

[stephec]

I was in the Dennis the Menace Fan Club, and the Tufty Club.

Now though it's just Swinton Running Club and UK Athletics, I've even have an official athlete number. 😂

 

[Blue Hills]

Erm, I think it's only two. Cycling UK, and the Royal Air Forces Association.

I do sweet sod all with any of them, I just pay them money and in return they send me junk. Well the first one does, they keep sending me a multi page advertisement supplement each month, it seems they'd like me to buy something expensive from one of the companies in the comic. Frightful stuff, 8 grand bikes and holidays in the Dordordedordogne. I'm not sure where the magazine that's meant to accompany the advert supplement is.

Cripes is that what's happened to the CTC mag of old? Used to be in the CTC (yep I know it's now Cycling UK) until I moved back to London and joined the London Cycling Campaign. If so, truly depressing. At least they can't take my bikes and strange liking for roughing it off me.