Dear Member,

Inevitably in the current climate we need to raise our total income to match the increasing costs of running the club. However the Squash Committee believe it is fairer to charge more for those who play more. Therefore the price of an off-peak court will be increased to £2.50 (from £2.00) as from 1^st September 2008 and the Committee may have to raise peak and week-end court prices later in the year if costs continue to grow. The good news is that there will be no increase in the fees for your 2007/2008 membership.

These subs are due for renewal on or before 1^st September 2008 and we will continue with the collection system adopted in previous years, namely:

(1) There will be an early payment discount.

(2) You are encouraged to pay your subs via your debit/credit card through the squash booking system.

 As last year, the discount for existing Tennis members is £50 (£25 midweek, Senior and Young / £10 Junior and Country) and the ‘Family Discount’ of 10% applies to parents and children in full time education living at the same address.

The amounts due under the various categories are:

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Full                                              £160          (£150  if paid before 1^st Sep 2008)

Midweek, Young (19-24), Senior   £ 80           (£ 75   if paid before 1^st Sep 2008)

Junior (Under 19), Country            £ 30           (£ 25   if paid before 1^st Sep 2008)

Social                                           £ 20           (£15   if paid before 1^st Sep 2008)

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Debit/Credit Card Payments – Simply log in to the squash booking system as usual. Click on the ‘Pay on Line’ (with the VISA symbol) and you will see a message indicating your renewal amount. Assuming you are happy with the amount click ‘Go to Online Payment’. On this screen you should tick the box to pay your membership fee, choose whether to also top-up your booking pre-payment and select your card type. Click ‘OK’ and you’re back to the usual debit/credit card payment screen.

Family/Tennis members  - The appropriate discount should have been applied to existing joint Tennis/Squash members, though please check before paying. However, it’s still too complicated to incorporate the family discount. So if you are eligible for either the 10% Family discount or you believe the amount shown as owing on your account is incorrect, you can either:

(1)    Fill in and return a renewal form to the Club Manager with a cheque for the whole family for the net amount after discounts (Form can be found at the Clubhouse or on the squash section of the web-site www.cbltsc.com), or

(2)    Settle each account on-line as above (without any discount) and send Rob an e-mail (robballingall@yahoo.co.uk ) asking for the discount to be credited to your squash booking account.

Late Payment  – The system will automatically block the booking rights of any member with unpaid subs on 1^st September 2008. As a last resort, Rob has been instructed to exclude from the October Leagues any member who has still not paid by 30^th September 2008.

To minimise administration, this note will be posted on the notice boards and e-mailed to all members on the squash booking system. Only those members who have not paid by 1^st September will be sent a letter – so please make our life easier (and save yourself some cash!) by paying as soon as you can.

 Rob Ballingall  - Membership Secretary                          Ken Goss    -    Chairman          8^th July 2008