This page contains more details about the membership categories and how to
join the club .
Basically there are two main
membership categories
Skating
and Non Skating and these are further
split depending on age or frequency of attendance.
SKATING Membership
FULL, Under 16 and Student
If you want to skate at the club, compete in the club competitions or skate
under the Clubs name in open Competitions you need to be a
skating member. The main types of skating membership are
FULL , Under 16 and Student. The basic
differences are is that the under 16's and Students have a lower membership fee
but have no vote at club meetings which the more expensive Full membership has.
The weekly entry fee to skate on the club sessions for Under16's and Over 60's
is slightly cheaper than full members.
Associate Skating.
This category of membership is reserved for members who live further away and
cannot manage to attend the Club sessions very often and who do not skate at
Murrayfield Ice Rink on a regular basis. Associate Skating
members can attend up to 6 club sessions per
season
at the member price after which they are required
to upgrade their
membership category by paying the difference between the Associate Skater fees &
the Full, Student or Under 16 membership fees. NB the Associate skating member
is entitled to many (but not all) skating benefits as other skating members get
(e.g. skating for the Club, entry to competitions) but without the voting rights
that full membership get.
NON SKATING Members
There are two categories of non
skating membership.
Associate Membership The Associate members are
non skating members who like to spectate and be part of an organised group or
like attending the various social outings the Club organises. Or simply meet at
the rink for a coffee and to natter. (Associates also
pay considerably less for spectating at Club sessions than Non Members).
Recreational The Recreational member
is a NON Skating member of the Club who is interest
in promoting the Club and actively helps at
Club sessions
(doing the NON Skating work) on a regular basis. The active
Recreational members have the same benefits as
Full members.
You cannot simply apply for this category of membership or changing from an
associate member of the club to a recreational membership. It is granted at the
discretion of the committee for those non skating members who have proven over
the years to regularly help on the rota at club sessions. If you no longer
assist at the club on a regular basis your recreational membership reverts to
associate membership.
All categories of membership (provided they supply a valid email address) are kept up to date of the Clubs events including
Club Competitions, and social events . They benefit from reduced
(or on some occasions free)entry (or free) to Club run skating events. Associate members can attend Club general
meetings and have a say in the debates but unlike Full & Recreational members
they are not able to vote.
HOW DO I JOIN
Well its quite easy. Simply complete the
application
form (available at the club on a Sunday or downloadable,
PDF format, from
this website),
ask 2 FULL Or Recreational members
of the Club (16 years of age & over) to propose and second your application form
and return the form in a sealed envelope to ;-
The Membership Secretary,
Murrayfield Ice Skating Club,
Scottish Skating Centre,
Riversdale Crescent,
Edinburgh,
EH12 5XN.
If you post your application please do not send cash in the post. You can also
hand the application form to one of our members manning the registration desk on
a Sunday, Or hand it in at the ice rink box office.
All new members must pay a one off joining fee of £3.00 in addition to the
membership fee. This is also payable by members who have failed to pay by the
due date (28th February). Cheques should be made payable to MISC. Please do not
send cash in the post but you can post cash in the membership box on a Sunday.
Please note the club has no facilities to take card payments
The Club season runs from February each year to the end of January the next year irrespective of when
you join. Joining now will take your membership up to February 2021
Last updated 21-02-2020
