Membership
Join or rejoin the Wheelers!
To join (or rejoin) Southend Wheelers please visit our membership page on the British Cycling (BC) website https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/club/profile/756/southend-wheelers. If you have not previously been a member of BC you can get discounted membership of BC for your first year.
Subscription rates from 1st January annually: The Club annual membership fees are:
Senior (Over 18 years)
Senior Citizen
(60 and over)
Spouses or Partners
Spouses or Partners
(60 and over)
£23
£15
£30
£18
Family
(Parent(s) & Under 18's)
Junior
(16 - 18 years)
Youth
(Up to 16 years)
Social / Virtual
£33
£6
£6
£12
Membership Form: If you don’t wish to join via the BC Membership portal then download the membership form here:
However, the details entered on your membership form will be uploaded to the BC Portal, as the Club use the portal for e mail communication with members. You will have access to your details on the BC Portal.
Please note that by joining the club you are agreeing to your data being shared with committee members to allow them to fulfil their duties. By entering any race or time trial you are agreeing to your name, performance and race category being published with the results.
Insurance: Please be aware that membership of Southend Wheelers does not include any legal aid or insurance benefits. It is your responsibility to take out membership of one of the organisations which offer legal aid and 3rd party insurance, such as British Cycling, British Triathlon or Cycling UK, to sufficiently cover your cycling activities. You will need BC, BT or CUK membership to compete in Club time trials. BC also offer personal accident insurance with Gold Membership.
Facebook Page: Southend Wheelers run a closed Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/4932377035/ when requesting to join, please allow the administrators time to grant you access. Note that only current members will be accepted into the group.
Members are also invited to become a site member of the club website. It allows a photo, notes, additional roles, labels and achievement badges to be added to your file.
Club Rules: All members agree to adhere to the Club Rules. (revised November 2022) Club Constitution: Click here for the Club Constitution (revised November 2021). You need to be a site member to access both these documents.
Committee Meetings: The Committee generally meets on the 3rd Friday of each month. If you have any items that you wish to raise with the Committee you may do so through the Members' Rep - Kevin Smith email: membersrep@southendwheelers.org