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Stafford Harriers Membership fees 2026
The club committee has now agreed the club membership fees for 2026.
The great news, in this time of rising prices, is that it has been agreed to keep the cost of membership at this year’s rates.
So, club membership for over 18 adults remains at £30 (over 70s and Associate members free).
And for juniors and under 18 full-time students it remains at £20.
For those wishing to compete as a Stafford Harrier in races affiliated to England Athletics who therefore require EA registration, although EA has raised their cost for this from £20 to £23 for 2026, the club committee has agreed to subsidise this increase for next year so that Harriers pay at this year’s rate.
So adult seniors requiring EA registration will pay £30 club membership plus £20 EA registration fee (subsidised £3). Total £50, the same as this year.
Juniors and under 18 full-time students requiring EA registration will pay £20 club membership plus £10 EA registration fee (subsidised £13). Total £30, the same as this year.
We are sure you will agree that this represents great value!
The above fees are effective from 1st January 2026. Your continued membership is greatly valued.
Secret Santa
It’s Secret Santa time!!
’It’s secret Santa time!! As last year was such a success, Stafford Harriers will be organising their very own Secret Santa again!
All gifts will be exchanged at the Christmas jumper party on the 21st December after the handicap.
If you can’t make this, please feel free to hand your gift over to a member of the committee who will take it to the party and ensure your gift makes its way to you!
Please ensure your gift is clearly labelled with whom the recipient is. But remember – it’s a secret Santa!
Simply pop your name down below and our elves will be in touch after randomly selecting the person you will be buying a gift for…
Please can you add your name by Monday 1st December.
After this date, our elves will contact you with the chosen recipient!
Feel free to spend whatever you like however we are recommending around £10.
Happy Christmas!
Sam Jones
Amy Oliver
Mark Oliver
Liz Austin
Jake Oliver
Joanne Oliver
Sarah Gray
Nitesh Thakrar
Ruth Edwards
Julie Nokes
Tom Davall
Join Stafford Harriers for only £10
Join Stafford Harriers for just £10!
From October 1st you can join Stafford Harriers for only £10. This offer is open to new members only. Your membership will last until December 31s t 2025.This offer is for membership of Stafford Harriers only. Any senior who wishes to be registered with England Athletics so that they can compete as a Stafford Harriers in affiliated races will need to pay in addition the upgrade fee of £20. Juniors need to pay £10 for EA registration.
Membership renewals for all Harriers for 2026 will apply from January 1st 2026. The cost of membership for 2026 will be the same as for this year, £30 for membership of Stafford Harriers plus £20 for seniors who wish to be registered with England Athletics. Junior fees remain the same as this year also, £20 for membership plus a subsidised fee of £10 for those wishing to be registered with England Athletics.
Club AGM date and vacant roles
As we start to prepare for the club AGM (Thursday, 22 January 2026 at 8pm, venue: Cricket club).
The AGM is to give an update on the club’s activities in 2025 and to set the direction for 2026. This AGM will also have an added requirement for vacant roles to be filled. Please see below.
Having members with fresh ideas stepping up to these roles will be of real benefit to the club. The link to EA (England Athletics) for the role descriptions is https://www.englandathletics.
Committee roles open::
1/ Chair person — You will have support from ex-chairs: myself, Simon Bromley, Darren Mattocks and Craig Baxter, so nothing to worry about!
2/ The Club Secretary – does require skills to work the EA portal but lots of help available from Julie and via EA.
3/ Vice-Chair – Mark Bentley has offered to step up from Committee member to this role – Thank you Mark.
4/ Social Events planning – I know we have lots of you that like to party so come on don’t be shy! We have booked the date and venue for the Awards night (Friday, February 27th 2026, at the Cricket club). So this would be a great event to start with! Again, lots of support available – Ness will even share her event planning spreadsheets 😉
5/ There will also be a need to supplement committee members – a good starting point.
If you are interested in any of the above roles, please contact the club via email to chair@staffordharriers.org.
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