Renewals
Renewing Your Membership
From October 1st each year you can easily renew your membership online by using PayPal to pay. Online Renewal is now used by a majority of our members. Whatever method you choose, by renewing you will be confirming that you agree to our storing and using the personal information that you supply. (Our Privacy and Data Protection Policies are attached to the Committee Reports & Policies page of this web site.)
The Renewal Subscription is currently £14 per annum per person. For Joint members one member can renew both members with a single payment.
To renew online you need to click on the Elmbridge U3a Members Portal link given below.
When you do so you will be presented with a screen which asks for your email address and a password. (More information about the Portal can be found at Members Portal.)
If you have previously created a password for the Portal enter your email address and that password and then click Confirm Identity.
If you have not previously created a pasword for the Portal, choose the option to register for an account. You will need your Elmbridge U3A membership number, your name, postcode and email address as shown on the Renewal Form sent to you, including the use of upper and lower case. The system checks the data entered against what we have in our Beacon database and it does so very precisely. It is safer to type the data in yourself rather than using copy/paste or auto-fill which can be produce unpredictable problems. You will be asked to create a password. Clearly, you will need to keep a record of it for future accesses to the Portal.
Payment online uses PayPal. We would much prefer you to pay this way, it reduces our administrative burden and costs. You do not need to have a permanent PayPal account to do it. As you will see you can simply route a credit or debit card payment via PayPal. Have your mobile phone to hand because PayPal may want to send you a security code to be sure that you are who you say you are.
Once logged-in, the Members Portal also allows you to update your personal details online. (There is more information about the Portal at Members Portal.)
To enable us to reclaim the Gift Aid it is very important that you tick the box labelled “Tick if eligible for Gift Aid”. The Gift Aid scheme is strongly encouraged for those eligible and means that any donations/subscriptions that you make to Elmbridge U3A will be worth 25% more to us and at no cost to you – see Gift Aid for applicable conditions.
Alternatively, you can also pay by bank transfer (BACS) or by cheque. Please follow the instructions on your Renewal Form to do this. If the information on the Renewal Form is incorrect, please inform the Treasurer (click finance queries or telephone 020 8979 1719) to have any necessary amendments made.
Once you have renewed, an Acknowledgement of Membership letter will be delivered to you packaged with the Spring Newsletter in early February.
You can enter the Portal at Beacon Elmbridge Members Portal
If you have any queries or experience any difficulties then please contact the Membership Secretary. (email Membership Secretary or telephone 020 8979 2737) to make any necessary amendments.
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