GWAS Affiliations for 2026/27
Those of you who have monitored the AGM for Grand Western will know that the fees for that body have not changed; but the fees for Archery GB affiliations have changed, as announced by AGB the year before last.
I have summarised the AGB fees and continuing Regional fees on the sheet attached. The only fees not mentioned on this listing are the en bloc fees for Archery GB due from University Clubs and School Clubs/Scout Groups. I will write to those affected separately.
Archery GB is still encouraging members to pay their AGB affiliation fees direct to them, rather than through the Club. I would ask you to strenuously resist this again; otherwise I see it as extremely difficult to monitor who is a fully paid up member (Club, County, Region & National) if submission of fees to those bodies is piecemeal. Please continue to collect the whole of the fee through the Club.
I have redrafted the Regional Affiliation Submission Form (as below).
- The system of reporting just numbers of archers on that form remains in place, although I have removed the requirement to split new and renewing archers (I can pick this up, if necessary, from the AGB invoice; so please be sure you send me a copy, or a spreadsheet otherwise).
- Please submit your Regional affiliation sheets to me electronically at the same time as you do the Archery GB submission. This makes it easier for me to keep track of submissions. Thanks.
- Each Regional Return should be consecutively numbered, so I can keep track of them. Please ensure that the Return No. box is completed showing the consecutive number of the Regional Return you are making. We’ll start again at No.1 for your first submission relating to 2026/27, then No.2 for your second submission, and so on. I cannot access the “PAY….” number that appears on your AGB invoice, so please don’t use that.
- You can still choose how you will submit the payment associated with the Regional Affiliation: either electronically (preferred) direct into the bank account or by cheque to me by surface mail. If you choose the latter, please put the Return consecutive No. on the back of the cheque to facilitate me linking the two together easily.
- Even if you’re sending me a cheque payment in the post, you must submit the Regional Affiliation Submission Forms to me electronically, along with a copy of the electronic invoice from Archery GB for the archers you are affiliating or a list of archers, their AGB Nos. and their membership category (if the AGB invoice is not available or does not show that range of information). These should all match.
- The new Regional Affiliation Submission form is below.
Paul Callaway
GWAS Affiliation Secretary