Membership & Renewals
New Members: You can wait until after you have tried out one ride before you decide to join. As the club is run by volunteers, we ask all members to contribute in some way – this would normally involve leading a ride occasionally, although it could possibly be by marshaling at time trials or helping out in some other way instead. Please do not join unless you are prepared to help out.
Former Members
Former members whose subscription lapsed prior to 1 May 2022 will be required to “re-join” the club as a New Member at a cost of £80 which also includes short sleeved club jersey. New members are required to attend a New Joiner Ride unless otherwise agreed in advance by a sponsoring Group Leader, The Membership Secretary and the Club Secretary.
From 1 May 2025 onwards we will apply a 3 year rule – such that any former member wishing to join the club, who has not previously been a member within the last 3 years will be required to “re-join” the club as a New Member.
Membership runs from 1st January to 31st December
This means in January everyone has to renew their membership.
Join
Payment can now only be made via the online facility through the British Cycling website, please click on the logo below and follow the screen instructions:
This buys membership to ARCC. Which runs from Jan – Dec.
The joining fee for new members includes Membership, an ARCC Cycling jersey and an ICE helmet sticker.
Please note that British Cycling membership is not included with the ARCC membership but can be purchased at the same time through the BC website.
British Cycling Membership
ARCC requires all active members to have 3rd Party liability insurance cover in place, whether this is through our preferred option of British Cycling or another provider such as Cycling UK.
BC “Ride” membership covers non-racing Club Riders including riders taking part in Sportive type events.
Benefits of BC ‘Ride’ membership include:
- 3rd party liability insurance up to £10 million for accidents which are your fault
- Free legal advice and support if involved in an accident that isn’t your fault
- Priority access to UK cycling events
- E-newsletter full of offers, tips, news and information
- Discounts on Cycling magazines, kit and equipment
Please also ensure that we have your full name. full postal address and details of an emergency contact.
Other Groups/Pages
Club Rides
Once you have joined, the organised rides are published on the website.
Facebook (private)
There is also a closed Facebook group only members can access
RideWithGPS
Our rides are published on ridewithgps for members only, free to members
Strava
We have an ARCC strava group for members to share activities.