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Affiliation

Affiliation to the WFCA is available to anglers as individuals or by membership of an affiliated club or organisations. A list of affiliated clubs and organisations can be found on the three regional area pages. North | South | South West

 

 

 

The W.F.C.A. is affiliated and members of the following body's

CIPS Confederation International De La Peche Sportive (World Governing Body for all Angling)
F.I.P.S.ed Confederation International De La Peche Sportive (World Freshwater Governing Body)
Federation of Welsh Anglers (Wales Umbrella Body for Angling)
Federation of Welsh Anglers Coaching Foundation
Sports Council For Wales

Categories and Cost of Affiliation & Benefits:

Individuals

Adult Individual

£10

Junior Individual under 18 years of age

£6

Registered Disabled

£8

Benefits of Individual Membership


INSURANCE

As an individual member we include the cost of insurance within your affiliation fee so you have no hidden extras to pay. The insurance will offer you peace of mind that you are covered by Insurance regardless if you are coarse fishing, sea fishing or game fishing. In addition we ensure that you are covered for fishing anywhere within the UK.

The limits of cover are;

£5,000,000 Public and Products Liability
£1,000,000 Professional Indemnity

Period of Membership

Your membership will run for a period of twelve months from the time that you take up the membership. So it doesn't’t matter at what time of the year you join. You will also receive any notification for renewal 4 weeks prior to the end of your membership.

Membership Card

You will be sent a WFCA membership card that is valid for a period of twelve months from the time of joining. The membership card can be used in support of obtaining any discounts or benefits arranged for our members.

News Letters

As a member you will receive a regular monthly news letter e-mailed to you from the WFCA informing you of any promotions, special offers, competitions, discount schemes etc.

Additional Benefits

As an individual you are entitled to all the benefits as any affiliated member club, you may participate in any official WFCA event or competitions and receive the same support and representation as any one else.

Who can Join

Membership is open to any individual who wishes to join so it doesn't’t matter if you live in Wales or not.

Visiting Anglers

Any person who visits Wales on Holiday can also benefit from this membership as we can assist in making your stay an enjoyable experience by helping to locate the perfect camp site or touring site or even to assist in finding suitable accommodation. We can provide you with detailed advice on where to fish. Also to provide you with details of Fishing Tackle Shops in the area you are visiting.

How to join

We have a simple application form to complete shown at the bottom of this page and you will be given the option to either pay over the phone or by post.

Download Application Form -> Here

Club Affiliation:
Many Clubs are members of the WFCA and support what we do for angling and benefit from our services and other benefits that we provide to our members.

If your club isn't a member but would like to consider joining us and being part of recognised body that works extremely hard for the rights of anglers and to ensure the future of our sport. Then join us now

The WFCA can also arrange to visit your club and give a presentation about the WFCA in order to encourage your club to join.

Club Affiliation Structure


Clubs with less than 30 members

£40

Clubs with between 30 & 50 members

£70

Clubs with over 50 members

£130

Benefits of Affiliated Club Membership

Insurance

We can provide your club with optional Insurance cover for:
£10,000,000 Employers Liability
£5,000,000 Public & Products Liability
£1,000,000 Professional Indemnity

The insurance cover will provide cover for all day ticket users, work party's, competitions, events, visitors, officers of the club, individual members to fish anywhere within UK for pleasure or competitive angling. It will also cover the club and its members for angling activities arrange on other waters not belong or leased to the club.

Period of affiliation

Normally clubs will join at the start of our financial year 1st of January however we do accept clubs joining throughout different times of the year especially new clubs and the cost of joining is reduced depending on when you join. However after the first year clubs are expected to renew at the start of the financial year.

Membership Card

The WFCA will be introducing a membership card for clubs in 2008 to issue to its members. This card can be used to obtain any discounts or benefits arranged for our members.

News Letter

The WFCA will send out monthly newsletters to all our affiliated clubs and their members who register on the WFCA web site with e-mail addresses.

Additional Benefits

As an affiliated club you are permitted to take part in all WFCA competitive activities, attend any events or meetings at regional level and to send a delegate to the National AGM. You will be entitled to submit people forward for awards in recognition for the work that individuals have done for your club. As a member of the WFCA it will also open up a lot more doors for you in relation to funding projects or obtaining grants for other activities. We can assist in obtaining grants and help with any applications. As a club you will be entitled to legal representation under any agreements we have in place with any solicitors. We will assist you in any matters concerning lease agreements, constitutional issues, forming a club, fishery management advice and much more. In addition we will provide advice and support in any matters of concerns for the club.

Who can join

The WFCA is open to any club who wishes to join we have no restrictions. We have many clubs that has mixed sections for coarse, sea and game fishing.

How to Join

With Clubs we prefer for you to join through completing a form and sending it to us because we appreciate that clubs normally operate a current account and often require two signatures on a cheque. You can inform is by e-mail that you intend to join and we will put everything in place immediately.

Download Application Form -> Here

 

 


Other categories of Affiliation:
The WFCA encourage affiliation from different sectors that may have an interest in angling or wish to be associated with angling and the WFCA.

Commercial Fisheries

£150 per 12 month period from date of joining.
We welcome commercial fisheries joining the WFCA if they are committed to the development of angling and can actively support or promote coaching activities, competitions and or tourism. In exchange we will provide details of the fishery on our website, along with any stories, pictures or any other information that they wish to have published. We will also provide the fishery with a sign to display at the fishery that shows our link and support for that fishery. We will also provide regular newsletters and will be able to offer a comprehensive optional insurance scheme.

Youth Groups or Community Based Clubs

£130 per 12 month period from the date of joining.
The WFCA encourages membership from Youth Groups or Community Based Clubs and we have done much work with such clubs over the years. By linking with youth groups and other community based groups we have introduced many youngsters to the sport of angling. We can run organised activities that provide your members with a certificate of achievement and further opportunities to develop skills and encourage inter group competitions.

Hotels, B&Bs, Camping sites, Touring Sites

£150 per 12 month period from the date of joining.
The WFCA are keen to promote tourism in Wales and get many requests for advice on where to stay. The WFCA can provide an opportunity for you to promote your facilities on our web site. In addition we will give you a sign or plaque to display that we support your facilities. We will endeavour to encourage and direct tourism to those facilities that we support or who are members of the WFCA.

How to Join

To join simply send us an e-mail requesting to affiliate to the WFCA along with a contact number and we will get back in touch or complete the online form.


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