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Life MembersLife Members Section.On retirement from the South Yorkshire Police, as a police officer or member of police staff, on pension after completing the required period of service or as the result of injury or illness you automatically become a Life Member of the Club and a Member of the Life Members Section without the payment of any further subscription; provided you were a contributing member of the SYP Sports & Social Club whilst serving. The Chief Executive Officer of the Sports Club will write to you sending a Life Membership Card. You are automatically a Member of the registered Clubs, currently Niagara Conference & Leisure, Sheffield and Club 39, Doncaster. Your spouse or partner is automatically an Associate Member of the parent Sports & Social Club, Niagara Conference & Leisure and Club 39. On application at either venue your spouse/partner will be issued with their own membership card for that venue enabling admission and use the facilities when not accompanied by you. Life Members are valued by the Club for their contribution over many years which have been fundamental to the Club's development from humble beginnings in the 1920’s. Since the year 2000 the profile of Life Members has been raised within the Club as the number of retirees has steadily increased, currently there are five Life Members on the Board of Directors. Facilities for Life Members. Club Sections - you are automatically a member of the Life Members Section and are entitled to membership of all Club Section at Force Level currently there are over forty. Membership Services Lottery - a key role of this service is administration of the Club Lottery which is drawn every month. In retirement you can remain in, join or take out additional shares in the Club Lottery with the subscription being deducted from pension. Abbey Insurance – you are entitled to all the cost savings and benefits offered to you and your family through this scheme. Special Offers - you can benefit in terms of added value and or cost savings negotiated for the whole Club Membership. Trips and Events – Life Members are NOT members of the Area Clubs as these are financed directly from the subscriptions of serving members. Many of the current trips and events are arranged by Area Clubs who have varying policies on Life Member participation, generally there isa higher scale of contribution for retirees and other restrictions can apply. Experience indicates that the longer members have been retired their involvement with Area Clubs becomes more distant. Generally the circulation is via the internal communication system and Life Members tend to find out from those still serving, but given the turnover of personnel this contact, in the majority of instances, falls off with time. An expanding area of the membership services role will be to arrange Events & Trips on a South Yorkshire basis with circulation to serving and retired members alike. Mini Buses – the Club has a mini bus for your use. The 16 seater is based at Niagara. All you pay is a small administration fee and the cost of the fuel. To book ring Niagara Reception on 0114 296 4946. ***** The majority of retirees are members of the National Association of Retired Police Officers. Whilst a national body it is based on local geographical areas known as Branches and South Yorkshire has four Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield. These Branches share a comprehensive website at: www.narposouthyorkshire.co.uk which is well worth a visit. |
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