Membership

BLRS Membership

Members enjoy many benefits, including reduced cost entry to regular society-sponsored or co-sponsored conferences, plus membership of the International Affiliation of Land Reclamationists (IALR). Corporate members can send up to six employees to conferences at the members rate. Membership also provides a forum for professional and social contact with other land reclamationists and possibly support to attend relevant national and international conferences.

Members also receive the Society’s thrice yearly newsletter, Reclamation, which contains commissioned articles, conference reports, reclamation and member news and a diary of forthcoming events. Corporate members can receive up to six copies of the newsletter. Members can also access past editions of the newsletter from the members only area of this web site.

Membership Rates

You can join the BLRS by printing, completing and returning a Membership Form. Current Fees are

i) ‘Full membership’ of The Society shall be open to individuals who are interested in furthering the work of The Society who have paid the annual subscription as laid down from time to time by the Executive Committee hereinafter mentioned and shall be entitled to exercise ONE vote. Full Membership – £50

ii) ‘Full membership (student)’ of The Society shall be open to those individuals undertaking full time education, who are interested in furthering the work of The Society who have paid the annual subscription as laid down from time to time by the Executive Committee hereinafter mentioned and shall be entitled to exercise ONE vote. Student Membership – £25

iii) ‘Full membership (retiree)’ of The Society shall be open to retired individuals, who are interested in furthering the work of The Society who have paid the annual subscription as laid down from time to time by the Executive Committee hereinafter mentioned and shall be entitled to exercise ONE vote. Non Practicing/Retired – £25

iv) ‘Corporate membership’ of The Society shall be open to national, international and local organisations, whether corporate or unincorporated, that are interested in furthering the said work and have paid the annual subscription as laid down from time to time by the Executive Committee. Corporate membership provides for as many delegates to attend meetings at the Member rate as the event can reasonably accommodate. Each corporate organisation may appoint one individual person to represent it and exercise ONE vote on its behalf at General Meetings of The Society. In the event of such an individual person resigning or otherwise leaving an organisation, he or she shall forthwith cease to be a representative thereof. Each member organisation may appoint a deputy to replace its appointed representative if the latter is unable to attend any particular meeting of The Society. Corporate Membership – £200

v) ‘Corporate Higher Learning Institution (HLI) membership’ of The Society shall be open to national officially recognised[1] Universities and Colleges that are interested in furthering the said work and have paid the annual subscription as laid down from time to time by the Executive Committee.  HLI corporate membership provides for attendance of staff and students at meetings of The Society, up to the limits on delegate numbers identified by the organisers.  Each HLI corporate member may appoint one individual person to represent it and exercise ONE vote on its behalf at General Meetings of The Society.  In the event of such an individual person resigning or otherwise leaving an organisation, he or she shall forthwith cease to be a representative thereof.  Each member organisation may appoint a deputy to replace its appointed representative if the latter is unable to attend any particular meeting of The Society. Corporate HLI membership – £100

vi) ‘Corporate Charity membership’ of the Society shall be open to national charities that are interested in furthering the said work and have paid the annual subscription as laid down from time to time by the Executive Committee.  Charities are defined as bodies registered and approved as having charitable status by the Charity Commission (for bodies in England and Wales) or by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (for bodies in Scotland).  Charity corporate membership provides for attendance of staff at meetings of The Society, up to the limits on delegate numbers identified by the organisers.  Each charity corporate member may appoint one individual person to represent it and exercise ONE vote on its behalf at General Meetings of The Society.  In the event of such an individual person resigning or otherwise leaving an organisation, he or she shall forthwith cease to be a representative thereof.  Each member organisation may appoint a deputy to replace its appointed representative if the latter is unable to attend any particular meeting of The Society.  Corporate