Quote Originally Posted by Rutty View Post
Sorry folks but it’s time to get real

So, looked at that way, I think £45 for a National Championship is very cheap, in fact too cheap. As for not paying an additional fee as a non member, why should I subsidise you?

Rutty
Maybe that is what is needed to prevent the sport from dying?

I remember shooting in the champs when it was at Cardiff and also shooting in the NSRA postal leagues too and there was no need to be a member (other than an affiliated NSRA member of an affiliated club).

Everyone was happy to shoot in the various NSRA competitions then as the only cost was the entry to the chosen competition, but now the extra cost of having to also become a full member drives the average club member away to shoot in some of the many other competitions they can now choose instead - and who can blame them ?

The NSRA should not be seen as an elitist establishment but one that encourages everyone to participate by making it more affordable.

More entrants would provide more income and help to promote the NSRA as the governing body for everyone and not the few.