Membership 2024-25 renewal FAQs

Q. When will the renewal date be?

A. From the 1st of April 2024, irrespective of when you joined the club (with the two exceptions of anyone who is a first time member of any England Athletics club and joined us only after 01/01/2024, or if you are one of our distinguished Life Members).

Q. What is the renewal process?

A. EA, not the Ealing Eagles, send payment request emails so keep an eye out for an email from noreply@englandathletics.org - it may well go to your spam folder. Membership does not auto renew, so follow the instructions in the link to pay. If you pay for more than one membership (i.e yourself and a child / partner) you will get multiple emails. All emails will likely be sent from midday onwards on 01/04.

Q. Who is EE?

A. If you see a line on your bank statement with the words "Ee Membership" - or a transaction detail on your app with the letters or even logo EE - please don't get alarmed or wonder who has been accessing your account - it's the wording used to denote payment of your Ealing Eagles membership or renewal fee. On the assumption that you want to continue with your membership, querying the payment creates extra work for our treasurer and risks us having to pay bank charges.

Q. What should I do as a 1st claim athlete if my link hasn't arrived?

A. EA will send it to the address in your EA profile - we encourage athletes to log in to the EA website to check that is the email account they still use. If your email address matches, you have checked your junk/spam folder and still can't find the renewal email after the 5th of April 2024, email membership@ealingeagles.com with your name and Unique Registration Number (URN) so that we can contact EA on your behalf.

Q. What should I do as a 2nd claim athlete if my link hasn't arrived?

A. Payment links for 2nd claim athletes will only be sent after EA confirms that your 1st claim payment has been made. If this is the case, email us at membership@ealingeagles.com and we will assist.

Q. When is the deadline for renewal?

A. 30th June 2024.

If you don't renew by 30th June 2024 you will no longer be affiliated with the club (and EA generally, unless you pay for 1st claim status elsewhere and were 2nd claim with us). Don't worry, we will send regular reminders but we obviously encourage everyone to renew from April onwards. We do a cull of the Facebook membership in late June that also seems to serve as a good reminder!

Q. Is it cheaper if I join later in the year?

A. Neither the club nor EA offer Pro Rata membership, so there is no financial benefit to joining later in the year and indeed after the 30th of June you would no longer be eligible to enter events for EA discount prices in races that follow UKA rules, use of Eagles coach-led sessions or access to the club's Facebook account, until such time as you re-join where you would be asked to pay the full price.

Q. If I want to enter a race taking place soon after the 1st of April, do I need to renew immediately?

A. No - if you are affiliated with the club in the current racing year (April 2023-March 2024) you can sign up for races (that take place before 30th June 2024) before renewing if you so wish.

Q. Will my Athlete Registration Pack be posted out to me?

A. No - these are now sent digitally. This will include your digital registration card with your personal URN. Your England Athletics digital registration pack/card should be received no later than 48 hours after your registration payment has been received. Your URN will be the same as previous years.

Q. I don't wish to renew - what should I do?

A. If you are sure that you don't want to renew, please send an email to membership@ealingeagles.com to confirm and then depending on whether you are transferring to another club or declining to renew for 2024-25 we can process your request accordingly.