IMPORTANT NEWS RE MEMBERSHIP PROCESS 2024/2025

 The club have decided to again use the services of Clubmate for the forthcoming season. Though there were teething problems last season, we feel that these have now been addressed.

Thus: EXISTING members {including Associates) should renew their membership for the season starting 16th June 2024 via either the Clubmate app, or by attending one of two membership sessions to be held at Bellwood on:

Saturday May 25th Time 09:30 to 14:00

Saturday June 1st Time 09:30 to 14:00

NEW members living WITHIN 12 miles from Newbury Town Hall MUST complete an application form available here and take it completed along with a passport-style photo and proof of address to Thatcham Angling, Sagecroft Road, Thatcham, (where they can pick up their venue key, if required) or attending either of the above membership sessions at Bellwood.

NEW members living OUTSIDE of 12 miles of Newbury, can apply to be considered as Associate members, though in order to give local anglers the best chance of having swims to fish on our most popular lakes numbers are limited. Should you wish to apply, please email us an application form taken from the website to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

We will quickly let you know if you have been successful and if so how to complete the opening process. We appreciate that through no fault of the club, many of our lakes have been inaccessible for much of the 23/24 season. The clubs running costs, like everyone’s, has risen significantly, and who knows what work will be required once the banks are accessible.

The committee have decided that membership fees will remain unchanged to reflect this.

Thus membership cost is:
-  Senior inc Ladies £80.00 
- Junior (aged 12 to 16 inclusive) £10.00 
- Junior (aged under 12) FREE
- Pensioners (Concessionary rod licence) £50.00 
- Pensioners (over 75) FREE 
- Disabled (concessionary rod licence) £45.00 
- Associate £105.00
- Associate Concessionary (Disabled and OAP) £85.00

For seniors, pensioners, disabled and associate memberships there is an optional 2 rod (specimen) permit supplement of £40.