Membership Renewals- a reminder

 2021 renewals are coming in thick and fast and many memberships have already been posted back out. However it appears that a few people are not putting sufficient postage on the envelope when sending their renewal to the PO Box. This results in an excess charge being applied by Royal Mail. H&DAA has a policy of not paying these excess charges and therefore letters are held by Royal Mail for about 3 weeks before being returned to sender. In addition some people are using sub standard envelopes which are flimsy and do not stick properly resulting in the contents becoming separated with perhaps just the renewal form being received. Please ensure a suitable size envelope is used and is up to the job and perhaps use Sellotape to ensure that the contents do not escape. This is a busy time of year for the Membership Secretary so please allow a little longer for return of your membership. If you have already posted your renewal and it has not been returned to you by mid January then please contact us to confirm if we have received it.

Restrictions on the Issue of Day Tickets

Due to the increasing threat of Covid-19 and the government advice to only travel locally, the Association has taken the decision to only allow the sale of Day Tickets to those anglers who live in the County of Herefordshire and have an HR postcode. The tackle shops will ask you to provide evidence of this in the form of a Driving Licence, ID card or other official document e.g Council Tax bill. No other postcodes (e.g SY, GL, LD ) will be accepted. Tickets will not be issued if you cannot provide evidence. This restriction will continue for the foreseeable future.

Membership 2021

 Members should shortly receive their renewal forms for 2021 together with the Annual Newsletter which were posted out earlier this week.

Non members wishing to join the Association can do so by picking up an application form which is now available in the local tackle shops. Forms can also be downloaded by clicking on the following link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZHk1LusJm7aMB1DfXTSioLL-Ugzr9F26/view?usp=sharing

Membership fees remain the same for 2021 and are shown below

Membership of HDAA runs from 1st January until 31st December and is open to everyone.
There is no reduction for joining later in the year.

Membership is by postal application only.

 PLEASE ENSURE YOU ATTACH SUFFICIENT POSTAGE TO THE ENVELOPE YOU ARE POSTING AND TO YOUR RETURN ENVELOPE. Envelopes with insufficient postage will not be accepted and will be returned to sender by Royal Mail after 18 days. The Association will not pay excess postal charges and applications will not be processed.

Application forms can also be obtained from the tackle shops or direct from the secretary (a stamped addressed envelope MUST be included) at
PO Box 35,
Station Approach,
Hereford. HR1 1AA.

Requests for Application forms which do not include a Stamped Addressed Envelope will not be processed.
There are two classes of membership:

1. Full Members - open to anyone over the age of 18 living in the County of Herefordshire.

2. Associate Members - open to anyone over the age of 18 living outside of Herefordshire.

Each class of membership is further divided into six grades:

Full Salmon Trout and Coarse: £90.

Full OAP Salmon Trout and Coarse: £50.

Full Reg. Disabled Salmon Trout and Coarse: £70.

Full Trout and Coarse: £55.

Full OAP Trout and Coarse: £35.

Full Reg. Trout and Coarse: £35.

Associate Salmon Trout and Coarse: £90.

Associate OAP Salmon Trout and Coarse: £50.

Associate Reg. Disabled Salmon Trout and Coarse: £70.

Associate Trout and Coarse: £55.

Associate OAP Trout and Coarse: £35

Associate Reg. Disabled Trout and Coarse: £35.

To qualify for OAP rates you must have been a member of the Association for at least one year prior to to the date of application for OAP grade.
Registered Disabled persons must include proof of eligibility with their application.

Members who complete a Working Party and pay the full price for their class of membership are entitled to a discount of £20 off their subscription in the following year.
OAPs are not entitled to claim a £20 discount on their membership

Junior Membership is available at £15 by application to the tackle shops in Hereford.

Completed forms should be sent to the Secretary at P. O. Box 35, Station Approach, Hereford HR1 1AA. together with a cheque or postal order for the appropriate fee, 2 loose passport sized photos and a stamped addressed envelope, (size C6 - 114mmx162mm).Please ensure you attach sufficient postage. ALL of the above items must be included or your application will not be processed. Please allow 15 days for processing.

***Resumption of Day Tickets***

HDAA can confirm that Day Tickets will again be available at the normal outlets from Wednesday 2nd December. However HDAA advises that anglers should consider the implications and risks of travelling long distances in order to fish, particularly if your local area is under Tier 3 restrictions. If it is possible to fish locally to home then you should consider doing so. Please take adequate precautions to keep everyone safe.