According to the stats on page 3 AUK lost 900 members - more than 10% - at the end of last year. How many of them as a result of the IT debacle and the Board’s subsequent contemptuous treatment of ordinary members I wonder?
(with membership secretary hat on)
I am not usually privy to the reason members decide not to renew their membership. A few kindly do write to tell me and there are some common explanations such as moving from the UK, being injured or getting too old to ride, pursuing other forms of cycling or even (perish the thought) other hobbies and sports. Some just forget, and some of those then remember and renew late. I expect a few who are prompted by a failure of Arrivee to arrive will check their membership and realise it has lapsed.
However the number that lapsed this year is no different to any other year, there is a significant turnover of members each year. What I do know is that we have around 550 more members now than we did at the same date in 2018.