Looking at our records shows that in 1891 we had 40 members who paid a subscription of 9 shillings (£0.45). By 1919, our membership had grown to 50 members, but by 1939 had decreased to 39 members, who then paid £1 1s 0d (£1.05).

In 1959 our membership was 31, paying £1 10s 0d (£1.50) for adults & 7s 6d (£0.38) for juniors (then defined as 14 or less).

In 1970 our membership was 37 paying £1 12s 0d (£1.60) for adults & 10s 0d (£0.50) for juniors.

Decimalisation occurred in 1971, which together with rampant inflation resulted in subscriptions of £11 for adults & £7 for juniors by 1980, yet membership grew to 62 (our highest ever).

In 1985 our membership had shrunk to just 28 paying £16 for adults & £10 for juniors. Fortunately membership then steadily grew to 59 by 1993 with subscriptions of £40 for adults & £24 for juniors. The millennium ended with 54 members paying £50 for adults and £30 for juniors in 1999.

Note that over the period from 1959 to 2021 our average membership was 37. Also the original subscription of 9 shillings in 1891 would approximate to £64 by 2021 (in spending power). Lastly the junior subscription (introduced in 1959) at 7s 6d would approximate to £9.70 by 2021 (in spending power).

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Below is a chart depiction of the above: