About SLOW and club membership                           

Who are SLOW?

South London Orienteers & Wayfarers (abbreviated as "SLOW") is an orienteering and running club based in south London.  Our members are based all over the south London area, with a particular concentration in the Kingston/Wimbledon/Richmond areas.  We also have several members in north London, and also in Surrey, as far out as Dorking and Guildford.  SLOW currently have around 200 members, ranging from complete novices to international level orienteers. 

The club organises a large number of events throughout the year, including orienteering races, training days, evening street events, and cross-country type fell races.  Additionally, there are a large number of orienteering events staged all over the south-east run by other clubs, which SLOW members regularly compete at.  Details of upcoming SLOW events, and links to events organised by other clubs, can be found on the events page.  Results of past SLOW events can be found on the results page.

SLOW is a very social club, and organises a regular program of social events:

• Club members usually meet up in a nearby pub after most events. Some of these are arranged in advance, and detailed on the latest Hot Picks page – a list of the suggested best events for club members to attend.
• During the winter there is a program of monthly street orienteering events and social evenings held all over south-west London, usually on the second Tuesday of each month from September to April. Details of the 2007/08 series can be found here.
• In the summer months, between May and August, there is a series of regular evening training and social events. Details of these events will be available on the website nearer the time.

SLOW welcomes new members of whatever standard, from absolute beginners and children to experienced orienteers.  There are three types of membership available - Local Membership, National Membership and Associate Membership.

Local members receive the following benefits:

• Eligibility to compete in all National, Regional and District orienteering events in all regions, as well as the annual JK festival
• Discounted entry (by £2) to all Regional and District orienteering events in the south-east
• Local Membership of British Orienteering, from which you will receive regular newsletters, eligibility to compete in major events across the UK, discounts for sponsor-supported deals, and includes insurance cover (liability to 3rd parties) at events registered with British Orienteering
• Membership of the South East Orienteering Association
• Participation in SLOW club training, street events and social events
• Receive paper copies of the club newsletter SLOWprint
• Join the SLOW e-mail distribution list to receive details of forthcoming events
• Obtain the SLOW club orienteering kit

National members receive all of the above, plus full National Membership of British Orienteering, which includes these additional benefits:

• Eligibility to run in the British Championships
• Discounted entry (by £2) to all national, regional, and district orienteering events across the UK (not just in the south-east)
• Copies of the British Orienteering magazine Focus, and for juniors 3 copies of the junior magazine Route Choice #5
• Entry into the national orienteering ranking list

Affiliate Membership is available to people who are already members of other UK or overseas orienteering clubs, but wish to join SLOW as an additional club.  These members receive the SLOW-specific elements of Local membership (everything listed in the last four bullet points in that section) – the other benefits of Local membership should be provided by their other club.

Club fees for 2008 are as follows:

Membership type	Adults (born 1987 or earlier)	Juniors (born 1988 or later)	Full-time students (born 1985 or later)	Families*	Groups**
National	£ 27.70	£ 5.25	£ 5.25	£ 34.40	£ 26.50
Local	£ 17.80	£ 1.40	£ 1.40	£ 23.40	n/a
Affiliate	£ 10.00	£ 1.00	£ 1.00	£ 10.00	free

* Family membership applies to 2 adults living at the same address and any number of juniors (born 1990 or later) at the same address. Juniors who were born in 1988 or 1989 need to register in their own right.

** Group membership is available for school groups, scouts, guides etc. Affiliate membership is available to all such groups for free. If any Groups would like to join SLOW as a National member (known as “Associate” membership), we will subsidise the membership fee – please contact Teresa Turner for further information (see contact details below).

If you wish to join SLOW as a National or Local member, you can do so either on-line or by post through the national body, British Orienteering: CLICK HERE TO JOIN
(and remember to select SLOW as the club you wish to join through!)

If you want to join SLOW as an Affiliate member, or for any help on completing the registration process, or if you require any further information, please contact the club membership secretary Teresa Turner at membership@sloweb.org.uk who will be able to help you.

Page updated 28 December 2007