Membership Information

Contact: Lucy Ward - Membership Officer

Telephone	0117 908 2090
Fax:	0117 908 5644
E-Mail:	enquiries@childrensscrapstore.co.uk
Website:	www. childrensscrapstore.co.uk
Address:	Children’s Scrapstore & Artrageous Scrapstore House, 21 Sevier Street St Werburghs, Bristol, BS2 9LB
Registered Charity:	1008788

In order to access the wonderful creative resources in the Scrap warehouse you must first become a member. We are set up to work with low income groups and we operate our membership on a trust basis i.e. we don’t ask for loads of paperwork. Please read the information below to work out if you are eligible for membership, then follow the instructions on how then to join and what benefits you will then receive as a member.

Membership is open to groups working in creative play, care, educational or therapeutic settings. Although we are called ‘Children’s Scrapstore' we do offer membership to all age groups.

We currently have around 1300 member groups. These are the types of groups who are members:

Adventure playgrounds, After school clubs, Art groups, Art therapists, Breakfast clubs, Brownies/Guides, Care homes, Children’s Centres, City farms, Community artists, Community centres, Community groups, Childminders, Creches, Church groups, Day care centres, Day nurseries, Dance groups, Drama groups, FE College courses, Festival workshops, Gardening clubs, Home educators, Lunchtime clubs, Music groups, Nannies, Out of school clubs, Parent/carer & toddler groups, Pre-schools, Playgroups, Playschemes, RACs, Schools, Scouts/Cubs, Uniformed groups, University courses, Woodcraft folk, Workshop providers, Youth Clubs.

Is really easy. We operate on a trust basis so we don’t ask for ID or proof of your group whatsoever. All you need to do is work out which membership applies to you – Full, Temporary or Associate membership - and then fill in an application form. Before you sign the form please read the Conditions of Membership section of the To join you can:

Pop in and fill in a membership form. You can shop there and then whilst we process your membership. . . . or . . .

You can ask for a membership form to be sent in the post or by email. You can then either send it back in the post with an SAE and payment or bring it in with you when you want to shop. . . . or . . .

You can download an application form and either send it back in the post with an SAE and payment or bring it in with you when you want to shop.

1) Full Membership

Full membership lasts a year and is for any group working in a creative play, care, educational or therapeutic setting (but not LEA funded). The membership fee you pay depends on the yearly expenditure of your group. The expenditure is the yearly cost to run your group i.e. wages, rent, oncosts etc. The membership fees are in Bands A to F and fees are listed below. (Fees include VAT)

As a rough Guide, Band A is usually for groups run by volunteers (like PTAs and Scout groups) and those operating on very low budgets. The higher bands are appropriate for larger groups.

Your groups yearly running costs	Band	Yearly fee
Up to £5000	A	£20.55
£5001 to £10000	B	£33.10
£10001 to £20000	C	£38.60
£20001 to £40000	D	£44.10
£40001 and over	E	£49.60

Membership is offered at these rates for any group working in Bristol, Bath & NE Somerset, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire. Groups outside these areas may join but pay double fees.

PTAs: Join under full membership Band A for PTA activities only. The card cannot be used by the teachers in general. If teachers want to use Scrapstore for class work then the school must take out membership.
Church groups: Add up the expenditure of all the groups run by you in your premises. Use this figure to assess your Band. The membership will be in the church name.
Home education groups: The group joins under Band A plus £5 for everyone in that group. We will need a list of everyone in your group.
Uniformed Districts: You need to find out which units in your district wish to join. The fee will be Band A plus £5 per unit.
Childminding groups: Individually childminders are charged the Band A fee. Childminding groups join under Band A and then pay £5 per person in that group.

2) Temporary Membership
Temporary membership lasts 3 months and is for the same type of groups as above but who only exist for a short time, i.e. summer groups. Again if your group is outside the old Avon area you must pay double fees. The fees are shown in the table below:

Your groups yearly running costs	Band	3 month fee
Up to £5000	A	£ 7.80
£5001 to £10000	B	£13.25
£10001 to £20000	C	£15.45
£20001 to £40000	D	£17.65
£40001 and over	E	£19.85

Click here to download a Temporary membership form

3) Associate Membership
Associate membership is for schools, college/university courses and LEA nurseries and lasts for a year. The fees are:
£38.60 + 17p per pupil (ceiling rate £143.30)
Please note that schools join for the whole school, not per class/year. FE colleges and universities join per course, not per department or faculty.

If you are a supply teacher you can take out an individual membership for £38.60.

Please not share your membership card with any outside of your groups as non payment of membership fees can jeopardise the service.

Please do not sell scrap on for profit. We are given scrap supplies in good faith. The selling on of scrap may lose us our suppliers.

Please respect the store when you visit and replace any unwanted stock back in its home if you’re not taking it away.

Access to low cost creative resources
20% discount when shopping in Artrageous
Free newsletter twice a year
Free monthly e-bulletin
Free entry to Scrapstore Roadshows & art workshops
The knowledge that you are helping divert waste from landfill!