FAQs
Visitors Questions
1. Will I be made welcome?
2. Can I keep up?
3. How much does all this cost?
4. How do I make Payment?
Members Questions
5. How do I update my details?
6. How do I change my password?
7. How do I change my email address or any of my other data?
8. How do I renew my membership?
9. The Website doesn't show all the information I would expect
10. Who do I contact if I have a problem?
11. How can I see other members details?
12. Publishing Your Data / Data Privacy
13. Email Notification of new Blog entries
Visitors Questions
1. Will I be made Welcome?
We are a mixed bunch of both sexes, mainly in our 50s, 60s and 70s; we even have some members in their 80s.
We believe that we’re a fun loving and a sociable, non-competitive club.
As one of our members you can easily sit at coffee or lunch and make friends with anyone on our rides.
2. Can I keep Up?
On a Wednesday we all meet for coffee at the same location. We then break up into riding groups with different groups for differing abilities; from the very slow to the rather quick!. This ensures that there will always be a group that will ride at a speed and distance to meet your abilities. Total numbers can vary between 40 and 70 riders.
Rides tend to be shorter during the winter months – we like to get back home before dark.
It is better to start with a slower group; if you find yourself way out in front on the hills you can always swap to a faster group at a later date.
3. How much does all this cost?
Annual membership is £10; for those over 80 this reduces to only £5.
This normally covers the calendar year – however if as a new member you join after 30th Sept, your membership will continue to the end of the following year.
In addition, for the benefit of you and the other riders, we ask that you take steps to acquire 3rd party insurance.
4. How do I make Payment?
Please make payment in one of the following ways:
1. Bank Transfer (preferred method)
Meridian Cycling Club
Sort Code: 09 06 66 (Santander)
Account No: 43226774
Be sure to add your name as a reference on the transfer (otherwise we wont know who it’s from!).
Please ensure that you enter the above information correctly as the Club cannot be responsible for money sent to the wrong account
2. By Cheque
Made payable to Meridian Cycling Club
This can be handed to Chris Simms, our Treasurer, when you attend a Wednesday or Saturday ride.
Alternatively post to him at
6 Petersfield Drive, Culverstone Green, Meopham, Kent, DA13 0TR
3. By Cash
See Chris on Wednesday or Saturday.
Members Questions
5. How do I update my details?
Make sure you’re logged in and then look in the Members Area > Your Account in the top RH corner of each page. You will get a list of all the data that can be updated.
6. How do I change my password?
Follow these steps:
1. If you are logged in – logout.
2. Go to Login page
3. Click on ‘Lost your Password?’
4. Enter your email address and follow the instructions to enter a new password.
7. How do I change my email address or any of my other data?
See answer 5 above.
8. How do I renew my membership?
When your membership comes up for renewal at the end of each year you will receive a request for payment from our treasurer.
Make payment to the club – see 4. above
9. The Website doesn't show all the information I would expect
Certain pages of the website are only accessible from the 'Members' Area' which is accessed in the link at the top RH corner of each page. To access this area you need to be a club member and logged into the site - you will then find a dropdown menu of pages that have restricted access.
10. Who do I contact if I have a problem?
If you have any sort of problem that you cannot sort out please go to 'Contact Us' link at the foot of each page.
Alternatively email addresses of Committee members are stored in "The Committee" accessible via the Members Area - click on the picture for their contact details.
11. How can I see other members details?
With very few exceptions all the clubs' members are shown, with their pictures, in the Members Area - 'Members Gallery'.
If you click on their image contact details will appear.
12. Publishing Your Data
There is the facility to allow your Profile Data to be made available to other club members; this could be of mutual benefit. By making this data 'Public' it will become available to other club members when logged in to the website. It is not available to viewers outside of the club.
For more details see 'Help > Managing your Data'
13. Email Notification of New Blog Enries
By default you will receive an email every time a new entry is made to the club Blog.
If you do not wish to receive these emails - you can unsubscribe by hitting the unsubscribe link shown on each email.
If you wish to receive these emails, but are not doing so it is highly likely that they are being sent to you 'Jonk / Trash' mailbox.
If that is the case you can normally 'right click' the email and choose the 'Not Spam' option.
If this doesn't work read this document