Membership Request

The Friend's of St Michael's Church Bray

(Registered Charity No. 1070040)

You can help us by joining the Friends, by simply completing the form below and sending it to us.
Contributions are £25 per person per annum (more if you wish and are able) for the period until 31.12.08 followed by a continuing payment by standing order from January 2009 either annually or monthly as you prefer - please complete accordingly.
If you have any questions or require further information please do not hesitate to telephone Tony Ellison on 01628 622090,or use the Contact Form

Please note our preferred methods of payment which will help to minimise the administrative burden.
You may join with an initial payment which will be taken as a donation to the Emergency Appeal followed by annual or monthly standing order payments from January 2009 onwards to continue membership of The Friends.
Alternatively a one-off “lifetime membership” payment can be made.
If you do strongly prefer to pay by cheque in future years can you please make your own diary note to pay this in January each year to avoid the need for reminder letters.
Please complete the Gift Aid section (unless you are a non-taxpayer) as this adds approximately 28% (currently) to your contribution at no cost or formality to yourself and if you are a higher rate taxpayer you can probably obtain higher rate relief on your contribution.

The form may be printed from this page or downloaded to complete at home

When completed please send the whole form to:-

Friends of St Michael’s Bray, c/o Tillat House, Stud Green, Maidenhead, Berks. SL6 2JF

or leave, in an envelope, on the shelf at the back of the Church (below the Churchwardens’ names board).
As an electronic alternative, you can send us the details on this form through the Contact Form page, and we shall contact you to confirm.  If you wih to set up an electronic payment from your bank, please use the reference Friends - and your name so we can identify you.

Forenames......................................................................... 
Address..................................................................................................................

Postcode..................... Tel.No...................................Signature .........................................Date .................. 
(one only - a taxpayer)
Please enrol me/us* as member(s) of The Friends of St Michael’s, Bray.

Annual Membership
I/We* wish to pay the sum of £........... as the intial contribution (cheque enclosed) followed by annual/monthly* payments of £............ commencing January 2009 by standing order as completed below.

Lifetime Membership (One-off payment)
I/We* enclose a payment of:-
* Single lifetime membership £300
* Joint lifetime membership £500

I wish all payments to The Friends of St Michael’s Bray to be treated as Gift Aid donations. (If you are not an eligible taxpayer please delete this line)
Eligibility for Gift Aid requires you to have paid tax at least equivalent to the amount reclaimable by the charity, currently 28p for each £1 donated. Tax means income or capital gains tax and includes tax credits on dividend income and interest on bank and other savings accounts paid net where you have not already reclaimed that tax.
For Annual Membership - please complete the following Standing Order for 2009 onwards. (Standing Orders may be varied or cancelled at any time).

STANDING ORDER
To (please enter name and postal address of your bank)................................................................................ 
..................................................................................................................................................................... 
Please pay to the account of
THE FRIENDS OF ST MICHAEL’S BRAY at HSBC, 35, High Street, Maidenhead, Berks. SL6 1JQ
Sorting Code 40-31-05 Account No. 01473743 
* the sum of £................... annually commencing .............* day of January, 2009 until further notice. 
* the sum of £....................monthly commencing ............ *day of January, 2009 until further notice. 
              (* please delete one option and insert date in January to your own choice. )
Account name ................................................................
A/C Number ....................................
Signature......................................................................... Date...............................................<
Title............. Surname .....................................