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Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC)

Fairfield has been awarded Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC) status and is open to all of the community including those on modest or low incomes.

Any member or prospective member whose financial circumstances so not allow them to pay an annual membership subscription and associated costs of more than £520 is invited to apply to the Club Manager (in writing) and demonstrate that any sum above this figure is not affordable to them.

The application will be considered by the Management Board and, if accepted, an alternative fee structure will be offered to the applicant.
The club will ensure that applications are treated in the strictest confidence.

All applicants that are accepted to the club will enjoy identical voting rights and privileges to our other standard categories of membership.

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Open to the whole of the community

The Club needs to ensure that it is open to the whole community. One aspect of this is to ensure that the cost to participate is not prohibitive. To be considered open to the whole of the community:

  • A club must be open to all without discrimination (membership or use of facilities)
  • When determining who can join or make use of a club’s facilities, a CASC cannot discriminate on the grounds of ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, religion or belief, sex, age or disability – except when it’s necessary for taking part in a particular sport.
  • Costs associated with membership must not represent a significant obstacle to membership, use of facilities or full participation in the club’s activities
  • Clubs where membership and participation costs are £520 or less a year will be considered to be open to the whole community.
  • Clubs where membership and participation costs are in excess of £520 a year will need to demonstrate that there are special provisions in place, and the provisions are used in practice, for members on low or modest incomes to be able to participate fully in the club’s activities for £520 or less a year.

Examples include:

  • Open days and taster sessions
  • Free coaching and equipment loan
  • Discounted and concessionary membership fees, possibly including means tested membership
  • Charitable fund/bursaries for young people who may not be able to afford membership, coaching and / or equipment
  • Clear advertisement of all the opportunities and packages available to play at the club
  • Clubs can charge a maximum annual membership fee of £1,612 or £31 per week and be a CASC but have to offer a range of concessions to people who can’t afford membership at this level.

Participate fully

Members must be able to participate fully in a club’s sporting activities. The Government recognises that sports clubs will have different membership structures and levels of access to the activities of the club and will vary by club and by sport.

Clubs that are open seven days a week will need to provide a member with full access at least three days a week on days that suit the member, including weekends.
Where a club is open on limited days of the week, for example at weekends only, or at certain times of the year, clubs must ensure that members have access to facilities at least half the time they are open, at times convenient to the member, so that any member can participate fully in the sporting activities of the club even if they are paying a lower amount than other members because they are on a low income.

 Fairfield Golf Club has a wholehearted committment to providing continuity, accessibilty, community and an excellent environment to promote the “love of the game”.