PWA7C = 750MC?

[Tony Griffiths]

I joined the PWA7C when the lockdown was on and nearly every month I have been chasing the magazine which never gets delivered in time. The excuse last month was my postcode but I had put my full address on the e mail I sent the month before. Not really impressed with the PWA7C and im not chasing it this month if AUG mag doesn't turn up then I'm just going to cancel membership and be done with. A simple address postcode check could have sorted it if that was the case we shall see what happens this month.

I certainly don't sump in my armchair counting the seconds to when the magazine should arrive - in fact, I've no idea when it's imminent, I'm just pleased and delighted by the surprise when I find in on the doormat. It's the product of a selfless endeavour by keen volunteers.

[Derek Sheldon]

Well don’t think things will improve by getting your mag through the 750 Mc avenue, by the time I used to get mine the adverts in it where long gone and the next eurotour had a long waiting list. I wrote and explained that I get very little from being a member, not being near a Centre, non competitive and a magazine up to six weeks late. The answer I got was , oh ok. Not impressed.

[John Mason]

I am also a member of the PWA7C and have always received my monthly magazine however if I was regularly missed and failed to get my mag I think I Would would somewhat be annoyed after all if we had subscribed to a commercial company and did not get what we paid for I think we all would look at things differently.  Is this a way to treat new members and keep them as members.  I will add that the committee members who run things do it on a voluntary basis and most if not all do it to the best of there ability.

John Mason

[Stuart Giles]

Just received an email from Nicky Emmerson at 750MC HQ. The PDF attachment contains a timetable for the "Heritage Partnership" which includes the timeline for 750MC centres who choose to migrate/co-brand with the PWA7C. I'm rather hoping that the chosen 2021 April 1st target date doesn't carry any particular symbolism .

[JonE]

And there was me thinking that a reduction of subs might occur. It appears from latest mag that PWA7C have been running at a 8.5k deficit for the last couple of years so 8 quid rise in subs for 2021 proposed at AGM.
I was presuming there would be economies of scale from the coming together of the memberships.
It takes it beyond my acceptable threshold for having a future second club membership... but also raises the question of whether clubs could have reduced "2nd claim" membership fee... where a Grey mag isn't required?

[Hugh Barnes]

Please be very careful about advocating a membership option where the Grey Mag is not required. Bear in mind that sales of the magazine is the only real income that the Association has to fund everything it does...

[GK5268]

Please be very careful about advocating a membership option where the Grey Mag is not required. Bear in mind that sales of the magazine is the only real income that the Association has to fund everything it does...

He means that he will end up getting TWO copies of the same grey magazine, I am in two organisations, the second has different levels of subscriptions depending if the grey magazine is required or not, clearly I would not want the same magazine twice from difference sources and when the subs include the grey magazine why would I want to pay extra for the same thing! The A7OC(London) send out the grey magazine separately from the club magazine so it is easy enough to administer.

[Nick Salmon]

I can confirm that after 1st April 2021 the 750MC will not be circulating the Grey Mag, so there will not be a duplication for those who choose to be members of both 750 and PWA7C.

[Hugh Barnes]

I appreciate JonE's point. I was just trying to make it clear that the Association has one income stream and that all Clubs should do their upmost to ensure that sales of the Grey Mag are encouraged for the benefit of all...

Hugh

[Ian Dunford]

I’m very saddened and surprised to hear that one of the founder clubs of the A7CA is to cease distributing the Grey Magazine.
Is this because it is no longer really an Austin Seven Club at all,in the true sense of the meaning?