Members have been levied /1,000 apiece, payable over four years if one wishes, and there was bad news for the old boys who were looking forward to "pension rates". An EGM voted that long-service concessions should be withdrawn and everyone should pay in full from now. The oldies were extended an olive branch with thorns when offered a downgrade to five-day membership. A cash saving but with a significant loss of standing after long service.