All applicants under the age of 18 are classed as junior members and must complete a Junior Membership Form and the applicant’s parent(s) / guardian(s) must complete the consent part of the form.
Juniors are permitted to fish all TVA waters subject to our safeguarding conditions for under 18’s. Membership for under 16’s runs until their 16th birthday, so no need to reapply each year. These conditions apply to all new members and all existing members under the age of 18.
The link to the junior membership form is at the bottom of this page. If you are under the age of 18, please complete this form, including the consent part (or download to print and post).
When you have completed your application form YOU MUST CLICK THE 'SUBMIT' button at the bottom of the form and you will see 'Thank you. Your information has been submitted' - if you do not see this, your application has not been sent to us, and we cannot process it.
There is a PayPal link at the bottom of the application form. The link will only appear after you have CLICKED THE SUBMIT button on your form. Before we can process your application, you need to send us the following:-
Junior Membership Form for all under 18’s: (application link above or download to print and post).
Membership fee (aged 16 and over) Or if you are aged under 16 the £25 junior membership fee): please use one of the payment options below (don’t forget to add the postage to your fee if you’re not collecting or sending us a SAE).
£25 one-off admin fee (applies to all new membership applications for anyone aged 16 and over): If you are a new memberORlapsed member, you need to add the £25 one-off admin fee to the membership fee (‘lapsed member’ means you have been a member but you did not renew your membership within 6 months of its expiry date (see inside cover of your membership book) so you are classed as a 'new member’ and must pay the £25.00 admin fee again).
Paying by credit / debit card: The PayPal page has an option to pay by debit / credit card and you do not need a PayPal account – The PayPal link will only appear on your membership application form after you have clicked the submit button on your form. To pay, click 'check out - pay without a PayPal account'.
Paying by cheque or postal order: Please make cheques / PO’s payable to ‘Holme Pit Action Group’) - sorry we do not accept cash.
A recent photo / selfie of your head and shoulders (to go in your membership book): You can upload your photo using the ‘Upload Photo File’ at the bottom of the online form or email it to [email protected] - for postal applications, please write your name on your photo and post it with your application form to the address below - please note, a photo of a photo will not be accepted and your application will be delayed.
Postage: To pay the postage (£2,00, and we provide the stamp and envelope), please select 'Pay Postage' on the PayPal payment page - The PayPal link will only appear on your membership application form after you have clicked the submit button on your form. Or add the £2.00 postage onto your cheque / postal order total. Or you can send us a stamped addressed envelope. Or you can collect your membership book (please see details below).
You should receive your membership book within 7 days of submitting your application (so long as we receive a completed junior application form, fee, postage, photo etc). If collecting, you will receive a text / email when its ready. To collect, please phone / text 07976 794880. If you do not receive it within 7 days or a text / email, please email [email protected] or phone / text 07976 794880.
Applications by post:DOWNLOADyour application form to print and post to Trent Valley Angling, Foxglove Bungalow, Church Lane, Thrumpton, Notts. NG11 0AX. What3Words: https://w3w.co/unwanted.human.mostly.
Gate codes are not automatically issued to junior members (under 18’s). Should you and / or your parent / guardian require vehicle access, please contact us before planning your fishing trip. Issuing codes is strictly at the discretion of TVA.