Become a Member
Membership is just £14.50 per month , including our regular meetings, supplementary meetings and training events.. This works out at less than 3 Starbuck’s Grande White Caffe Mochas, 2 McDonald’s Chicken Legend meals, or just 1 Papa John's Small 8” Pizza, so not only will you become a better speaker, but if you spend your pennies with us instead, we can make you thinner* too. (*This isn’t guaranteed, but we’ll try 😁).
Owing to how Toastmasters International works (it’s not us), dues must be paid in lump sums twice a year, at the end of March and September, no matter when people join the club. This means that the dues change depending on when you join (see chart below). After your first six months of membership, when the next March or September comes around, you can choose to continue paying in six-monthly lump sums or pay monthly by direct debit via GoCardless.
Joining Didsbury Speakers is simple. Fill in your details → Make your payment → You're done.
Click the button below to complete the membership form. When you submit it, you'll go straight to our payment page to complete your membership.
You can pay by bank transfer or PayPal after completing the form. If you need to pay by card at a meeting, just let us know.
WHAT YOU PAY & WHEN
Membership costs £14.50 per month. Because Toastmasters collects dues in six-month periods, your first payment covers the months up to the next renewal date. New members also pay a one-off £29 joining fee. which includes a complimentary 1st Pathway - our awesome educational programme.
| Joining Month | New Member | Rejoining / Member of another club | Number of months covered | Next payment due (6 month renewal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | £130.50 | £101.50 | 7 months | September |
| April | £116.00 | £87.00 | 6 months | September |
| May | £101.50 | £72.50 | 5 months | September |
| June | £87.00 | £58.00 | 4 months | September |
| July | £72.50 | £43.50 | 3 months | September |
| August | £58.00 | £29.00 | 2 months | September |
| PLEASE NOTE: As March and September fall immediately before the next payment period, payment covers the month you join plus the following six-month period. | ||||
| September | £130.50 | £101.50 | 7 months | March |
| October | £116.00 | £87.00 | 6 months | March |
| November | £101.50 | £72.50 | 5 months | March |
| December | £87.00 | £58.00 | 4 months | March |
| January | £72.50 | £43.50 | 3 months | March |
| February | £58.00 | £29.00 | 2 months | March |
What do we do with your dues?
Didsbury Speakers is a non-profit club; all membership fees are used towards furthering the club’s & Toastmasters’ aims.
$10 of the monthly fee is paid directly to Toastmasters International to cover your Toastmaster magazine subscription, administration of educational achievements and development of new educational materials. The remainder of the money is used by Didsbury Speakers for overheads including: venue hire, winners ribbons and awards, printed meeting and marketing materials.
As a member of Didsbury Speakers, you'll be joining 357,000 other Toastmasters around the world, and as a bonus you'll be able to visit any of the other 14,200 Toastmaster groups, at no extra cost, wherever you are in the world.