Volunteer, make things happen, earn rewards
Volunteer to help, become a VIP member
Our successful Volunteer Incentive Program (VIP) Points has been running since 2023 to incentive volunteers and provide tangible rewards for volunteering activity.
By volunteering, you become a VIP member and earn VIP points. You can use these points to pay for a wide range of things related to the club. New for 2025 is redemption against purchases made at Mud Dock Cycleworks. There’s a full list included in the scheme rules (Section 4) here, but if you think of something else you think should be included just let a committee member know.
Your points will accumulate over the year as you complete your volunteering activities, and you can use them right up to the end of the following year. For example, if you choose to marshal for the Open 50 time trial in July 2024, your points are usable until the end of 2025. Your points are allocated to you as soon as the event or activity has happened.
You can view your points and any other VIP member’s points in the record sheet here.
In 2025 the club hopes to organise the following volunteer-run events. You can put yourself forward to help through the contact information shown against each. Dates will be updated for 2025 once they’re confirmed, but generally they’ll be on the equivalent weekend:
- 25 Mile Open Time Trial. 24th March 2024
Needs:
Start assistant 25 VIP pts
Finish assistant 25 VIP pts
HQ – sign on and results 25 VIP pts
HQ – catering 25 VIP pts
Turn marshals x7 25 VIP pts each
Contact: Jaz Clarke. - 10 Mile Open Time Trial. 13th April 2024
Needs:
Start assistant 25 VIP pts
Finish assistant 25 VIP pts
HQ – sign on and results 25 VIP pts
HQ – catering 25 VIP pts
Turn marshals x3 25 VIP pts each
Contact: Simon Cox. - Men’s road race. Date TBC
The road race needs:
A lead organiser 100 VIP pts
Marshals (in addition to the Accredited Marshals arranged by British Cycling) 25 pts each
Drivers for a number of cars in the convoy 40 pts each
People to help with teas, coffees and cakes. 25 pts each
Contact: the club. - The Classic League – 17 weeks of Wednesday evening events from mid-April to mid-August making up the league. Needs: Two people to run this, one of whom needs to have a car to take the signs out. Volunteer rota to put your name down is here (also contains the guidance on what to do). 10 VIP pts each.
Contact: Craig Rockliffe.
- 50 Mile Open Time Trial. 6th July 2024
Needs: Start assistant – Finish assistant – HQ – sign on and results – HQ – catering – turn marshals x6 Contact: Emily Walton - Women’s road race. Date TBC
The road races need:
Marshals (in addition to the Accredited Marshals arranged by British Cycling) 25 VIP pts
Drivers for a number of cars in the convoy 40 VIP pts
People to help with teas, coffees and cakes 25 VIP pts
Contact: Tim Barnes - Open Hillclimb 20th October 2024
Event at Burrington Combe.
Contact: Cameron Graley.
