Membership 2024/2025
What you get
The Monmouthshire Reel Club's USP has always been the private house parties. These were often preceded by dinner parties in other members' homes. In the last two seasons we have brought everyone together at the beginning of the evening. Instead of dinner parties or a local pub gathering for supper before dancing at 9.30pm, we meet at 7.30pm, start dancing at 8pm, have a break to enjoy finger food and drinks brought by everyone and finish the evening at 11pm. At the discretion of the host/hostess you are welcome to bring guests, provided they can dance, to introduce them to the Club.
Club membership for existing members remains at the discounted price of £10 per person.
We have several paid events each season which are open to non-members by invitation: an End of Year Dance, including dinner and recorded music; an Annual Ball in the spring, including dinner and a live band; and a Summer Dance, bring your own picnic, also with a live band.
We also cordially invite guests at these events to join the Club.
Many MRC members dance with the North Herefordshire Reels. We are welcome to join their Spring Dance and their practices. We regularly welcome members of other clubs to our Annual Ball and other public dances. MRC members also attend the Thistle Ball in Cheltenham (26 April 2025) and other events in the area, such as the Autumn Gathering at Holy Cross Church in Avening with George Buchanan’s band on 18 October and the North Herefordshire Reels Spring Dance in Weobley Village Hall on 2 May (tbc).
Dress is Black Tie for formal evenings and White or Black Tie, Highland Evening Dress or Uniform for the Annual Ball.
Members can login to the password-protected area of the website, where you can see how to pay subscriptions, book for events, see the online members' directory, check your own details (if you have any amendments, please send them to Katie Cripwell) and see Club documents. The password is given only to members and should not be passed to others.
New members
New members are normally proposed at the AGM but may be proposed to the Committee at any time of the year. Members pay an annual subscription (£20 per person for new members in 2024/2025), for which they get all the benefits above.
If you have no previous experience of Scottish dancing, you are encouraged to attend any practices arranged before specific events or to practise with friends. The Club plans to arrange a practice session in a village hall in early 2025.
