For enthusiasts, researchers and modellers of the Great Eastern Railway

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Membership Renewal

If you subscribed or renewed through the new website subscription system introduced in May 2019, you are advised to renew through that system, as your subscription status is known. To renew, please enter your username and password (if you have forgotten these, you can retrieve them). Please renew here.

For other existing members, you may use this simple form to renew your subscription by Paypal (including credit and debit cards, if you don't have an existing Paypal account). If you are a new member or a rejoining member, please use the form here. If you have difficulty using cards with Paypal, you may also renew using Nochex here.

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Existing Members

GERS members are encouraged to use the Update Form to tell us about any changes to your address, telephone number or e-mail address.

Members are encouraged to register on this website in order to access the Members' area of the site. To do this, go here. In the Members' area you can find details of how to join our active 'e-group' which is an e-mail discussion group.

Renewing your subscription

RENEWALS FOR 2026/27 ARE DUE FROM 1ST APRIL 2026

Subscriptions are due on 1st April each year. This entitles you to 4 issues of the Journal and News. There are several ways to pay for your subscription renewal:-

  1. Standing Orders are an efficient method to ensure you don't forget to renew your membership and they also significantly ease the work of the Membership Secretary and Treasurer. A form for setting up a Standing Order is here:  pdf Standing Order(183 KB) Send this to your bank, but it can help the society if you let us know you have done this by using this form. (Please note, we do not support Direct Debits, only Standing Orders)
  2. You can renew via Paypal (including any credit or debit card), by using the online form here. (Should you have previously sent your renewal at the old rate of £20/£27.50, you can also use this form to top up to the current rates). DO NOT try to send a Paypal payment direct to an e-mail address - we can only accept Paypal payments through our payment forms.
  3. You can alternatively pay by card via Nochex here.
  4. You can pay by cheque, sent through the post to the Membership Secretary, using this  pdf Renewal Form(151 KB) .
  5. You can pay by direct bank transfer (Internet banking) - details are provided here.
  6. You can also pay by cheque or cash at the Society's AGM.

Gift Aid can significantly increase the value of your subscription to us, or any donations you make, so please consider completing the Gift Aid declaration. 

Internet Explorer 8 problems

Unfortunately, the PayPal website is incompatible with the Internet Explorer 8 browser. The Society regrets this, but the situation is wholly outside our control. To be able to complete payment of your order, you must use either an older browser like Internet Explorer 7, or, if you are using Vista or Windows 7 operating systems, upgrade to Internet Explorer 9, which does not seem to have the same problems that IE8 has. Another option is to install an alternative browser such as Firefox or Google Chrome. Downloading and installing Firefox or Chrome is simple and will take only a few minutes. You do not have to remove Internet Explorer from your computer.

You may be worried that installing a new web browser will somehow adversely affect all your Internet settings, but this is not the case. You can have more than one web browser available and you can choose which one to set as your default browser. If your choose to stay with Internet Explorer as your default browser, then Firefox will appear via Start / All Programs. Click on it to launch it. You will probably find it useful to put a shortcut to it on your screen and even drag a copy of that shortcut to your Quick-Launch bar at the bottom of the screen. When the new browser opens, use it to proceed to www.gersociety.org.uk and place your order.

 

Joining the Society

Already a member? - go here.

We welcome anyone with an interest in the GER to join us, whether you are an earnest researcher or a general enthusiast. There are many benefits provided to members:

  • The Great Eastern Journal
  • The Great Eastern News
  • Bi-annual meetings
  • Online meetings via Zoom
  • The GERS E-group, allowing e-mail interchange of information (more details and how to join are in the Members' area)
  • The GERS Forum, a topic based information exchange with inclusive images, popular with modellers
  • Our extensive publications for sale, including the Information Sheets
  • Access to research assistance through our Co-ordinators
  • Opportunities to assist with archival activities

Annual membership is £25 for UK residents or £35 for overseas applicants. Membership runs from 1st April and entitles you to four editions each of the Journal and News. There are no pro-rata reductions for joining part way through the year, but members will receive their full quota of publications dating back to the previous April. 

You may now apply for membership online here, paying via PayPal, or here to pay via Nochex. For applications by mail, a copy of our membership application form is available here, which you may print out. Existing members may also renew via PayPal or Nochex, although we would ask all members to use Standing Orders if possible.

In addition, our Membership Secretary, Michael Harvey, would be pleased to answer any general queries with reference to membership of the GERS and can be contacted by telephone on 07801 232937 or by e-mail.