Friends of Aldeburgh Library (FOAL)

The Friends of Aldeburgh Library is set up to support our local library via the Aldeburgh Library Foundation, a registered Charity.  Friends pay an annual subscription of £15 for the year from 1st April to 31st March (plus £1 postage). Membership  entitles you to attend free social events, attend and vote at the charity's  AGM each Autumn and a Loyalty Card which allows you a 10% discount in a number of local businesses in Aldeburgh (currently over 40, subject to specified conditions). Subscriptions are used to support Aldeburgh Library and its services

 LOYALTY CARD PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES​
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JOIN OR RENEW

You can join or renew your FOAL membership online here and pay with credit or debit card (not Amex). Click on the JOIN OR RENEW button below. This service is provided by a company called Charity Checkout.  
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The full annual subscription is £15 but if you wish to have your Loyalty Card posted to you it will cost £16 to cover postage etc (mandatory for online subscriptions). The subscription covers the 12 months from April to March.

If you apply after September the subscription is £10 for the part of the period remaining to 31st March

By joining/renewing online you consent to the terms and conditions of the Loyalty Card, see right.
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​Alternatively click here to download an application / renewal form.
​Print the form and either take or post to the Library with your subscription.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR LOYALTY CARD

  1. Loyalty cards are annual and will be valid until 31 March.
  2. Cards will bear the name of each member and must be signed by each member to be valid. 
  3. A list of participating businesses and organisations will be available on this website. This list will vary from time to time and will explain the terms of use for each business e.g. 10% on Tuesdays only.
  4. Members must present their card to those businesses participating in the scheme in order to benefit from any discount. No card = no discount.
  5. Lost membership cards will be replaced at the cost of £1 to members to cover the print and administration costs.
  6. Aldeburgh Library Foundation and FOAL offer the Loyalty Cards to members in good faith but can accept no liability whatsoever for any failure to provide the discounts advertised.