We're pleased to announce that Dennis Frost has joined the BMCT Trustee board in place of the recently retired John Kidson. A lifelong motorcyclist, Dennis still has the Velocette he bought as a teenager, nowadays owning a few more machines produced at Veloce Limited’s Hall Green factory in Birmingham. Dennis has been a senior manager in UK universities running campus services and also a civil servant advising elected politicians. In the 1990s he took a break, joining The Classic MotorCycle magazine as their staff writer. He rode and wrote about machines from Anzani to Zenith and also judged motorcycle concours – a role he continues to carry out as head judge at the twice-yearly shows held the Stafford County Showground. Now retired, Dennis advises local authorities about the allowances councillors receive, while also being a board member of one of Britain’s largest pension schemes.

CHANGES TO THE BMCT MEMBERSHIP SCHEME Please read the following carefully, as it represents the most important change to our membership scheme since its inception more than twenty years ago. The present benefit of free museum admission will be replaced with a discount from 1st January 2023. The growth in membership has exceeded everyone’s expectations and today we have eighteen affiliated museums giving free entry to 2,700 associate members. We’ve reached the point where the financial impact on our partners, who are already struggling with the aftermath of Covid restrictions, has to be considered. We have consulted with the museums, looked at various options, and jointly decided that our membership benefit will change to half price museum entry, rather than the free entry offered hitherto. From 1st January 2023 new members and those renewing will receive a membership card confirming the concessions available at each museum. Discounts will be applied to the regular adult entry price, there are no further concessions for children, seniors, or groups. If you’re an existing member you’ll still be entitled to free museum entry until your card expires, and upon renewal you will be issued a discount card. Of course, we hope that you will take up the new offer and the cost of your subscription will remain at £20, as it has been right from the beginning. If you have an automatically renewing subscription and choose not to continue, you will need to stop the recurring payment in your PayPal account. We’re unable to cancel it on your behalf. We’ve taken this timely action to ensure the sustainability of the arrangement with our affiliated museums while still offering a very attractive package to our members. Please also bear in mind that there are still some museums that do not charge for entry. Full details of these are in our new Museums Guide. Link to Museum Section