{"id":2371,"date":"2026-05-04T23:49:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T23:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsouthendcanoe.org\/?page_id=2371"},"modified":"2026-05-29T00:28:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T00:28:58","slug":"faq4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/newsouthendcanoe.org\/?page_id=2371","title":{"rendered":"FAQ4"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2371\" class=\"elementor elementor-2371\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dccf92 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2dccf92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1682374 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1682374\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsouthendcanoe.org\/?page_id=1917\">Your Questions Answered<br><\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f42b3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7f42b3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\r\ndocument.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {\r\njQuery(function($){\r\n$('.clicktoshow').each(function(i){\r\n$(this).click(function(event){ \r\nevent.preventDefault();\r\n$('.showclick').eq(i).show();\r\n$('.clicktoshow').eq(i).hide();\r\n}); 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We would encourage you to join the club after a few weeks if you are coming regularly or if you want to go on any trips away.<\/p><p>When you decide you are ready to join you can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.southendcanoe.org.uk\/join.htm\">apply online<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.southendcanoe.org.uk\/memform.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download a membership form here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3def940 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3def940\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2baa81c clicktoshow elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2baa81c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">How much does membership cost?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb9b047 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fb9b047\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f01f938 showclick elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f01f938\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Current membership rates for a full year are as follows. 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