Early in 2018 we ended the practice of asking for an annual subscription for the Traditional Song Forum and opened the membership to anyone who wished to join and support the aims of the organisation. At that time, we said that we would create an associated voluntary organisation, The Friends of the Traditional Song Forum, as a means of raising money to help fund TSF activities and to create a core of active supporters.
The draft constitution for Friends of TSF was presented for discussion at the meeting in Newcastle in October 2018 and accepted, with some minor modifications. A copy of the constitution can be downloaded HERE. The organisation came into being on 1 January 2019.
The current management group of Friends of TSF are the officers of TSF (Steve Roud, Peter Snape and Richard Spencer). Their roles are set out in the Constitution. The accounts will be scrutinised annually by a suitably qualified person.
We are inviting Friends to contribute an amount of money of their own choice as a single payment annually. There is not an upper limit and will accept any donation of £1 or greater. We will check with you if you wish to resubscribe in the following year – though if you wish to create a standing order, we would be very pleased. We are immensely grateful to all who make donations.
There is absolutely no compulsion on TSF members to join Friends of TSF. The advantage of doing so is the knowledge that you are helping to ensure the future of this unique and valuable organisation and so play a part in supporting the study of traditional song.
If you wish to become a Friend of TSF, please download and complete the form below. If you are already a member you don’t need to complete the form.
You can donate by BACS transfer, details of our account are on the registration form if you don’t already have them. A cheque would be fine, again, the form gives details of the procedure.
If you prefer, you can use the PayPal donation button below, which will enable you to pay directly into TSF’s PayPal account. Please be aware that PayPal deduct a transaction charge from each donation (which is variable but around 5%).
Whichever way you choose to donate, please let Peter Snape know at tsf.treasurer.2023@gmail.com so that we can acknowledge your contribution.