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Joining

As you would expect, as a national representative body for Re-enactment Societies to display organisers, promoters, national and international governments, NAReS has a set of guidelines to which all societies wishing to apply for membership must conform. The guidelines are a minimum requirement for what may be considered a reasonably conscientious and 'professional' society.  

Criteria

• Written Constitution - this refers to a written copy of your societies rules and structures; the joining information pack you receive prior to your application for membership will explain this in more detail. 
• Public Third Party Liability Insurance - in order to be eligible for membership, you need adequate cover; most societies have £2,000,000 cover or higher. Public Liability Insurance for re-enactment groups can be expensive but NAReS can assist groups in finding an insurer who has an appropriate policy to cover their needs.
•  Health & Safety Policy - this refers to a written copy of the Safety Rules by which your society attempts to conduct its business in a manner which pays due attention to the potentially hazardous nature of re-enactment for both the participants and the public. Health and Safety is one of the most important requirements for re-enactment and goes a long way to acquiring Third Party Liability Insurance cover. 
• Client References - NAReS requires that all societies wishing to become members provide at least two references. We will take up these references as part of your application procedure to assist in ensuring the Bona Fide nature of your organisation's activities.

Who can join

• Societies of 10 paid up members or more may join as Full Members - they can send delegates to represent them at General Meetings. The number of delegates and votes depends on the number of paid up members of that group. The can also send a representative to any of the subcommittee meetings.
• Interested parties such as clients, promoters and professional re-creators of history may join as Business Members. 
• Any group that is represented by an existing member society of NAReS is not eligible for membership, except at the discretion of the Executive Committee.
• We regret we cannot accept applications from individuals at this time.

Apply

Please email the membership officer here for an information pack.

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