Association of Lighthouse Keepers

Membership is open to everyone

Since its inception, the Association of Lighthouse Keepers has become truly international, with members in the USA, Germany, Austria, Australia, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands and contacts across the globe.

All those interested are welcome to attend any meeting or activity, and through our members, we are kept in touch with current trends in worldwide aids to navigation.

Look inside a copy of our Lamp Journal

New Subscription Rates 2024

Please note new membership rates are now in effect. If you pay by bank transfer or standing order, you will need to update the renewal rates.

ALK Revised Subscriptions 24

Standard Membership
Membership Renewals
Corporate Membership
Gift Aid

Single Membership

£25.00

Joint Membership

£30.00

Junior Membership

£10.00

Single Membership Renewal

£25.00

Renew

Joint Membership Renewal

£30.00

Renew

Junior Membership Renewal

£10.00

Renew

Corporate Membership

From £60.00

Corporate Membership Renewal

From £60.00

Renew

Benefits of corporate membership

All corporate members will receive up to six copies of the ALK’s quarterly Lamp.
A special digital corporate membership certificate
A link from the ALK website
An invitation to submit articles for inclusion in Lamp
An automatic 50% discount on advertisements placed in Lamp
An invitation to send one named person with full voting rights to the ALK AGM
An opportunity to sponsor events and activities, eg AGM, trips, publications etc.

Find out more about corporate membership of the Association of Lighthouse Keepers

For more information contact us

Gift Aid

Make your subscriptions worth nearly a third more, at no extra cost to you!

If you are a UK taxpayer, your subscription will be worth more to the Association if you sign the Gift Aid Declaration on the membership application form.

And it won’t cost you a penny!

Gift aid allows the ALK to reclaim the tax you have already paid on your subscription. We can reclaim 25p from the taxman for every £1 you have given since we received charitable status, and for every £1 in the future.

If all our members complete the Declaration, we could reclaim hundreds of pounds to help the Association.

Important Gift Aid Declaration Notice

Please notify the ALK if you change your name or address while the declaration is still in force.
You must pay an amount of income tax and/or capital gains tax at least equal to the tax that the ALK and other charities reclaim on your subscriptions in the tax year (currently 25p each £1 you give).
You may cancel the declaration at any time by notifying the Treasurer and we will cease to reclaim tax from your subscriptions.
If you pay tax at a higher rate, you can claim further tax relief in your Self-Assessment tax return.

I’ve already completed a Declaration for another charity. Do I need to complete another one for the ALK?
Yes! You have to complete a separate form for each charity you want to benefit from Gift Aid. Signing a Declaration for the ALK will not affect any existing Declaration(s) you may have made in any way. It simply enables the ALK to take advantage of the change in tax law too.
Will returning this Declaration really make a difference?
Yes! It really does make an enormous difference. For example each £1 subscribed or donated by you will be worth £1.25. On a donation of £10, this will mean an extra £2.50 for the ALK.

If you have any further queries or need further details, please contact the Treasurer

Thank you so much for your support.

With your membership

On receipt of your application, you will receive the following:

A copy of our Journal LAMP, published quarterly
Membership card
ALK pin badge
ALK window sticker
Please allow up to 2 weeks for your membership pack to arrive.

In addition, you also have access to:

ALK Shop
Regular meetings and regional meetings
Annual General Meeting
Trips and events with access to lighthouses not normally open to the public
ALK archives

The Small Print

Members should be aware that the Association of Lighthouse Keepers (ALK) complies with the Data Protection Act and is registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office as required by law. Membership information is kept solely for the purpose of maintaining a Membership Register in order to ascertain whether or not a member is up to date with their subscription, and a full postal address for mailing out the quarterly journal LAMP. In addition, when advised to us by a member, a current email address and phone number is also recorded so that members may be contacted about any urgent ALK matters relating to membership status or to events run by the ALK. This information is not used for any other purpose and will not be shared with any business or organisation outside the ALK. In common with other organisations who maintain a membership register, unless the Membership Secretary is specifically requested in writing to exclude all or part of their membership details, it will be assumed that consent is given to an entry being kept on the membership register. Full details of all the information held on a particular, current member will be made available to that member who, in writing to the Membership Secretary, can demonstrate a bona fide reason for requesting the information. Information on other members will not be disclosed to anyone without their explicit permission being sought and obtained.

Membership is open to everyone

Single Membership

£25.00

Joint Membership

£30.00

Junior Membership

£10.00

Single Membership Renewal

£25.00

Joint Membership Renewal

£30.00

Junior Membership Renewal

£10.00

Corporate Membership

From £60.00

Corporate Membership Renewal

From £60.00

Benefits of corporate membership

Our Corporate Members

Brave New Spirits

Chance Heritage Trust

Friends of Leasowe Lighthouse

Friends of LV50

Maritime Belfast Trust

Museum of Scottish Lighthouses

Sir Peter Scott Lighthouse

South Foreland Lighthouse

The Harwich Society

Trinity Buoy Wharf

United States Lighthouse Society

Gift Aid

Make your subscriptions worth nearly a third more, at no extra cost to you!

With your membership

The Small Print