To refer to the gentlemans comments, i have sent membership email to confirm details that the OSC wanted as it was a surprise gift & upon receipt i did mail as requested after new year but recieved nothing back & im still waiting for confirmation email as expected for joining OSC site registration as it is i cannot log in for some reason. There was nothing to welcome newbies or give information to new recruits anything that has been known i've found out on here accyweb stanley forum - thanks guys. I thought nothing about my membership - other than nice badge

, until my friend whom bought this as a gift asked if my renewal had come thro - to which the site was down committee seemed defunked so was in no position to ring anyone because made clear no answers or communication could be given, also nobody knew really what was going on to advise me further, so seems the OSC is unapproachable.
Im a member of a few clubs btw, Stanley being the expensive membership but no matter i love my club, what really struck me was the dis-service, my other memberships can be bothered to send leaflets, updates, meeting schedules, by proxy voting postals for absentees, emails, even encouragement - nothing other than you have to turn up to the meeting or sod off is the attitude i feel it was, sorry its not always feeible to turn up to all or some meetings as the timing is a bit awkward but appreciate it goes for the majority - so felt out of it. I know how hard it is to set up committee & keep it going, im in the position myself but the key is to listen to members & even non members so that problems are sorted plus keeping your members informed is a key to most of it & i thinks thats where a lot of objection has come about from. Only today i find the site is back on.
Thanks Mr Morton for confirming my membership 410 least i can put a worried friends mind to rest now as he bought it & will wait patiently as i have done
I haven't critised you personally Mr Morton altho i have cristised constructively the club as above, if im ill-informed then that can only mean i've not been informed properly by the club itself & that is down to the committee as a whole not just one member of it is all im saying, i thank you for your response & effort in doing so.