Beaver subs double Brownies

hangers

I have a daughter at brownies, on once a week for 1 and half hours, cost of subs £15.00 a term.
I have twin boys at beavers, on once a week for 1 and quarter hours, cost of subs £30.00 a term.
I was a bit annoyed that Beavers was twice as much as they use the same church hut, when I first payed the subs, I was going to ask if there was a discount for twins...but the chap in charge wrote the receipt for £60.00 before I had chance (and I was a bit nervous).
A Mum at Brownies told me she only pays £15 for both her daughters subs. What should I do, don't want to cause a problem but doesn't seem fair to me.

mrcow

I pay about £30ish a term for beavers too.

They do do good things with them though - sleepovers, camp fires, subsidised events and days out, lots of activity days etc so I consider it worth it.

I certainly didn't do that sort of thing when I went to Brownies (mind you that was back in 1066!)

Money_maker

Probably run as a separate club by different workers. Seems expensive though, my boys subs are £1.50 each per week.

Heath84

Wow thats expensive! Im a Ranger leader (the one up from guides) and we only charge £10 a term subs, and im pretty sure thats what our guides etc charge!

azjh77

My Guide unit charges £20 per term, and my Brownie Daughter costs me £17.50 a term. £30 seems very excessive to me. Do Scouts have to pay capitation, is that included in the subs? Do they do a lot of outdoor activities that are subsidised?

sidefx

That does sound a lot. However there is no reason why you should get a discount just because you have twins. Other parents may have two children there at different ages but still have to pay £30.
Maybe you should just make a polite enquiry about it next week? No harm in asking

hangers

Thanks for your messages.
azjh77: Don't know about capitation fees, they don't do many outdoor activities (in fact since the boys joined last Oct, I don't think they have done any outdoor activites). They had a panto trip at Christmas at a cost of £5 each (so £10 for me) but Brownies went to a different panto which was paid for by the brownies!
There is a day camp next month for beavers (about 5 miles away), cost is around £17.00. My boys are not going, purely down to cost, that would be another £35.00!

hangers

sidefx wrote: »

That does sound a lot. However there is no reason why you should get a discount just because you have twins. Other parents may have two children there at different ages but still have to pay £30.
Maybe you should just make a polite enquiry about it next week? No harm in asking

Thanks sidefx: Appreciate what your saying about no reason why should get discount for twins etc, I think its just because its such a lot to start with, doubled is a lot of money to me. Also, the Mum at brownies has 2 daughters, different ages in the same group and only pays £15.00 for them both. Think I might follow your advice and politely enquire, have paid up till September.

azjh77

Last year I had my 2 girls at Brownies... they paid for one of my girls to go to camp rather than them miss out due to us not being able to afford it. If they are getting so much in subs they should be able to help out the kids when they need it. What are all those subs being spent on if they are not going out or subbing any of the activities....?

ailuro2

It's a Christian organisation so they aren't doing it for profit. Maybe they make a bigger donatino to the church for the hall than the Brownies do, as these things tend to be a voluntary amount.

If you're concerned, then ask them.

I know most kids clubs like this, the fees have to cover cost of indemnity insurance - we are £23 a year for martial arts indemnities, so you need to take this into account too.

If you're scared of Beavers leaders, ask the Brownies why it's so cheap.;)

Surfbabe

Scouts (beavers etc) all have to pay capitation of around £30 per year per child.

Check with the Beaver Leader - they really don;t bite