When you join Fanderson we’ll send your first membership package, the contents of which will vary depending on when you join.
You’ll get a welcome letter, your membership badge and card, the current FAB Annual and the latest issue of the club magazine, FAB Express, plus any issues of FAB Express published earlier in that membership year.
Our club magazine FAB Express (published each winter, spring and summer) includes the all the news, reviews, competitions, club news, merchandise, letters and any other time-sensitive content.
The hardback FAB Annual is packed with interviews, cutaways, research and in-depth articles (which used to be part of our previous magazine FAB, back issues of which are available from the Shop) and lots of new ideas thrown in for good measure.
Join us between November and February
You’ll get the winter mailing in your welcome package, then the spring and summer mailings will follow during the year.
Join us between March and June
You’ll get the winter and spring mailings in your welcome package, then the summer mailing will follow during the year.
Between July and October
Once the summer mailing is underway we temporarily stop taking new memberships, as you would need to immediately renew in order to get the winter mailing, which has been confusing for some people. You can email us fanderson.org.uk@outlook.com and we’ll keep you on our mailing list and tell you as soon as new memberships open again.
Everyone’s membership expires with each summer issue of FAB Express, and we’ll send details then of how to renew your membership to ensure you’re included in the winter mailing (and get your next FAB Annual). If you choose not to renew your membership you’ll still be able to buy our merchandise until the winter mailing is complete (November), at which point your membership will expire.
The Fanderson Podcast is hosted by journalist and broadcaster (and long-time Fanderson member) Ros Connors, our podcasts share information, views and stories with fans – just like you. You can also join the Fanderson social media community, using the links under Social Media in the main menu.
In addition, the club has a range of merchandise, produced exclusively for Fanderson members, which you can see in our shop. You can add anything you want in your basket along with your membership and you’ll be charged for your complete transaction. Be aware, though, that merchandise orders and membership packages are sent separately, from different parts of the UK. See our Shipping and Returnspage. If you buy any of our merchandise, please leave a review to help other club members.
The club has expenses in addition to what you see/receive. Your membership fee also pays for bank fees, card payment processing, storage, website hosting, podcast hosting, stationery, postage, computer equipment, license fees, transport and so on. We review our products, services and suppliers at least every year to ensure we’re keeping these costs as low as possible whilst delivering the quality Fanderson members expect.
There’s lots of other information here on the website, such as production information, filming location details, links to our Facebook ,Blue Sky, Instagram and X (Twitter), merchandise that we don’t produce and sell but think you’ll probably want to know about, and lots of help pages too.
See our Frequently Asked Questions. Then, if you need help at any time, you can easily Contact Us.