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There are three categories of membership ~ Ordinary Membership All professional full time and part time Mace-Bearers, Sword-Bearers, Mayor's Officers/Serjeants/Attendants/Assistants, Provosts, Council, Civic and Chairman's Officers, and their Deputies. Membership entitles receipt of a certificate of membership, copies of "The Mace Bearer" magazine as periodically published, purchase of a copy of "The Manual of the Mace" and other publications and Guild products as may be available, attendance at Guild training days (subject to payment of any fees levied) and attendance and voting rights at Guild Meetings. Annual Subscription is currently £20 A one-off joining fee of £12 covers the purchase of a copy of "The Manual of the Mace" Honorary Membership Ordinary members who have retired or otherwise ceased to be Mace-Bearers but wish to retain their membership. Membership entitles receipt of "The Mace Bearer" magazine, purchase of a copy of "The Manual of the Mace" and other publications and Guild products as may be available, attendance at Guild training days (subject to the payment of any fees levied) and attendance at Guild meetings. Annual Subscription is currently £3 Honorary Associate Membership Open to overseas mace-bearers. Further details available from the Guild Clerk Membership Form To apply for membership of the Guild please download and complete a Membership Application Form. On receipt of your application, subscription and joining fee, and acceptance of your membership, you will be sent your copy of “The Manual of the Mace” and the latest copy of the Guild magazine “The Mace-Bearer”. The Manual of the Mace The business and standards of the Guild are laid out in the Manual of the Mace that is issued to every new member. The Manual is the 'bible' of the Guild and gives useful information about the duties of a mace-bearer (or any other title used by the member) and the way in which civic protocol and other traditions should be observed. It is also an authority on precedence. The first Manual was produced in 1936 and the current edition is the sixth version. The procedures are copied by most civic authorities and the Manual is the basis of other reference books in current use.
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