Find lots of information about membership of the P3A and our St Andrew Group as well as membership of the Phoenix Club throughout this page.
We would love you to join us....

Note that the Phoenix Club and the P3A are separate entities -to join our Group you have be a P3A member, but you do not have to be a Phoenix Club member (it just might be a good idea).
Anyone can attend our events or Scottish country dance classes for a limited number of occasions. If you want to continue, becoming a P3A member is required, but it is easy and cheap- see below for more details, but just to clarify again... 
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The Phoenix Club is the location we dance in;
The P3A is the Organization of which the St Andrew Group is a legal member. 
The cost to attend a Monday dancing session is - Phoenix Club members €2. Others €4
The cost to attend a Tuesday dancing session is - Phoenix Club members €0. Others €2
However if you wish to continue dancing with us you need P3A membership, the annual cost for that is a €5 initial joining fee plus €5 annual membership fee, renewable in September.​

More about Phoenix Club membership

There is no requirement for membership of the Phoenix Club to attend our dancing sessions, however if you dance regularly you may find joining the Club to be a cheaper option. Members of the Phoenix Club can use the club premises for free, whether simply attending a function or class or running one themselves. Visitors to the club premises  (i.e. anyone who isn't a member) have to complete a Temporary Membership form (valid for 7 days) and are charged €2 for each weekly attendance (this is immediately passed onto the club, it is not retained by our group).
Annual pro rata membership of the Phoenix Club is €42 renewable May/June. Membership application forms are available in the Phoenix Club and can be completed and handed in at the bar on Tuesdays. Membership of the Phoenix Club does not negate the need to join the P3A as this is a completely separate organization.

More about P3A membership

 Clarification of the requirement for P3A membership €5 joining fee & €5 annual levy. :-
If you aren't familiar with the P3A (it stands for Paphos 3rd Age - an adaptation of 'University of the 3rd Age'), it acts as an umbrella organisation in Paphos under which various interest groups can legally operate. The St Andrew Society joined with them, and became the St Andrew Group, after the Cyprus government changed the laws governing 'societies'. People attending any of the many P3A 'Groups' have to be P3A members (there are insurance issues as well as legal ones), although there are allowances made for infrequent visitors and for people just wanting to initially try out an activity before committing.
​ F.Y.I. As a P3A group we can not accumulate or hold funds, any door or event fees we charge are used directly to cover the hire of a venue, the cost of catering, and legitimate expenses such as ticket printing, domain fees etc. This is constantly under review and surplus is  spent on providing reduced costs for members attending classes or events. Event discounts are only available to St Andrew Group members - and St Andrew Group membership is available, on application, to any P3A member who attends our classes/meetings.
​To clarify:-
1 - If you aren't a P3A member you can attend several times, while you decide if you want to continue, or if you are just a brief visitor to the island and unable to justify joining.
2 - It's actually far cheaper to join the P3A than it was to join the former Society!  In days gone by the annual St Andrew Society membership was €15, P3A membership is only €5!
There is a P3A joining fee of an additional €5, but you don't have to pay that again if you keep up your membership.
3 -To join the P3A the link is HERE, however if you come to either class we can put your application in for you if you don't want to do it yourself.
4 - As a P3A member you can attend lots of different groups and not just the dancing.

Once you are a P3A member you can then 'officially' apply to the St Andrew Group  at any of our events, or at the classes, or by downloading a form here or from the link below this section. Group membership means that you are kept on our mailing lists and we have your contact details to pass on news of the classes and for early notification and preference for event ticket sales - event discounts are available to St Andrew Group members only. 
​As far as the membership criteria for our particular Group is concerned, a quote from our previous membership form is below:-
​Any age. nationality, background, ability, gender, or if you are single or partnered - as long as you are vaguely human with an interest in Scotland and / or Scottish Country Dancing you'll fit in fine. You might be a bit uncomfortable if you are stuffy, fussy or want to look important, but no matter, we can probably whip you into shape, if you are willing to stick with us for a while, just be prepared to talk a lot, dance a lot (if you want to) and laugh a lot - we really do! 

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(even) More about P3A memberships

P3A memberships run from September to September, they will send out reminders when membership renewals are due, membership of our group is dependant on your maintaining your P3A membership.

Benefits of membership of our St Andrew Group - 

• random Tuesday dance nights are 'free' nights when members are treated by the committee to a free night with wine & nibbles supplied - non-members are still welcome but may have to pay for their drinks.
• we celebrate the traditional Scottish events of Burns Night and St Andrew's Night as well as many other varied social occasions throughout the year- members get discount for most events - on average you only have to attend  one discounted event to get your P3A membership money back.
• many events are over subscribed; membership allows you to hear about what is happening earlier and gives you preference for tickets.
• being part of a small but vibrant Group that appreciates every single one of their members.
• membership mailing list entry - hear what's happening before the rest.
• shouting rights at the members meeting ... always good to have your say.

How to join -

• Group Membership forms can be downloaded from the link above or are available on Tuesday nights at the UKCA   or contact the St Andrew Society secretary via the contacts page