CBA Affiliate Membership
Membership for societies, museums, local government departments, university departments, units, trusts, communities and other educational bodies. Make sure you keep informed!
Why become an Affiliate Member?
The CBA lobbies and campaigns on behalf of the 600 heritage organisations, societies and local government bodies that are already CBA Affiliate members, who are helping to strengthen the profile of archaeology in the minds of decision makers.
Representing its large member network, the CBA sits at the table with heritage alliances, government ministers and countryside bodies and makes its members’ voices heard. We need your support to ensure we can continue to do this. We are passionate about expanding participation in archaeology and want to work with you and your members to encourage wider engagement with active archaeology.
Membership
As a CBA Affiliate member, you will be supporting an extremely important cause as well as receiving benefits for your staff and/or members.
- Two named representatives will receive copies of the bi-monthly magazine British Archaeology
- They will also receive copies of our Members’ Newsletter and our Conservation Update each three times a year.
- Your organisation will also obtain membership of a CBA English regional group and receive further information about local activities and events
Membership also brings you:
- Discounts on archaeology related products
- Pre-publication offers on CBA books
- Preferential rates on advertising, web hosting & events
- Web listing service for promotion of your events
Affiliate fees start from as little as £35 a year.
For prices of joint membership of Archaeology Scotland and CBA Wales/Cymru, please contact the CBA.
Please boost our membership numbers. Every additional member counts.
To join download an application form PDF | DOC or contact the CBA. Please do not send payment until invoiced.
Affiliate membership prices
| Societies | Up to 100 members | £35 |
| 101–200 members | £49 | |
| 201–500 members | £70 | |
| 501–750 members | £86 | |
| Over 750 members | £111 | |
| National Museums | £111 | |
| Non-National Museums | Annual income below £100,000 | £49 |
| Annual income over £100,000 | £70 | |
| Local Government Departments | £86 | |
| Units, Trusts, Committees | Annual income below £100,000 | £49 |
| Annual income £100,000 to £1m | £70 | |
| Annual income £1m plus | £111 | |
| University departments | £111 | |
| Other educational bodies | £70 |
Download application form: PDF | DOC
Insurance
The CBA endorses the specialist low cost insurance scheme for archaeological/historical activities, organised by the broker Towergate Risk Solutions, in association with the CBA.







