WELCOME TO CHOC
(Chedworth Oil Club).

What are CHOC’s main objectives?
Chedworth Oil Club is an independent and voluntary domestic oil buying organization within the village. At July 1st 2007 there were 127 households who were signed up members.  
The main objectives of the Club are:

• to achieve competitive price discounts for its members and, to add a little spice, give all members a chance to win 500 litres of oil (donated by the supplier) in the annual draw currently held during the Horticultural Show in August.
• to raise funds for environmentally-friendly projects which are beneficial to Chedworth.
• to reduce the number of oil delivery vehicles into the village and thus help free the local environment from excess lorry traffic which has been responsible for damage to verges, stone walls and buildings. The lorries also impede traffic flow and pollute the country air.

CHOC Membership:
You can become a CHOC member if you are an adult and are normally responsible for paying the domestic energy bills for any property situated in Chedworth and District (this includes Fossebridge, Chedworth Laines, Coln St. Dennis, Yanworth and Calcot) and accept all the terms laid down in the Membership Application and Consent Form.
Membership is free of charge.

How is CHOC run and funded?
The CHOC membership-elected Committee (listed below) consists of three members who are voluntary and unpaid except for accountable minor expenses.  The Committee meets at least three times a year, makes strategic decisions and reports to the AGM.  The organisation receives income, paid half yearly as commission from the supplier at the rate of ¼%, calculated on the membership’s total fuel orders for that period.  Accounts are verified by a qualified person annually.

How does it work?
Simply fill in and sign the Membership Application Form agreeing to the terms and return the form to Bliss’s Cottage, Lower Chedworth. You will then need to phone 720668 to be given your Membership Number for use when ordering your fuel, the number will be based on the last 3 characters of your postcode.  Alternatively you can ring one of the numbers below and an email will be sent with all the forms and, once the signed form has been returned, a further email will inform you of your registration number.
You will be able to check the oil price for CHOC members (which will include the discount) by ringing the selected Supplier and you can then order oil direct from the supplier when you require it. You will pay the price you are quoted when you place your order. Top-up and Budget schemes are available.

The selected supplier up to November 2009 is Sweet Fuels of Faringdon, telephone number 01367 710666.

To benefit both your household and Chedworth village, please DON’T DELAY, JOIN TODAY.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Paul Lunt  01285 720668,  Ted Broughton  01285 720440,  Paul Deamer  01285 720432