Hangarounds/associates: people who are friends of members but do not actively participate in the group or it's events
Prospects: people applying for membership but have not yet acquired kit and/or insurance
Members: full members with correct kit and insurance approved by the senior members.
Senior membership: the original founders of the group and the most senior members with day to day say in the running of the group, booking and organizing public and private events and approval of all other members in the group. This is not signified by any historical rank merely by membership of the founding committee