To all our ‘Friends of Epiacum’
The charity has taken the decision to use Patreon to both host our normal news content, and to act as a platform for our Friends of Epiacum.
Using Patreon will reduce the amount of admin we need to perform to support our Friends, plus will automate the collection of subscriptions.
Patreon has three tiers, at least in the way we intend to use it. The content published as ‘Public’ will be available to anyone who wishes to view it, regardless of whether they have joined Patreon or not. At this level we will be including general outreach content that promotes the Roman fort and its environs. You can also join for free, at this level you’ll likely see a little bit more detail, essentially it’s the same as liking or following our Patreon page. Finally, (and we obviously encourage you to do this), you can become a paid subscriber. Here you will get to see everything we publish on Patreon.
The cost of this subscription is £1 + VAT per month (in the UK). If you’re joining from another country you may have a different level of sales tax to pay. This is not a choice of Epiacum Heritage, it’s part of how Patreon works. They collect the tax and pay the respective governments in the relevant countries.
Please remember Epiacum Heritage is run by volunteers (including the Trustees). No one is paid for work they undertake for the Charity. All subscriptions contribute towards our operational running costs to keep the site open.
Please be aware when you sign up for Patreon (needed before you can subscribe to Epiacum Heritage), you will have the option to set your default currency. This is what will be used to pay any Patreon creator you wish to subscribe to. It’s worth noting since we’ve seen subscribers in the UK ending up paying in the equivalent amount in US dollars. If you fall into this category, simply edit your membership of Epiacum Heritage and change the currency to the one you wish to pay in.
Finally, all existing news content on our blog will remain, but new content will get published on Patreon.
To sign up to Epiacum Heritage as Friend, please visit https://patreon.com/epiacumheritage