Melbourn Judo Club was founded in April 1980 and celebrates it's 29th Birthday on 19th April 2009. The club currently has 90 members. Junior members aged from 5 to 16 years and  Senior members over 16. The club also has a very high ratio of female membership, coached by 2 female Dan Grades (Black Belts). On September 3rd 2005 the club relocated to the new Royston Leisure Centre. With the help of funding from North Herts District Council the club has replaced and enlarged it's mat area to over 230 sq. metres for practice and competitions.

Club Fees are currently; Juniors (5 - 15yrs) - £45.00, & Seniors (16yrs +) - £60.00 per half year. Fees are paid in advance, in April and October of each year. No weekly fees are payable once half year fees are remitted. On taking up club membership, members MUST join the British Judo Association. Under the new BJA initiative of "No Licence - means - No Insurance - means - No Judo." Forms are provided for this.

The club is administered by a "fully constituted" - elected Committee of parents and senior members under the Chairmanship of Derek Coult.

Activities

The club is affiliated to the British Judo Association, which is the Sport's National Governing Body, and is a very active member club of the Eastern Area, taking part in numerous competitions and training events each year. In May 2002 the Club acquired funding from the National Lottery 'Award's For All' scheme that has allowed it to develop a number of new coaches.

With the recent intake of Beginners (September 2009),  Membership is now looking to exceed 100