Thank-you to everyone that responded ... I have received further clarification from the President of the Club which I fully understand and accept ... I will personally ensure that in future, new members are made aware of club rules ahead of time so this confusion doesn't arrise again ... the membership of the club historically felt that there is too much going on during a major event like this because most of the trainers are already involved with looking after event activities plus trying to get time to fly their own planes ... it was felt to include trainee flights would be a bit much. They also indicated that after the events in the late afternoon there would still be ample time to fly.