I was a member of a few clubs down through the years, the first one was the best, but to small, the other two were just interested in clays and nothing else really. That's all the younger ones wanted, the expensive guns and clothes, with thropys.
One fox drive, that just a few other members and myself organised, we said we would build the pens for rearing birds and look after them, the club foot the cost, they didn't want to know.
I left it and haven't joined any other since.
Sad really, as you said there's great potential here.
Atb j