Costs of learning to ring
Indeed - when I was ringing in Devon some ringers ran a learn-to-ring as (paid-for) adult education classes, and the learners took it much more seriously. You value the things you have to pay for. And if there's genuine hardship one can always offer a special rate for hardship.
Those new to ringing here in Cambridge don't baulk at the costs when I suggest they go to St Clements to learn to ring:
https://bells-of-stclements.scy.org.uk/index.php/learn-to-ring/learning-at-st-clements . Sometime they can't afford the time commitment, but I've never heard anyone whinge about the cost.