Description

Notice is hereby given that the Regional Meeting of the BWY South Committee will be held on Thursday 4 June 2026 from 7-8pm electronically via Zoom. 

During the meeting, we'll be discussing crucial nominations for the following roles within our regional team:

• Regional Officer
• Regional Training Officer
• Regional Secretary
• Regional Area Representative - S Hampshire
• Regional Area Representative - Oxfordshire

We are also inviting members to step forward for the following roles that need a local volunteer:

Regional Area Representative - Berkshire
Regional Area Representative - Buckinghamshire
Regional Area Representative - N. Hampshire
Regional South Magazine Editor
Regional Social Media/Digital Editor

This is your chance to actively participate in shaping the future of our community. At the meeting, you will be asked to raise any objections for sole nominations to roles, or vote for your preferred nomination where multiple nominations have been received, by a show of hands 

For detailed role descriptions, please visit the BWY website. Simply log into your account and navigate to:
My Resources /Regional Volunteer Resources/Regional Meeting and Elections.

Nomination process

Any nominations for roles must be received at least ten days prior to the Regional Meeting and therefore no later than Monday 25 May 2026.

Anyone wishing to nominate themselves must complete a nomination application form which can be downloaded from the BWY website following the same link above.

All completed forms must be returned to the BWY Regional Officer, David Russell at south.ro@bwyregions.org.uk by the closing date. 

Voting procedure

The Chair of the meeting will be the incumbent Regional Officer or another incumbent Committee member who will act as meeting chair.
Each of the above roles will be announced in turn and members present will be asked to either show objections or vote by a show of hands.
If any role has more than one nomination then the Regional Officer will give each person 48 hours notice and invite them to speak for up to a maximum of five minutes and the candidates will be announced in turn with a show of hands being counted for each candidate (at the discretion of the Chair).
Results will be by a majority of one or more.
Results will be announced at the meeting and on the BWY South page.

Communication

If you have a question about the Regional Meeting please contact your Regional Training Officer, Hazel Faithfull on: south.rto@bwyregions.org.uk or current Regional Officer David Russell.

Additional Information

How to attend

The zoom link is available in the 'meeting information' tab, visible once you have booked onto the event.

Please book below by selecting BWY Member ticket so that we have a record of who wants to attend.

What to Bring

Do please bring any questions or suggestions for the South going forward.