Branch News
Devon Branch
Devon Branch now has 50 members and
is looking forward to holding its first black tie do on September
11th, tickets available. We will give a bottle of bubbly to the
100th member to join.
Contact Mark Stokes by telephone
01803 213251 or email him at mark.stokes@hooperwollen.co.uk
Cornwall Branch
Cornwall Branch of ILEX is approaching its
first birthday. The inaugural meeting took place in
September 2009 when the following formed a committee: Lesley
Kendall, Ayesha Lovell, Rebecca Moore, Jody Pender and Gaynor
Perry. Recently, the committee has been assisted by
Alison Hubbard.
In a very short time, mainly thanks to
Ayesha’s powers of negotiation and persuasion, the committee was
able to formally launch the Branch at a Dinner Dance with
Graduation Ceremony in Falmouth in November 2009.
In 2010 it has organised the following: Meet
and Greet sessions in Liskeard (January) and Truro (February),
followed by Archery outside Newquay (February), Bingo in St Austell
(March) , Stress Management Seminar at Carnon Downs (June), entered
a team into an “It’s a Knockout” Competition in Newquay (July) –
Ayesha, Jody and Alison were joined by Johanna Heane, Doug
Sidebottom and Jim Hilton, a quiz in Truro (September) and the
masked Graduation Dinner Dance Ball in October in Newquay.
As the “Stress Management Seminar” (excluding
the Dance) was the best attended event (and very good value at £5
for 1 CPD point) the committee is looking to arrange a similar
event in 2011 on “Assertiveness Training”. The seminar
commenced with a speaker from Pentreath, a Mental health charity,
followed by practical advice from Beverley Brooks of Breathing
Space on benefits of massage to relieve the symptoms of stress and
Victoria Whitney of Illuminated Training, for mental strategies to
cope with stress. Information was given on the Law Care
Service to assist lawyers suffering from stress and other problems
affecting ability to work effectively. Thanks to Ayesha
there was a goody bag from Speiza Organics. The evening was
rounded off with a buffet, which gave members an opportunity to mix
and get to know each other.
The Committee has written to the local
colleges offering to come and talk to the September intake of
students and to mid-Cornwall secondary schools offering to attend
Careers Fairs. It is hoped that the former will lead to
new members joining and the committee would like to organise study
groups and support from qualified/practising members to
students.
Able and enthusiastic as the committee is, it
lacks a crystal ball or telepathic powers. Therefore, please
contact us to let us know what you want the branch to
do. Those who have attended the events have had
great fun and enjoyed meeting colleagues.
Johanna Heane receives the committee’s thanks
for the member attending most events although in moving firms she
overlooked attending the Stress management seminar.
The committee wishes to express its thanks to
Ayesha Lovell for her energy, organisational and artistic skills
used to benefit the Branch in its first year.
Regretfully she is returning to her Exeter home.
Cornwall’s loss will be Devon’s gain but she promises to attend the
October Masked Ball in all her finery.
Please renew your membership or, if you have
not already done so, join for 2011. The AGM will be held in
January 2011 so please come along and, even if you do not want to
stand for election for the committee, cast your vote for those who
do (willing or coerced).
Somerset Branch
We are pleased to
annouce the
Somerset ILEX Branch
BALL
on Saturday 9th
October 2010
@
THE
MANOR
HOTEL
Hendford,
Yeovil
In support of The
League of Friends of Yeovil and Musgrove Hospitals
7.30pm start - carriages at 1am
Black Tie dress
code
3 course dinner - sample menu attached
Dance the night away with local band 'Fine Line'
Charity Raffle
Guest speaker
£35.00 per head
(Open to Ilex
Members and their Partners)
Pre-book
tickets/register interest as soon as possible to avoid
disapointment
South Wales
Saturday 30 October 2010 ILEX South Wales Branch Ball at
the Park Plaza Hotel, Cardiff.
The Branch Committee will arrange a graduation ceremony for
Fellows earlier that evening if there is sufficient
demand.
If you would like further details please contact:
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Business
Please contact us to obtain details of the new grading of ILEX
Members from 1st September 2009. Please also contact us to
ask about ILEX Judicial Appointments for ILEX Members as Judges and
the opportunities avaiable for Fellows to become Partners as
from 31st March 2009.
Prospective Branches
Cotswolds
It is proposed to form an ILEX branch in the
Cotswolds area and we would like interested ILEX members to e-mail
their details to Heather Wannell at Heather@alisonfielden.co.uk
so that a database can be built up. A preliminary social event will
then be organised, which will provide members with an opportunity
to discuss the potential for a branch.
Herefordshire
It is proposed to form an ILEX branch in this
area, the aim being: to raise the profile of legal executives in
Herefordshire and the surrounding areas; to provide training and
CPD opportunities; to facilitate networking; to develop links with
other ILEX branches and legal groups in the region; and not
forgetting the opportunity for a few good social events as
well!
We hope to arrange an informal meeting to
discuss the proposed Herefordshire branch in the spring. To
register your interest, or for further information, please contact
Samantha Smith at ilexherefordshire@yahoo.co.uk
or 01432 260 657. You can also contact Anne-Marie Dhillon, ILEX
regional liaison officer, at adhillon@ilex.org.uk or
01922 429 720.
No Branch in your area?
Would you like to help raise the profile of
Legal Executives and meet people in a similar job to
yourself? Perhaps you would be willing to start a branch in
your region or become part of the committee?
For more information please contact John
Burns, Head of Membership, ILEX at jburns@ilex.org.uk