Fenland Intergroup

The aims of an Intergroup are to aid the constituent Groups in their common purpose of carrying the A.A. message to the still-suffering alcoholic and, by using their combined strength and unity, to improve and maintain good relations with all organisations in the community.

All Groups may send one representative, but any other member of AA may attend and be welcomed as an observer.

The next intergroup meeting is being held in:

5th August 2023
10am start

The Venue:

The Priory Centre
Priory Lane
St Neots
PE19 2BH

Previous minutes are available in the View Fenland Where To Find (And Other Files) section.

We currently have a number of vacancies on this intergroup, brief job descriptions for them are below and in the blue service book.

Secretary - Urgently required!!!
Treasurer
Archivist - traditionally non rotational
Prisons & Probation Liaison Officer
Employment Liaison Officer
Young Persons Liaison Officer
Regional Representative - 1 vacancy

If you are interested in any of these positions, please attend the next meeting on 5th August 2023.


Service Positions

Chair The holder of this post will usually have served on Intergroup for a number of years, having held one or more of the offices. The period of service is three years, after which the Chair should rotate out. The Chair has the responsibility of convening and conducting the meetings, and approving the agenda and minutes before they are published.

Vice-Chair  The Vice-Chair has the responsibility of conducting the meeting in the absence of the Chair.

Secretary The Secretary has the responsibility with the Chair for preparing the agenda and minutes of meetings and for distributing these documents to the Groups well before meetings so that there is ample time to discuss the contents. The Secretary deals with all correspondence, passing for example requests for speakers to outside organisations to the Public Information officer or a suitable member. The Secretary keeps in touch with the General Service Office making sure that it promptly has a copy of the minutes and notice of any change of officer.

Treasurer The Treasurer has the responsibility for keeping a proper account of all Intergroup finances and ensuring that funds are available for its essential current requirements with a prudent reserve of, say, two months' estimated expenditure. The Treasurer reports to Intergroup the balance remaining for prompt transfer through the service structure to the General Service Office.

Prison Liaison Officer  The Prison Liaison Officer should gather and collate all information about the prison Groups in their area (including open prisons, Young Offenders Institutions etc.) and forward the information to their Regions and to GSO.

Telephone Liaison Officer  The Telephone Liaison Officer co-ordinates the working of the Telephone Service.

Public Information Officer A Public Information Officer is responsible for ensuring that information about the A.A. message and programme of recovery is conveyed to outside organisations to the best possible advantage. The provision of a panel of members to comply with requests for speakers is an important part of this activity.

Region Representatives Region Representatives keep each body, Region and Intergroup, aware of business transacted at the other. Each Intergroup may send three voting representatives, whilst other AA members  may attend as observers. Fenland belongs to the Eastern Region which meets in The community centre Baldock.  Meetings are usually 2-3 weeks after Fenland Intergroup.

Electronic Communications Liaison Officer The ECLO is responsible for the Fenland Intergroup website - including uploading the WTF and other Fenland documents. The ECLO is also responsible for the forwarding of emails to appropriate officers. and receiving emails from members of the public and will help or channel them to the relevant parties (this could be via the chair). In addition the role includes dealing with anything of an electronic nature; assisting with the setup of Zoom and hybrid meetings and providing support to groups and other disciplines within the Fenland area. On occasions they may be required to assist the RECLO. For a fuller description please refer to 'The AA Service Handbook for Great Britain 2021' Chapter 3 Contact ECLO at  ecomm.fenland@aamail.org

Health Liaison Officer The Health Liaison Officer co-ordinates all hospital and related activities in the local area.

Share Liaison Officer  Share Liaison Officers provide the essential contacts between members, Groups and editorial teams. They actively encourage the contribution of articles and letters and the promotion of the magazines.

Where to Find Officer The Where to Find Officer is responsible for keeping the local 'Where To Find' up to date and to issue an updated electronic listing every month. The officer also needs to liaise with groups to ensure their details are up to date, informing GSO of any changes not reported by the groups. ecomm.fenland@aamail.org Last edited 28/05/2023