SLIG NEWS SUMMER 2017
This newsletter is for AA members about South London Intergroup activities. Please send your comments or suggestions, as well as any news items to the editor on: editor.londonsouth@aamail.org
SLIG Website The South London Intergroup has a Website (micro site within the main AA Website) which is up and running and contains useful information. The weblink is: aa-gb.org.uk/londonsouth
The hand of AA…
SLIG is always looking for people to help cover the helpline on:_1st Monday of the month 6 to10 pm, 2nd Sunday of every month 2 to 6 pm, 3rd Wednesday 6 to10 pm Please contact Lee (Telephone Liaison Officer) @ telephones.londonsouth@aamail.org Training sessions are held on the 1st Monday night of the month at 7.30 pm at Cynthia Street. 1 year’s sobriety is recommended to fulfil this service position.
‘Chat Now’ Chat Now is a new service where an interested outsider can communicate directly with a member of the Fellowship electronically. Messages are exchanged through a button on the Newcomers ‘Get Help Now’ page. If you are interested in volunteering, details inc training are available on the website below.
Stop Press:
Congratulations to Nick who is the new CHAIR for SLIG who had been previously voted in.
Congratulations to Lee who was voted in as the new Telephone Service Officer for SLIG and thanks for his commitment in his previous role as Treasurer.
Congratulations to Mark who was voted in as Vice CHAIR at the August meeting.
Thank you to Pete for his contribution as Region Rep who is now rotating out therefore position has become vacant.
Prisons: Contact (David)
Excellent work is continuing in the Prison Service from AA SLIG. There are currently three meetings running at HMP Brixton weekly (two on D-Wing and one on C-Wing). Turn out for Inmates is good averaging 20-30 D-Wing and 4-8 C-Wing. The aim is to get the Inmates familiar with the AA 12-Step Programme and D-Wing prisoners practice Steps 1 to 5 as part of their RAPt Programme. Work is in progress to extend to Steps 6 to 12 and currently looking for volunteers to do Chairs in the prison.
Interested?……contact David at prisons.londonsouth@aamail.org
Conventions/Events:
Southern National Convention – 01 Sep 2017 – 03 Sep 2017 Location: Mill Rythe Holiday Village, Havant Road, Hayling Island, Hampshire PO11 0PB – £10.00 pounds
South East London Intergroup (west) One Day Convention –
09 Sep 2017 – Location: Lambeth Mission Hall, 3-5 Lambeth Rd, London SE1 7DQ – £6.00 pounds
East London Intergroup Cockney Convention 23 Sep 2017 Location: Stratford Town Hall, 29 The Broadway, Stratford E15 4BQ – £3 for the day, £10 day & evening in advance, £8 for evening on the night
Social Committee: Contact (Marie)
Looking for ideas for our next social engagement as there has not been one organized for a long while. The funds are available and GSO is financially stable therefore encourage Intergroups to spend within. Any ideas, plans contact Marie via SLIG Secretary at: secretary.slig.lrs@aa-email.org.uk
Other News…..
Vacancies: The following vacancies are available at SLIG:
Treasurer
SLIG Secretary
2nd and 3rd Region Reps (2 positions)
Share, Health and Public Information Reps (3 positions) These positions do not have to be filled by GSRs. If you know of any AA members wishing to take up SLIG Service Positions, please ask them to send their AA CV to chair.londonsouth@aamail.org
Gratitude Week: A total of £125 pounds (approx.) was raised during Gratitude Week by Groups within SLIG
AA Online: The AA Online Meeting is a ‘Closed’ Facebook group where members can view and share with other member postings. Currently there are over six thousand members and growing.
Useful Links:
AA Great Britain
