CQI South Western

The CQI's presence in the south west of England and in Wales.

Aims of the region

To provide leadership and co-ordination, within the Region, of its Branch member resources to:

  • Ensure a programme of activities are organised to meet the declared needs of the members in the Region.
  • Contribute to determining the Institute’s objectives, plans and targets, particularly as articulated in its Business Plan and the supplement prepared by the Branches and Regions Board.
  • Contribute to delivery of the outputs of those Business Plan in those aspects appropriate to the Region and its Branches resources by developing local plans and implementing them locally.
  • Work creatively to maximise the contribution of their Region and Branch volunteers to the furtherance of the Institute’s aims, and to ensure that those volunteers are motivated and recognised for their contribution.
  • Identify what resources are required, and use their best endeavours to obtain the resources required to enable the agreed programme of activities to be delivered.

Regional committee members

BRB Representative
Chair: Phil Andrews
E: philip.r.andrews@btinternet.com
Vice Chair: David Hoyle
Region Secretary: Ray Mellet
E: ray.mellett@lineone.net        
Region Treasurer & Regional Member Council: Colin Thomas

Avon
Chair: David Hutchins
Branch Secretary: Denise Ramsay

Devon & Cornwall
Chair: Roger Bloomfield

Gloucester
Chair: Noel John
Branch Secretary: Gary Martin
Branch Committee member & CQI Board Chair: Peter Bennett

Wales 
Branch Secretary: Adrian Dunleavy

Wessex
Chair: Jim Kirk
Branch Secretary: Lorna Dyter
Branch member: Stephen Feltham

Meeting schedule

These are generally held two weeks prior to the BRB meeting.

Date Location Meeting minutes
12th April 2008 Old Mill Hotel, Batheaston Meeting minutes
23rd August 2008 Old Mill Hotel, Batheaston Meeting minutes
11th October 2008 Old Mill Hotel, Batheaston Meeting minutes
21st February 2009 Old Mill Hotel, Batheaston Meeting minutes
16th May 2009 Old Mill Hotel, Batheaston Meeting minutes
15th August 2009 Old Mill Hotel, Batheaston
14th November 2009 Old Mill Hotel, Batheaston

South Western region plan for 2009

We will endeavour to achieve the following objectives in the year ahead:

  1. Revive the Wessex Branch.
  2. Halt the decline of the South Western and Devon and Cornwall Branches.
  3. Align branch activities with the success criteria used in making Branch awards.
  4. Develop and launch a regional web presence that advertises our branch and regional activities.
  5. Centralise the branch budgets and accounts, and appoint a regional treasurer.
  6. Representative to attend each BRB meeting and work towards a greater alignment between what branches and regions in parellel to the CQI objectives.
  7. Deliver budgets and reports of the required standard to central office on time.
  8. Support the aims of the CQI as translated through BRB objectives and plans.

Regional events

World Quality Day

Regrettably we have had to cancel the WQD event planned for 4 November in Bristol. However, we have scheduled an evening event on 24 November with three speakers in Chepstow for members of Wales, Gloucester and Avon Branches. Further details can be found in the events section.

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