Wiltshire LOC AGM & Education Evening (15th May 2025) The Bear Hotel, Devizes
3 April 2025
To All local Contractors and Performers in the Wiltshire LOC area:
Notification of Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Wiltshire LOC will be held on Thursday 15th May 2025 at 6:15pm at The Bear, Devizes. SN10 1HS. The Agenda for the AGM is attached for your reference below along with other reports to read prior to the meeting.
This year Wiltshire LOC are hosting 2 CPD lectures!
The first will be presented by Prof. Maggie Woodhouse titled ‘Seeing Children with Disabilities – Ditch the fear, Find the Fun!’.
The second will be presented by Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon GWH, Mohamed El-Ashry titled ‘What do I do Next?’ – Practical Advice for enhancing patient care in the community.
It as anticipated there will be 2 CPD points available for this event.
We hope that as many local contractors and performers as possible will attend the meeting to hear all about the LOC’s activities in the past year and our future plans.
If you wish to be nominated for a position on the Committee, you should complete the Nomination paper attached and return it to contact@wiltshireloc.org.uk by 24 April 2025.
Voting will take place on the evening and proxy votes will not be considered on this occasion. Should there be more than one interested party, you will be required to give a short statement on why you would like to join the committee to the AGM.
Please book your place using the following link as soon as possible and if you have any questions please email contact@wiltshireloc.org.uk.
https://forms.office.com/e/pXE7yJjyLq
Wiltshire LOC AGM Agenda 15 May 2025
Wiltshire LOC Accounts 2024 – Draft
Wiltshire LOC AGM Minutes 23 May 2024 – Draft
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