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BWY East Midlands Region

East Midlands Region committee members are dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers, democratically voted into office, who organise local events, provide information and promote the British Wheel of Yoga and yoga generally to existing members and the public at a local level.

Regional Officer Eileen Fry is the link between Central Office, the BWY National Executive and our committee. She brings information to the committee for distribution to members via the County Reps.

Regional Treasurer Jean Smith manages the region's finances ensuring that events continue to bring money to the region and the region maintains a healthy bank balance.

Regional Training Officer Sandra Kirkham takes care of all the administration required for teachers’ In-Service Training and keeps the committee informed of any changes in training requirements.

Regional Newsletter Editor Phillipa Wilson is responsible for publicising events well in advance and ensuring that there are informative articles for teachers and the general membership.

Website Editor Paul Mullen monitors and keeps all website content up to date, checks that Yoga Events are displayed in the standard format, and sources other content from members and elsewhere.

Secretary Vanessa Gerrard takes the Minutes at the quarterly meetings and helps with administration in the region. She is also responsible for advertising events in the national Spectrum/Yoga 2 publication.

County Representatives

County Representatives are responsible for sending information out to the region’s members, encouraging membership growth, organising and running events (CPD for teachers as well as general interest seminars for members), selling BWY goods to make a profit for our region and answering questions raised by members or prospective members. Their role is to ensure that BWY is actively and positively promoted in their county; they are the primary link between members of the public who seek classes/information about yoga and the BWY as the Governing Body for Yoga in the UK.

Deputy County Representatives

Most of the county reps have a deputy or acting deputy whose role is to help with the organisation of their county, contributing ideas, promoting BWY and our regional events. They also provide back-up, covering for any situation arising that may prevent the county rep from attending an event. If for some reason the county rep is unable to fulfill his/her role, the deputy will fill the post until the county rep can resume his/her position, or until the deputy is voted into office, should a county rep decide to resign. Working alongside county reps, deputies provide the region with continuity and members with an enhanced service.