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PI Newsletter 6 – July 2026

Welcome to Issue 6 of your PI Newsletter

Summer Outreach in Action!

  • This edition celebrates the energy, commitment and creativity of members across the Fellowship as they continue to carry our message of recovery to those who need it most.
  • From vibrant public events in Bedfordshire to meaningful engagement with professionals and a well-supported gathering in Guildford, read how PI service is reaching further into our communities and strengthening awareness of what AA offers.
  • There’s also opportunities to get involved in service, and take part in upcoming liaison events at GSO in York.

Hope you enjoy the newsletter, and we’d love to hear about your PI activities. Just drop us an email with details – and photos if possible – to aainformation@gsogb.org.uk

Best wishes,

Steve Hexter
Administrator,  General Service Office

The PI Newsletter (click here) is distributed by email to all Regional and Intergroup Secretaries, PI, Employment, Health and Young Peoples officers plus GSB Trustees and Health, Employment, PI and Young People sub committee members. 

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Latest AA Service News

Service News Summer Edition 2026

GSO York produce a quarterly Service News which is packed full of great stuff that they do in conjunction with AA groups and other organisations to carry the message and support the work of recovery from alcohol addiction.  Here is the latest Edition:

Download AA Service News

Officer Changes, Meeting Updates & The Pink Form

For the Website and WTF

Meeting Secretaries or GSRs have an obligation to keep DCIG and GSO up to date with any changes to their meeting times, venue , access, chits and zoom details, where this latter is applicable and don’t forget contact names and phone numbers.  Thankfully,  this generally happens but occasional communication breaks down and this is captured when someone rolls up to a meeting that has changed its time or venue or login or has no wheelchair access etc.  The consequence  for the visitor is plain for all to see – no meeting that day. So please, please keep those meeting updates coming: ecomm.devonc@aamail.org

For the National Website – The Pink Form

Now when you supply the updates to DCIG please please use the National Website Pink Form which will ensure that your meeting details are correct on alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk. The link gets you to the online form and  it takes 10 minutes to enter the update.  You will need all the group information from the Members (Confidential) WTF. Plus names and phones for Secretary, Treasure and GSR plus a postal address for mail.  Only the groups have all of this and it is their responsibility to provide it via the Pink Form.

Intergroup Officer Changes and Registration

For Intergroup Office changes and Registration please use the Officer Registration Form
downloadable on this link.  Please forward the form as directed:

Updating the Confidential Directory (e.g. registering a new service officer in post) must be done by an existing registered service officer of the Region or Intergroup. The updating process includes a request for an aamail account.

Inclusivity Seminar – 21-22 May 2027

SAVE THE DATE: Inclusivity Seminar – May 2027
Mark your calendars for 21 and 22 May 2027. This is one event you won’t want to miss.
The Inclusivity Committee is pleased to announce that they will host a two-day seminar, held in person for one representative from each Region and open on Zoom to anyone else interested. The seminar offers a chance to understand who we are, what we would like to achieve, and how you might help shape a more inclusive future. Service strengthens sobriety, and this is an opportunity to be part of meaningful, practical action.
We want AA to feel open and welcoming to anyone who reaches out for help, reflecting the spirit of Tradition 3 in everyday practice.
Formal invitations to Regions and Intergroups will be issued soon.
Programme details, timings, and Zoom links will follow.
For now, the key message is simple: please save the date….21 & 22 May 2027

Half-Yearly PI & Ecomms Catch-Up Meeting – 7th Febuary 2026

On behalf of the PI Ecomms Sub Committee, you are invited to the Regional and Intergroup PI & Ecomms half-yearly catch-up meeting:
Date: Saturday, 7th February 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Location: Zoom (details, click here:)
Please could you also send through any topics you would like the committee to cover during the meeting?
Suggestions to:  Jenny.Pryke@gsogb.org.uk

Online Meeting List for UK and Europe

The national Website Meeting Finder maintains a list of almost 400 online meetings  which are independent of any intergroup or region.  About half in the UK and the rest in  most West European Countries.  To access the list use this link BUT before clicking the link read the note below:

https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/AA-Meetings/Find-a-Meeting/

When you get to the webpage you have select the ‘Online’ Intergroup from the drop down list – and its right at the end on the long list.  Then click the search button above.   If you add a Day of the Week , you will get a sub list of all online meetings for the selected day (Sunday to Saturday).  Be aware if your meeting is tagged for an intergroup it will not appear on this Online List which is specifically for meetings with no intergroup or regional affiliations. Play with the selections –  it is worth the effort but don’t use the Town or Postcode.

 

Finding Your Meeting Registration Number (UID)

The DCIG Website lists UIDs for all meetings

Use the Tag Box and select your meeting day and check for the UID after the Postcode or Zoom link.

You can then check your UID against the current GSO information via this  PDF link:  aa-devonc-meetings

This link to “Meeting Finder Results” gives a table 7 rows by 3 columns with the UID at the foot of the meeting block.  UIDs are 3, 4 or 5  digits except for Online Meetings which begin with ‘ON’ then 3 digits.

Please note that the meeting list is in alphabetic order so not in the WTF Day-of-the-Week order. There are presently 40 meetings on this list.  On the national website, the Thursday hybrid Polish Meeting is in a separate Intergroup for Polish speaking meetings.