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PI Newsletter – April 2026

Welcome to the April 2026 issue of the PI Newsletter.
In this edition, there’s more exciting news of how our Fellowship is spreading the message of recovery  – on the radio, at events and special meetings, thanks to the work of our members up and down the country. In this issue:

The media matters  – Graham Duncan, AAGB NAT, on maximising media opportunities & avoiding pitfalls;
Somerset – demonstrating effective PI work across the county;
Milton Keynes railway station – PI Team arriving on all platforms!;
Stoked! – delivering the message to a major employer in Stoke-on-Trent;
Radio days – NW Region are harnessing the airwaves.
Plus lots more PI information and opportunities to get involved.

Thanks for reading, and we love to receive your news and pictures about events happening in your area that we can share with the Fellowship’
Until next time, our very best wishes,
Steve
Administrator,  General Service Office
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk

01904 644026  (0900 – 1700hrs, Mon-Fri)

The Online Big Book

View on your Phone, Tablet or PC

If you are new to AA or are  searching for the answers to a ‘drinking problem’,  the link below is to an online version of our AA ‘Big Book’ which has all the answers we need and you can carry it around in your pocket. Read it anywhere you have a spare moment.  Great for long journeys on trains, planes, boats and waiting rooms. If you have headphones,  you can listen to  or watch it being read.

https://www.aa.org/the-big-book

75 Years Of AA in Great Britain Video

For the 75th anniversary of AA in the UK, our General Service Office in York has produced a wonderful History of AA in the UK. The video opens with these words:

“For 75 Years AA GB has been working in these islands. Right from the start, they have been committed to supporting people in every walk of life, in every environment, in every place because the disease of alcoholism knows no frontiers, it knows no boundaries.  And over those 75 years AA GB has demonstrated time and time again that wherever it is needed it will go.”

Video Link

It can be accessed via the attached link:  75 Years of AA GB

 

Science Support for AA – Video

The largest, most rigorous independent study on Alcoholics Anonymous to date shows that AA can help people get sober, stay sober, drink less, and suffer fewer negative consequences of drinking, all while keeping health care costs down. Watch scientists John Kelly (Harvard/MGH) and Keith Humphreys (Stanford/VA) discuss their findings (published 3/11/20 by the Cochrane Collaborative), with commentary from psychologist Gabrielle Jones.

Watch this 15 minute video on the report.