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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

Exmouth Open Door Centre is closed for meetings

Open Door Centre, Church Street. EX8 1PE Notes: Map: Town: Exmouth Post Code: EX8 1PE.  Is closed for emergency work on its plumbing and this affects  all meetings held there on Sunday and Wednesday ar e not available until further notice.  Please contact Exmouth members for up to date information.

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

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.

 

Sobriety Chips

Sobriety Chips -‘Chips’ for short,  are awarded by any group tagged with ‘Chips’.

If a member wishes,  chips are awarded  from a newcomer’s first 24 hours and then  for each sober year therafter from 1 Year to 60 Years.