Our big announcement this month is that Bloomsbury Speakers meetings will continue online until 30th September this year and our membership fees have been reduced accordingly. Keep reading to find out more.
What’s in this newsletter?
- Online meetings to continue until September
- Membership fees reduced
- Contest results
- District 91 conference – early bird tickets still available
- Next meetings
- And finally…
Online meetings to continue until September
While the Government has set out its intended lockdown easing schedule, there are still uncertainties involved and Bloomsbury Speakers’ committee has taken the decision to continue meeting online until 30th September 2021.
If restrictions on meeting in person are lifted before then, we will of course take the opportunity to meet socially and consider extra meetings, but our regular club meetings will continue on Zoom for the next six months. This is to give our new and existing members more certainty and also ensures that anyone who may not be ready to meet in person straight away will still get full value from their membership.
Membership fees reduced
Since our meetings will continue online for the next six months, and as an incentive for new members to join straight away, we have reduced our six-month membership fee. The membership fee between now and September is just £70 for new members (normally £90), which is a big saving! The 12-month fee remains at £114, which works out as only £9.50 a month. Both of these rates are a bargain so, if you’ve been considering joining for a while, don’t hesitate any longer!
Contest results
Congratulations to our members Matt and Margarita who competed in the Division C International Speech and Evaluation contests respectively. They both placed second in their respective contests and did an exceptional job of representing the club at the higher level. We’re super-proud of them both!
Matt is, however, still through to the final of the Table Topics (impromptu speaking) contest, having qualified last year. The final will be held at the annual District 91 conference – see below.
District 91 conference – early bird tickets still available
The annual District 91 conference will be held online over the weekend of 1st-2nd May. Early bird tickets are only £15 and are on sale until Sunday, 11th April. Prices will go up after that, so book your tickets before then to make a saving!
CLICK HERE to book your ticket for the conference!
The event includes four speech contest finals, including our member Matt’s appearance in the Table Topics final, as well as a plethora of educational presentations and workshops across three different virtual stages.
Next meetings
Our next club meetings will be on the 12th and 26th April – join us on Zoom for a 6:45pm start.
Please book your attendance on Eventbrite or Meetup. All our meetings will remain online at least until 30th September.
And finally…
Please extend a warm welcome to our newest member Maria, who is looking forward to getting started on the Pathways programme and delivering her first speech to the club. Maria joined after our hugely successful OPEN HOUSE meeting last month and we’ve also had great interest after our special vocal workshop the following week.
If you’ve recently been a guest at one of our events and would like to enjoy the benefits of becoming a member then please get in touch via info@bloomsburyspeakers.org.uk. With our special reduced six-month rate, this is the perfect time to join.
See you at a meeting soon!
