The Folkestone and Hythe Lib Dems AGM will be held online at 7pm on Thursday 28th November.

There will be updates on the year's activities, plans for the next year, and elections for the Executive Committee for 2025.

All members are welcome, and will receive a calling notice and agenda by email in advance. Please RSVP here.

As part of their commitment to listening to and working with local residents, Tim Prater and Gary Fuller, Lib Dem District Councillors for Sandgate and West Folkestone, hold regular drop-in advice surgeries in the ward each month.

No need for an appointment - just turn up to discuss any issue you would like our help with. The surgeries are in a public place: if you'd prefer to speak to Tim or Gary one-to-one then please contact them directly and we can set up a personal meeting with you.

The surgeries are held:

• The first Saturday of each month from 11-12.30pm at Sandgate Farmers Market in the Chichester Hall, 70 Sandgate High Street, Sandgate, Folkestone CT20 3AR;

Alternatively, contact Tim or Gary directly by email or phone. If you call and don't get through, please do leave a message and we'll call you back!

A regular meet-up on the second Wednesday of every month for Liberal Democrat members, supporters and the Lib Dem curious in the Folkestone and Hythe area!

Simply come along for a social drink and a chat: no speeches, no leaflet delivery. It's a "buy your own" event (sorry!) but come along and say hello to our Councillors, campaigners, members and friends.

The Royal Norfolk Hotel is on Sandgate High Street - there is free parking from 6pm at Castle Road Car Park in Sandgate which is one minute walk away and often on street parking in Castle Road (behind the hotel) as well.

As part of their commitment to listening to and working with local residents, Peter Gane, Jon Renshaw and Roger West, Lib Dem Town Councillors for Cheriton West, hold regular drop-in advice surgeries in the ward each month.

No need for an appointment - just turn up to discuss any issue you would like our help with. If you'd prefer to speak to Peter Jon or Roger one-to-one then please contact them directly and we can set up a personal meeting with you.

The surgeries are held:

• The second Saturday of each month from 12-2pm in All Souls Church Hall, Somerset Road, Folkestone CT19 4HE

Alternatively, contact Peter Jon or Roger directly by email or phone. If you call and don't get through, please do leave a message and we'll call you back!

Need to discuss a Compliance or Data Protection matter in depth? 

Email the Compliance Team via compliance@libdems.org.uk with an outline of your query - we’ll pair you with one of our specialists for a 15-minute online / phone appointment.

Thank you for registering for the Welsh Liberal Democrats Autumn Conference 2024.

Registration is open to members of the Liberal Democrats.

Party members who are under 18, full-time students or on benefits are eligible for a discounted concession rate. Please scroll for the appropriate category of registration for you.

Please note that registrations are non-refundable. We do however allow member registrations to be transferred to another member. Please email conference@libdems.wales to request a transfer.

Members of the general public and those representing organisations can register here.

The Conference Dinner will be taking place on the evening of Saturday 16th November. Tickets for the dinner are available at the very bottom.

If you are representing the press or media, or are a member of party, Senedd or Westminster staff please contact conference@libdems.wales for registration details.

To welcome everyone to the contituency and to say a big thank you for helping elect David Chadwick the Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe local party are hosting a tapas evening ahead of the Welsh Autumn Conference.

It will be a chance for everyone who met during the campaign to see each other again and to find out what David has been up to since the election.

Everyone attending the Conference is welcome to join in.

Join Lib Dem Leader Cllr Carl Cashman and campaigners Kevin Robinson-Hale and Phil Brookes-Lennon to talk about how we win again in the North of the City.

Join us for our AGM as we celebrate our successes this year, helping to get 72 MPs elected across the country, and achieving the highest Lib Dem vote share in a Labour-facing seat in London!

We will have a packed agenda including:

• Updates from the Lib Dem Council Group and PPCs
• Updates from elected officers including the Annual Accounts
• Updates on preparing for the 2026 local elections
• Elections to our Local Party Executive 2025
• Guest Speaker, Luke Taylor MP (Lib Dem Spokesperson for London)

Meet Fleet - the party's approved website tool. In this session we'll show you how to put together a great new website on Fleet and how to take full advantage of the new campaigning possibilities it creates!

Come along to our monthly call for all those who work for a Local Party to hear about the latest resources available and what's coming up to help you with your campaigning!

We are delighted that Roderick Lynch, Vice-Chair of the Lib Dem Campaign for Racial Equality, will be our guest speaker.

This is a free event. Fundraising raffle tickets (£1 each) available at the event.

10 min walk from Catford & Catford Bridge Stations. Various buses along Bromley Road. Parking in local streets.

Be a part of the action and help shape the future of Grove Green by joining us for a power hour of canvassing and campaigning. Meeting outside the Heathcote on Grove Green Road. Contact is Arran Angus on 07805 331865.

Politics now means we no longer have just the traditional ‘main parties’ as the opposition particularly in local elections. In particular we can be competing with the Greens and Independents for votes. In this session our campaign experts will help you with how to beat them.

Find out how to make the most of social media as a top tool in your campaigning arsenal with Digital In Depth: Winning Online. This is an intermediate session, aimed at people who are comfortable with using Facebook.

Candidates, Campaign Managers and Election Officers for the Surrey County Council elections 2025 are warmly invited to this event. 

Taking place at Woking's new Hilton Hotel, boasting a skybar with incredible views of Surrey. 

Agenda is as follows

Arrive 1.00 for 1.30 start

1.30 - SCC2025 Opening remarks - Paul Follows (Leader of Lib Dem Group at SCC)

1.40 - Strategy and Target Seats

2.00 - SCC2025 Key Themes and Message Grid

2.30 - Q&A on Strategy, Key Themes and Message Grid

3.00 - Coffee and networking Break

3.30 - SCC2025 Campaign Operations led by ALDC and Lib Dem HQ - Leaflets, Canvassing, Social Media, PR, Kick Off Event Jan 2025

4.30 - Q&A with Will Forster MP (previous Leader of Lib Dem Group at SCC)

5.00 - Closing remarks  Paul Follows (Current Leader of Lib Dem Group at SSC)

We would also love you to stay on for our annual dinner at the same venue. We will be joined by guest speaker, Vince Cable. This will be a fabulous evening and a great opportunity to network with fellow prospective County Council colleagues before you all get elected! 

Here's a link to book! 

https://events.libdems.org.uk/events/67158/woking-lib-dem-annual-dinner

It's time to say thank you to everyone who helped in the recent by-elections and throughout the year.

This is a general social event so all members and supporters are welcome. 

Both recent by-election candidates are confirmed and are grateful to all their helpers be it signing their nomination papers, delivering leaflets, knocking on doors or any other help given during the campaign.

We are holding our annual general meeting on Thursday 28th November at 7pm.

This meeting is your chance to have your say on how our party is being run and hear from the Executive committee about the past year.

After the meeting at 19:30 we’ll be going for a drink on the high street. 

We’re also opening nominations for key posts that run our local party today - and we’d especially encourage you to apply. Our local campaigning is dependent on volunteers to help run the local party.

The list of roles open for nomination is as follows: Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, Membership, Data, Diversity, Campaigns.

The Folkestone and Hythe Lib Dems AGM will be held online at 7pm on Thursday 28th November.

There will be updates on the year's activities, plans for the next year, and elections for the Executive Committee for 2025.

All members are welcome, and will receive a calling notice and agenda by email in advance. Please RSVP here.

You are invited to attend our event of the year at the brand new Hilton Hotel in Woking! 

Your ticket includes a welcome drink and canapes on arrival, followed by a 2 course sit-down meal. 

We are pleased to announce that Vince Cable will be attending and speaking at the event.

Non-members are also welcome to attend this dinner. 

We hope to see you there! 

In a beautiful venue overlooking the Liver Building, guests will enjoy a welcome drink and three course meal, followed by a raffle and talks from a variety of guest speakers also including newly elected MPs, Tom Morison and Tom Gordon.

We understand that the cost of living is high, so we are providing a concessions ticket to make this event as accessible as possible.

The menu is below. Please email your meal choices to events@liverlibdems.org.uk as soon as possible. 

Join us for the Annual General Meeting of the local party representing the three Westminster constituencies of Bath, Frome and East Somerset, and North East Somerset and Hanham.

Agenda

Apologies for absence

Minutes of the AGM and IGM meetings of November 2023

Officers' reports

Motions:

- to note the accounts for 2023

- to appoint an independent examiner of 2024 accounts

- to formally adopt the new name of the local party.

After the close of the formal AGM, there will be updates from our elected leaders including Kevin Guy, Bill Revans, Wera Hobhouse and Anna Sabine with a chance for questions to those who are able to be present.

Nominations

Nominations are now open for Officer and Executive Committee roles for 2025. Details are on the application form available here. Please apply no later than Friday 29th November by completing and returning the form to nominations@bathneslibdems.org.uk or by post to The Returning Officer, Bath and NE Somerset Liberal Democrats, 31 James Street West, Bath BA1 2BT. Nominations will close at the meeting.

Zoom

A Zoom link will be sent a day or two before the event. Please register by noon on 29 November at the latest to be sure of receiving this.

Accessibility Information: Live Captioning (real-time subtitles) can be enabled on your screen - see the Accessibility webpage in Zoom for further information about how to enable live captions and other helpful features. Please get in touch if you have any questions or particular accessibility requirements.

All Woking Lib Dem members are welcome to attend the AGM. 

This is an important milestone in our yearly calendar, as we elect our representatives for the executive and hear from our chair, council leader and now, our MP too!

This year please eat before you come but save some space for dessert as we are planning a pudding-themed fundraiser - bring a donation of delicious dessert or money to buy one! Take away desserts will be on offer, if there are any left.