Regional Women S Committee & Network

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Regional Women’s Committee & Network Branch Secretaries – by email Regional Convenor & Deputy Convenor NEC Members – by email Regional Organisers – by email

1st September 2016

Dear Colleague

UNISON CYMRU/WALES REGIONAL WOMEN’S COMMITTEE MEETING 14 September 2016 Margam Castle Education Centre, Training Room, Margam Country Park, Port Talbot 10.30am – 3.30pm

The next meeting of the Regional Women’s Committee will be held Wednesday, 14th September 2016 at: Margam Country Park Margam Neath, Port Talbot SA13 2TJ

If you are travelling by public transport and need transfer between Pyle and the venue, please contact Jane Gebbie, tel: 07508 643052. If you are using your own vehicle, free parking is available in the Orangery car park – limited disabled car parking spaces are available.

The meeting will start promptly at 10.30am and finish no later than 3.30pm. Please note that lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Confirmation of your attendance is required. To confirm your attendance and identify any access or other requirements, please contact Jenny Griffin on 029 20729414 or email: [email protected].

Please find enclosed an agenda, the minutes of the last meeting and a location map.

Yours sincerely Jenny Griffin Jenny Griffin Area Organiser UNISON CYMRU/WALES REGIONAL WOMEN’S COMMITTEE MEETING Margam Castle Education Centre: Training Room, Margam Park Wednesday, 1st September 2016 10.30am – 3.30pm

AGENDA

1. Welcome

2. Minutes of last meeting

3. Matters Arising

4. Correspondence

5. Action Plan - Review of National Work Plan Women’s Toolkit International Women’s Day (March) Elimination of Violence towards women Refugee Crisis (supporting refugee women) Newsletter Development Weekend 2017 Motions Constitution WASPI Merthyr Rising Succession Planning: National Women’s Constitution RWC AGM 2016 Mentoring

6. Budget

7. Reports

8. Any Other Business

9. Venue of next meeting Margam Country Park Margam Neath Port Talbot SA13 2TJ Website: www.margamcountrypark.co.uk Email: [email protected] Telephone: (01639) 881 635

POST CODE: SA13 2TJ (this gets you close to the Park entrance. Once you see our brown tourist signs follow them.)

By Car: From the South-East and South-West: the M4 motorway runs directly to Margam from London and from Heathrow (the M25/M24 from Gatwick Airport); the M5/M4 from the West Country; and the M6/M5/M50/M4 from the Midlands and the North; the M4 from West Wales. Exit at Junction 38

By Bus: Stops at main road entrance, 5 minutes walk to reception area From Bridgend & Pyle: First Cymru X1 or X4 From Neath: First Cymru 226 or 227 to Port Talbot Bus Station, then X1 or X4 From Port Talbot Bus & Train Stations: First Cymru X1 or X4 From Swansea: First Cymru X1 Bus information Traveline Cymru; 0871 200 22 33; text 84268

By Coach: The closest coach station when arriving by coach is within the Port Talbot bus station. It is then easy to catch either the First Cymru X1 or X4 bus which will drop to at the main road entrance to the park. For further coach information www.npt.gov.uk/PDF/visitorguide_publictransport.pdf

By Train: Frequent Great Western links London Paddington, Reading, Swindon and Bristol Parkway (connections from north east England and Midlands) with Port Talbot. Arriva Trains Wales direct to Port Talbot from Cardiff, Newport, Hereford, Shrewsbury, Crewe and Manchester, with connections at Cardiff from south and west of England. For overseas visitors, there are good rail/air links from London Gatwick & Heathrow, Bristol and Cardiff International Airports. Bus X1 or X4 from outside Port Talbot train station; taxis also available at station Train information National Rail Enquiries: 08457 48 49 50