Central Branch
Central Branch covers a total of fifteen counties:
Lincolnshire Nottinghamshire Derbyshire
Staffordshire Rutland Leicestershire
Northamptonshire Oxfordshire Worcestershire
Herefordshire Powys Ceredigion
West Midlands Shropshire Warwickshire
Central Branch Mission Statement
To attract and support new Group Travel Organisers and Trade Members, whilst adding continuing value to existing members, by facilitating networking and best practice based on the Nationally defined criteria.
Including
Providing Value to Organisers
Providing Value to Associate and Intermediate members
Facilitate the networking of all parties
Providing clarity of legislation and rules when organising trips
Central Branch Committee
Margaret Davies (President)
Yvonne White (Chairman)
Ian Plowman (Vice-Chairman & Secretary)
Alan Iles (Treasurer)
Julia Passmore
Stuart Parker (Associate Representative)
Jean Cameron
Philip Cameron
Michael Tebbutt (Newsletter Editor)
Central Branch Membership
The Central Branch has approximately 70 members who in turn arrange holidays and visits for thousands of members of their groups. GTOA Members have the opportunity to experience familiarisation events that are organised by the Central Branch Committee. Normally, there are four such events per year and information is sent to each Member well in advance of the event. From these, Members can gain valuable information on how to structure their own group events as well as to share their own experiences with one another.
Attached to each of these events is a short Branch Meeting at which the Committee report to Members on matters connected with the Branch and gain comments and suggestions for future activities from them. A further source of valuable information and ideas comes from articles in the Branch Newsletter. This is published four times per year and principally contains information upon activities that Members have organised.
Future Branch Meetings and Familiarisation Events
The following events are open to any Member of the GTOA and those from other regions are particularily welcome
Note: Members wishing for further information on the following should CLICK at the base of this webpage
Monday 30th April, 2012: Coventry Motor Museum - starts at 10.30am into the afternoon and comprises the following:
- Coffee and welcome from the Museum
- Talk by Jackie Fallon, Coventry City Council Tourism Officer
- Branch Meeting
- Tour of the Motor Museum
- Lunch
- 'Coventry - a City of three Cathedrals'- a walking tour by Blue Badge Tourist Guide, Roger Bailey, covering the key features of the City
Thursday 19th July, 2012: The National Memrial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire - full details later
Friday 5th to Sunday 7th October, 2012: Annual General Meeting Weekend at the Rutland Square Hotel, Nottingham.
Medical and Next of Kin Forms for Group Visits
A copy of a useful form to be completed by those taking part in visits is available. It outlines information that could be essential in an emergency. If Members are interested in the form, then please make contact below.
To contact the Central Branch please click here