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== Regions == | == Regions == | ||
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Newsletter: Impress | Newsletter: Impress | ||
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Irish Mensa Committee chairman: [[Maureen Guthrie]] | Irish Mensa Committee chairman: [[Maureen Guthrie]] | ||
| − | + | *'''Scotland''' | |
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Newsletter: Bagpipe | Newsletter: Bagpipe | ||
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Regional Officer: [[Rowena Love]] | Regional Officer: [[Rowena Love]] | ||
| − | + | *'''Wales''' | |
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Newsletter: Bwrdd (pron. "Borth") | Newsletter: Bwrdd (pron. "Borth") | ||
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Regional Officer: [[Gareth Jones]] | Regional Officer: [[Gareth Jones]] | ||
| − | + | *'''North West''' | |
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Newsletter: NoW | Newsletter: NoW | ||
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Regional Officer: [[Peter Baimbridge]] | Regional Officer: [[Peter Baimbridge]] | ||
| − | + | *'''North East''' | |
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Newsletter: Spotlight Nor'East | Newsletter: Spotlight Nor'East | ||
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Regional Officer: [[Chenda Appleyard]] | Regional Officer: [[Chenda Appleyard]] | ||
| − | + | *'''West Midlands''' | |
| − | '''West Midlands''' | ||
Newsletter: Spaghetti | Newsletter: Spaghetti | ||
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Regional Officer: [[Ann Rootkin]] | Regional Officer: [[Ann Rootkin]] | ||
| − | + | *'''East Midlands''' | |
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Newsletter: Empress | Newsletter: Empress | ||
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Regional Officer: [[Maxine Bates]] | Regional Officer: [[Maxine Bates]] | ||
| − | + | *'''Central''' | |
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Newsletter: The Messenger | Newsletter: The Messenger | ||
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Regional Officer: vacant | Regional Officer: vacant | ||
| − | + | *'''East Anglia''' | |
| − | '''East Anglia''' | ||
Newsletter: EAglet | Newsletter: EAglet | ||
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Regional Officer: [[Ed Loach]] | Regional Officer: [[Ed Loach]] | ||
| − | + | *'''London''' | |
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Newsletter: London Mensa News (LMN) | Newsletter: London Mensa News (LMN) | ||
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Regional Officer: [[John Thorp]] | Regional Officer: [[John Thorp]] | ||
| − | + | *'''South West''' | |
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Newsletter: Scrumpy | Newsletter: Scrumpy | ||
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Regional Officer: [[Sean Miller]] | Regional Officer: [[Sean Miller]] | ||
| − | + | *'''South East''' | |
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Newsletter: SEMantics | Newsletter: SEMantics | ||
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Regional Officer: [[Ian Hadley]] | Regional Officer: [[Ian Hadley]] | ||
| − | + | *'''Channel Islands''' | |
| − | '''Channel Islands''' | ||
Newsletter: Thinks! | Newsletter: Thinks! | ||
Revision as of 13:19, 3 March 2007
British Mensa is the official Mensa organisation for the British Isles.
British Mensa currently has around 24,000 members, divided among 13 administrative regions, and is unusual in covering more than one country. The Republic of Ireland and the British territory of Northern Ireland comprise one region ("Ireland") while the Channel Islands are also outside the United Kingdom and have their own small region. The remainder of the regions are formed by the United Kingdom nations of Scotland, Wales, and the English regions.
British Mensa Ltd
Its operating company is British Mensa Ltd, which maintains an office in Wolverhampton with 13 staff. BML has a Board of nine voluntary directors each of whom is elected for a three year term. The current directors are Sylvia Herbert, Glenys Hopkins, Fay Langton, Terry Boswell, Chris Leek, John Paines, Peter Tesseyman, and Deborah Theasby. The principal officer posts are selected each year by the Board; currently they are Chairman - John Paines, Secretary - Glenys Hopkins, Treasurer - Deborah Theasby.
Membership
Individual annual membership costs £45. The membership package includes a monthly 48pp magazine, a regional newsletter, and free subscription to two printed SIGs. British Mensa administers its Special Interest Groups centrally, requiring members to pay a small fee for subscriptions beyond the initial two, and printing and posting the volunteer-edited newsletters out to members.
British Mensa also runs an Annual Gathering, while members run a variety of other weekend gatherings each year.
Regions
- Ireland - comprising Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Newsletter: Impress
Irish Mensa Committee chairman: Maureen Guthrie
- Scotland
Newsletter: Bagpipe
Regional Officer: Rowena Love
- Wales
Newsletter: Bwrdd (pron. "Borth")
Regional Officer: Gareth Jones
- North West
Newsletter: NoW
Regional Officer: Peter Baimbridge
- North East
Newsletter: Spotlight Nor'East
Regional Officer: Chenda Appleyard
- West Midlands
Newsletter: Spaghetti
Regional Officer: Ann Rootkin
- East Midlands
Newsletter: Empress
Regional Officer: Maxine Bates
- Central
Newsletter: The Messenger
Regional Officer: vacant
- East Anglia
Newsletter: EAglet
Regional Officer: Ed Loach
- London
Newsletter: London Mensa News (LMN)
Regional Officer: John Thorp
- South West
Newsletter: Scrumpy
Regional Officer: Sean Miller
- South East
Newsletter: SEMantics
Regional Officer: Ian Hadley
- Channel Islands
Newsletter: Thinks!
Regional Officer: Lawrence Woolf
