Friends, I am just getting in touch to say that as 2025 marks the 75th Anniversary of the IPA, the National Executive Committee are reaching out to members to get thoughts on the best way to mark the occasion. We are delighted to announce that HRH Princess Anne has agreed to be our Patron again for this significant year, so we are considering what we would like to do. Whether that is one or more gala events, or other events and activities that enable more people to become involved, we would like your thoughts.
I have been asked by President Wood to get a working group together. We had a meeting on 9th November at which a regional representative was present to get the wheels moving. The next meeting is on Thursday 14th December. If you are thinking or organising an event in 2025 (and there are already Friendship Weeks in the calendar), please let me know directly. Even this far out, we need to manage dates.
There is a list of the regional representatives who will be joining me for the next meeting which you can find here. Please feed back to them if you have any suggestions – all thoughts welcome.
Thank you in advance,
Karen Duckworth, VP Social and Culture