Things it would seem are getting busy in south-west region. See below from one of our correspondents:
“Following Bournemouth Intergroup’s decision not to accept our local Road to Recovery group, they have applied to join Poole and it would seem that a letter was sent to the South West Region Board member asking for his advice on how to get into Poole Intergroup, without result.
However, the Roadies have won the heart of Poole Intergroup’s benevolent Chairman who has been campaigning round the groups in his self-appointed role as Ambassador, advising members on how to vote in a ‘loving’ way, insisting that our friends have seen the error of their ways and have ‘changed’. Hang on a tick, since when did our trusted servants tell the members what to think? Isn’t it supposed to be the other way round? Forget all that ultimate authority as expressed in our Group Conscience stuff, on this matter our Chairman knows better.
Now if the Wednesday night St Stephen’s meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous were applying to join Poole, even though they are in Bournemouth, and even though Poole Intergroup voted ‘no thanks’ last time in the spirit of unity with Bournemouth, we probably wouldn’t mind. But it’s the Road to Recovery group which is applying to join (again), and experience shows there’s a lot more to that than a very good lickle meeting what makes everyone welcome and abides by the traditions.
If he likes it so much, he can join it. But please accept that some of us don’t want to. Watch this space – the groups have been voting via email. Seems Poole Intergroup’s Conscience is best managed that way.
Keep at it Fellas”
This all seems vaguely reminiscent of the West Kent Intergroup experience with yet another clueless chairman getting all “loved up”. Still if the Poole Intergroup wants to be run by a single Road to Recovery cult group who are we to complain...... or then again maybe it's time for a new chairman......
By the way – just in case the Chairman of that Intergroup has forgotten who runs AA see diagram above - just a hint – and straight from the archives of …. Alcoholics Anonymous GB.
Cheerio
The Fellas
(our usual thanks for this contribution)
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