West of England Branch
Institute Branches
| Chair Tom Bertenshaw | Vice Chair To be confirmed |
| Honorary Secretary and Membership Secretary Annabel Bowker-Dance | Programme Secretary Pete Burrows |
| Branch Representative to Council Richard Day | Branch Welfare Officer Tony Dunhill |
To contact any of the above, email: wofebranch@bindt.org
The West of England Branch is committed to meeting in person (principally). Meetings are usually held on the second Monday of each month and include dinner and drinks at the Swan Inn, Tockington, just one mile from the M5/M4 interchange, commencing at 6.45 pm. Throughout the year, the Branch also has a few activities planned. The Branch meetings are a fantastic and social way to network and meet like-minded NDT technicians and the Branch is keen to get more members of the Institute involved, regardless of age or experience. Please contact the Branch if you would like to find out any more information about these activities or be included in the mailing list advertising for these events. There is now a WhatsApp group to keep members notified on the latest events; please get in touch with Tom Bertenshaw to be added to this group. Any updates to the programme will be publicised in NDT News and on the BINDT website as they develop.
West of England Branch Programme
Monday 13 October 2025
Dye penetrant talk: Metrology in DRT*
by Neil Goodman, Rolls-Royce.
from 4.30 pm-5.30 pm.
This meeting will be held as a physical and virtual event.
The physical meeting will take place at GKN Aerospace Global Technology Centre.
The virtual meeting will be a webinar hosted via Teams and registration is required in advance at:
https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3748f931-9a8a-40b1-bfc4-b38e62cde314@d3b35660-54ba-4726-8fa4-74fa065f4acd
November 2025 (date to be confirmed)
BINDT industrial liaison event*
Venue: University of Bristol.
Monday 8 December 2025
Christmas meal
Venue: Swan Inn, Tockington.
Thursday 15 January 2026
Bond inspection*
Venue: GKN Aerospace Global Technology Centre (also available online).
April 2026 (date to be confirmed)
Aerospace symposium*
Venue: Swan Inn, Tockington.
June 2026 (date to be confirmed)
Annual General Meeting*
Venue: To be confirmed.
To view the full Branch meeting calendar for 2025-2026, click here.
*indicates CPD content
CPD Points from Branch meetings
Attending Branch meetings indicated as containing CPD content can earn valuable points towards PCN certificate renewals.
If anyone is willing or interested in providing talks to Branches, please contact Cindy Bailey at BINDT (cindy.bailey@bindt.org) with an indication of the preferred geographical areas where you could assist.
