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 9 December 2024
Christmas meal
6.45 pm.
Venue: Mowgli Street Food, Corn Street, Bristol.
Monday 13 January 2025
Minimal couplant ultrasonic inspection of composite components*
by Dan Hutchinson, GKN Aerospace.
4.00 pm-5.00 pm.
This meeting will be held as a physical and virtual event.
Venue: GKN Aerospace Services Ltd, Civil Airframe Technology, Global Technology Centre, Taurus Road, Patchway, Bristol BS34 6FB.
If you wish to attend the physical meeting, please provide your details by email to: karen.cambridge@bindt.org in advance.
The virtual meeting will be a webinar hosted via Microsoft Teams and registration is required in advance at:
https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a6218370-baab-49d3-ab22-c55c012d5386@d3b35660-54ba-4726-8fa4-74fa065f4acd
Monday 14 April 2025
Visit to Jet Age Museum, Gloucester*
Details to be confirmed.
Venue: Meteor Business Park, Cheltenham Road East, Gloucester GL2 9QL.
*indicates CPD content
CPD Points from Branch meetings
Attending Branch meetings indicated as containing CPD content can earn valuable points towards PCN certificate renewals.
http://www.bindt.org/downloads/CP16.pdf
http://www.bindt.org/downloads/CP17.pdf
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.
