Local Events

Claire Sully is the MP candidate for the new Bridgwater constituency.  Shine a light  on .... event is a campaign fundraising event that aims to highlight the local area and our wonderful communities.  

Joining Claire are guest speakers from:f

• Andrew Cockcroft – communities and partnerships at EDF
• Aeneas Tole – community engagement and Government Affairs at Agratas (Gigafactory being built at Gravity site)
• Jamie Scanlon - Chief Operating Officer at In Charley’s Memory 

Tim Pitman is our entertainment for the night. A professional singer for 30 years, principal tenor for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Birmingham Tattoo.

Ticket price £15, includes supper and entertainment.

Proceeds from the event will go to Claire's election campaign.

Need to discuss a Compliance or Data Protection matter in depth? 

Email the Compliance Team via compliance@libdems.org.uk with an outline of your query - we’ll pair you with one of our specialists for a 15-minute online / phone appointment.

Fancy a catch-up after the elections? Want to hear what’s coming locally in the forthcoming term

in Bromley?

Then join us for a little liquid therapy at the Railway

Tavern Bromley from 7:00pm on Wednesday 15th May.

First drink on your host (Pina Colada and Mouton Rothschild

’82 excluded).

Come and help us put the world to rights!

Join us on Wednesday 15th May at 7pm in Dulwich Library for an opportunity to celebrate and reflect on our London election results, and to look ahead to the next phase of our local campaigning. 

We will be joined by our Prospective Parliamentary Candidates for Vauxhall & Camberwell Green, Clapham & Brixton Hill, Dulwich & West Norwood, and Streatham & Croydon North. 

We'll share tea and cake, and discuss: 

• What do the London election results mean for us? 
• How are we preparing for the General Election? 
• How are we working towards the next local elections in 2026, and what to do if you're interested in standing as a local councillor? 

This is your chance to “Hear all about it!”, to ask questions and figure out just what you may be able to DO to help create our truly exciting, energising and victorious GENERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN. It might be some ‘backstage’ but vital task, or something ‘centre stage’.

We want to talk to our members to explain the work we have done to date, where we are and what we ALL still need to do - TOGETHER in preparation for the General Election.

First there will be a BIG TEAM PHOTO at 7pm outside Bourne Hall, Ewell. We need as many people as possible to attend.

The evening will be an optimistic opportunity to relax, socialise and have a drink as well!

We look forward to seeing you there!

Come along to the first session in our 'Using the summer well' series. In this session you can hear from our experts all about what activity you should prioritise over the final summer before the General Election and how you can set targets to grow your team.

Are international responses to humanitarian crises effective? 

In the last few years there have been crises arising from both conflict and natural causes. Have the responses been effective? What has worked? What hasn't? Are the significant amounts of money that have been spent been wasted? Have those been affected been able to ensure that the response has met their own needs? Can more be done to prevent possible future crises?

David Skinner has worked for Save the Children around the world for twenty years. He led Save the Children's operations in Afghanistan, Pakistan and in the Rohingya Refugee Camps in Bangladesh. He also responded to Ebola in West Africa. More recently he was seconded into the UN architecture to help coordinate the responses to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and also to the conflict in Palestine.

David will be in conversation with Claire Shea to try to answer some of these questions.

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Sevenoaks Talks are a series of key speaker events where experts in their field are invited to come and share their thoughts on the big issues that face us today.  

Tickets: £10 (£5 for under 25s)

Donations to our parliamentary campaign encouraged.

Please Join us for our Antisemitism Training:in Person at LDHQ with 

Candy Piercy MBE 

• Chair of Disciplinary sub group of the Federal Board , 
• Lib Dem diversity and unconscious bias trainer
• Has trained campaigners from across the Middle East including running workshops in Jordan, Egypt and Turkey

Lib Dem campaigner especially in by-elections

Member of the Federal Council

Leon Duveen  

• Chair of Liberal Democrats for Peace in the Middle East 
• An Israeli/British Citizen
• Active in many forums to advance the find a peaceful solution to the Palestinian/Israeli conflict

TBA Extra speakers 

Craig O'Donnell London Campaign Staff 

This is only open to Current Liberal Democrat members in London 

doors open at 6pm. with a hard start time of 6.30pm

Tea and Coffee provided 

Contact for the day Craig O'Donnell on 07984954752

A pizza evening to mark the ending of the London campaign, and to prepare for the General Election.

Ticket includes Pizza + 1 drink.

Please note the location will close gates at 9PM. Details on how to exit after this time will be in the confirmation email.

As part of her commitment to listening to and working with local residents, Sally Pattle, Lib Dem District Councillor for Linlithgow, holds regular drop-in advice surgeries in the ward.

No need for an appointment - just turn up to discuss any issue you would like help with. The surgeries are in a public place: if you'd prefer to speak to Sally one-to-one then please contact her directly and we can set up a personal meeting with you.

David Kinnaird, the Lib Dem Parliamentary Candidate for East Wiltshire is on a pub and village hall tour of East Wiltshire, to meet people, hear about issues and answer questions.  David and the team will be in the upstairs room at the newly reopened Royal Oak Pewsey.  Hope to see you there. 

Get your Quiz hats on for our Pub Quiz - Friday 17th May

Tickets are now available for our Pub Quiz to be held on Friday 17th May

After our first hugely successful Christmas Pub Quiz, we are delighted to host out Spring St Neots & Mid Cambs constituency pub quiz and invite you to join us for a fun evening of quizzing, food and drink.

Date: Friday 17th May

Time: 7pm - 11pm

Venue: Papworth Everard Village Hall, Ermine St, Papworth Everard, Cambridge CB23 3RD

Ticket Price: £18 or £10 for unwaged

In the course of the evening we will be serving a buffet of hot and cold dishes and there will be a cash bar serving alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.

You are welcome to join us as a fully formed team or come alone and we will put you with some friendly team mates.

We will also have the obligatory Lib Dem raffle - if you have a raffle prize you would consider donating, please contact Sarah on scjlibdem@gmail.com

All funds raised will go to the St Neots and Mid Cambs Constituency General Election campaign. 

This event is open to friends and family so please do feel free to bring a team!

After the success of our first Cheese and Wine Tasting fundraising evening earlier this year we are back with a new event hosted by Zöe Franklin and Nick Strugnell.  

Come and join us for an evening of delicious food and drink sourced by Nick from, amongst other specialist suppliers, London's Borough Market.  Zöe will lead the tasting and talk about our ongoing campaign to win at the next General Election and give Guildford a Liberal Democrat MP!

Non-alcoholic options will also be available.

We are excited to be hosting our Spring Conference on the 18th and 19th of May at Hamilton Town House!

Come along to discuss policy, converse with your fellow members and MPs, MSPS and Councillors, and help us get ready for the 2024 General Election!

This year is one of the most important years in British politics in the past 5 years, your support is needed now more than ever to help us gain more seats in Westminster.

This is a 2 day Conference. Tickets are staying within our 'Pay What You Can' model, with recommended price being £90. As a party, we strive to be inclusive and have no restrictions for members to join us at conference, this model aids us in welcoming members from all walks of life. All the help we can get in this election year adds up, so we want as many of you there as possible!

We look forward to welcoming you in May.

*Action Day*

Has the recent good weather made you keen to spend some more time outdoors?

We have just the excuse for you to get outside with our Bear Flat Action Day, taking place on Saturday the 18th of May. Come along to get your steps by talking with voters on their doorstep. 

We are always delighted to welcome people who are new to canvassing, briefings will be given at the beginning of the session and experienced canvassers will be happy to help you out. You will always be canvassing in a team so there will be plenty of support for you. 

Details:

Meeting at: Bear Flat Community Market. Methodist Church Hall, Bruton Avenue, Bath BA2 4QL
Start time: 9:30am - 12pm. 
Saturday the 18th of May 

Any questions please email Rory.mcalpine@bathneslibdems.org.uk

Saturday 18th May West Byfleet Action Day

10.30 – Meet at the intersection of Parvis Road and Dartnell Park Road, (turning closest to the canal/M25 Bridge).

Lunch at The Queen’s Head Pub, 2 High Road, Byfleet, KT14 7QG

2pm – Meet at the Queen’s Head Pub

Lead Canvasser: Ellen Nicholson 07552 700970

Join us canvassing in support of Josh Hadley, our candidate for the next General Election, as well as collecting valuable data to help us in the next local council elections.

Meet outside Chingford Overground Station. Contact is Josh on 07507213110.

Join the Leeds Lib Dems for our post-election picnic party. We'll be meeting to celebrate the fantastic volunteers who have made our campaigns this year possible. As it's a picnic, it'd be great if everyone brought something to share.

Friends and family are welcome to join as well.

If you're driving over, please park at the Bedquilts Recreation Ground Car Park, which is a 10-minute walk from the venue.

We invite you to join us for our thank you party, family and friends welcome, at our HQ.

There will be food and drinks provided.

This is a free event, but any extra food and drink donations will be gratefully received.

Join us for our annual Conference Dinner, which is taking place from 7:30pm in the Avon Room at the Hamilton Town House, Hamilton.

Please fill out the form or contact us via email to notify us of allergens or dietary requirements ASAP.