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Hi All, First of all I hope you are all keeping well, with the absence of our divisional meetings it can be hard to keep in touch with everybody. Living with Covid has now become a major part of our lives and as Embalmers we have all had to adapt to professional situations and guidelines within a number of different venues and premises. As a division we need to re think the way we meet and communicate with each other too. There has been a lot of work behind the scenes to arrange guest speakers to attend virtual meetings. One of the positive and exciting aspects we are finding here is that we can invite speakers from anywhere in the world which opens up a much larger wealth of experience, knowledge and methodology that we can all become part of, share in and learn from. We are in the process of finalising topics and speakers for our first zoom meeting and for what we hope will be the start of a very different but positive future for our division.
BIE Irish Chairman
Cyril Gantley
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List of BIE Officers and Appointed Representatives for 2020
National President:
Bobby Hopkin-Hoggarth MBIE
Imm. Past President:
Dr Phil Gore MBIE
1st Vice President:
Dianne Hughes
National PRO & National General Secretary:
Karen Caney FBIE White Meadow Cottage, Brailsford, Derby DE6 3DA Tel: 01332 349035(BIE) Mobile: 07786 432014 E: karencaney@btopenworld. com
National Treasurer:
Michael Liddle FBIE 10 Yew Tree Close, Silsoe MK45 4EQ Business Tel: 01582 490005 Home Tel: 01525 860117 E: michael@silsloe.wanadoo. co.uk
Editor:
Gwen Schofield FBIE 9 Seymour Walk, Meltham, Holmfirth HD9 4BP Home Tel: 01484 851994 Mobile: 07778 279100 E: gwen@radcliffefs.co.uk
Master Fellow: David Kaye FBIE
Student Liaison Officer:
David Coster MBIE
IRISH DIVISION
Chairman:
Cyril Gantley MBIE 336 Kildare Road, Crumlin, Dublin 12 Mobile: 085 7671582 E: cyril.gantley@mortuaryscience.ie
Secretary:
Susan Moran 20 Cedarwood Park, Newbridge, Co. Kildare Mobile: 086 0619500 E: susan.moran@mortuaryscience.ie
National Council Rep:
Pamela Murphy MBIE 14 Parknasillogue Court, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow Mobile: 085 7415421
2nd National Council Rep and Treasurer:
John Hawe MBIE 12 Meadow Vale, Smith’s Road, Charleville, Co.Cork Mobile: 087 6390087 E: jmhawe@eircom.net
NORTHERN IRELAND DIVISION
Chairman
Pat Harley, MBIE 67 Creggan Road, L’derry BT48 9DA Tel: 07712 899137 E: pat.harley@hotmail.co.uk
Vice Chairman:
Mrs N Taggart, MBIE 11 Alderley Crescent, Newtownabbey BT36 7WY Tel: 07917 220073 E: nikkiknockaning@aol.com
1st National Council Representative:
Laurence O’Neill MBIE 98 Stewartstown Road, Belfast BT11 9JP Tel: 028 9062 0099 E: oneill8210@hotmail.com
2nd National Council Representative:
Ellison Sloan MBIE Tel: 028 3833 6175
Treasurer:
Andrew McMullan MBIE 22 High Street, Ballymoney Co. Antrim BT53 6AQ Tel: 028 2766 2265 E: andrew@mcmullanfunerals. com
Secretary:
Liam Edwin Boyle, MBIE S. Clarke and Son Funeral Directors 12 Court Square, Newtownards, Co. Down BT23 7YN Tel: 07713 575501 E: liamboyle15@hotmail.co.uk
1st Educational Committee Representative:
Stephen Shields MBIE James Brown & Sons 300 Newtownards Road, Belfast Tel: 028 9045 1021 E: jamesbrown.belfast@ funeralpartners.com
Student Liaison Officer
Charlie Poots MBIE
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