From the Chair...

Happy third week of lockdown everyone (it is week three isn’t it – I have lost track!!) AGM and Awards Ceremony What I do know for sure is that our ADSO AGM and Award Ceremony is taking place this Thursday 26th November starting at 5.00pm and I want to remind you all as members to come along.  … Continued

I hope you are all surviving the current lockdown – only just over 2 weeks to go! I have been watching the events in the USA with increasing sympathy for the election officials of those states targeted by Donald Trump. We have all faced criticism I’m sure during elections from voters, candidates, and agents etc who were unhappy … Continued

Dear colleagues Please find the agenda for the Annual General Meeting at the following link.  The meeting will be by video. https://www.adso.co.uk/adso-governance/ Please let me know if you are able to attend or give apologies for absence – the quorum is 5% so we need a minimum of 55 people to be present. Yours sincerely … Continued

What a week! I could just leave it there… Despite entering into another national lockdown, there has been some other news for once. The most powerful politician in the world has been voted for. In my first draft, it wasn’t certain what the result would be. I had thought very hard about what to write … Continued

As I write this, I’m looking out of my window to see the neighbours decorating the front of their house for Halloween. Where on earth has 2020 gone? Some will say the sooner it’s over the better. As it’s half-term, it’s been a fairly slow news week for ADSO, but there are some important messages … Continued

ADSO Board Nominations The nominations for Board Directors for 2020/21 have closed and the following were received: Chair                                              John Austin Vice-Chair                          … Continued

There are a number of things to bring to your attention this week.  So,  apart from hoping you are all riding out the latest COVID storm from wherever you are situated, I am going to plunge right in so you don’t have too much to read. ADSO AGM and AWARDS CEREMONY- Zoom Thursday 26th November … Continued

This week I intend to focus on internal matters.  That is not because I don’t have views about what’s happening in the USA or don’t care about rising Covid here but because the next six weeks are important for ADSO in an organisational way.  Before moving on though, I would like to express concern and … Continued

Local Lockdowns Many of us are now the subject of local restrictions of varying degrees. Are they necessary? Most people would probably say yes. Certainly I think it’s the case in my area of Merseyside where, to be frank, sections of the community have been acting as if Covid was a thing of the past. Is … Continued