Glasgow South Intergroup

 

More About Glasgow South Intergroup

 

Intergroup Organization

 

Like all other Intergroups, Glasgow South carries the A.A. message into the wider community and acts as the interface and communication channel between the A.A. Groups in our area and the Glasgow Region Committee. This in turn represents our interests within the overall U.K. service structure of the Fellowship.

 

To perform its role, the South Intergroup has a committee elected from Group members comprising :- Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, Secretary and Liaison Officers/ Office Bearers covering the following areas  :-

Public Information, Prisons, Health, Social Services, Telephone Service, Electronic Communications, A.A.Literature, Roundabout (A.A.Magazine) and Archives.

 

There are therefore over a dozen important Service jobs available in the Intergroup. Most people who have been involved in Service in A.A. find that it greatly helps their recovery and provides a practical way of putting something back into the Fellowship.

 

Therefore we would encourage Groups to participate in the work of the Intergroup by appointing a Group Service Representative to act for them at our Bi -monthly meetings. In addition any member who would like to know more about what we do or join one of our Service Committees should come along and see for themselves.

 

Glasgow South Intergroup meets bi-monthly in the first week of February , April, June, August, October and December in Langside Halls, Langside Avenue, Shawlands. ( Note former venue Carlton Centre, Coburg Street, Gorbals no longer used by AA March 2010)

 

History of the South Intergroup

 

Over 70 A.A. Meetings weekly south of the Clyde

 

The South Intergroup came about in 1993 by the Glasgow Region of A. A. asking a committee to look at restructuring the Region from Eight (8) Intergroups to the present Four (4), because, positions within Intergroups were becoming difficult to fill, and our ability to carry the A.A. Message was shrinking. It was decided to look at ways of restructuring which would best save the strength of the Message within the Glasgow Intergroups.

 

At that time there were two (2) Intergroups operating within the South Side of Glasgow. They were the Glasgow South West Intergroup which held their meetings bi-monthly in the office staff canteen of the  U.C.S Shipyard Govan Road; and the Glasgow South East Intergroup which held their meetings bi-monthly in Langside Halls.

 

A meeting was held in the Pearce Institute by the Steering Committee and both Intergroups on 15th April 1993. A unanimous decision was taken to amalgamate both Intergroups and in May 1993 it was agreed that the new Glasgow South Intergroup would be formed.

 

The first meeting of the South Intergroup was held in Langside Halls on Tuesday the 1St June 1993 and it now comprises over 70 A.A. groups holding meetings every day of the week.

 

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