AA Meetings in harrow, Alcoholics Anonymous London, North Middlesex Intergroup.

North Middlesex Intergroup

is made up of 24 meetings held weekly throughout North Middlesex, HA0, HA1, HA2, HA3, HA4, HA5, UB5, UB8, UB9, postcodes.

The aim of Intergroup is to support its groups in the common purpose of carrying the AA message to the still suffering alcoholic and through the legacies of unity, service and recovery to develop and maintain good relations across our local community.

North Middlesex Intergroup meets on the first Wednesday evening of every second month. Next Meeting is Wednesday 6th July 2011, at Welldon Centre, Welldon Crescent Harrow HA1 1JZ (Entrance in Angel Road) 7:30 to 9:00pm.

Service Opportunities   Guidelines-Handbook

Following are the service positions currently open at Intergroup. The suggested minimum continuous sobriety time for taking up an Intergroup  service post is two years and anyone interested in finding out more is welcome to come along to any Intergroup meeting.

1.      Regional Rep

2.      Employment Liaison Officer

3.      Probation Liaison Officer

4.      Share Magazine Representative

5.      Armed Services Liaison Officer

6.      Archivist

Chair

The holder of this post will usually have served on Intergroup for a number of years, having held one or more of the offices. The period of service is three years, after which the Chair should rotate out. The Chair has the responsibility of convening and conducting the meetings, and approving the agenda and minutes before they are published.

Vice-Chair has the responsibility of conducting the meeting in the absence of the Chair.

Secretary

The Secretary has the responsibility with the Chair for preparing the agenda and minutes of meetings and for distributing these documents to the Groups well before meetings so that there is ample time to discuss the contents. The Secretary deals with all correspondence, passing for example requests for speakers to outside organisations to the Public Information officer or a suitable member. The Secretary keeps in touch with the General Service Office making sure that it promptly has a copy of the minutes and notice of any change of officer.

Treasurer

The Treasurer has the responsibility for keeping a proper account of all Intergroup finances and ensuring that funds are available for its essential current requirements with a prudent reserve of, say, two months' estimated expenditure. The Treasurer reports to Intergroup the balance remaining for prompt transfer through the service structure to the General Service Office.

Public Information / Health Officer

A Public Information Officer is responsible for ensuring that information about the A.A. message and programme of recovery is conveyed to outside organisations to the best possible advantage. The provision of a panel of members to comply with requests for speakers is an important part of this activity. The Health Liaison Officer, Co-ordinates hospital and all related activities in the local area.

Telephone Liaison Officer / Twelve Step Responder's 

Telephone Liaison Officer, co-ordinates the workings of the Telephone Service as recommended in (Guideline 6)

Prison / Probation Liaison Officer 

The Prison Liaison Officer should gather and collate all information about the prison Groups in their area (including open prisons, Young Offenders Institutions etc.) and forward the information to their Regions and to GSO. Probation Liaison Officer is responsible for establishing links with the probation services in England and Wales.

Employment Liaison

An Employment Liaison Officer assumes responsibility for liaising with all sectors of commerce and industry. (See Guideline 8)

Region Representatives

Region Representatives keep each body, Region and Intergroup, aware of business transacted at the other. Each Intergroup may send three voting representatives, whilst other AA members may attend as observers. North Middx belongs to the North London Region.

Electronic Communications Liaison Officer

The ECLO is responsible for the North Middx Intergroup website, keeping meeting details up-to-date using information supplied by local members, and for forwarding of emails to the relevant officers.

Where to Find Officer

The Where to Find Officer is responsible for keeping the local where to find up to date and to produce new copies every three months to coincide with Intergroup meetings.

Literature/Share Liaison Officer 

Share Liaison Officers provide the essential contacts between members, Groups and editorial teams. They actively encourage the contribution of articles and letters and the promotion of the magazines.

Armed Services Liaison

An Armed Services Liaison Officer is responsible for establishing local links with the Royal Navy, the Army, the Royal Air Force and any other organisation that is connected with the Armed Services.

Archivist

The Archivist is the person responsible for the collection, its documents and artefactual items. He or she takes care of, and maintains the physical integrity of the collection and is instrumental in its further development. The Archivist is also responsible for ensuring the protection of the anonymity of its members and the confidentiality of the AA records.

Intergroup Service Positions Guide 2012 pdf

A.A. Service News This magazine keeps members up to date with what is happening in service, it is delivered free to each Group on a regular basis and the latest edition can be found in the document library.