British Naturism's London and South East Region (LASER) contains our greatest concentration of members but has been without a Regional Coordinator for some time. That has now changed with Viv Rimmer volunteering for the role. Viv brings extensive experience in communication and team management so is precisely the sort of person to build and lead a new team in the LASER region. Viv’s experience in pastoral support of the vulnerable on the streets dovetails with British Naturism’s commitment to supporting the vulnerable and meeting the gold standard for safeguarding in a national organisation.
Viv says:
Hi everyone! I've just been appointed LASER regional co-ordinator, and I'm looking forward to getting into the role and meeting and supporting Naturists in the region.
Some of you may already know me through my club, Heritage, BN events in Windermere and Scotland, and walks with NatRam and other groups. I hope to get to as many events in the region as I can in the near future and meet more of you! I'm particularly keen to make contact with people who are already active in organising events locally, or who have ideas or skills they would like to offer, or perhaps consider a regional committee role (with active engagement and minimum bureaucracy!). If you think that's you, do get in touch, it would be great to hear from you.
I hope to set up a forum area for LASER soon (under 'Region Talk'), and a regional newsletter relaunch is being discussed at national level. You can sign up for your own regional news at www.bn.org.uk/membership/newsletter-preferences if you would like to receive this.
LASER has been without a RC for a while, and has a lot of members and potential. It's great that we already have plenty of events running in the region, and I intend to listen to, facilitate and support people to expand this, to the best of my ability. I thoroughly enjoy Naturism myself, and I know how much others do too, and how important the social side is to many people. I hope we will together be able to build up a thriving naturist community in the region, with local activities for everyone.
Thanks and I look forward to meeting you soon!