Friday Fix 5th Dec
G’day, Guildies My windows were iced shut this morning, and not in a gingerbread house sort of way. How are you all faring in this cold weather? I’m going to the…
Read MoreFriday Fix 28th Nov
Hi everyone, Here we are, heading into the last weekend of November. The big question is: have you festooned your house yet, or not? In Florida, residents at an airforce…
Read MoreCALL FOR BGTW BOARD AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS 2026
Nominations close at 5.00pm (GMT) on Monday 15 December 2025. The BGTW Board is elected annually; Board members meet monthly (in person or over Zoom) and conduct the business of…
Read MoreFriday Fix – 21 Nov
Hi everyone, I’m writing from St Lucia, where none of my FOUR showers were working this morning. I’m aware that this sounds incredibly bratty but it does kind of matter…
Read MoreFriday Fix – 14th Nov
Hello! Many thanks to Charlotte, who took over the Friday Fix for me last week, while I was in the Algarve with fellow Guildies Martin Hesp and Lindsay Sutton (who…
Read MoreFriday Fix 7th Nov
Happy Friday, everyone … What a week! We’ve had lots of fabulous compliments about the Gala Dinner on Monday and massive congratulations need to go to Mary Anne Evans and…
Read MoreFriday Fix – 31st Oct
Hi everyone, Dare I mention the ‘H’ word? Is anyone else sick to the back teeth of seeing the word ‘spooktacular’ in email headers? Perhaps you’ve been treated to such…
Read MoreFriday Fix – 24 Oct
Happy Friday, everyone … Thank goodness the clocks go back this weekend! These dark mornings are such a struggle for me (never a morning person at the best of times…
Read MoreFriday Fix – 17 Oct
Hello! Have you all had a good week? Here’s hoping so! I’m at the airport on my way to Prague but, earlier in the week, I had the rather random…
Read MoreFriday Fix – 10th Oct
Hi everyone, Does anyone else start their day with coffee and the NYT Games? Is anyone else irritated by today’s Mini? I’m too cross to write anything else, and I’ve…
Read MoreFriday Fix – 3rd Oct
Well, here we are in a brand new membership year – with a brand new logo. I hope everyone is feeling positive, especially given all the news in the mailer…
Read MoreImportant Guild Update: logo, website, audits, membership, Gala, 65th and elections
With the new Guild membership year commencing this week on 1 October, and the Gala Awards Dinner (celebrating the BGTW’s 65th anniversary) fast approaching, I wanted to send some important…
Read MoreFriday Fix – 26th Sept
Happy Friday, everyone … Here’s hoping you’ve all had a great week. Further to last week’s note about concerns over the ITAs and the shortlisted status of Edinburgh’s Palestine Museum…
Read MoreITA statement: Palestine Museum Scotland
This is a private and confidential communication for BGTW Members only. As noted in last week’s Friday Fix (19.09), the Board has received complaints about the shortlisted status of Palestine…
Read MoreFriday Fix – 19th Sept
Hi everyone, I’m away for work in Texas this week, so I’m veh veh busy shopping for yet more cowboy boots. Let me say a huge thanks to Charlotte and…
Read MoreFriday Fix – 12th Sept
Hello Guildies, I hope everyone’s well and has had a productive week. A little cautionary tale for you! Considering that I’m already firmly of the belief that the Gallaghers have been…
Read MoreFriday Fix – 5th Sept
Greetings, all I hope the first few days of September have treated you all well. I’m currently in Cambodia, which has proved fascinating so far. I must confess that I didn’t know…
Read MoreFriday Fix – 22 August
Contents: Hi everyone, I hope you’ve all had a great week. I’m in France, where the weather hasn’t quite been playing the game I’d like it to play, but the brocante finds have…
Read More2025/6 Membership Renewal and Self-Audit
It’s membership renewal time on October 1st, which means that it’s now also self-audit time. The process and form have been simplified since last year – we have tested it…
Read MoreFriday Fix – 1st August
In this issue: Hi everyone, How are you all? I’ve been unusually sociable and not-so-unusually faffy this week, so work has taken a bit of a hit: cue a weekend…
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