Welcome to the CIPFA South West region

UK map We support members across the South West of England, and have groups in Bristol and Plymouth.

Our aim is to support Institute members and students across our region and to provide a link between CIPFA's national and local activities. We provide an exciting range of high impact, low-cost (usually free) events across the region. These events address a variety of current topics that help members and students to develop themselves both professionally and personally.

We hope to develop our activities further in the coming year, and we'll keep you up-to-date with these developments as we roll them out. If there is anything you think we could do to help you benefit further from your membership of the Institute, then please don't hesitate to let us know.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email E: cipfasw@cipfa.org.

Who's who in your region

President

Christina Earls

Find out who else is on your regional council.

To contact the regional council, please E: cipfasw@cipfa.org.

President's blog

Find out what's been going on in the South West with President Christina Earls' blog.

Useful documents and volunteering

News and newsletters

What's going on in your region

Regional events

We provide an exciting range of high-impact, low-cost (usually free) events across the region that help members and students to develop themselves both professionally and personally. We're keen to organise more events across the region, so to get involved, please contact E: cipfasw@cipfa.org.

CIPFA Annual Conference, Bournemouth, 11th- 12th July 2018

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CIPFA South West Annual Dinner 2018

The CIPFA South West Regional Annual Dinner was on 18 May 2018 on Bristol's SS Great Britain, for CIPFA members and special friends. The evening on board the SS Great Britain was fantastic. With just over 60 guests joining us for the evening, we enjoyed a 3-course meal, and celebrated five of our recently qualified students, with Andy Burns presenting them with their certificates .

There was also a talk from Simon Mason, a former England and Great Britain hockey player, which was all about not giving up and persevering but when things don't work out, you may just get opportunities and experiences that will be just as good.

We had a wonderful time looking around the ship with guided tours and staff on hand to answer any questions. Bob, an SS Great Britain member of staff was fantastic and full immersed us in the history of the ship.

All in all it was a fabulous evening, and CIPFA South West are very excited to be planning for next years.

A big thank you to CCLA, RP Martin and Aberdeen Standard Investments for sponsoring parts of the event, which helped make it such an enjoyable evening.

Regional networks

CIPFA’s thriving regions offer local events, training and networking opportunities. See what’s happening in your region:

Regional forum

A forum for CIPFA members and students in the regions to share ideas, documentation and discuss future plans.

The forum is restricted to CIPFA region members and uses the same login details as the CIPFA website. You will be asked to login if you are not already logged in to the website.

We have produced a guideline document on how to use the forum and some best practice hints and tips to help you get started.

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Volunteering in your region

You could help your region to support members and students, in a variety of ways as a regional volunteer. We need the help of willing volunteers and have a broad range of opportunities for any member or student who is interested in getting involved.

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