🔶 with Peter Taylor, Mayor of Watford 🔶
Come and join us for our annual Summer BBQ to celebrate the hard work of our campaigners and candidates from the last local election
Meon Valley Liberal Democrats Famous BBQ, this year on July 5th at 12.30 at Knudge Cottage, Wickham Common PO17 6JQ.
Tickets £17, under 10's go free. Bring your own drinks and glasses.
Vegetarian and Gluten free options available
(When booking ticket please agree to receive LD emails or else you will be unsubscribed from all LD email updates)
Sue Ansari, Jo Barker and Lorraine Dunstone want to say Thank You.
HOOK & CHESSINGTON NORTH WARD
If you helped Sue, Jo and Lorraine to get elected in the local elections in the ward then this invitation is for you.
AFTERNOON TEA
Served from 2pm to 5pm
VENUE
Jo Barker invites you to her home in Chessington.
We will send you the address and directions in the confirmation email.
Plenty of parking.
Wheelchair Accessible.
Kick off LGA Conference by joining the local Lib Dem team for an evening of drinks, fun and networking in the heart of Bournemouth!
This event is a fundraiser for the BCP Lib Dems ahead of next year’s all-up BCP Council elections, helping fund our campaign and support our fight to stop Reform UK gaining control of the council.
Join Lib Dems from across the country for a pre-conference social at Vicolo, for a chance to catch up with friends, meet other campaigners and get ready for an exciting conference ahead.
📅 Monday 6 July 2026
🕢 From 7:30pm
📍 Vicolo, 4 Albert Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1BZ
Tickets are £12 and include a drink on arrival, with more drinks available to purchase throughout the evening.
Whether you’re a conference regular or attending for the first time come along for a fun evening to start Conference the right way!
If you are not attending the conference, but would like to meet other like minded Lib Dems, you are still more than welcome to join.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Natter about the things that matter.
Join us for a cup of Liber-Tea!
A daytime SALD members and supporters catch up in a cafe, focused on the politics of the day.
Child and dog-friendly as well as accessible.
Please bring Lib Dem voting friends if you want to.
Refreshments can be purchased at the serving hatch.
Join us for a family-fun summer afternoon hosted by Josie and Rhys Madoc in their delightful St Albans garden in leafy Marshalswick.
This is the perfect opportunity to catch up with like-minded members and supporters in a relaxed environment. We're a friendly bunch, so if this is going to be your first event, welcome!
Enjoy a summer spread, Pimms, strawberries, garden games and a raffle.
The ticket price includes one free drink.
If you have any specific dietary requirements or accessibility needs, please email nilima.willis.stalbans@gmail.com
May the sun shine on St Albans on Saturday, 11th July! (A wet weather plan is in hand)!
Come and join the Barnet Lib Dems for our 2026 Summer Party. A chance to meet new friends and catch up with old ones.
Bring a bottle and some nibbles if you are able.
If you can't make it, or feel generous please donate to our campaign so can continue to fight for a liberal voice in Barnet.
"It's not all about Politics!"
We are usually at Table 5, so order and pay at the bar for your drinks and food (if you are eating) and then join us, on the 2nd Monday of each month from 18:30 until 21:00 at The Orchard pub in Archer's Gate, SP4 7XT when some of our councillors - not just the Lib Dems - get together with whoever turns up for informal chat. The conversation is organic and it goes where it flows, but we're just like-minded people getting together over a drink or two.
We also have a fundraising raffle - one prize, so winner takes all!
Come and join us!
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X4 bus to Archer's Gate/Underwood Drive
Join us for an exclusive evening of fine whisky with Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP and Tom Gordon MP. Sample a curated selection of drams while enjoying relaxed conversation with two of Westminster's most passionate liberals.
Wine and soft drinks will also be available for those who prefer. With only a few dozen places available, this event is expected to sell out fast - don't miss your chance to secure a spot.
Newly elected councillors, Alan Avis and Julian Freeman, would like to invite all those who helped during the May election to the Wheatsheaf pub in Ewell Village for a ‘post-election celebration’ of an amazing achievement. All those who helped during the campaign are very welcome. Even those who helped elsewhere are also welcome to join us.
Alan and Julian are proud to represent Ewell Village, Stoneleigh and Nonsuch on the new East Surrey Council and would like our amazing supporters to join us in celebrating this landmark achievement.
Anyone who wishes to bring any contributions of food will be especially welcome and the pub is able to offer a fine selection of Ales, lagers and soft drinks.
Please join us in celebrating this amazing victory and thank you everyone for all your efforts during the campaign.
If you are looking for a fresh, progressive approach to today’s political landscape, we’d love for you to join us for an evening of insightful discussion in a truly spectacular local setting.
We are hosting An Evening with Lib Dem Party President Josh Babarinde MP at Salisbury’s stunning independent venue, The Artisan Wine & Spirit Co. on Queen Street.
Housed in a beautiful, historic timber-framed building, Artisan Wine is the perfect backdrop for a relaxed yet vital conversation. It’s an evening for those who want to see a fairer community and discuss how we can actively counter the rise of the right. All while enjoying a fantastic, welcoming independent local business.
The 2024 General election was a historic moment for the Liberal Democrats with 72 MPs elected. In Hounslow, we have elected our first councillor in 20 years.
The political environment, however, is challenging. Reform on the right and the Greens on the left make populist appeals.
The party is now consulting on the strategy for the remainder of this parliament. Locally, we want to know what your ambitions are for the party nationally and locally.
Come and contribute to the debate and discussion.
An afternoon of Pizza and chat hosted by Graeme Casey and the Orpington Team.
Dress code: Wear whatever you like, as long as it has some pizzazz!!
Taunton Town Summer BBQ
18th July 2026
3pm to 6pm
Fir Lodge, The Avenue, Taunton TA1 1EB
Contribution towards food:
Adults - £10.00
Children - £5.00
To celebrate five years since we won the Chesham & Amersham by-election, join us for a special celebration cream tea party.
Sunday, 19th July 2026 2pm to 4pm
Venue: Jubilee Hall (Scouts Hut), Rectory Hill, Amersham, HP7 0BT.
Tickets: Adults: £10, Children (Under 12), Free
5 Minutes walk from Amersham station and plenty of parking nearby
Our annual garden party celebrates strawberries and friendly company, a nice garden and good conversations. The ticket price includes the cost of the Pimms and Strawberries. There will also be a raffle.
There will be a speaker - details to be confirmed.
I do hope you will join me there this July, whether this is a new event for you or you are one of the regular guests. Either way, we offer a warm welcome.
Our party is on the afternoon of Sunday 19th July - shortly before England hopefully win the World Cup that evening! We will have a covered option in case of rain. So please put 19th July in your diary now.
Pizza & Politics: A Liberal Vision for London
at High Trees Community Centre, 220 Upper Tulse Hill SW2 2NS.
Doors will open at 6.30pm and the event be between 7 and 10pm
Food will provided and there will be a bar where drinks can be bought
Join us for our monthly social in the Duke on the Green pub in Fulham!
Join us for informal drinks at the The Mitre in Greenwich so you catch up with or meet for the first time fellow local Lib Dem members and supporters.
Please let us know if you plan to come along - you can drop in anytime between 7 and 9pm.
Join Ed Davey on Tuesday 7 July from 630 to campaign on behalf of Alex Davies, our candidate in the Streatham St Leonards By Election.
Ed will also briefly address volunteers to give them an update about national issues.
This is an important by election for Lambeth, as we are seeking to win a seat off the Lambeth Green Party, whose winning but declined to take up the seat due to legal issues that resulted in the Greens eventually suspending her. This is a great chance to show that we can beat the Greens and Labour.
Learn more about Alex here - www.lambethlibdems.org.uk/who-we-are/by-elections/alex-davies
How to get to St Leonards:
Train Stations: Streatham Hill, Streatham, Streatham Common all sit in or next to the ward.
Underground: Brixton/Victoria line, then bus to Streatham.
Buses: Any bus that goes along Streatham High Road - there are many different routes.
A regular meet-up on the second Wednesday of every month for Liberal Democrat members, supporters and the Lib Dem curious in the Folkestone and Hythe area!
Simply come along for a social drink and a chat: no speeches, no leaflet delivery. It's a "buy your own" event (sorry!) but come along and say hello to our Councillors, campaigners, members and friends.
The Royal Norfolk Hotel is on Sandgate High Street - there is free parking from 6pm at Castle Road Car Park in Sandgate which is one minute walk away and often on street parking in Castle Road (behind the hotel) as well.
Our Summer Conference bringing members together from Crewe to Carlisle.
Held at Denton Golf Club, and followed by an evening Regional Dinner.
Denton Golf Club is just off J24 of the M60 with ample car parking, or on a direct bus route from Manchester Piccadilly train station.
Guest speakers include Victoria Collins MP (Conference) and James MacCleary MP (Dinner). Lisa Smart MP and Lord Goddard will give Parliamentary reports with audience Q&A.
We have a special lunchtime presentation, How Not To Flee A War, with Ukrainian journalist Maria Romanenko and her partner Jez Myers telling the story of their attempt to escape Kyiv as Russia launched its full-scale invasion on 24 February 2022.
+++ EXTRA SPEAKER +++
Richard Kilpatrick, Lib Dem candidate for Greater Manchester Mayor
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Dinner Menu Notes
The Beef, Chicken and Vegan options are served with roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables, red cabbage, stuffing,
cauliflower cheese, Yorkshire pudding & gravy
Options in booking form are:
- Topside Beef (or GF alternative)
- Chicken Supreme (or GF alternative)
- Vegan Wellington (With vegan gravy - note does not include Yorkshire pudding or cauliflower cheese)
As part of their commitment to listening to and working with local residents, Peter Gane, Jon Renshaw and Roger West, Lib Dem Town Councillors for Cheriton West, hold regular drop-in advice surgeries in the ward each month.
No need for an appointment - just turn up to discuss any issue you would like our help with. If you'd prefer to speak to Peter Jon or Roger one-to-one then please contact them directly and we can set up a personal meeting with you.
The surgeries are held:
Alternatively, contact Peter Jon or Roger directly by email or phone. If you call and don't get through, please do leave a message and we'll call you back!
Meet Richard Kilpatrick, our GM Mayoral candidate
Sunday 12th July
This Mayoral election will be the closest yet and your vote will count!
Cllr Richard Kilpatrick is our GM Mayoral by-election candidate. He's a City of Manchester councillor, works for European Movement UK, and is also a really lovely bloke! So come along, meet Richard and hear what he's got to say about where Greater Manchester could (still) do better.
WHY SO MANY HOUSES?
PUBLIC MEETING
with Gideon Amos MP and a panel of experts.
17th July at 7.00pm at CICCIC, Memorial Hall, Paul Street, Taunton TA1 3PF.
(FREE entry.)
· Where are new house building projects planned in Taunton and Wellington?
· What type of properties will be built?
· Will these houses be affordable?
· What proportion will be available for secure rental at reasonable rents?
· How will our environment be affected?
· Will our roads and transport links be able to cope?
· What about extra provision of new schools and medical centres?
This Public Meeting is your opportunity to raise the questions which most concern you about current plans for local house building with a panel of experts including:
Our next Didcot and Wantage social in Wallingford. Pizza and Politics with Olly Glover MP.
As part of their commitment to listening to and working with local residents, Gary Fuller and Tim Prater, Lib Dem District Councillors for Sandgate and West Folkestone, hold regular drop-in advice surgeries in the ward each month.
No need for an appointment - just turn up to discuss any issue you would like our help with. The surgeries are in a public place: if you'd prefer to speak to Tim or Gary one-to-one then please contact them directly and we can set up a personal meeting with you.
The surgeries are held:
Alternatively, contact Tim or Gary directly by email or phone. If you call and don't get through, please do leave a message and we'll call you back!
Cllr Ben Proctor holds surgeries every other month so that local residents can talk to him about local issues over a cup of coffee. You do not need a ticket and can just turn up. But please do get a ticket if it will help to remind you when the surgery is being held.
A relaxed conversation between Gary Jackson and Neil Morisetti on the role of renewables in the UK's energy security.
Max invites constituents who have contacted him about their FirstPort properties to a meeting to discuss any concerns they may have.
Please note that pre-booking is essential and entry will be by ticket only.
The Highland Liberal Democrats would like to invite you to join us for an evening to celebrate our historic success at the 2026 Scottish Parliament Elections!
Joined by new MSPs, as well as Neil Alexander our candidate from the highly successful Inverness and Nairn campaign, we hope you can join us to celebrate the campaign successes.
Taking place at King's Golf Club, Inverness, on Friday 24th of July, food will be provided.
Please do get in touch with any dietary requirements prior to attending the event by emailing:
neil.alexander@scotlibdems.org.uk
As part of their commitment to listening to and working with local residents, Tim Prater and Gary Fuller, Lib Dem District Councillors for Sandgate and West Folkestone, hold regular drop-in advice surgeries in the ward each month.
No need for an appointment - just turn up to discuss any issue you would like our help with. The surgeries are in a public place: if you'd prefer to speak to Tim or Gary one-to-one then please contact them directly and we can set up a personal meeting with you.
The surgeries are held:
Alternatively, contact Tim or Gary directly by email or phone. If you call and don't get through, please do leave a message and we'll call you back!
Join us in celebration the election of 8 out of 8 county councillors in May 26.
As part of their commitment to listening to and working with local residents, Peter Gane, Jon Renshaw and Roger West, Lib Dem Town Councillors for Cheriton West, hold regular drop-in advice surgeries in the ward each month.
No need for an appointment - just turn up to discuss any issue you would like our help with. If you'd prefer to speak to Peter Jon or Roger one-to-one then please contact them directly and we can set up a personal meeting with you.
The surgeries are held:
Alternatively, contact Peter Jon or Roger directly by email or phone. If you call and don't get through, please do leave a message and we'll call you back!
A regular meet-up on the second Wednesday of every month for Liberal Democrat members, supporters and the Lib Dem curious in the Folkestone and Hythe area!
Simply come along for a social drink and a chat: no speeches, no leaflet delivery. It's a "buy your own" event (sorry!) but come along and say hello to our Councillors, campaigners, members and friends.
The Royal Norfolk Hotel is on Sandgate High Street - there is free parking from 6pm at Castle Road Car Park in Sandgate which is one minute walk away and often on street parking in Castle Road (behind the hotel) as well.
As part of their commitment to listening to and working with local residents, Gary Fuller and Tim Prater, Lib Dem District Councillors for Sandgate and West Folkestone, hold regular drop-in advice surgeries in the ward each month.
No need for an appointment - just turn up to discuss any issue you would like our help with. The surgeries are in a public place: if you'd prefer to speak to Tim or Gary one-to-one then please contact them directly and we can set up a personal meeting with you.
The surgeries are held:
Alternatively, contact Tim or Gary directly by email or phone. If you call and don't get through, please do leave a message and we'll call you back!
As part of their commitment to listening to and working with local residents, Tim Prater and Gary Fuller, Lib Dem District Councillors for Sandgate and West Folkestone, hold regular drop-in advice surgeries in the ward each month.
No need for an appointment - just turn up to discuss any issue you would like our help with. The surgeries are in a public place: if you'd prefer to speak to Tim or Gary one-to-one then please contact them directly and we can set up a personal meeting with you.
The surgeries are held:
Alternatively, contact Tim or Gary directly by email or phone. If you call and don't get through, please do leave a message and we'll call you back!
A regular meet-up on the second Wednesday of every month for Liberal Democrat members, supporters and the Lib Dem curious in the Folkestone and Hythe area!
Simply come along for a social drink and a chat: no speeches, no leaflet delivery. It's a "buy your own" event (sorry!) but come along and say hello to our Councillors, campaigners, members and friends.
The Royal Norfolk Hotel is on Sandgate High Street - there is free parking from 6pm at Castle Road Car Park in Sandgate which is one minute walk away and often on street parking in Castle Road (behind the hotel) as well.
Join us on 11th September at the National Gallery on Princes Street (Scottish Café and Restaurant) as we celebrate our historic election win in Edinburgh - returning Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP and GAINING Sanne Dijkstra-Downie MSP in Edinburgh Northern!
Tickets are £60 - includes 3 course meal, tea & coffee and an arrival drink.
We will be joined by one of our new MSPs as our keynote speaker - Morven-May McCallum! Hear about her journey to parliament, her campaign to raise awareness on Lyme disease leading her to become a published author.
Please send any dietaries to westedinburghlibdems@outlook.com before Monday 7th September.
Hope to see you there!
Our regularly scheduled Exec Committee meeting, all members are welcome to attend and raise any new business or just see what we do.