A great day was had by attendees of our rescheduled 2022 Annual Meeting that took place on Saturday 15th October 2022 in The Chapel of Westminster Central Hall, London.
We were honoured to have Lord Leslie Griffiths, our Patron, as Keynote Speaker in the morning, having just arrived back from Strasbourg the afternoon before. He gave a most interesting, entertaining and uplifting talk which we all enjoyed.
After a short AGM and lunch we welcomed Keith Milmer, a previous ACE Chairman, who gave us tips and reminders as well as food for thought about photographs in our magazines. He also answered questions with practical demonstrations of what to do.
The Award winners were then announced in reverse order and presented with their certificates and trophies while photos were taken for use in their magazines and wider church publications.
The afternoon closed with prayer.
Below are a few photos from the day. You can see further photos on the 2022 Award Winners page
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Programme
10.30 Arrival with tea, coffee, biscuits and chat
11.00 Welcome and introductions
11.10 Talk by Lord Leslie Griffiths, our Patron
12.00 AGM
Agenda, plus minutes of the 2021 AGM will be available on arrival.
12.30 Lunch
Please bring a packed lunch with you. Tea and coffee will be provided.
13.30 Talk by Keith Milmer, former Chairman of ACE
14.20 Questions to the speaker
14.30 Presentation of Awards
Short review of the Award categories and the entries for the 2022 ACE Awards
followed by the presentation of certificates and trophies.
15.30 Closing prayer
Please try and bring some copies of your magazine for the ‘swaps’ table!
Lord Leslie Griffiths
We are very fortunate to have Lord Leslie Griffiths as the Patron of ACE. He is a preacher, public speaker, writer and broadcaster. He was born in Burry Port, on the South West coast of Wales in 1942. He began his ministry as a local preacher in the Methodist church in 1963 and was a minister in Haiti during most of the 70s before returning to England to serve in several urban ministries. He became President of the Methodist Conference in 1994, and in this role was the spiritual and administrative leader of the Methodists in Britain. He became Superintendent Minister at Wesley’s chapel in 1996, where he was a popular and respected leader. He was made a life peer in 2004 and in 2011 was appointed the 13th President of the Boy’s Brigade. With such an amazing résumé we very much look forward to hearing him speak at our ACE annual meeting.
1.30pm Talk by Keith Milmer, former Chairman of ACE
Keith Milmer has been editing and publishing community newsletters and parish magazines since the mid 1980s, including complementary community websites. Throughout this publishing journey, Keith has always maintained a keen eye on design and the visual appeal of his output, alongside the quality of written content. Recognising the importance of images in modern publications, Keith will be offering us some fundamental tips and advice about enhancing the quality and visual impact of photos in our magazines.