Registration is well underway for the 47th BAFUNCS Annual Reunion, to be held from 13 to 15 September 2026 at the city centre Majestic Hotel Cardiff (formerly known as the Radisson Blu).  The Registration Form can be downloaded from the Members Home Page on the BAFUNCS website, while members receiving the printed copy of the Newsletter will have found an Invitation Letter and the Registration Form enclosed as separate inserts. The website and Newsletter also contain information on the Reunion’s speakers and excursions. Members should contact the Majestic Hotel Cardiff through the email address provided on the Registration Form: reservations.cardiff@majestichotels.co.uk ; and title their email BAFUNCS Annual Reunion.  Please ensure that you receive emailed confirmation of your booking from the hotel.  The hotel has advised us that credit card details are not to be provided at this time, and that payment will only be needed on arrival at the hotel in September. Special Note: Please be sure to avoid booking at the “Majestic Inn” in Cardiff – a different hotel with a similar name – which will be opening for business shortly. Programme: A new speaker Lucy O’Donnell will be providing a talk on ‘Cardiff and Welsh History’, in addition to the three expert speakers. Lucy is a highly experienced and registered Blue Guide for Wales.  She will talk about the history of Cardiff and of Wales. Cost: Members can be reassured that this year’s Reunion represents good value for money, with the overall cost of the Reunion being the lowest since 2019, even in nominal terms.  The BAFUNCS administrative fee is slightly higher than usual at £150 per person, but the package payable to the hotel for two nights bed and breakfast and two dinners (£294 for single occupancy and £388 for double/twin occupancy) is lower than usual. The package negotiated with the Majestic Hotel includes use of its leisure and conference facilities. AR 2026 Cardiff Invitation AR 2026 Cardiff Registration Form  

Join the AGM 2026 Zoom Session 10.00, Tuesday 5 May

The Trustees of the BAFUNCS Benevolent Fund (BBF) are pleased to share their 2025 Annual Report with Members.  This is one of the agenda items of the 2026 Annual General Meeting at which members are invited to “Take Note” of the report. BBF Annual Report for 2025

The Bell Hotel  proved to be most hospitable as always, providing us with a spacious room to enjoy drinks and a convivial chat prior to our AGM meeting. Thereafter we relocated to the Sergent Wilson Room for a delicious buffet. During the AGM amongst other items Charles Robson provided the 11 attending members with some background information on FAFICS and its relevance to us as BAFUNCS members.     We were delighted to welcome Amanda Pitt to her first CAM region gathering.  We plan to hold our next event in Bury St Edmunds on Wed 17th June and at Holkham Hall on Wed 9th September.  See you there!   Nicky Rodgers