Update

Update

Jun 10, 2023

To all BNTVA Members

Due to the issues being faced by the BNTVA, we are currently unable to produce or circulate editions of Campaign magazine.

To assist with the very real need to get information out to its membership the BNTVA Trustees asked exposure magazine if they would accept an editorial section from the BNTVA.

Because exposure is an editorial-based publication our team had to confirm with the constituent organisations that they sanctioned the measure. We are pleased to say that they have approved this inclusion as a benefit to our nuclear community.

Within the BNTVA Editorial section, you will find announcements and information on the activities of the BNTVA.

If you are not a member of the BNTVA but would like to become a supporter after reading this section please contact Shelly Grigg:

s.grigg@bntva.com

BNTVA Membership

PO Box 8244

Castle Donington

DE74 2BY

The BNTVA has not folded up nor been suspended but we have encountered some issues.

The majority of trustees voted to halt all activities and review the situation the charity had found itself in. An in depth appraisal of the organisation has been undertaken by the trustees with an eye to the future.

We are currently engaged in an employment tribunal and investigation by other regulatory bodies which means that it is not proper for us to share any detailed information until these have run their course and matters are resolved.

As from September 2022 the BNTVA was effectively insolvent and was issued with the threat of legal recovery action.

These facts were not made known to the Chairman or Board of Trustees until January 2023.

The fallout from this situation has left us in a position where we are unable to deliver basic services to our beneficiaries.

We are grateful for the support from the NCCF so that we could get this information out to you.

In the light of the ongoing appraisal in the first part of 2023 we took the decision not to charge any membership this year. We have cancelled the Direct Debits but if you have a Standing Order please cancel it. Similarly, if you have sent a cheque we will not be drawing on it. If we have already received a payment will contact you to discuss refunds.

If you have ordered items from the shop and have not yet received them we will satisfy your order as soon as we can.

Thank you for supporting us through this very difficult period in the history of the BNTVA, as we said at the beginning of the article we are still here! We are working very hard to ensure the future of the organisation and we are certain that there will be much brighter news with some exciting grassroots plans in the very near future.

Furthermore, we are aware that some concerns have been raised regarding the sharing of data between the BNTVA and Exposure Magazine. This decision was not taken lightly but it was decided that as we needed to get some information out to the associate membership we would explore this option. Following some legal consultation, a formal data sharing agreement was made between us.
Upon comparing our mailing list alongside Exposures, it was revealed that there was only a small number of BNTVA members who do not already receive the exposure magazine, meaning impact was minimal. This was an important step for us to take as many of members are not online.

BNTVA Trustees

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