Dietitians Week Events: Out and About…
Special Activities and Parliamentary Events
We are holding special events during Dietitians Week, including events in the four parliaments around the UK ensuring key decision makers are fully aware of the impact and value of the dietetic profession. We will also be making some special announcements during Dietitians Week (also scroll down to view the hundreds of events taking place around the UK).
Monday 8th June:
- Social media Thunderclap at 9am to herald the start of Dietitians Week. #DietitiansWeek expected to trend on Twitter.
- Fiona McCullough: The BDA’s new Chairman’s theme of office will be announced.
- Online Twitter chat in partnership with @RDUKChat between 8pm and 9pm (BST). The subject will be Workplace Health.
Tuesday 9th June:
- The new Honorary President of the BDA will be unveiled.
- Special House of Lords event in London, courtesy of Lord Balfe.
- Special Stormont event in Northern Ireland, courtesy of the Health Minister, Simon Hamilton MLA.
- Dietitians in the Media conference being held at Leeds Beckett University, exploring why it is vital to have credible and accurate food and nutrition messaging in the media. Speakers include Henry Dimbleby (Leon founder and School Food Plan author), Lucy Jones (BBC’s Eat Well for Less, ITV’s Alan Titchmarsh Show, Channel 4’s Food Hospital), Ursula Philpot (Channel 4’s Supersize vs Superskinny, BBC Breakfast) and many many other speakers.
- The BDA’s Specialist Group of the Year will be announced.
- The BDA’s Branch of the Year will be announced.
Wednesday 10th June:
- Special Scottish Parliament event in Edinburgh, courtesy of Jamie McGrigor MSP.
- Online Twitter chat in partnership with @RDUKChat, Sense About Science andPEN Nutrition (Practice-based Evidence in Nutrition®) between 12-noon and 1pm (BST). The subject will be Evidence Matters.
- The BDA’s Media Spokesperson of the Year will be announced.
Thursday 11th June:
- Special Welsh Assembly event in Cardiff, courtesy of the Deputy Health Minister, Vaughan Gething AM.
- Online Twitter chat in partnership with @RDUKChat between 8pm and 9pm (BST). The subject will be TBC.
- The BDA’s Trade Union Rep of the Year will be announced.
Friday 12th June:
- Special Dietitians Week competitions, running throughout June, promoted.
- Social media will be used to promote highlights of Dietitians Week.
- The BDA’s Ambassador of the Year will be announced.
UK Events
In addition to our parliamentary events, there are a great many events taking place all around the UK. Here’s a quick snapshot of where these are taking place.
| Chertsey | Surrey |
| Bristol | Avon |
| Bradford | West Yorkshire |
| Kirkcaldy | Fife |
| Redhill | Surrey |
| Torquay | Devon |
| Nottingham | Nottinghamshire |
| Livingston | West Lothian |
| Ipswich | Suffolk |
| Southall | Middlesex |
| Belfast | County Antrim |
| Saint Helier | Jersey |
| Southport | Merseyside |
| Sutton in Ashfield | Nottinghamshire |
| Lisburn | County Antrim |
| Thatcham | Berkshire |
| Perth | Perthshire |
| Chorley Wood | Hertfordshire |
| Ballymoney | N Ireland |
| Derby | Derbyshire |
| Sutton in Ashfield | Nottinghamshire |
| Brighton | East Sussex |
| Nottingham | Nottinghamshire |
| Oswestry, | Shropshire |
| Gillingham | Kent |
| Middlesborough | Cleveland |
| Newcastle | Tyne & Wear |
| Salisbury | Wiltshire |
| Wallasey | Wirral |
| Rotherham | South Yorkshire |
| Watford | Hertfordshire |
| Peterborough | Cambridgeshire |
| Guildford | Surrey |
| Watford | Hertfordshire |
| Eastbourne | East Sussex |
| London | Greater London |
| Bradford | West Yorkshire |
| Cardiff | South Glamorgan, Wales |
| Merthyr Tydfil | Glamorgan |
| Yeovil | Somerset |
| Chester | Cheshire |
| Johnstone | Renfrewshire |
| Dewsbury | West Yorkshire |
| Londonderry | County Londonderry |
| Blackburn | Lancashire |
| Coleraine | County Londonderry |
| Lincoln | Lincolnshire |
| Bothwell | South Lanarkshire |
| Wrexham | Clwyd, Wales |
| Warrington | Cheshire |
| Birmingam | West Midlands |
| Peterborough | Cambridgeshire |
| North Shields | Tyne & Wear |
| Rotherham | Kent |
| Gorleston | Norfolk |
| London | Greater London |
| Southend On Sea | Essex |
| Wolverhampton | West Midlands |
| Nottingham | Nottinghamshire |
| Chester | Cheshire |
| Wallasey | Merseyside |
| Oldham | Greater Manchester |
| Wakefield | West Yorkshire |
| Leeds | West Yorkshire |
| Hinckley | Leices |
| Chippenham | Wiltshire |
| Dartford | Kent |
| Worcestshire | Worcestshire |
| Merthyr Tydfil | Glamorgan |
| Braddan | Isle of Man |
| Omagh | County Tyrone |
| Doncaster | Yorkshire |
| Margate | Kent |
| Canterbury | Kent |
| Coventry | West Midlands |
| Chelmsford | Essex |
| Bridgend | Glamorgan |
| Crawley | West Sussex |
| Leeds | West Yorkshire |
| Mansfield | Nottinghamshire |
| Halifax | Leeds |
| London | London |
| House of Lords | London |
| Stormont | Northern Ireland |
| Scottish Parliament | Edinburgh |
| Welsh Assembly | Cardiff |
| Bradford | West Yorkshire |
| London | London |
| Whitehaven | Cumbria |
| Cannock | Staffordshire |
| Ashford | Kent |
| High Wycome | Bucks |
| Hamilton | Lanarkshire |
| Caerphilly | Glamorgan |
| Inverness | Inverness-shire |
| Invergordon, | Ross-shire |
| Birmingham | West Midlands |
| Epsom | Surrey |
| Bristol | Somerset |
| Edinburgh | Scotland |
| Wishaw | Lanarkshire |
| Portsmouth | Hampshire |
| Perton | Staffordshire |
| Dewsbury | West Yorkshire |
| Newport | Gwent |
| Clevedon | Somerset |
| Billericy | Essex |
| Griffithstown | Pontypool |
| Stourbridge | Midlands |
| Harrow | Middlesex |
| Aberdeen | Aberdeenshire |
| Norfolk | East Anglia |
| London | London |
| Kilmarnock | Ayrshire |
| Dunfermline | Fife |
| Clevedon | Somerset |
| Billericy | Essex |
| Griffithstown | Pontypool |
| Stourbridge | West Midlands |
| Harrow | Middlesex |
| Aberdeen | Aberdeenshire |
| Norfolk | East Anglia |
| Kilmarnock | Ayrshire |
| Dunfermline | Fife |
| Bridgewater | Somerset |
| Larbert | Stirlingshire |
| Gosforth | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Clevedon | Somerset |
| Billericy | Essex |
| Griffithstown | Pontypool |
| Stourbridge | West Midlands |
| Harrow | Middlesex |
| Aberdeen | Aberdeenshire |
| Norfolk | East Anglia |
| Kilmarnock | Ayrshire |
| Dunfermline | Fife |
| Bridgewater | Somerset |
| Larbert | Stirlingshire |
| Gosforth | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Dundee | Angus |
