With over 1,600 members the Society has firmly cemented itself as not only the largest, but also the leading self-regulatory body for professional Will Writers and Estate Planners through our involvement within the industry and benefits which we offer to our members. Each member pays an annual subscription to the Society which grants them access…
It is my privilege and pleasure to announce that Anthony Thomas Belcher has accepted my invitation to form the new Board of Directors as a full Executive Director as from the 1st November 2019 as Marketing Director. Anthony has been with the Society and working closely with me and as a highly regarded member of…
Just like that, the 2019 conference has been and gone. It’s hard to believe that this time last week we were finalising all the arrangements and making sure we had everything packed and ready to go before heading over to the Hilton. 2019 marked the 23rd annual conference for The Society of Will Writers and…
Time is running out to book your place at The Society of Will Writers Annual Conference and spaces are filling up fast! This year’s event takes place on the 7th and 8th of October at The Hilton East Midlands Airport. Based on feedback from previous years we searched for a new venue, opting for the…
A guide to getting help and technical advice This is a subject that has been written about in past newsletters and articles, the last one being 11 January 2019, but it is a topic that needs to be addressed regularly, in a climate of more complex families and their estates estate planning is essential. Let’s…
I have addressed this topic before, and still I fail to see how individuals, companies view the importance of the role of consultant (Aff.SWW) when it comes to registering their existence with the Society. The consultant should be regarded as the one person who can make or break your company; after all it is the…
Communication What a year 2019 has turned out to be so far. The team in Lincoln has pulled out all the stops to ensure that the Society, your Society, listens and acts on your comments and suggestions. As soon as we returned to work in January, the team had a day brainstorming what we needed…
Dear Colleagues, There must be few members that, by now, are not aware this is our 25th anniversary, so this year we want to make our annual conference in October extra special. As part of our celebrations we want to encourage more members to attend than ever before, so to this end we have revised…
Tomorrow is the start of the Lincolnshire County Show; over the two days it attracts around 65,000 visitors. Listening on the radio last night to local radio, broadcasting from the showground and talking to the exhibitors setting up their stalls brought back a lot of very fond memories of the early days of the Society.…
The phrase Customer Centricity is used often today as if it’s something new and mystical, and it’s often used by people without really knowing what it means. I’ve been working all my life, and I am now 68, I left school at the age of 15 and started work in Sainsbury’s, not the modern supermarkets…
