Welcome
The Southern England Regional Council (SERC) operates under the auspices of Irish Dancing's ruling body, An Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha, based in Dublin, Ireland. It consists of registered teachers and lay members elected from within the Region. See the Contact page for a list of current members and their roles.
The Council's primary task is to promote and support Irish dancing in the Southern England Region, which covers Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, London & Greater London, Middlesex, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Sussex and Wiltshire. On a practical level, it is responsible for providing a structure within which Irish dancing operates in the Region.
Importantly, the Council provides a voice for the Region's teachers and dancers by sending representatives to regular An Coimisiún meetings. SERC also organises and runs the highly successful Great Britain Championships each year, as well as the Region's World Championship qualifying competition - the Oireachtas.
This website is intended to be a central source of information for everyone involved in Irish dancing in southern England, including dancers and their families, registered dance teachers and adjudicators, and anyone else with an interest in Irish dancing. There are pages with general information for the public, and dedicated areas accessible only to registered teachers and/or Council members.
GBs 2012
The Southern England Regional Council (SERC) is proud to announce the Great Britain Championships 2012, to be held at the Butlins Resort, Bognor Regis, 19-22 October. For full details, see the dedicated GBs website at www.greatbritainchampionships.com
SE Oireachtas 2012
The 2012 Southern England Region Oireachtas will be held at the Broxbourne Civic Hall, Broxbourne Civic Hall, High Street, Hoddesdon, Herts EN11 8BE on 9, 10 & 11 November.
World Championships 2014 – LONDON
Oireachtas Rince Na Cruinne will take place in London in 2014 – the venue being the London Hilton Metropole Hotel, in the heart of Central London!
In the long history of these Championships, this will be the very first time these Championships will be held in England – and it is only fitting that the Capital City has been chosen to stage them.
After many months of negotiation, Officers of An Coimisiun Le Rinci Gaelacha (CLRG) completed the contractual negotiations necessary for such a major event, and the findings were put to the main meeting of that body on 18th March 2012 and accepted. The Contracts were formally signed within days of that meeting.
Although the mainstream organisation and arrangements for the dancing will be a matter for the Oireachtas Committee of CLRG – much has to be done on a local level, starting immediately.
The Southern England Regional Council were advised as to the plans in place as to the the way forward on a local basis, at its meeting held on Sunday 29th April 2012, and will from here on in receive regular updates as to progress. Much will be shared with the dancing teachers in the Region, whose involvement is crucial to the success of the Championships, and also to the dancers and parents.
The aim for all in the Region, and the country, is that the 2014 World Championships will be the best ever!
