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TCIA Annual Review – Building Foundations for 2026

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Paul Roberts

We’ve published this year’s Annual Review, which brings together the main developments across the Union and sets out our direction for 2026. It’s been a year of steady, practical progress, with clearer communication, stronger partnerships, and important groundwork completed for the systems we’ll be introducing next year. Our regular updates, member features, and coordinated social posts have helped raise the…

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Sad news: remembering Aileen Mandic

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Paul Roberts

We are deeply saddened to report that our long-standing treasurer and membership secretary, Aileen Mandic, passed away suddenly in hospital last week due to complications after receiving a bone marrow transplant. Over the years she was known to hundreds of our members and we will remember her for kindness, humour and hard work. Our thoughts are with her family and…

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New Board Director Appointed

Posted on July 25, 2025 by Tai Chi Union

We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Roberts as Marketing & Public Relations Director for the Union.  Paul is an experienced Content and Communications Manager and is stepping up from his Support Team role as Communications Manager for the Union which was advertised last year. Paul’s response to the advertisement highlighted skills the Union was in much…

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Good news and sad news….

Posted on May 11, 2025 by Tai Chi Union

We are sorry to announce that after 4 ½ years, Tina Faulkner Elders has stepped down from the Board.  Tina helped steady the Union through some very difficult times and led the work developing the new identity and trading name which will be so important to the Union in the future.  We are all extremely grateful for her help, resilience…

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Latest magazine – out now!

Posted on March 31, 2025 by Tai Chi Union

With thanks to our editor Ken Symon and his team, Issue 73 of our magazine is out now. The magazine includes An excellent interview with one of our founder members, Gary Wragg, a senior disciple of Grandmaster Wu Kwong Yu; Head of the Wu Family and Gatekeeper of Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan. This is first in our planned series…

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New Board Director

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Tai Chi Union

We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Senior Instructor, Roy Williams, as Operations Director for the Union responsible for the Union systems and processes. Roy is an experienced IT professional currently working as Senior Product Specialist in the NHS managing multiple critical services. The appointment of Roy completes the Board’s transition to having directors with clear responsibilities and…

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2024 Annual Review

Posted on November 14, 2024 by Tai Chi Union

Welcome to our first Annual Review! Link to 2024 Annual Review The review reflects on the past year’s achievements, considers what has yet to be done and outlines the new plans for 2025. One of the things we are excited about is our marketing plans for next year.  This has given us the chance to work with professionals and consider…

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Latest magazine now out!

Posted on November 8, 2024 by Tai Chi Union

We’ve another great edition for our members and the first by the new team with Ken Symon as editor and Betty Sutherland the director responsible. Thank you to both of them, but particularly Ken, for all their hard work. There is plenty to read including an update on our plans for the future as well as progress on our 2024…

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New Board Director

Posted on October 2, 2024 by Tai Chi Union

It’s great to be able to welcome back Ben Morris to the Board in the role of Health and Research Director. Ben is an outstanding martial artist and a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Leeds Trinity University. Areas of research interest include: health and social psychology, specifically in the area of attitude measurement and behaviour change as well as diet…

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Board Vacancy – Health & Research Director

Posted on September 23, 2024 by Tai Chi Union

We are looking to add another member to our Board to take on the role of Health & Research Director. In response to the Members’ Survey feedback, earlier this year the Board set out the directors’ roles and Support Team structure needed to support the strategy and plans which would deliver the services our members said were most important to…

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