The EFDSS did have regional branches, and many of them still exist as independent regional folk organisations. Suffolk Folk is one such, and retains affiliate membership of the EFDSS but is in no way controlled by the Society.

Before jumping to the conclusion that EFDSS should open regional branches, it would be instructive to find out why this regional network was disbanded, and to assess how much the reasons for that disbanding are relevant now.

For the future, the Society could perhaps work out the terms of a new relationship with these existing organisations that would be mutually beneficial. You can't just "open branches" without being quite clear about what they are going to do, and how and why.