Club News

RIPE, fruity and quaffable were words on the lips of members (above), their families and friends, who went to a wine tasting at a local vineyard. Four wines from grapes produced in Wickham were sampled along with a tasty selection … Continued

SNUGGLED up in bed is former president Alison Jenkins under the beautiful hand-made patchwork quilt to be raffled on the club’s stall at the SIGBI conference in Brighton at the end of October. Around a dozen members have met once … Continued

EATING and drinking in convivial surroundings, and chatting to friends old and new – that was the order of the day at the club’s annual barbecue. Friends and family joined members who enjoyed the sunshine while tucking into tasty roast … Continued

MEMBERS were taken on a tour of the globe – two and a half times – by guest speaker Ishbel Veitch, a Soroptimist with the Guildford club. She painted a picture of a fascinating and fun life that had begun … Continued

Club member Tracy Gardiner visited in Montreal for the 19th international convention of Soroptimist International.  This event is held every four years, by each Federation in turn – you may remember that it was in Sydney in 2003 and Glasgow in … Continued

President Margaret welcomes Barbara Hall, Media & PR Advisor for Girlguiding Hampshire East, with a guiding salute and left-hand-shake.  They are standing in front of the new banner for the club, and Barbara mentioned how closely our aims are aligned: … Continued

The club has a new president  - she is Margaret Smith, pictured receiving the president’s regalia from immediate past president Rosemary Coward. The new president, a Human Resources Adviser at Portsmouth University, said she planned to make changes in the … Continued

Imagine hearing your father referring to one of England’s great composers Sir Edward Elgar as “uncle Ted.” That was exactly the case for guest speaker Christine Walters as she told a charming tale of how when they were both young … Continued

Lisa Murphy, fundraising manager for Macmillan Cancer Support, right, receives a cheque for £1,600 from club president Rosemary Coward. The money was raised through a variety of events including a quiz evening and a coffee morning and Macmillan was chosen … Continued

Gosport and Fareham Soroptimists attended a so-called ‘lean lunch’ at Whiteley community centre with the £374 proceeds from the event going to their international project helping women and children in Sierra Leone, one of the world’s poorest countries. At the … Continued