Diary 2011 – 12
Meetings are held at Canalside Sports Club, Leeds Road, Huddersfield on 2nd & 4th Mondays at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated.
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MAY Anna Giraud
16th Club Reflection
13th-15th Yorkshire Regional Conference, Helmsley
20th Table-top Event at Birkby Croft
23rd Sheila Antrabus. “Antiques”. (Bring an item with you.) Fundraiser.
Talking about the styles that are “in” or “out” and some on-the-spot history and valuation of audience’s pieces. (Bring an item with you.) Fundraiser.
JUNE
6th Croquet Evening at Canalside – 6.30 pm
13th Business / Programme Action Meeting
18th Yorkshire Regional Council Meeting
Askham Bryan, nr. York
23rd Birkby Croft. Community Fun Day. 10.30 am
27th Jude Faulkner. Macmillan Cancer Support.
Jude Faulkner, herself diagnosed with breast cancer, gives us an insight into the past 100years of achievements and services of Macmillan Cancer Support and the experiences of some of those helped by the organisation.
JULY Margaret Wilkinson
6th Wednesday. Friendship Lunch
Cost £15.00. 12 noon for 12.30 pm.
The Old Golf House Hotel. Outlane, HD3 3YP
11th Business / Programme Action Meeting
25th Pat Alker. “Tribes of Southern Ethiopia”.
The Alkers raise money for children in Dukem.
The talk will include details of the Konzo tribe and their terraced hillsides, the Dorze and their colourful weaving and the Mursie women with their lip-plates.
31st Stall at Beaumont Park
AUGUST
Summer Recess.
SEPTEMBER
12th Business Meeting
15th SI Yorkshire Regional Meeting. Garforth Academy.
26th Clare Jones. “WomenCentre”
This Organisation, based in Huddersfield, offers free advice and support for women in various ways, including debt-management, emotional health, housing, immigration, confidence training and more.
OCTOBER Josie Firth
10th Business Meeting
24th Open Meeting at Huddersfield University. Ann Hough.
. “Women making a Difference” 7.00 pm for 7.30 pm
Our Keynote Speaker is Ann Hough. Operations Director and Club Secretary of Huddersfield Town Football Club.
Margaret Cook will speak on Soroptimist Programme Action. She took office in the Region then UKPAC and became the first Federation Programme Director for SIGBI. This lead her on to become the International Assistant Programme Director for 2007 – 2011 of SI Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
NOVEMBER
14th Business / Planning for “Violence against Women” stand.
19th SI Yorkshire Regional Council Meeting
Leeds. Sarah Dunwell.
25th Violence Against Women stand at Huddersfield University
Stand at the University raising awareness of the many forms of violence against women.
Presenting a petition against “Sex for Sale” advertisements
28th Feedback from Regional Council Meeting Groups
DECEMBER
5th Flower Arrangements. Fundraiser.
Barbara Wetton teaches flower arranging at U3A and is in charge of the flowers at St Martin’s Church, Brighouse. There’s a chance to make an arrangement to take away. Fundraiser.
13th Tuesday. Christmas Celebration Meltham Golf Club. 7.00 pm for 7.30 pm
JANUARY Anne Chadwick
9th Business / Programme Action Meeting
23th Peter Turner. “Restoration of Beaumont Park”.
Peter is the Chairman of “Friends of Beaumont Park” and will be updating us on the projects and restoration in the Park.
FEBRUARY
13th Business meeting
27th Liz Palfreeman. “My Year as Mayoress”
Liz was Mayoress of Kirklees 2010 / 2011 and joined us for several meetings throughout the year.
MARCH Tricia Ashton
Day of Service
10th SI Yorkshire Regional Council Meeting Ardsley House. Baroness Harris, speaker
12th Business meeting
26th Meg Willard. “Trek to Everest Base Camp”.
Meg recently climbed to Everest base camp with a charitable organisation, raising money for Kirkwood hospice.. She will illustrate the talk with photographs from her trek.
Concert
APRIL
2nd Business meeting
23rd A. G. M.