Club members and a host of very special guests including from left to right, Claire Bell President SI Midlands East Region, President Joan, Manjula Sood Deputy Lord Mayor and Baroness Byford, House of Lords enjoyed a splendid dinner in celebratation of SI Leicester’s 76th Charter Anniversary. Patrick Boylan, President Rotary Club of Leicester proposed the toast to Soroptimist International and Barbara Elsey on behalf of the NSPCC, President Joan’s chosen charity, was presented with a cheque for £ 3100 which had been raised by members throughout the year. Baroness Byford spoke of her work in the House of Lords and the importance of women in public life.
The evening had been both formal and relaxed, a fitting end to a week that had celebrated International Women’s Day and acknowledged the role of women in creating strong and peaceful communities worldwide.