Club news

Colour me Beautiful

The club had a glamourous visitor to the meeting on 17 November. Joanna Skarin is a personal stylist and advises on all things fashion and personal presntation. She brought a number of beautiful coloured scarves to show how tone and … Continued


Uplifting Life

On 6 October we had a lovely speaker, the Reverend Sarah Alexander, who told us all about her calling and how she had never envisaged enteringthe clergy and being ordained. She took us thorugh her life as she developed towards heping … Continued


President’s Summer Lunch

Since there are no meetings in August, there is always the opportunity to take advantage of the weather and have a social event. This year President Janet invited club members to her home for a lunch, followed by Boules on … Continued


National Needlework Archive

We are very lucky to have this unique Archive so close to Newbury. It is located in the Old Chapel at Greenham, itself a prominent memory in recent history given the women (and others) who demonstrated against cruise missiles in the … Continued


Pancake Day 2010

SI Annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Races & Lunches took place on Tues. 16 February 2010.  Sixteen teams of four, some in fancy dress, battled it out in the Market Place, Newbury frantically tossing their pancakes, cheered on by hundreds of … Continued


Meeting Venue

Welcome to Newbury & District branch of  Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland. Our Meeting Venue is the annexe at St George’s Church, Wash Common, which has recently been redecorated. If you would like to attend an event, be … Continued