Club news

International Women’s Day

Tuesday 8th March is the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day – what did you do to mark this special day? “Join Me on the Bridge” www.soroptimist-gbi.org SI Morpeth Emily Wilding Davison the suffragette who ran onto the race track at the Epson … Continued


Northern Women Past Present and future – Regional Conference

Regional Conference 2011, Presient Florence Kirkby invites members to join her at this year’s regional confernce Northern Women – Past Presnet and Future on Saturday 7th May in the Lindisfarne Room Kings Road Centre Newcastle University. Speakers will include ‘Women … Continued


programme Action Awards 2010

This year’s programme action award when to SI Cockermouth for their Food Bank project, this project involes all members, with the collection of food item, making into food parcels and delivering parcels to those in need. Highly commended award went … Continued


Whitehaven Tradegy

Dear Sister Soroptimists, On behalf of the members of SI Whitehaven and District may I thank you all for the many messages of sympathy and support we have received following the tragic events in our area. The whole community, and … Continued


Illuminating Hadrian’s Wall.

Getting picked to be a Illuminator on Hadrians Wall  made me feel very special as there were over 5000 people who had applied to be one. Those choosen were told their muster point and to be there at 13:00hrs . … Continued


Thank you from Cockermouth

Dear Sister Soroptimists of Northern England .The floods here in Cumbria have long gone and you will all have seen or heard about the devastation left behind. Slowly but surely the people affected are trying to pull their lives around, … Continued


Swimming in the Pink

  The water in the North Tyneside Council leisure pool turned pink on Saturday 24 October in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The pool is believed to be the first in the country to turn its water pink as … Continued


Hexham Awash with “Pink Ladies”

On Saturday 12 September Soroptimist International Regional President Jane Hastings and Soroptimists from 14 clubs of Northern England will gather at the Beaument Hotel, Hexham for their “Pink Glow” Regional Conference.  Soroptimist International is committed to improving the lives of women … Continued


Well Done Sandra

Sandra Jones (Vice President) of SI Stockton on Tees, ran the Middlesbrough 10k and raised £105 for the Butterwick Hospice despite having Parkinson’s Disease. Out of 5000 taking part she came in at 2499. Sandra lives for the moment and … Continued


Northern England Programme Action Awards

This year’s Programme Actions awards for Northern England went to SI Carlisle for Count Your Blessing’ a Project SIerra fund raising project that anyone can use.                       Runner up this year was SI Durham … Continued