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About our Club

SI Norwich was chartered in 1952. 

So we  celebrated  our         

 

 

 

 

 

We are  part of an International organisation  Soroptimist International  for women who are interested in supporting women and girls , serving the community ,working together and  enjoying themselves.

We are one of the 10 Clubs in London Anglia Region  including  Great Yarmouth and King’s Lynn. Our Region is part of  the  Federation   SI Great Britain and Ireland ( SIGBI)

We will be meeting twice a month at 2.30 t0 4.30pm  on a Monday afternoon  – with speakers( 1st Monday of the month) and  business (3rd Monday of the m0nth)  plus  various social events

Our venue is the The Forum , Millennium Library Business Centre 2nd Floor  Norwich NR2 1 TF

Some of us attend Regional meetings in Cambridge and meet members of our Federation at our Annual Federation Conferences

Conference was in London on 3rd and 4th  November 2023 with President Cathy Cottridge   from our Region.

In 2024  the Federation Conference will be in Edinburgh from 1st  to 3rd November

At Home we support :

2023/4  Sue Lambert Trust

Freedom Charity   :    http://www.freedomcharity.org.uk/

Young Carers Group

Offer Financial support for food , books and toys for  a local primary school

Have a partnership with Norfolk Knitters  to provide knitted clothes and toys

Help collect litter on a local walk /cycle pathway.

Collect  toiletries and donate to  Food Banks in Norwich and Cromer and Women’s hostels

EACH (East Anglia Children’s Hospices.)  http://www.each.org.uk

Leeway Women’s Refuge,http://www.leewaysupport.org

 

 

In the past  we raised funds for:

Opening Doors     –  2017/2020  a self help group for people with learning difficulties :    http://www.openingdoors.org.uk

Blood Bikers          –  2016/2017

Norwich YMCA     –   2015/2016

 

Internationally  we fund raise for:

An Education Project in Hillcrest, South Africa  via  London Anglia Region

 

 2019-2021    SI Road to Equality – SI International President Sharon Fisher’s The Road to Equality President’s Appeal –

strategically focuses on taking Action and Advocating on topics affecting women and girls, including

Child Marriage, Female Genital Mutilation, Domestic Violence, Rights of Older Women, Migration, and Human Trafficking.

 

Social Events 

Social events often involve  food , sometimes held  at member’s homes. There are walks , a plant sale, fashion show and theatre trips – often combining fundraising with social activities.

 

Our   Friendship Links:                   

 

And in 2021 : 100   years of International friendships were celebrated

                                                                                                                          Plus  a tree Planted in Norwich

 

Our tree in a few years !