Programme for 2023/24
We have changed our meeting place and time of meeting
Meetings will be on Monday afternoons from 2.30 to 4.30 on 1st and 3rd Monday each month
on the second floor of the Forum, Millennium Library.Business Centre 2nd Floor Norwich NR2 1TF
Speaker meetings will be on the first Monday of the month, with Business meetings on the third Monday.
- 1st Speaker meeting of 2024 will be 5th February – Philip Smith RNLI
In addition weekly Zoom meetings will continue
Millennium Library :2nd Floor *
Programme 2024
15th January -Business Meeting
5th February -Philip Smith RNLI
19th February- Club Zoom with special guests joining us
4th March -Frances Moss on gemstones and more
16th March – at 2pm – a fundraising event at St Andrews ,Eaton Parish Church
Speaker : Dr Lesley Kant – History of the Plantation Garden ,Norwich
18th March – Business
15th April – Business
20th May – AGM
3rd June – Postponed from March
Orla Kennelly on “American Women in WW 2 in East Anglia
plus tour of the American Library.* With invited guests Celebrating
* International Women’s Day 2024
17th June – Business
1st July – Members ‘ talks
15th July – Business
August No meetings
2nd Sept – Dan Skipper, Chief Executive Age UK Norwich- ” Age Friendly Norwich”
16th Sept – Business
7th Oct -Matt Williams “Norwich Submerged!”
21st Oct -Business
4th Nov -Sandra, “Brave Futures” – Child Sexual Abuse
15th Nov Business
2nd Dec – Social
A Testimonial from Lakenham Primary School Nov 2023
Programme 2022
17th Jan 2022- talk by Revd Canon Madeline Light of St Stephens Church on Richard Caister and women in to-day’s church
25th Jan 2022 150 woolly hats delivered to pupils in Lakenham Primary
North Norfolk Knitters donated them for us so that the children can work in the garden
8th March 2022 International Women’s Day Event see below
21st March 2022 Cassandra Williams ,Head of Lakenham Primary – describes the work of the school during Covid lockdowns
4th April 2022 on Zoom AGM Two Presidents elected Sue Whitaker and Sue Ticktum
16th May 2022 – Alison Sefton , Head of Norwich School for girls explains the ethos of an all girl private school
9th June 2022 Lakenham Primary Jubilee Celebration see below
18thJune 2022 LondonAnglia Regional Meeting in Colchester
20th June 2022 Rebecca White explains her charity ” A place of your own”
18th July 2022 Sophie Willis will talk on the organisation “Norfolk Global Neighbours”
August Break
13th Sept 2022 Club Afternoon at Norfolk Mead marked the start of modest celebrations!
SI Norwich at 70
26th Sept 2022 Visit to Norwich High School for Girls primary school
17thOctober 2022 NARS :Norfolk Voluntary Emergency
Medical Charity,
24th October 2022 Zoom with Friendship Links
27-29th October2022 SIGBI Annual Conference in Belfast
21st Nov 2022 Kate Jewell _ Norwich Puppet Theatre
19th Dec 2022 – Mary Fewster and party
Jubilee Celebrations 9th June 2022
5 if the Club attended the Lakenham Primary Jubilee event at the school.
It was a triumph for Cassandra and her staff : 400 invitation plus the whole school were treated to music by the pupils, A Bake off competition
( President Sue a judge ), lots of food provided by the famlies, a Police horse and play ones and an intro to Hannah who will be helping run the school gardens from September.
Head Cassandra in charge !
President Sue T , Head Cassandra, Lieke, President Sue W and Evelyn
International Women’s Day Tuesday 8th March 2022
Modern Day Slavery will be the theme.
Tuesday 8th March 11 to 1pm
at the Octagon , St. Peter Mancroft Church
Coffee and Cake
We are raising awareness of Modern Day Slavery
Please pop in , bring any leaflets of yours to circulate
and meet again face to face.
Mark English of Norfolk Constabulary will speak. Other women’s groups will attend
and it’s the club’s 70th Anniversary.
