Club news

At the business meeting on Wednesday Rebecca Bond told the club about her role in helping children who had been in care get into employment.  Sadly it seems that it is far more difficult for those who have spent much … Continued

The 100th anniversary of the celebration of International Women’s Day was certainly a special occasion. Jackie Paling, Programme Action Officer of SI Slough, Windsor & Maidenhead, made sure that it was a day to be remembered. She worked with two … Continued

The cast of the Agatha Christie style ‘Murder on the SS Olympic’ really entered into the spirit of the 1920s with a splendid array of costumes to suit the period at the Murder Mystery evening on Saturday 15th January.  The … Continued

A happy Christmas meal was enjoyed at the Copthorne Hotel on 1st December as members tucked in to their first turkey of the season.  A large turnout enjoyed a splendid meal and a festive glass or two!!  There were plenty … Continued

One of the special aspects of going to the Annual Conference is the chance to meet up with old friends.  This year it as a great pleasure for members to meet their Friendship Link colleagues from Grenada and The Gambia … Continued

Eleven members of the club including four ‘first timers’ made it to Manchester this year for the SIGBI Annual Conference.  In the splendid surroundings of Manchester Central they were able to hear some fascinating key note speakers including BBC’s Bill … Continued

Kelly Carpenter was the winner of the Travel Scholarship for gap year students for 2009 and as part of the award came to the club meeting in September to talk about the work she undertook.  Kelly travelled to a remote … Continued

The latest fund raiser was a tea party at Ascot so the word went out that hats were obligatory and members certainly took this seriously!  A gorgeous array of hats were donned and a happy tea party was enjoyed despite … Continued

After such a lot of glorious sunshine there was a distinctly grey look to the skies on Sunday 18th July for the Annual Garden Party in Pat and David’s garden by the river.  However, by lunch time when over 70 … Continued

When long-standing member, Joan Cox, reached her 90th birthday, it was certainly felt that it was time for a party.  Members brought along appropriate party food together with flowers for the retired primary school headmistress at the beginning of June.  … Continued