Club news

Soroptimists from all over South Lancashire met in Wrightington for the Region’s new members’ and awards lunch.  “For some recently-joined members, this may be their first opportunity to attend a regional gathering and to meet Soroptimists from other clubs,” said Margaret Davies, Membership … Continued

South Lancashire’s Soroptimists held an “open day” in Altrincham and invited local women to find out more about Soroptimist International. Members from all over the Region were on hand to talk to visitors. Clubs set up displays to showcase their … Continued

Jan Anning, Vice President of North West England, GirlGuiding UK, recently spoke to Soroptimists in South Lancashire at their regional programme action meeting. Drawing on the similarities between the two organisations, Jan gave an account of present-day Guiding and her … Continued

On behalf of South Lancashire’s Soroptimists, the region’s Programme Action Officer – Eileen Griffiths – welcomed Clare Shaw from Target Tuberculosis as their guest speaker at the summer meeting. Clare’s initial quiz highlighted how little is generally known about TB – how … Continued

Soroptimists from all over Lancashire – and beyond – recently converged on Blackpool for their 74th Joint Regional Conference. Delegates came from the two neighbouring regions – South Lancashire and North West England & the Isle of Man. The conference … Continued

 Soroptimists from South Lancashire Region and Cheshire, North Wales & Wirral Region are working in partnership with the International Slavery Museum (ISM), in Liverpool. This collaboration links Soroptimist International’s “Project SIerra: a family and a future” with the museum’s “42: Women … Continued

Helen Owen, Assistant Programme Director, was the guest speaker at the South Lancashire Region’s Spring Programme Action meeting. With responsibility for the Education portfolio, she deals with a theme that is central to Soroptimist International’s work. Introduced by Eileen Griffiths, the … Continued

Ken Johnson, Regional Chair of the Multiple Sclerosis Society, spoke at South Lancashire’s winter Programme Action meeting. Opening with a quick-fire quiz he checked members’ basic understanding of MS, and was impressed with the result. He then outlined the condition itself, … Continued

Over 1400 women from around the world to the Manchester Central Convention Centre – for the 76th Conference of Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland. Federation President Jackie Mosedale hosted the event: her theme was “Accept the Challenge – … Continued

President Sharon Greenhow from North West England and Isle of Man, hosted this year’s Joint Reginal Conference together with our own President Dr Sriya Kulupana and Federation President Jackie Mosedale was a very welcome VIP. The Theme of the Conference … Continued