{"id":31,"date":"2026-07-11T17:53:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T17:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/amber-valley\/about-our-club\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T14:51:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T14:51:21","slug":"about-our-club","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/amber-valley\/about-our-club\/","title":{"rendered":"About our club"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\n\t<section class=\"wysiwyg-outer   left section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t <h2>A club by women for women, where everyone is heard<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"cta-outer secondary  section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t<div class=\"cta\">\n\t\t<div class=\"cta-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cta-title\">Become a member<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-summary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All new members are very welcome.<br \/>\r\nPlease contact us if you would like to come along to one of our meetings to see whether \u2018Soroptimism\u2019 is for you \u2013 no obligation to join!<br \/>\r\nContact us via e-mail siambervalley@hotmail.co.uk<br \/>\r\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-button-outer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\" primary\">Button<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\t\n\t<section class=\"cards-outer   listing section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <header class=\"section-header container header-button\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"section-header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-header-title\">Club information<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-header-summary\">We usually meet on the second Monday of the month. (except August).<br \/>\r\nOur meetings are usually held at 2 pm at Firs House, Firs Gardens; off Rodger\u2019s Lane Alfreton DE55 7FU. Park in the Rodger\u2019s Lane car park.<br \/>\r\nThe first half of the meeting we have a guest speaker and after a short refreshment break we conduct our business meeting.<br \/>\r\nThe April Meeting is our AGM where we do not have a speaker.<br \/>\r\nAll new members are very welcome.<br \/>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-header-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/amber-valley\/about-our-club\/\" class=\"button\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card no-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrap-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-header-title\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"card-link\">When and where we meet<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-summary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We meet on the second Monday of the month (except August) at \r\nFirs House\r\nFirs Gardens\r\nAlfreton\r\nDerbyshire\r\nDE55 7FU\r\nOctober November December 2026 2pm to 4pm<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card no-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrap-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-header-title\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"card-link\">Club programme<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-summary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>12 October 2026 Dr Roger Summers on his work post Tsunami      \r\n09 November 2026 to be confirmed      \r\n14 December 2026 Wreath Making and Christmas Fuddle \r\n\r\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card no-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrap-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-header-title\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"card-link\">Club history<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-summary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Amber Valley club was formed in 1974 as Soroptimist International Alfreton. The name was changed in 2006 to Soroptimist International Amber Valley to better reflect the area where our members live.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\n          https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/smaller-Margaret-646x700.jpg 646w,           https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/smaller-Margaret-969x1050.jpg 969w,           https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/smaller-Margaret-1292x1400.jpg 1292w,           https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/smaller-Margaret-scaled.jpg 2416w    \"\n    sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 1920px, (min-width: 960px) 50vw, 100vw\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/smaller-Margaret-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrap-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-header-title\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"card-link\">Leaders<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-summary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our current president is Margaret<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card no-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrap-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-header-title\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"card-link\">Current projects<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-summary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Foodbank \/ Salvation Army + Home Start packs and Feminine Hygiene Packs; \r\nFoodbank \/ local chapel (Marehay and Waingroves Methodist Chapel);\r\n\r\nForget Me Not Dementia Group &#8211; Darley Dale; \r\n\r\nLiver Lantern Charity &#8211; self-funding charity currently supporting people diagnosed with Liver Disease;\r\n\r\nThe Gambian Nursery;\r\nWater Aid;\r\nAquabox\/ Nepal Disaster;\r\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\t\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section 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