It is with great sadness we announce the passing, at 102 years of age, of our very dear friend Enid.  She was born in Llandrindod Wells and moved to Carmel, Gwynedd at a very early age and attended Llanrug School and Bangor School for Girls.  Enid was a student at Bangor College during the war and her first teaching post was at the Manchester School for Girls.  In the late 1940s she returned to teach at the Bangor School for Girls and was appointed  Deputy Headteacher at Ysgol Friars until her retirement at the age of 61.  Enid was an inspiration to many, both young and old, and a very highly respected and loved wife, teacher, colleague and friend.   She was a very dedicated and committed member of Bangor & District Soroptimists for 52 years and became President of the club in 1979.   Enid made

Local Park Ranger Paul Dunn shared with us his knowledge of foraging in our local countryside. From a boy scout to gardener and latterly park ranger, Paul has built up extensive knowledge of bushcraft, foraging and our natural world. Members found the talk interesting and entertaining and were delighted to discover the varied medicinal and culinary uses of the plants which Paul brought along. He kindly donated his speaker’s fee to Dementia UK as part of a fundraising sponsored walk around Anglesey that his wife Kate is currently undertaking in memory of her father.

A very successful fundraising event for Ty Gobaith ~ Hope House local children’s hospice in the Conwy Valley. Very generous donations were made and many raffle tickets bought whilst visiting club member Jenny Watkin Jones’ beautiful garden whilst the sun shone.  A fabulous plant stall was also well supported. Member Vicki Williams organised beverages with handmade biscuits and cake for the many visitors whom attended.     In excess of £2,000 was raised through the support of many Soroptimists, friends and families.

Mavis Evans, loyal and committed club member of over 40 years was made an honorary member at our recent AGM. Mavis was recognised for her exemplary commitment during the Covid pandemic through learning  how to use the internet and joining into meetings inspiring many fellow members to do the same ! Thank you Mavis for continuing to shine your beautiful smile at meetings and supporting our events. We are especially gratefully you have also taken up the role of Wellbeing lead, looking out for our members.

Rhys Mwyn is a musician, archeologist, writer and broadcaster as well as a qualified Wales Blue Badge guide. He has had an extensive career in the music industry from Bass player of Anrhefn to music manager, agent, publicist, record label owner and promoter however, our club members were fascinated by his talk on another subject in his career path as an archeologist. His knowledge of the local ancient monuments of Anglesey kept our group interested right from the start and we didn’t want it to finish ( even though there were pancakes with lemon, sugar and strawberries with cream – kindly provided by Lesley (thank you Lesley!) in our scheduled intermission!) Thank you Rhys for sharing your knowledge – we hope you are able to revisit us next year and share some more from within your book titles!