2016
May 3rd – Afghanistan, Paul Smith
May 17th – Visit to PONTIO, meet in the Foyer at 18.50
June 7th – North Wales Society for the Blind, Steven Roberts
June 21st – Annual Outing / Charity Event Champagne Cruise to Puffin Island, meet at Beaumaris Pier at 18.50 prompt
June 26th – Annual Luncheon at The Cricket Pavilion Bangor 12.00 for 12.30 start
Sept 6th – Medical Detection Dogs, Vanessa Field Powers of Canine Nose
Sept 20th – Visit to Ogwen Mountain Rescue Base, meet at Beach Road Car Park 18.30
Oct 4th – Barbara Bennet – SIGBI Development Officer
Oct 18th – Rhyl Women’s Aid
Nov 1st – Updates on St Mary’s Homeless Hostel / Bangor Child Contact Centre
Nov 15th – International Guiding, Jill Stott
Dec 6th – Programme Action Evening – Preparing for Christmas
Dec 20th – Christmas Dinner, Cricket Pavilion, Bangor at 19.00
2017
Jan 17th – Wildlife of Falkland Islands & Tierra del Fuego, Dr Shaun Russell
Feb 7th – Tunnicliffe, Paul Rogers
Feb 21st – Sub Antarctic Islands, Professor Peter Williams
Mar 7th – Friendship Evening
Mar 21st – Update on Anti-Slavery, Jim Coy
Apr 4th – AGM
Apr 18th – From Antique to IKEA. David Rogers Jones
May 2nd – Food Matters. Medwyn Williams
May 16th – Talk the Walk. Gareth Roberts
May 19th – Membership stand Deniol Centre Bangor
June 6th — Dipping a Toe into the Unknown. Pauli Murphy
June 20th – Annual Outing / Charity Event A Teddy Bear’s Treasure Hunt 6pm
June 21st – Ysbyty Gwynedd stall
June 25th – Annual luncheon at The Cricket Pavilion, Bangor Noon for 12.30
July 19th – Summer Supper
Sept 5th – Birds of Wales Jayne Huskinson
Sept 11th – Festival No 6 collection
Sept 16th – Ysbyty Gwynedd stall
Sept 19th- World Peace Flame Sheila Roberts
October 3rd – All the colours of the spectrum, Malan Wilkinson
October 17th –– The Itala Experience, Sioned Glyn and Sir Hugh Owen pupils
Nov 7th – Toc H Michael Lambert
Nov 21st – Musical Moments James Griffiths
December 2nd 10am til noon Winter Fair Penrhyn Hall, Bangor
Dec 5th – Programme Action evening Preparing for Christmas
Dec 6th – Ysbyty Gwynedd stall
Dec 12th – Christmas Dinner, Teras, Bangor University
2018
January 16th – club member evening as speaker was unavailable to attend
February 6th – club member evening as speaker was unavailable to attend
February 20th – Bryn Roberts SHINE Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
March 6th – Friendship Evening, Storiel, Bangor
March 20th – Pudding Evening in aid of Ty Gobaith
April 10th – Annual General Meeting
April 17th – Guyana – Catherine Baldwin
May 1st – Jewel in the Crown – Tim Lever
May 15th – R S Thomas – Susan Fogerty & Peter Hewlett
June 5th – Dementia Care in Ysbyty Gwynedd – Sian Hughes-Jones & Delyth Thomas
June 15th – Ysbyty Gwynedd stall
June 19th – Club Outing
June 24th – Annual and 70th Anniversary Lunch, Seiont Manor Hotel
Sept 4th Quiz night and Fish and Chip Supper
Sept 10th Festival 6, Portmeirion – collection
Sept 21st Ysbyty Gwynedd stall
Sept 18th Glam and Glitz – the Platinum Party Club 70th Anniversary at The Mill, Pontrug
Oct 2nd The Cape of Good Hope. Dr Shaun Russell
Oct 16th Members talks and Plastic Challenge
Nov 6th Poppy Commemoration Very Reverend Kathy Jones, Dean of Bangor
Nov 20th North Wales Women’s Centre, Rhyl. Linda Jones
Nov 24th Christmas Coffee Morning, Penrhyn Hall
Dec 4th Programme Action Evening preparing for Christmas
Dec 11th Christmas Dinner at Teras, Bangor University
2019
Jan 8th Blood Bikes Wales. Garry Frost
Jan 22nd Fair Trade, Liz Perkins and Umeed, John Perkins
Jan 25th Raffle ticket selling Ysbyty Gwynedd foyer
Feb 5th Open evening: an Interview with Jules Peters
Feb 19th Dementia Friends training session, Cheryl Williams
Feb 22nd Raffle ticket selling Ysbyty Gwynedd foyer
Mar 5th Friendship Evening- Down the high street history walk with Gareth Roberts
Mar 9th Anniversary Afternoon Tea at Y Glyn and Grand Raffle Draw
Mar 19th Visit to Rondo’s ‘Rownd a Rownd’ studios in Menai Bridge
Apr 2ndAGM, The Cricket Pavilion
Apr 16th Drovers routes in North Wales, Twm Elias
May 7th Marine Life of the Menai Strait, Gareth Cowell
May 21st Speaker from Special Care Baby Unit, Ysbyty Gwynedd
June 4th Archaeology around Llandegai, Frances Lynch
June 18th Annual Outing – Nant Gwrtheyrn
June 23rd Charter lunch
July 6th Strawberry Tea
Sept 3rd Friendship Evening
Sept 17th Easy Funding talk
Oct 1st Lung Cancer Hannah Winter
Oct 8th Elsa Fashion Show, Vic Hotel
Oct 15th Plastic Recycling, Frankie Hobro
Nov 5th Aber Falls Distillery and Slates Social Evening
Nov 19th Croeso Menai, Katerina Dobrinska
Dec 3 Preparing for Xmas
Dec 10th Slates Xmas Meal
2020
Jan 14th The Road to Art, Karen Jones
Feb 4th Job talks
Feb 18th Pilates, Nerys Jones
Mar 3rd Royal Protection, Cdr D Seabourne-Davies
Mar 17th Save the Children, Alison Wood (cancelled)
Apr 7th AGM – Zoom Virtual meeting
Apr 21st Zoom meeting Officer reports and Member Updates
May 5th Zoom meeting Fund raising ideas and Member Updates
May 19th Zoom with Regional President Pam, Quiz by Jenie and a Birthday Toast to Diane
Jun 2nd Zoom with Quiz by Sheena
Jun 16th Zoom with Quiz by Joan W
July 7th Casual summer Zoom
Aug 4th Casual summer Zoom
Sep 8th Zoom with Business Meeting .
Recycling:Stamps
Sep 15th Zoom with Modern Day Slavery presentations.
Recycling:Old duvets, towels and pillows
Oct 6th Zoom with Mary’s Meals film and discussion.
Recycling: Children’s Books
Oct 20th Zoom with Meinir Williams, Student Nurse to Hospital Director.
Recycling: Old mobile phones
Nov 3rd Zoom with Steph Healy, The Power of Sound.
Recycling: Vintage Cash Cow donations
Nov 17th Zoom with “A Grandmother’s Legacy – Indian recipe book” by Jenny Mallin.
Recycling: Old jewellery
Dec 1st Zoom with Bethan Russell Williams, Chief Officer, Mantell Gwynedd.
Recycling bedding donations :for Refugees
Dec 15th Zoom with Social Get Together and Quiz.
Recycling and newly made donations: for Homeless scarves/hats/chocolate
2021
Jan 19th Zoom with Amy Kordiak / Bethan Morris from TIDE (Together in Dementia Everyday)
Recycling gifts and donations for Women’s Refuge
Feb 2nd Zoom with Kirsty Thomas, Head of Fundraising, Awyr Las our local NHS charity
Feb 16th Zoom with Catrin Jones, Acting Chief Officer, Carers Outreach
Mar 2nd Zoom with Elen Ellis and Debra Jones, Complaints Advocates, North Wales Community Health Council
Mar 16th Zoom Kristoffer Hughes, Anglesey Druid Order
2021
Apr 6th AGM Zoom Virtual meeting
Apr 20th Ty Gobaith
May 4th Outward Bound
May 18th Moelyci, Colin Keys
Jun 1st Jafuta Foundation, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Jun 15th A walk on Bangor Pier
July 20th
Aug Llanddwyn walk and litter picking
Sep 7th Club meeting
Sep 21st Anti Slavery – NW police Dt Sgt Rich Sidney
Oct 5th 100 Years of Soroptimism, Regional President and Vice President
Oct 19th Abbey Road, Fiona Owens
Oct 29th-30th Conference Llandudno via Zoom
Nov 2nd Dark Skies
Nov 16th Biofield Tuning, Steph Healey
Dec 7th Christmas Preparations
Dec 14th Christmas Dinner
2022
Jan 18th Quiz night
Feb 1st Business meeting and Self Head massage
Feb 15th A Welsh Woman in Politics, Sian Gwenllian
Mar 1st St David’s Hospice, Keri McKie and St David’s Day
Mar 15th Dementia Actif, Emma Quaeck
April 5th AGM
September 6th St David’s Hospice – Kerie McKie
September 20th Penrhyn House – Richard Price
October 4th Samaritans – Bangor branch
October 18th Quiz evening
November 1st Gorwel Womens Refuge
November 15th Modern Day Slavery – NWP
December 6th Friendship evening
December 13th Christmas Dinner – The Mill, Pontrug
2023
January 17th Around the World Cuisine and Culture – Maggie Hughes
February 7th Menai Heritage Sailing and apprenticeship – Polly Mead-Kemp
February 21st Club evening
March 7th Club evening
March 21st Ynni Anafon Energy cyf – Dr Gavin Gatehouse
April 4th Annual General Meeting
2023
April 4th AGM
With effect from May 2023 members will meet around the 25th of each month at a cafe in Bangor for an informal get together and to draw attention to the ‘Orange Cafe’ campaign to highlight Women against Violence
May 16th Job Talk and Informal Dementia discussion
June 6th Past Regional President Mair Jones OBE recollections
June 23rd 75th Charter Lunch
August 12th Summer Gathering Afternoon Tea
September 5th Connecting and Reconnecting through creative arts – Ellie Davies
September 12th Pizza and Wine tasting party
October 3rd The Diana Years – Commander Dai Seaborne Davies retired, Ex Royal Protection Officer
November 7th Glowing Harp Foundation – Alla Lemishenko and friendship evening supporting local Ukrainians within our communities
w/c November 14th Get Set for Christmas fundraising event
December 5th Dementia Active – Emma Quaek
December 12th Christmas Dinner at Y Felin
2024
January 16th – Food Around the World Part 2 – Maggie Hughes
February 6th – North Wales Seal Research Organisation and British Divers Marine Life Rescue – Gem Simmonds
March 5th – Time Capsule opening, celebrating 75th Anniversary of Club with afternoon Tea at Storiel
March 23rd – Fundraising Event Porthi Dre, Caernarfon
April 2nd – Annual General Meeting