On June 10th 2026 SIB members attended the fifth ‘Creating Health and Harmony in the Community’ conference at Bournemouth University (BU) with the theme of education. The guests were welcomed by the Bombay Dance Group presenting a lively and colourful medley of traditional Indian dances. His Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of Dorset, Michael Dooley, led the day with support from Professor Alison Honour, Vice Chancellor of BU offering a warm welcome. Participants were treated to a taster of the recent documentary ‘Finding Harmony: A King’s Vision’ and encouraged to watch it in full on Amazon Prime. Notable speakers included Dr Alex Blower talking about how education can fail working class boys and an inspirational presentation by Padmasini Dayananda about girls moving from the classroom to the boardroom. The members who attended, enjoyed the diverse sessions and participated in the exhibition to spread the news about the club. It was another ideal opportunity to network and meet like-minded individuals. For more information about Creating Harmony in Dorset please follow https://creatingharmony.uk.
If you are interested in this and would like to come along to a Soroptimist International Bournemouth meeting to find out more, please email us at sigbibournemouth@hotmail.co.uk.