2025

January 20th meeting- Speaker Alistair Doxat- Purser, Access to Food

February 17th meeting- Speaker Simone Gosden, ACTS Fast

March 17th meeting- Speaker Linda O’Sullivan, CEO Dorset Mind

April 29th- AGM

May 19th meeting- Programme action planning

June 16th Meeting- Speaker Saska McGrath, Wessex Water

July 21st social- Fish & Chips supper at Angie Wazejewski’s

August 18th meeting- Speaker Sue Warr, PramaLife

September 15th meeting- Speaker Sue Martin, retired Programme Director of the Primary Science Teaching Trust

September 21st- Sponsored Walk Planet Group

October 12th- Hydration Station, Bournemouth Run

October 20th meeting- Programme action planning

November 17th meeting- Life Talk, Hilda Brownlow

Novomber 29th to December 5th- ‘Orange’ art exhibition at Bobby’s as part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence

December 15th- Christmas Party

2024

January 15th meeting- Speakers Dr Orlanda Harvey & Dr Louise Oliver, Senior Lecturers in Social Work, Bournemouth University

February 19th- Programme action planning

March 18th meeting- Speaker Jane Walker, Purple Community Fund

April 22nd- AGM

May 20th meeting- Speaker Claire Seymour, Job talk ‘Chairing MARAC’ (Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference

July 15th social- Fish & chips at Branksome Dene

August 19th meeting- Speaker Alimatu Dimonekene MBE, Women and Girls Advocate, Human Rights Activist, Child Protection and Safeguarding Expert

September 8th- Sponsored Walk Planet Group

September 16th meeting- Speaker Sarah Moneypenny-Dixon, Sustainability- why sustainability, carbon foot printing work, corporate engagement and results

October 13th- Hydration Station, Bournemouth Run

October 21st meeting- Programme Action Review and Planning

November 18th meeting- Feedback from conference

November 30th to December 7th- Orange’ art exhibition at Bobby’s as part of the 16 Days

December 16th- Christmas Party

2023

JANUARY

16th January – Speaker – Sister Tama Mercadi, BCP Shout Out

FEBRUARY

20th February – Programme Action Review and Planning

MARCH

20th March – Speaker – Dr Margaret Emslie, Diamond Education Grant

APRIL

24th April – Annual General Meeting

2022

WE ARE PLEASED TO BE HOLDING OUR MEETINGS FACE TO FACE AGAIN AT WEST HANTS TENNIS CLUB

APRIL

25th April – Annual General Meeting

MAY

16th May – Business Meeting

JUNE

11th June – Fundraising event – Quiz for Ukraine – St Lukes Church Hall, Winton (open event)

17th June – Tree planting event at St Peters School to celebrate Soroptimist International Centenary and the Queens Platinum Jubilee

20th June – Speaker – Layne Hamerston, Community Partnership Manager, Bournemouth University

“Networking to Increase Impact”

21st June – Tree planting event at Poole High to celebrate Soroptimist International Centenary and the Queens Platinum Jubilee

JULY

18th July – Summer Fish & Chips n Games at Branksome Dene Community Room

AUGUST

15th August – Speaker – Rachael Sawers, International Care Network

21st August – Fundraising event – BBQ@the Humes’ in aid of Cementing Futures and International President’s Appeal (open event)

SEPTEMBER

19th September – Violence Against Women Discussion and Presentation

OCTOBER

17th October – Speaker – Tracy Blick, Christchurch Food Bank

27th – 29th October – SIGBI Conference 2022, Belfast, Northern Ireland and the theme this year is #ClimateforChange. Registration is now open.

NOVEMBER

21st November – Feedback and Hi-lights from the SIGBI Conference

DECEMBER

19th December – Christmas Party at West Hants