{"id":26,"date":"2026-07-11T17:53:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T17:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bridgend-and-district\/about-our-club\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T07:17:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T07:17:32","slug":"about-our-club","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bridgend-and-district\/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>Enjoying fun and friendship whilst working for others<\/h2>\n<p>Welcome to SI Bridgend and District.<br \/>\nWe are an active and friendly club of around 40 members of all ages and from a variety of backgrounds who combine their expertise, knowledge, skills and talents to deliver positive change through a range of projects. We like to mix fun with the more serious aspects of being a Soroptimist and enjoy social events and fundraising activities throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bridgend-and-district\/contact-us\/\" class=\"button\">Say hello<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our theme for 2026-2027 is Countering Violence Against Women and Girls. Through engaging speakers, lively discussion and practical action, often in partnership with local groups and international organisations, we are raising awareness, advocating for change and making a difference to the lives of women and girls. A key focus this year is our schools&#8217; project, &#8216;Pupil Voices&#8217;, encouraging children and young people to make the world a safer place by using their voices in a creative way.<\/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\">Interested in becoming 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>If you&#039;re curious about what it means to be a Soroptimist, come along to a meeting to find out more. You are most welcome!<\/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=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bridgend-and-district\/contact-us\/\" class=\" primary\">Get in touch<\/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\">Soroptimist International Bridgend and District is a part of an international membership organisation of women with a shared commitment to creating positive change to improve the lives of women and girls &#8211; locally, nationally and globally.<\/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\/bridgend-and-district\/contact-us\/\" class=\"button\">Find out more<\/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\">Who we are<\/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 are women who feel strongly about issues affecting women and girls. We advocate for improvement to the lives of women and girls and we take action in support of positive change. We want to help women and girls reach their potential. We want to connect with inspiring, like-minded women. We want to get involved, share ideas and make a difference.<\/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\">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>Our club meetings are held on the second and fourth Wednesday every month at the Heronston Hotel, Bridgend (please check the programme). Meetings include interesting speakers, lively discussion and club business which is kept as short as possible. Members also give what time they can volunteering on our projects. And, of course, we enjoy social events and fundraising activities.<\/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=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/SI-Bridgend-Programme-2026-27-V2-4sept26.pdf\" 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>We have a wide and varied programme of engaging speakers, thoughtful discussion and practical action focussed on making a positive change in the lives of women and girls. We often partner with other organisations to achieve our project goals. And our social events are full of fun and friendship! Click here for our current programme.<\/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>Founded in Bridgend in 1947, we are looking forward to celebrating our 80th year of service and support to the local and international community. It&#8217;s a great time to get involved! <\/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=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bridgend-and-district\/about-our-club\/friendship-links\/\" class=\"card-link\">Friendship links<\/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>The club has five Friendship Links, some established over 50 years ago, whilst others are more recent. We keep up-to-date through email and social media, share ideas and news with occasional online meetings and, when opportunities arise, enjoy face-to-face meetings!<\/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=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bridgend-and-district\/current-projects\/\" 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>Our projects are at the heart of what we do. Every project, large or small, contributes to a wider impact. By listening to the communities we serve, locally and further afield, and identifying emerging issues, we respond by taking targeted action.\r\nClick here to find out more.\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 class=\"share-outer   section\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"share-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"section-header\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-header-title\">Social share<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-inner\">\n\t<ul class=\"share\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"share-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button facebook\" aria-label=\"Share on 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