{"id":4899,"date":"2023-02-23T12:20:07","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T11:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bridgend-and-district\/?p=4899"},"modified":"2023-04-27T14:30:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T13:30:43","slug":"working-together-in-friendship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bridgend-and-district\/2023\/02\/23\/working-together-in-friendship\/","title":{"rendered":"Working Together in Friendship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Gaynor and members of SI Bridgend were joined by members from SI Port Talbot, SI Neath and SI Swansea at a lunch in support of the bereavement charity, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruse.org.uk\/\">Cruse Morgannwg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bridgend-and-district\/files\/2023\/02\/230222-Cruse-lunch.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4900\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bridgend-and-district\/files\/2023\/02\/230222-Cruse-lunch.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bridgend-and-district\/files\/2023\/02\/230222-Cruse-lunch.png 1000w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bridgend-and-district\/files\/2023\/02\/230222-Cruse-lunch-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>This was the fourth event in the collaboration between the four clubs to support this worthwhile charity. The guest speaker was Claire Horrex, Community Fundraising and Engagement Manager for Cruse for South Wales and the South West.<\/p>\n<p>Claire gave a very interesting talk explaining that Cruse is a national charity with support from local groups of volunteers. In the last year Cruse has reached over 100,000 people across the UK. Since the pandemic, support is now generally provided by phone or video call which means that those seeking help get a quicker response. The charity also supports families at major incidents, including Grenfell, and has a helpline run by volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, Cruse Morgannwg supported 22,000 people, including 2,500 children. Support for children is always face-to-face and focuses on play.<\/p>\n<p>Claire also dispelled some myths about grief. Whilst we all want grief to be a linear process from A to B that is not the case and it is much more haphazard, with no set process and no set timeframe. Everyone is different and there are no rights and wrongs in dealing with grief. For many of those reaching out to Cruse, they want to know that they are not alone and that how they are feeling is OK.<\/p>\n<p>Claire thanked all four clubs for their support over the last few years. She was delighted that SI Bridgend\u2019s fundraising Fashion Show in March is already sold out and wished us a successful event.<\/p>\n<p>President Gaynor thanked everyone for attending, particularly those from other clubs. She said, \u201cI am delighted that Bridgend members are continuing to participate in this joint venture. It is a great way to encourage collaboration and friendship between the clubs whilst raising money for such a worthwhile charity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If this project has sparked your interest and you would like to know more, why not come along to one of our meetings, meet like-minded women and explore the opportunities for you to join us. <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bridgend-and-district\/contact-us\/\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0or call our secretary, Margaret, on 07791 989096 or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mrg2anthony@gmail.com\">mrg2anthony@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And don\u2019t forget to follow us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BridgendSoroptimists\/\"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a>\u00a0too to keep up with all our latest news.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong> We&#8217;re delighted that this article was picked up by the Glamorgan Star and other local media<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bridgend-and-district\/files\/2023\/02\/230222-Glamorgan-Star-report.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4988\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bridgend-and-district\/files\/2023\/02\/230222-Glamorgan-Star-report.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bridgend-and-district\/files\/2023\/02\/230222-Glamorgan-Star-report.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bridgend-and-district\/files\/2023\/02\/230222-Glamorgan-Star-report-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Gaynor and members of SI Bridgend were joined by members from SI Port Talbot,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":802,"featured_media":4901,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,260],"tags":[228,169,227,140,13],"class_list":["post-4899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-club-news","category-club-news-2022-2023","tag-bereavement-charity","tag-bridgend-soroptimists","tag-collaboration","tag-cruse-morgannwg","tag-si-bridgend"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Working Together in Friendship | News | Blog | Events | SI Bridgend and District<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SI Bridgend and District : Blog &amp; News : Working Together in Friendship : Keep up to date with the latest news, articles and events from the Soroptimists of SI Bridgend and District . 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