On a beautiful sunny afternoon a coach full of Soroptimists, Soroptimisters and friends set out for the Watermill Theatre near Newbury. It was in a beautiful setting by the river and after a few drinks we met in the dining room for an early evening meal. The theatre itself was delightful and our seats were right at the front. Most of us were familiar with the story line and so it was very relaxing and easy to follow.   The cast were just amazing. Most of them were young with lots of energy and engaged beautifully with the audience. After the show we returned home delighted with the whole outing from start to finish. Many thanks again Ruth for a very successful and fun event.

SI Bristol was well represented at The Regional Meeting in Taunton, where 8 of us attended.   In the morning there were two speakers. The first Lynne Ingram told us about the Asian Hornets which are invading the UK. They are large black and orange wasps and are a significant threat to honey bees and if they get established they will have a devastating impact on our insect population. The nests have been spotted and destroyed but they will inevitably increase. It should be noted that European Hornets are native to the UK and are beneficial. If Asian Hornets are spotted there is an app to report the sighting AsianHornetWatch or report it at alertnonnative@ceh.ac.uk The second speaker Camilla Hawley from “Safe Families for Children” spoke from the heart and told how they work with families to prevent children going into care. This organisation started

This was Audrey Taylor’s three months as Regional President and the Regional AGM, Conference and friendship weekend was held in Brixham. Six of us attended the day and SP (one of the Regional Presidents this year) and DH attended the whole weekend. The first part of the morning was the AGM including reports, election and announcement of Regional Officers. The three speakers were inspirational: Nigel Smallbones, a former Countryside Ranger, Liz Long, founder of Lisa’s School and Ella Scott, International Aid Worker, Federation President Sue Williams gave a very positive presentation including the Growth Plan, the introduction of a new website amongst other very interesting and encouraging information. More information on the talks can be found on the Regional Website. SP and DH enjoyed the other events and we brought home lots of teddies to add to our collection. The weekend was very enjoyable and

At our recent AGM we welcomed our new President Denise.  Soon our website will be updated with our programme for 2019/20 and lots of news about out 2020 celebrations