{"id":6325,"date":"2023-10-08T19:33:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T18:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bristol\/?p=6325"},"modified":"2023-10-08T19:34:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T18:34:09","slug":"visit-to-the-national-memorial-arboretum-staffordshire-7th-october-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bristol\/2023\/10\/08\/visit-to-the-national-memorial-arboretum-staffordshire-7th-october-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit to the National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire: 7th October 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bristol\/files\/2023\/10\/National-Memorial-Arboretum-Oct-2023-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6327\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bristol\/files\/2023\/10\/National-Memorial-Arboretum-Oct-2023-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bristol\/files\/2023\/10\/National-Memorial-Arboretum-Oct-2023-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bristol\/files\/2023\/10\/National-Memorial-Arboretum-Oct-2023-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On 6<sup>th<\/sup> October Ivete, \u00a0Lizzie and Sue led and organised by Ruth accompanied by Brian her Soroptimister \u00a0spent 24 hours in the wonderful village of Lichfield followed the next day by a visit to the National Memorial Arboretum which was nearby,<\/p>\n<p>On the first day we visited Lichfield Cathedral and our delightful guide shared the history and stories about the Cathedral and held our interest for a couple of hours.\u00a0 In the evening we met up with two of the Lichfield Soroptimist Louie and Bev and their Soroptimisters and had a delightful meal in a nearby restaurant.\u00a0 Interestingly we didn\u2019t stop talking, exchanging stories and information that drew us close together.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bristol\/files\/2023\/10\/National-Memorial-Arboretum-Oct-2023-Bikers-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6326\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bristol\/files\/2023\/10\/National-Memorial-Arboretum-Oct-2023-Bikers-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bristol\/files\/2023\/10\/National-Memorial-Arboretum-Oct-2023-Bikers-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bristol\/files\/2023\/10\/National-Memorial-Arboretum-Oct-2023-Bikers-2.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The next morning, we headed to the Arboretum and on the way enjoyed seeing many motorcyclists who were also heading for the Arboretum for their fundraising \u201cRide to the Wall\u201d with a dedicated service of remembrance.\u00a0 Throughout the day 10,000 bikers arrived and it was a sight to behold.\u00a0 However, our main purpose was to visit the Soroptimist plot and see the eye-catching statute made of glass and stone in addition to reading the plaques on trees nearby dedicated to Soroptimists and Soroptimist Clubs. For more information on the Arboretum and the motorcyclists go to:\u00a0 #NationalMemorialArboretum #ridetothewall<\/p>\n<p>Thank you Ruth for a fun 24 hours your organisation skills of these events never ceases to amaze us.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; On 6th October Ivete, \u00a0Lizzie and Sue led and organised by Ruth accompanied&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":584,"featured_media":6326,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-club-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Visit to the National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire: 7th October 2023 | News | Blog | Events | SI Bristol<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SI Bristol : Blog &amp; News : Visit to the National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire: 7th October 2023 : Keep up to date with the latest news, articles and events from the Soroptimists of SI Bristol . 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