There’s always an excuse to have a lovely cream tea, courtesy of Coolings. Bromley and Croydon joined forces to enjoy good company with women who want to improve the life chances of women and girls.
We’ve decided to continue the funding of transport for young Moroccan women to go on to further education. It’s such a successful project as this image shows.
We are proud of Angela and the work she does in the community. This was recognised by the ABBA awards when she was recognised as the Community Hero.
We joined the Croydon Club’s meeting to be reminded of how we should respond in a health emergency or accident. It’s always necessary to be up to date!
Bromley and Sevenoaks Clubs joined together to march through Bromley, accompanied by Regional President Roxanne
We joined Bromley Methodist Church on Saturday 25th October as part of the international campaign to stop violence to women. Coffee, cake, sales and a quiz with an orange theme. We gave a warm welcome to Sue Edgar, Regional President. £240 was raised for Bromley & Croydon Women’s Aid, our local charity for this year.
You are invited to join us on our silent march on Tuesday 25th November from 10.30am to 12.30pm. We’ll meet at the Richmal Crompton (Wetherspoons) BR1 1DS opposite Bromley South Station for coffee from 10.30am onwards. 11am Depart for the Silent March up Bromley High street to the Market Square 11.30 refreshments will be served in The Hub by Greener & Cleaner, upper floor of the Glades shopping centre. Please wear or carry something orange if you are able, to observe ‘Orange the World’ day. For further details please contact us via this website.
The Club is supporting Bromley & Croydon Women’s Aid this year, not least because they will be hosting our new project on their website. It’s a booklet giving information to women fleeing domestic abuse in our London Borough- more news after the launch on 10th November. We wanted to make a donation to their funds and were delighted to so so a week or so ago via Big Give so our donation was doubled to £1500.
Soroptimists and friends meet on the 25th of the month, dressed in orange, to continue the campaign to stop violence to women.
Care International organises financial support for budding entrepreneurs in developing countries. Individuals and organisations loan small amounts of money, that is repaid over a prescribed time period. The range of projects to be supported is vast. The Bromley Club has ‘invested’ in the aspirations of 3 women seeking to grow their businesses that range from retail to farming. There’s lots of information on the Lend with Care website. http://Lendwithcare.org
