{"id":26,"date":"2026-07-11T17:53:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T17:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cambridge\/about-our-club\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T10:15:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T10:15:45","slug":"about-our-club","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cambridge\/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>A club by women for women, where everyone is heard<\/h2>\n<p>Every club within SIGBI pledges to work for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the advancement of education.<\/li>\n<li>the advancement of health and saving lives.<\/li>\n<li>the relief and\/or prevention of poverty.<\/li>\n<li>the advancement of good citizenship and community development;<\/li>\n<li>the advancement of equality and diversity.<\/li>\n<li>the advancement of human rights throughout the world; for the benefit of the public and in particular for the benefit of women and girls to advance their status, position and role in society where currently unequal or disadvantaged.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"button\">Button<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Locally, our current focus is on supporting Red Hen and Cambridge Women\u2019s Aid.<\/p>\n<p>Internationally we have supported projects in many countries including Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, The Gambia, Bangladesh, Rwanda, Syria and Nepal. These projects have helped women train for jobs, establish small businesses, recover from natural disasters, support landmine victims, improve maternal healthcare and provide clean safe drinking water.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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 with-image\">\n\t\t<div class=\"cta-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\n          https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/07\/logo.png 55w    \"\n    sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 1920px, (min-width: 960px) 50vw, 100vw\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/07\/logo.png\" alt=\"\">\n\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\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\">Become 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 interested in becoming a member of our club why not come along to a meeting or two to find out more? Just click on the button below to get in touch with us.<\/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\/cambridge\/contact-us\/\" class=\" primary\">Contact SI Cambridge<\/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\">   <\/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=\"#\" class=\"button\">Button<\/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\">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>One of the many good things about Soroptimism is the opportunity to develop contacts and friendships with women in Soroptimist clubs all around the world. Clubs are always delighted to welcome fellow Soroptimists from anywhere in the world to their formal meetings, or more informally in a social setting, perhaps for a meal or a drink.\r\n\r\nClubs also forge official Friendship Links with one another to share projects and offer support and friendship. SI Cambridge has links with:\r\n\r\nSI Bruges, Belgium, SI Heidelberg, Germany (Heidelberg is one of Cambridge\u2019s formally twinned cities), and SI Melbourne, Australia.\r\n\r\nWe have been pleased to welcome members of Bruges and Heidelberg to Cambridge and have enjoyed visits to them in recent years.<\/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\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-image\">\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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\n          https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/10\/Afternoon-tea2-646x700.jpg 646w,           https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/10\/Afternoon-tea2-969x1050.jpg 969w,           https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/10\/Afternoon-tea2-1292x1400.jpg 1292w,           https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/10\/Afternoon-tea2-scaled.jpg 2560w    \"\n    sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 1920px, (min-width: 960px) 50vw, 100vw\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/10\/Afternoon-tea2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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\">Social Events<\/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>Retired members of the club, and those with more flexible work schedules, meet informally for a pub lunch every month, at a different venue each time. Members\u2019 friends and partners are welcome to attend. As well as classic pub venues, others have offered Nepalese, Thai and Chinese menus.\r\nThe club&#8217;s meetings in August are replaced by an informal get-together over Sunday lunch, and a Christmas lunch replaces the December meetings.\r\nThere are also social events honouring Members celebrating birthdays with a nought on the end, and, as you will see from the photo, afternoon tea is a real feast.\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\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\">The Marie Schutt Trust<\/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>Marie Schutt, a building company director, joined the club in 1952, and was a member for over thirty years, until her death in 1983.\r\n\r\nHaving no children or other close relatives, Marie left her house to the club, her Will specifying that it was to be used for \u201cthe provision of housing to women of limited means\u201d. This led to the formation of a charity, The Marie Schutt Trust, to administer such provision, with four club members acting as trustees.\r\n\r\nMarie&#8217;s house needed extensive maintenance and modification before it could be used for this purpose, so it was agreed that it should be sold, with the proceeds used to purchase a smaller, more modern, property, with any surplus to be held against future maintenance etc to the property. A one-bedroom house in the Histon Road area was purchased, and the first tenant arrived in January 1985. Since then the property has been continuously occupied by a variety of tenants.<\/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\n\t<section class=\"wysiwyg-outer secondary inline 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 <h3>Club Programme<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">For most of the year the Club meets in person at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.gov.uk\/meadows-community-centre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meadows Community Centre, 299 Arbury Road, Cambridge CB4 2JL<\/a>, at 7.30pm. For those unable to attend in person the meetings are live-streamed via Zoom. However, from January to March meetings are remotely hosted via Zoom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Visitors are welcome at all our meetings.<\/p>\n<p>There are usually two meetings each month, on the second and fourth Mondays.<\/p>\n<p>Upcoming meeting dates are:<\/p>\n<p>Monday 26 October (in-person + Zoom) &#8211; Hilary Goy will speak about &#8220;The Ferguson Gang&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Monday 9th November (in-person+ Zoom) &#8211; Dennis Payne will speak about the work of the Commonwealth War Graves commission.<\/p>\n<p>Monday 23rd November (in-person + Zoom) &#8211; Emma Shaw will speak about Royston Cave.<\/p>\n<p>There is no meeting in December, but members will meet informally for Christmas lunch &#8211; on Sunday 12th December, at the Green Man in Trumpington.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to attend a meeting as a visitor please let us know via &#8220;Contact our Club&#8221;.<\/p>\n 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