{"id":3613,"date":"2017-11-06T20:31:49","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T19:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/?page_id=3613"},"modified":"2025-01-07T13:51:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T12:51:11","slug":"about-our-region-2-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/about-our-region-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Region"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Cheshire, North Wales &amp; Wirral is a unique, bilingual Region, with clubs in England and Wales.<\/h4>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3613 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/about-our-region\/dee-bridge-chester-pp1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 150 150&#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2010\/03\/dee-bridge-chester-pp1-150x150.jpg\" data-aspect=\"1\" srcset=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10'>\n\t\t\t\tThe River Dee in Cheshire\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/about-our-region\/034-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 150 150&#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2010\/03\/034-150x150.jpg\" data-aspect=\"1\" srcset=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12'>\n\t\t\t\tSnowdonia, North Wales\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/about-our-region\/parkgate\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 150 150&#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2010\/03\/parkgate-150x150.jpg\" data-aspect=\"1\" srcset=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11'>\n\t\t\t\tParkgate, Wirral\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>The Region Cheshire North Wales &amp; Wirral has a rich history.<\/h4>\n<p>The first Soroptimist Club in the Wirral was formed in 1933 as a daughter club of the <strong>Liverpool Soroptimist Club,<\/strong> and was know as <strong>North Wirral Soroptimist Club<\/strong> which subsequently became <strong>Soroptimist International Birkenhead<\/strong>. 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