{"id":5001,"date":"2019-02-22T11:33:21","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T10:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/?page_id=5001"},"modified":"2025-01-10T13:57:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T12:57:16","slug":"region-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/about-our-region-2-2\/region-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Region History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Soroptimist International \u00a01921 &#8211; 2021<\/h2>\n<h2>Celebrating 100 Years<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/cheshire\/files\/2019\/06\/bright-past.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5503 aligncenter\" src=\"\/cheshire\/files\/2019\/06\/bright-past-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2019\/06\/bright-past-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2019\/06\/bright-past-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2019\/06\/bright-past.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>In 1934 the Federation of Great Britain &amp; Ireland (SIGBI) was formed<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>As early as\u00a0<strong>1935<\/strong>\u00a0it was necessary to form <strong>9 Divisional Unions (DU)<\/strong>, \u00a0Each DU sending a representative to Federation meetings<\/p>\n<h4><strong>The North West Divisional Union<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>North West DU covered an area from Carlisle to Wrexham.\u00a0There were initially 6 clubs \u2013 Liverpool, Southport, Manchester, <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/soroptimist-international-history-of-our-organisation\/soroptimists-birkenhead-chartered-1933\/\"><strong>North Wirral<\/strong><\/a>, Fylde &amp; Blackburn. By\u00a0<strong>1939 \u00a0<\/strong>Bootle, Crosby, Preston, Bolton, Stockport, Morecombe &amp; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2022\/09\/SI-Wrexham.pdf\">SI Wrexham<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0had joined.<\/p>\n<h4>Soroptimist International\u00a0Cheshire, North Wales &amp; Wirral Region<\/h4>\n<h4>First Charter Photos of clubs\u00a0\u2013 shown in order of their Charter<\/h4>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5001 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><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-2-2\/region-history\/soroptimists-birkenhead-chartered-1933\/1933-north-wirral-now-si-birkenhead-regalia\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" 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 0 300 225&#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4725\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/11\/1933-North-Wirral-now-SI-Birkenhead-Regalia--300x225.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/11\/1933-North-Wirral-now-SI-Birkenhead-Regalia--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/11\/1933-North-Wirral-now-SI-Birkenhead-Regalia--768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/11\/1933-North-Wirral-now-SI-Birkenhead-Regalia--1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/11\/1933-North-Wirral-now-SI-Birkenhead-Regalia-.jpg 2048w\" data-aspect=\"1.3333333333333\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4725'>\n\t\t\t\t1933 &#8211; SI Birkenhead\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\/1943-ellesmere-port-district-1st-charter\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" 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 0 300 197&#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4349\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/07\/1943-Ellesmere-Port-District-1st-Charter--300x197.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/07\/1943-Ellesmere-Port-District-1st-Charter--300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/07\/1943-Ellesmere-Port-District-1st-Charter--768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/07\/1943-Ellesmere-Port-District-1st-Charter-.jpg 941w\" data-aspect=\"1.5228426395939\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4349'>\n\t\t\t\t1943 &#8211; SI Ellesmere Port\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\/1945-bebington-charter-dinner\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" 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 0 300 204&#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4442\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/08\/1945-Bebington-Charter-Dinner-300x204.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/08\/1945-Bebington-Charter-Dinner-300x204.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/08\/1945-Bebington-Charter-Dinner-768x521.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/08\/1945-Bebington-Charter-Dinner.jpeg 1024w\" data-aspect=\"1.4705882352941\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4442'>\n\t\t\t\t1945 &#8211; SI Bebington\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-2-2\/region-history\/soroptimist-hoylake-west-kirby\/1946-hoylake-west-kirby\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" 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 0 300 212&#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4438\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/08\/1946-Hoylake-West-Kirby--300x212.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/08\/1946-Hoylake-West-Kirby--300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/08\/1946-Hoylake-West-Kirby--768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/08\/1946-Hoylake-West-Kirby-.jpg 1018w\" data-aspect=\"1.4150943396226\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4438'>\n\t\t\t\t1946 &#8211; Hoylake &amp; West Kirby\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\/1946-wallasey-charter-dinner\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" 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 0 300 221&#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4344\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/07\/1946-Wallasey-Charter-dinner-300x221.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/07\/1946-Wallasey-Charter-dinner-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/07\/1946-Wallasey-Charter-dinner-768x567.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/07\/1946-Wallasey-Charter-dinner.jpg 1024w\" data-aspect=\"1.3574660633484\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4344'>\n\t\t\t\t1946 &#8211; SI Wallasey\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\/1948-runcorn-frodsham-1st-charter-march\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" 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 0 300 225&#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4345\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/07\/1948-Runcorn-Frodsham-1st-Charter-March--300x225.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/07\/1948-Runcorn-Frodsham-1st-Charter-March--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/07\/1948-Runcorn-Frodsham-1st-Charter-March--768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/07\/1948-Runcorn-Frodsham-1st-Charter-March-.jpg 1022w\" data-aspect=\"1.3333333333333\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4345'>\n\t\t\t\t1948 &#8211; SI Runcorn\/Frodsham &amp; District\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\/untitled\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" 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 0 300 213&#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4480\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/08\/Untitled-300x213.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/08\/Untitled-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/08\/Untitled-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/08\/Untitled.jpg 1024w\" data-aspect=\"1.4084507042254\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4480'>\n\t\t\t\t1948 &#8211; SI Bangor &amp; District\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\/1949-nantwich-1st-charter-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" 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 0 300 223&#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6481\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2020\/10\/1949-Nantwich-1st-Charter-300x223.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2020\/10\/1949-Nantwich-1st-Charter-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2020\/10\/1949-Nantwich-1st-Charter.jpg 1024w\" data-aspect=\"1.3452914798206\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6481'>\n\t\t\t\t1949-Nantwich-1st-Charter\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\/olympus-digital-camera-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" 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 0 300 176&#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6480\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2020\/10\/1948-Heswall-District-1st-Charter-300x176.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2020\/10\/1948-Heswall-District-1st-Charter-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2020\/10\/1948-Heswall-District-1st-Charter.jpg 1024w\" data-aspect=\"1.7045454545455\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6480'>\n\t\t\t\t1949 &#8211; SI Heswall &amp; District Charter\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\/northwich-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" 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 0 300 184&#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5156\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2019\/02\/northwich-2-300x184.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2019\/02\/northwich-2-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2019\/02\/northwich-2-768x471.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2019\/02\/northwich-2.jpg 1024w\" data-aspect=\"1.6304347826087\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5156'>\n\t\t\t\t1949 &#8211; SI Northwich &amp; District\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-2-2\/region-history\/soroptimist-llandudno-chartered-1963\/1963-llandudno-1st-charter\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" 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 0 300 208&#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4479\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/08\/1963-Llandudno-1st-Charter-300x208.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/08\/1963-Llandudno-1st-Charter-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/08\/1963-Llandudno-1st-Charter-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/08\/1963-Llandudno-1st-Charter.jpg 1024w\" data-aspect=\"1.4423076923077\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4479'>\n\t\t\t\t1963 &#8211; SI Llandudno \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-2-2\/region-history\/si-anglesey-history\/1965-anglesey-1st-charter-february-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" 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 0 300 191&#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4346\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/07\/1965-ANGLESEY-1ST-CHARTER.-February-2-300x191.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/07\/1965-ANGLESEY-1ST-CHARTER.-February-2-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/07\/1965-ANGLESEY-1ST-CHARTER.-February-2-768x489.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/07\/1965-ANGLESEY-1ST-CHARTER.-February-2.jpg 1024w\" data-aspect=\"1.5706806282723\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4346'>\n\t\t\t\t1965 &#8211; SI Anglesey\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\/1968-rhyl-dinner\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" 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 0 300 213&#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4783\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/12\/1968-RHYL-dinner-300x213.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/12\/1968-RHYL-dinner-300x213.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/12\/1968-RHYL-dinner.jpeg 717w\" data-aspect=\"1.4084507042254\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4783'>\n\t\t\t\t1965 &#8211; SI RHYL \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\/2015-chester-1st-charter-february\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" 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 0 300 201&#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4347\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/07\/2015-Chester-1st-Charter-February-300x201.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/07\/2015-Chester-1st-Charter-February-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/07\/2015-Chester-1st-Charter-February-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/07\/2015-Chester-1st-Charter-February-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/07\/2015-Chester-1st-Charter-February.jpg 2048w\" data-aspect=\"1.4925373134328\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4347'>\n\t\t\t\t2015 &#8211; SI Chester\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-2-2\/region-history\/picture-1-8\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" 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 0 300 168&#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6630\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2021\/03\/Picture-1-300x168.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2021\/03\/Picture-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2021\/03\/Picture-1.jpg 429w\" data-aspect=\"1.7857142857143\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6630'>\n\t\t\t\t1973 &#8211; Charter South Caernarfonshire\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fifteen clubs working in the Region Cheshire North Wales &amp; Wirral<\/h4>\n<p><strong>To read the History of our Region through WW11 copied from archives\u00a0<a href=\"\/cheshire\/files\/2018\/12\/SI-CNWW-WORLD-WAR-11.pdf\">SI CNWW \u2013 WORLD WAR 11<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>In<strong> 1945 <\/strong>The North West DU was divided into 3 subdivisions<\/h4>\n<p>The 3 divisions were North,\u00a0Central &amp; South.\u00a0The Southern subdivision became the <strong>Divisional Union of Cheshire,\u00a0North Wales &amp; Wirral\u00a0in 1949<\/strong> and included <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/soroptimist-international-history-of-our-organisation\/soroptimists-birkenhead-chartered-1933\/\">Birkenhead<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2022\/09\/SI-Wrexham.pdf\">SI Wrexham<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bebington\/history-of-club\/\">Bebington<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/region-history\/soroptimist-hoylake-west-kirby\/\">Hoylake &amp; West Kirby,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2022\/03\/SI-Wallasey-.pdf\">Wallasey<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2023\/11\/SI-Ellesmere-Port.pdf\">SI Ellesmere Port<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/chester\/welcome\/history-of-soroptimists-in-chester\/\">1st Chester Club<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/runcorn-frodsham-and-district\/runcorn-and-frodsham-celebrate-70th-charter\/\">Runcorn\/Frodsham<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/nantwich-and-district\/history-of-our-club\/\">Nantwich<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/northwich-and-district\/about-our-club\/\">Northwich<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/heswall-and-district\/club-history\/\">Heswall<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2021\/09\/BANGOR.pdf\">Bangor<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Colwyn Bay\u00a0<\/strong>&amp; <strong>Denbigh<\/strong> joined in <strong>1951 <\/strong>and later in the<strong> 1960\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/soroptimist-international-history-of-our-organisation\/soroptimist-llandudno-chartered-1963\/\">L<\/a>langollen, <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/soroptimist-international-history-of-our-organisation\/soroptimist-llandudno-chartered-1963\/\">Llandudno<\/a>, Rhyl, <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/about-our-region-2-2\/region-history\/si-anglesey-history\/\">Anglesey,<\/a> Mold &amp; Deeside <\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0Knutsford. In 1977 <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2020\/11\/img009.pdf\">SI Dyffryn Conwy<\/a>\u00a0was chartered<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/chester\/welcome\/our-charter-ceremony-and-dinner\/\">The New Chester club<\/a> was reformed in 2014 &#8211; the first Chester Club having sadly closed in 2000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please click on highlighted clubs for Club History<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Wales Clubs<\/h4>\n<p>In<strong> 1965 \u00a0<\/strong>A boundary was formally drawn between the DU of Cheshire, North\u00a0Wales &amp; Wirral &amp; the Divisional Union of South Wales.\u00a0 Before that\u00a0the boundary had been fluid &amp; Welsh clubs joined divisional unions\u00a0according to choice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The DU of Cheshire North Wales &amp; Wirral <\/strong>continued to expand and in the <strong>1970s\u00a0Dyffryn Conwy<\/strong>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2021\/03\/SI-SOUTH-CAERNARFONSHIRE-History.pdf\"><strong>South Caernarfon<\/strong> <\/a>were chartered, followed in <strong>1980 <\/strong>by<strong> Dolgellau. <\/strong>In<strong> 1975 <\/strong>there was further reconfiguration and the<strong> Region of SI\u00a0Cheshire, North Wales &amp; Wirral <\/strong>was formed<\/p>\n<p>In 1985 a booklets produced to \u00a0celebrate 50 years of Soroptimist International Cheshire North Wales &amp; Wirral click here to see photographed copy\u00a0<a href=\"\/cheshire\/files\/2019\/02\/50-years-of-SI-of-Cheshire-North-Wales-Wirral-1935-1985.pdf\">50 years of SI of Cheshire North Wales &amp; Wirral 1935 \u2013 1985<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2022\/05\/image.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7670\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2022\/05\/image-300x294.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2022\/05\/image-300x294.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2022\/05\/image.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod<\/h4>\n<p>SI Llangollen was chartered in 1960 and from the early 1970&#8217;s the club was very much involved with the Eisteddfod, working tirelessly in the organisation and support on the field. As the Eisteddfod grew more support was needed and the Divisional Union of Cheshire, North Wales &amp; Wirral, as it was then known then became involved . The Region is still involved today 2022 and each year has run an information and hospitality tent at the Eisteddfod.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/about-our-region-2-2\/region-history\/llangollen-musical-eisteddfod\/\"><strong>Please click here for Anne MacDonalds report written in February 2011<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Clubs working in the Region of Cheshire North Wales &amp; Wirral<\/h4>\n<p><strong>PLEASE CLICK ON HIGHLIGHTED CLUBS FOR HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/about-our-region-2-2\/region-history\/si-anglesey-history\/\"><strong>Anglesey<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2021\/09\/BANGOR.pdf\"><strong>Bangor &amp; District<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bebington\/history-of-club\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Bebington<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/chester\/welcome-to-si-chester\/history-of-soroptimists-in-chester\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Chester<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Denbigh, Ruthin &amp; District<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/heswall-and-district\/club-history\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Heswall &amp; District<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/region-history\/soroptimist-llandudno-chartered-1963\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Llandudno &amp; D<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><b>istrict<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/nantwich-and-district\/history-of-our-club\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Nantwich &amp; District<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/northwich-and-district\/about-our-club\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Northwich &amp; District<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rhyl &amp; District<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/runcorn-frodsham-and-district\/runcorn-and-frodsham-celebrate-70th-charter\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Runcorn, Frodsham &amp; District<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2021\/03\/SI-SOUTH-CAERNARFONSHIRE-History.pdf\"><strong>South Caernarfonshire<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Unfortunately a number of clubs really important to our Region have now closed:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2023\/11\/SI-Ellesmere-Port.pdf\">SI Ellesmere Port<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SI Birkenhead<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2022\/03\/SI-Wallasey-.pdf\"><strong>Wallasey<\/strong><strong> Chartered 1946 &#8211; Closed 2022<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/region-history\/soroptimist-hoylake-west-kirby\/\">Hoylake &amp; West Kirby Chartered 1946 &#8211; closed 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2020\/11\/img009.pdf\">SI Dyffryn Conwy<\/a> Chartered 1977\u2013 Closed 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cheshire\/files\/2022\/09\/SI-Wrexham.pdf\">SI Wrexham<\/a> Chartered 1939 \u2013 Closed 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dolgellau Chartered 1980 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><b>Closed 2016<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><strong>Colwyn Bay &amp; District Chartered 1951 \u2013 Closed 2012<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><strong>Llangollen Chartered 1960 \u2013 Closed 2008<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><strong>Knutsford &amp; District Chartered 1966 \u2013 Closed 2001<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/chester\/welcome\/history-of-soroptimists-in-chester\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">The first Chester Club 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