Welcome to Soroptimist International of Cirencester and District's website

Soroptimist International of Cirencester and District is a vibrant, dynamic and friendly club. We meet for a business meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at Bingham House.


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Club information

Soroptimist International of Cirencester and District is a vibrant, friendly club. The club began in 1948 and was Chartered in January 1949, a daughter club of SI Gloucester which has since closed. The Club has friendship links with SI/Europe, Itzehoe, Germany, SI Hafnarfjordur and Gardabaer in Iceland and with S.I Durham in the UK

Who we are

Soroptimist International was launched over 100 years ago and is a worldwide organisation with links to the United Nations. Membership will give you an opportunity to support local, national and international projects benefitting women and girls; enjoying friendship and fun; lobbying, influencing and making a difference for women at home and abroad.

When and where we meet

We meet on the first and third Wednesdays in each month
On the first Wednesday we meeting at the C-Hub, Bingham House, 1 Dyer Street, Cirencester. Its right next door to the Fleece Hotel
The third Wednesday is a dinner meeting, sometime it is at the RAU but check the diary page for more details and the venue

Club programme

Young Writers Tell Their Her-Stories!

What a wonderful evening celebrating the creativity and talent of our young writers!
On Friday, Soroptimist International Cirencester and District welcomed more than 60 guests to Cirencester Public Library for the prize-giving ceremony of our inaugural Young Writers Short Story Competition.

Current projects

Project 1

Orange the World!
S.I. Cirencester and district raise awareness of the issue of violence towards women and girls at our "Orange Cafes" on the 25th of each month. If the 15th comes on a Saturday we meeting on a Friday, if it falls on a Sunday we meet on a Monday

Project 2

Where Connections Become Collaborations
What happens when you bring together a room full of community-minded women?
“I think we filled a local need here – it was fantastic to see so many people mingling, swapping and sharing experiences.”

Project 3

The bookmark project

Latest Club News

Our short story project called "Her Story" will be judged soon and the presentation to the winners will take place on 28th October at the Bingham Library on Waterloo

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Friendship links
Members Kathy, Linda and Avril recently travelled to Germany to join in the celebrations of Itzehoe Soroptimist club celebrating their 20th anniversary.

When the Itzehoe club was formed in 2006, the town had an active twinning link with Cirencester therefore, it made sense to form a Friendship Link between the two Soroptimist clubs. There has been an active hosting exchange between members since.

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The South Cotswold Member of Parliament met with club members to discuss local issues, to share with her the things Soroptimist International of Cirencester and District do locally, nationally and World Wide and to highlight issues relating to women and girls