Minnis Trust was established with a legacy from a late member of SI Cirencester and District Soroptimists . Some members of the club are trustees. We are gratified that we can support worthy causes. On July 5th our President Jill Lang was delighted to present two Grant cheques on behalf of the Minnis Trust. The first was to this year’s The Phoenix Festival, Cirencester to help fund the children’s Creative Zone. The second was to fund the kit for a new Severn Area Rescue Association volunteer. It was wonderful to welcome both Andrew and Lorna to our Members’ Meeting

Cirencester Rotary, Cirencester Soroptimists, World Jungle and Cirencester Town Council hosted a COMMUNITY MEAL on Wednesday 31st May at St. Peter's Church Hall. 60 family members and 20 volunteers sat down to a hot meal, desserts and takeaway of the leftovers! Another successful COMMUNITY IN ACTION event!

The club were delighted to be part of the Big Lunch today.  The stand looked amazing which helped to raise awareness of anti-spiking.  Many free kits were  given out . Head over to our Anti-Spiking Page to learn more about previous campaigns.

Watch this space!  New Joint President  Bev Brooks chairs her first Business Meeting where many exciting plans for the future were discussed. Visit the club's Events page to see what we are planning.

April's meet-up was at Diveristea, Presidents Jill & Beverley distributed literature to patrons about the United Nations Orange the World Campaign.  Its focus is ending Violence Against Women. It was great to see so many patrons interested in our Club activity and learn more about how we are supporting Stroud Women's Refuge and other local organisations.

Members of our club were happy to welcome visitors to our table at Waterstones cafe for our monthly “Orange the World” coffee to highlight and support Soroptimist efforts to stop Violence Against Women and Girls. The next date is at Diversitea Cafe on April 25th. Do come and join us for coffee and a chat.

Representatives from Cirencester and District Soroptimists recently attended a meeting of  Soroptimists International South West and Channel Islands Region. The region  comprises 16 Soroptimist Clubs which spread geographically from Gloucestershire in the north and Wiltshire in the east, down to Cornwall in the deepest south west and include Guernsey and Jersey in the Channel Islands. There are four meetings during the year, one per quarter.  They provide a wonderful opportunity to forge and sustain friendships among like-minded women who are passionate about uplifting women and girls.  Also for clubs to share their projects with each other, to learn and to come away inspired and motivated. Project Co-ordinator of Cirencester & District club Shirley Alexander gave a heads up of a seminar that the club is planning on Anti-Human Trafficking on 24th November.  Watch this space for details of what promises to be a high profile

President Jill Lang, Beverly Brooks, Shirley Alexander and Jackie Ormerod met on Wednesday 15th March to belatedly celebrate International Womens‘ Day after postponing an open air event the previous week due to snow. Local residents of Cirencester and surrounds were invited to join members for this event so that they could share about our club's activities.  Sadly the inclement weather on both dates kept people at home.

What better way to kick start Women’s History Month than by gathering together to talk about empowering, educating and enabling women and girls. Great to meet new faces at our meeting this week when members discussed and planned  activities for the coming year. Visitors are welcome to join us so that they can get a better understanding of what we do - and of course meet the team!  We meet at the C-Hub once a month.    Alternatively you can arrange to meet one of our members for a cup of coffee.  Contact us today!

Club members joined the “Reclaim the Night” March in Stroud organised by GRASAC (Gloucestershire Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre) in support of the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women