Women’s Softball Cricket Festival                         The spirit of community, competition, and cake was alive and thriving on Sunday, 8th June, as Poulton Cricket Club hosted its second annual Women’s Softball Cricket Festival. With teams from Poulton, Quedgeley, Tetbury, and Charlton Kings showcasing their skills, the event was more than just a display of sporting talent—it was a celebration of strength, support, and fundraising. This year’s festival carried special significance, with proceeds supporting local cancer charities. The cause was especially close to home for the Poulton squad, as two of its team members had undergone breast cancer treatment this year. Their continued involvement in the game stands as a powerful testament to resilience and camaraderie found on the cricket pitch. Cricket may have been the main event, but it was the Bake Off that added an extra

A joint dinner meeting between the three service clubs took place at “Roots and Seeds” on Wednesday 14th May. The Great Western Air  Ambulance charity spoke about their work and a cheque from  The Minnis Trust, the charity of Soroptimist International of Cirencester & District, was presented to Andrew Harper from GWAA  at the event           For the first time since Covid, Cirencester Soroptimists recently hosted a joint event with the Cirencester Rotary and Inner Wheel Clubs in aid of the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC). The venue was Roots & Seeds, at the Old Kennels, which opened specially for the event and offered a selection of freshly prepared great food. A volunteer told us about the work of this incredible charity, whilst an experienced paramedic currently serving with the organisation used a real incident to demonstrate the multiple complexities involved in saving lives in an

Cirencester Soroptimists assisted with the Community Awards, where 18 community organisations took part, at the Baptist Church on Wednesday 30th April 2025 140 people were served drinks and nibbles and an information table was set up highlighting our work on the United Nations programme to eliminate violence towards women and girls called “Orange the World”                        

The Night Angels, part of the Safe Place Scheme, came to speak to us at the AGM https://www.safespacescheme.org/ https://www.safespacescheme.org/about-night-angels/           The Night Angels gave us a presentation about the work they do in a number of Gloucestershire towns and cities, the need for their work and about the “kit” they carry. They invited questions afterwards and members wanted to know about plans to come to Cirencester  

                Members and friends from Soroptimist International of Cirencester & District were welcomed at “Diversitea” in the Corn Hall on Tuesday 25th March to highlight the issue of violence towards women and girls, a Untied Nations initiative to end violence towards women by 2030.

The Long table welcomed Cirencester Soroptimists on Tuesday 25th February 2025 Members of Cirencester Soroptimists promoted the United  Nations  initiative to “Orange the World” at Cirencester’s Long Table The campaign highlights the issue of violence towards women and girls, link below https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/unite/orange-the-world              

Members of Soroptimist International of Cirencester & District met at The Long Table in the Market Place to raise awareness of violence towards women and girls as part of the United Nations campaign to Orange the World

Members of our club enthusiastically supported three soup lunches hosted by one of our members at her home during January. Home made soups, as well as cakes and scones were made and enjoyed in a warm and friendly atmosphere. The very impressive sum of £1,078.50 was donated to Anton Wynn, the Director of Cirencester Food Bank. These charity soup lunches in aid of Cirencester Food Bank have become an annual winter event in the club calendar.

The “Orange the World” café meet up to highlight the issue of violence towards Women and Girls was held at the Kingshead Hotel  on Monday 16th December as members would be otherwise engaged on 25th December!

Jill at the Railing Against Abuse rally in Cheltenham on Friday 29th November This event was part of the 16 days of activism, from the United Nations Day for ending violence towards women and girls on 25th November until Human Rights day on 10th December