Club News Archives - SI Cockermouth

SI Cockermouth and District club members at our recent AGM at Veeva

SI Cockermouth and District AGM 2022

1 year ago in

What a wonderful evening we had at our AGM. We were joined by 18 members, 3 link members and a prospective member. Gareth and his team at Veeva provided us with a fantastic buffet and his trio of puddings were, as usual, fantastic! Celebrating the work we have done The AGM is always an opportunity to celebrate the work we have done during the year- this year was no exception. Working Internationally Early in the year we were donated a significant amount of clothing and we held two clothes sale which raised over £500 for Ukrainian refugees. We have continued to support the Purple Community Fund (PCF). We sent a box to Manila in November 2021 which was received in April 2022 and the contents distributed. The parcel helped 4 mothers (pre and post-natal) and 15 students. This supported PCF education programme which has a

Celebrating the Past; Pursuing a Peaceful Future for Women and Girls

2 years ago in

Celebrating the Past; Pursuing a Peaceful Future for Women and Girls

SI San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago celebrate their 60th anniversary of charter. Their theme for the year is ‘Celebrating the Past; Pursuing a Peaceful Future for Women and Girls’. They have Invited all clubs to join them in celebrating this milestone by contributing to their commemorative “Patches of Peace’ Patchwork which will be made of patches of fabric from clubs around the Federation. One of our members, Trish, kindly agreed to produce the square for us. This beautiful piece of work will be going to conference in Belfast for its onward journey to SI San Fernando. The piece has a special meaning as it was made from a piece of scrub fabric.

Want to Save Energy?

2 years ago in

Cumbria Action for Sustainability

We were delighted to invite Kim from Cumbria Action for Sustainability to our meeting on Thursday. Kim started by asking us if we want to save energy? Cumbria is one of the few places to have received a significant grant to support the drive to net zero. Kim made us aware of the programmes they are delivering- Cold to Cosy Homes and Retrofit. There is lots of fab advice on their web page. Take a look. Save some pennies, save the planet https://cafs.org.uk

DeWoDe – 25 years on!

3 years ago in

We were delighted to invite Pauline and Dougie Hardie to our meeting to tell us about DeWoDe. Pauline had the idea for an agricultural project in Uganda 25 years ago. We started the project in her presidential year. It is inspirational to see how far they have come and what they have https://www.facebook.com/DeWoDe

brilliant Breakfast with Doreen and Chris

What better way to start the day than with a Brilliant Breakfast in aid of the Princes Trust

3 years ago in

SI Cockermouth and District were delighted to support the Princes Trust Brilliant Breakfast. During the week of 11-17 October people from all over the Uk were invited to start the day with a Brilliant Breakfast. Aimed at raising money for young women in the UK who need help and support 2 club members hosted breakfasts in their own homes. We were treated to a wonderful feast, good company and conversation and raised some money in the process! https://www.princes-trust.org.uk/support-our-work/events/the-brilliant-breakfast-2021