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  SIEG collected 90 items for Crawley Open House as a part of the 90 for 90 challenge set by the Federation President to celebrate 90 years of Soroptimist International of Great Britain and N. Ireland

On Wednesday August 23rd we were invited to Sue’s house to enjoy summer cocktails. Although it wasn’t the sunniest evening we managed to avoid the rain and enjoy a relaxing evening talking to colleagues who we hadn’t seen for a while due to the summer

On Thursday 18th July 3 of our members spent the day at a local secondary school interviewing year 10 students as part of a Futures Day. Students had “applied” for a job, completed a letter of application and CV and were then interviewed for the

Sussex Search & Rescue (SusSAR) At Wednesday 19th June’s meeting we had a very interesting, informative and enjoyable evening. Members of (SusSAR) gave us an overall picture of what the service is and how it works.  Sussar was formed in 2002, in the wake of

Saturday 1st June was a busy day for East Grinstead Soroptimists. While some of us were manning a stall at a local care home fete others were enjoying being part of SI Eastbourne’s 70th Anniversary lunch.   On Wednesday 15th May we were delighted to

At the meeting on Wednesday 17th April we thanked President Jane for her year as president  and welcomed Alison as President for 2024/2025. President Alison’s first task was to welcome Bridget as president elect before letting us know about the programme for next year.  

    On Wednesday 20th March we welcomed our latest member, Lana Peile, to the club   . Fairtrade Big Brew On Saturday 9th March President Jane Griffiths and Anne Richards organised the Soroptimist cake stall at the Fairtrade Big Brew at Lingfield Community Centre

On Monday 26th February several members met for the monthly Orange Cafe at Chequer Mead. Those of us present  certainly added some colour to the cafe and enjoyed coffee and some excellent conversation     At our meeting on Wednesday 21st February we were delighted

Once again the Club has collected much needed Christmas gifts for I Choose Freedom a women’s refuge in Reigate and Crawley Open House, a residential and drop-in centre for the homeless.  As in previous years members delivered their gifts to a Christmas grotto (above), this

  SI East Grinstead Remembers On November 12th, President Jane Griffiths, President Elect Alison Skinner and other members of the Club took part in the Remembrance Sunday service in memory of those killed in two World Wars and other conflicts around the world.  President Jane