Mr Bates vs The Post Office and Beyond At our late October meeting, East Grinstead Club were delighted to welcome Kay Linnell and Barbara Jeremiah who told about their involvement in one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in British legal history, The Post Office
At our September speaker meeting we were delighted to welcome Esther Klijn who came to speak to us about campanology. In an interesting, informative and entertaining presentation Esther told us about the history of bellringing in churches, the skills required of the ringers and some
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
