At a club meeting in October, Katie from Venture Scotland, a local charity supporting young folks aged 16-30 who want to make positive life changes, came to speak with us. Venture Scotland was founded in 1987 by a group of young Raleigh International volunteers who understood the benefits of natural and outdoor spaces on an individual’s mental health and wellbeing. Katie outlined the progressive, four-stage personal development course, up to 12 months long that helps the young adults improve their physical, mental and emotional well-being and achieve lasting change. Over the past 35 years they have become Scotland’s only provider of long-term, outdoor-based, personal development for young adults. Claudia, in a video, told us of her experiences that led her to Venture Scotland who supported her to make positive changes in her life, which have led to her becoming a volunteer for Venture Scotland. It

On Monday 25th March six members of SI Glasgow City paid a visit to Tomorrow’s Women Glasgow. The ladies’ hospitality at TWG was second to none. On our arrival we were served tea, coffee and cakes. We were able to watch and chat with some of the women who were working industriously in their newly refurbished kitchen. We discovered that this cookery group normally came in on Wednesdays but they had wanted to show us what they could do and to thank our club for our ongoing support. So, from their arrival at around 9 am, they worked together to make lunch for us. As we hadn’t expected to be served lunch we were very pleasantly surprised! And what a feast: vegetable pakora, chapatis, chicken curry and rice, followed by home made carrot cake and chocolate – totally decadent. (There is a rumour that one or

Early March was busy for the members of SI Glasgow City with a variety of International Women’s Day (IWD) activities. Some members attended an event at the Scottish Parliament hosted by the Scottish Women’s Convention and a number of sponsors. 350 women attended from a variety of women’s organisations across Scotland and enjoyed speakers which included three schoolgirls reciting their poetry focussing on the rights of women. A panel of representatives from all five political parties answered questions which had been submitted prior to the event. The event closed with  a reception in the Garden Lobby of the Parliament. During the week members raised awareness of IWD in the city centre and within Glasgow City Council Offices by engaging in conversation with women and handing out publicity materials. In the Council Chambers one member met a couple on holiday from Frankfurt who knew about Soroptimists