{"id":7394,"date":"2026-06-29T21:55:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T20:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/grange-over-sands\/?p=7394"},"modified":"2026-06-29T21:55:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T20:55:45","slug":"sunshine-smiles-and-community-spirit-at-cartmel-races","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/grange-over-sands\/2026\/06\/29\/sunshine-smiles-and-community-spirit-at-cartmel-races\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunshine, smiles and community spirit at Cartmel Races"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/grange-over-sands\/2026\/06\/29\/sunshine-smiles-and-community-spirit-at-cartmel-races\/img-20260629-wa0014\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7400\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/grange-over-sands\/files\/2026\/06\/IMG-20260629-WA0014-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/grange-over-sands\/files\/2026\/06\/IMG-20260629-WA0014-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/grange-over-sands\/files\/2026\/06\/IMG-20260629-WA0014.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Soroptimist International Grange-over-Sands was delighted to join Barrow Women\u2019s Centre at Cartmel Races for a day filled with fun, fundraising and fantastic community spirit.<br \/><br \/>With Bloomin\u2019 Marvellous making his annual appearance and Bracken the spaniel transformed into the unforgettable Filly McWoof, we spent the day meetingsharing plenty of laughs and raising awareness of the Women\u2019s Centre\u2019s invaluable work.<br \/><br \/>The generosity of everyone we met was incredible. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/grange-over-sands\/2026\/06\/29\/sunshine-smiles-and-community-spirit-at-cartmel-races\/20260628_144202\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7399\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7399\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/grange-over-sands\/files\/2026\/06\/20260628_144202-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/grange-over-sands\/files\/2026\/06\/20260628_144202-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/grange-over-sands\/files\/2026\/06\/20260628_144202.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>Whether you donated a handful of coins after a winning race, stopped for a chat, smiled for a photograph or simply wished us well as we wandered around the course, you helped make the day a wonderful success.<br \/><br \/>Together with the Women\u2019s Centre\u2019s bottle tombola, an amazing \u00a31,306 was raised.<br \/><br \/>Sometimes fundraising isn\u2019t just about asking for donations, it\u2019s about creating smiles, starting conversations and reminding people that every small act of kindness can make a big difference.<br \/><br \/>Every smile, every conversation and every donation will help make a real difference. 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