#VOTE100 – Wonderful trip to London with Soroptimists from throughout Yorkshire
Four Club members joined Yorkshire Regional President Chris Clark and 20 others on the 5th June for a two night trip to London to visit the Houses of Parliament and celebrate 100 yrs since some women were able to vote … Continued
Meru Supper evening raises over £420 for the Meru Women’s Garden Project
Harrogate & District Soroptimists raised a further £421.25 at their latest Meru Women’s Garden Project fundraising evening supporting women and children in Kenya to start their own market gardens, thereby empowering the women to feed their families, create security and … Continued
What it means to be a Syrian Refugee.
What makes someone abandon their home and travel across land and sea in often dangerous and unknown conditions for a hopefully better future? Sleman Shwaish, Refugee Coordinator for the British Red Cross gave us an insight by sharing his story … Continued
Annual General Meeting – Welcome to new Presidents
Soroptimist International of Harrogate and District held our Annual General Meeting at the White Hart Hotel, Harrogate on the 18th April. We were delighted to welcome Soroptimist Internantional of Yorkshire Region President Chris Clark. Outgoing President Nicola Harding thanked … Continued
Meeting the challenges of Online abuse – Prof. Tink Palmer MBE
President, Nicola Harding and member Judith Webb, welcomed members and guests to their March meeting, to hear speaker Professor Tink Palmer MBE, Chief Executive and Founder Member of the Marie Collins Foundation. Among members and guests present was Chris Clark, … Continued
The Big Freeze 1947 – The Big Freeze
Soroptimist International of Harrogate & District President Nicola Harding and member Judith Webb, welcomed David Davies to speak on ‘The Big Freeze of 1947’. David took us back to the aftermath of World War II in the United Kingdom with … Continued
Celebrating 100 Years of Votes for Women
Members of Soroptimist International of Harrogate and District joined the march on 6 February to recognise the important role the women’s suffrage movement played in gaining the right for women to vote in 1918 – though it would be another … Continued
Hand made quilt raffle raises £700 for Meru Women Project
Harrogate & District Soroptimists have raised over £700 towards the Meru Women’s Garden Project in Kenya, from a raffle of three magnificent hand made patchwork quilts. The Club is now well on target to raise the £3000 by the end … Continued
Honorary Member Pat Shore receives an MBE for Services to the Community
Soroptimist International of Harrogate and District are very proud that our Honorary Member and Immediate Past President Pat Shore, one of our most active and committed members has been named in the Queen’s New Year’s honours list and awarded an … Continued
Wetherby Dickensian Christmas Market stall raises £300 for Club Charities
It was a very cold day with the forecast for snow but that didn’t deter Club members from setting up their stall at the Wetherby Lions Dickensian Christmas Market. Nor did it deter the families who turned out to see … Continued