Club Celebrates reaching it’s target to raise £3000 for Meru Women’s Garden Project
Club members Celebrated reaching our target and more by raising £3500 for the Meru Women’s Garden Project in Kenya. This is equivalent to providing the resources to establishing twelve gardens.We were delighted to welcome three prospective members and enjoyed an … Continued
Shwops Evening Thursday 28th February 7-9.30pm Starbeck Community Library
Are you looking to reorganise your wardrobe – have you thought about recycling clothes by swapping them? Harrogate and District Soroptimist are organising a Clothes Swap/Shwop at the Starbeck Community Library, 68A High Street, Harrogate HG2 7LW Tickets cost £8 per person … Continued
Burns Nights Supper – 25 January 2019 at Wetherby Golf Club raises £300 for charity
Burns Night Supper Joint President Elsie Johnston had pleasure in hosting a supper in recognition of Robbie Burns, on his birthday Friday 25thJanuary. This was held at Wetherby Golf Club and the evening was a great success with members, family … Continued
Wetherby Christmas Market raises nearly £400
Fantastic news. The Club stall at The Wetherby Christmas Market raised £250 on the day plus £120 taken for pre orders of the fabulous knitted pillar boxes and chocolate orange hats created by our own Maureen Ingleton. That’s a grand … Continued
Wetherby Winners in Charity Shop Competition
St Gemma’s Hospice Charity Shop was the worthy winner of the Gill Smith Memorial Cup for the best dressed Charity shop Christmas window in Wetherby. Cancer Research UK was also Highly Commended. The judging panel organised by Club members who … Continued
The Results are in – Harrogate Borough Charity Shop Christmas Window Competition
Harrogate and District Soroptimist’s are delighted to recognise the resourcefulness and imagination of the managers and volunteers who run the charity shops in some of the main shopping areas of Harrogate Borough namely Harrogate Town, Ripon and Boroughbridge, and Knaresborough … Continued
Gill Smith Memorial Trophy for Best Girl Improver at Harrogate Spa Tennis Club
The Club established the Gill Smith Memorial Trophy for Best Girl Improver at Harrogate Spa Tennis Club in 2017 in memory of a former Honorary Soroptimist member. Gill was an enthusiastic tennis player following in her father’s footsteps as a … Continued
Street Angels – Guest speaker Paul Blakey MBE
Friday and Saturday nights see a transformation in many towns and cities across the UK as the pubs and clubs fill with people out for a good night out – but for some it will end in drunkenness, fights and … Continued
Knaresborough Lions support our Library Campaign to improve Literacy
Knaresborough Lions have joined the Harrogate and District Soroptimist’s Campaign to support local libraries by providing toys, dressing up clothes for story time and huge quantities of craft materials to use during children’s activity sessions. These popular activity sessions encourage … Continued
Supporting Local Libraries to improve Literacy
Club member Sue Slocombe presents a cheque for £66 to the Bilton and Woodfield Community Library’s chair, Greta Knight. The money will be used to purchase craft materials for play to encourage young children and their families to use the … Continued