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Mary Fisher MBE JP- A sister Soroptimist too

The Club is celebrating its 90th year since we were chartered in 1933.   Our Club archivists,  Rachel, Judith and Nicola are busy going through our archives held at County Hall in Northallerton.  We have many photos but some with no names or dates. Lesley,

Wetherby Town Toilet Twinning Success

President Val was delighted to present the Mayor of Wetherby, Cllr Neil O’Byrne with the #toilettwinning certificate for Wetherby Town. The event took place at the Council meeting at the Town Hall. Club members Elsie, Hilary and Heather, all from Wetherby as well as representatives

President’s Blog March

President’s Report – March 2023 At last, the days are noticeably longer, and the spring flowers are bringing back colour to the hedgerows and gardens though we had a touch of winter on the 12th when snow fell but thankfully only made a brief appearance. 

Forgotten Women – Alderman Mary Fisher MBE JP 1884-1972

On this year’s International Women’s Day the  Club celebrated the lives of local Women who were trail blazers. This included our First Club President Dr Kathleen Rutherford and Dr Laura Veale the First Woman from Yorkshire to qualify as a Doctor.  We also celebrated the life

President’s Blog February/March

It’s great that our regular meetings have started again. The first meeting in February focused on Programme Action.  It was an excellent meeting organised by Club Programme Action Officers’ Christine A and Paula. The PowerPoint presentation really encapsulated all that we do.  It is available

The Great Big Green Week

  How do we address Climate Change and contribute to #CarbonZero? What is our Parliament doing? These are the questions we posed to Andrew Jones, MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough   Club members welcomed Harrogate and Knaresborough MP Andrew Jones to their February meeting. It