Well thanks to President Gill’s efforts, we’ve certainly done our best 🙂 In fact we’ve managed to meet twice! Picnic time for Soroptimists Ok so we didn’t take our Teddy Bears but we did take our best smiles to a picnic on August Bank Holiday
Despite the restrictions due to Covid 19 we’re most definitely carrying on as women of action! We’ve taken part in a host of activities to educate, enable and empower ourselves and support our local community and generally wave the flag to ‘Stand Up for Women’.
Call your friends in Soroptimists of course! Back in June we got a call from our friend Joan, who lives locally in sheltered accommodation. The planks of her wooden planter looked more like a Jenga® tower with bits sticking out. Was this alright? Probably
By running a quiz on Zoom! The quiz was certainly a fun way to test of our knowledge. We had the advantage of being sent the two quiz picture rounds in advance so had time to think about them. And educate ourselves on rabbits and
Remember Plant a Tree in 73? Well I can’t think of a clever rhyme for to go with 2021! And although Club may not be able to take action right now, that doesn’t stop us planning for our Centenary. Has there ever been more
Is Zoom the new word for Club meetings? Definitely! Like many Clubs, we’ve embraced the new technology to hold virtual meetings using Zoom. Thanks to President Gill, we achieved a first for Club and many members. Despite the restrictions of Lockdown, Gill, in true Soroptimist
We might be in lockdown but we’re certainly not shut down! Most importantly during lockdown, we’re keeping in touch to make that difference to our own members. With SIGBI President Isobel’s message firmly in mind ‘This is a time to when friendship and caring come
So what’s happening in Malawi? Well they’re preparing for the Covid 19 pandemic in Malawi too. The front line healthcare workers need just as much support as our NHS. So what have we done to help? If you compare it to the resources we have
The Domestic Violence Bill has never been more important. The average number of deaths used to be a shocking two a week. In the weeks since Covid 19 lockdown this has increased to FIVE per week As a Club and as individuals we’ve
Well the best laid plans and all that! Despite our excellent Development Group changing the date of our AGM so as not to clash with Maundy Thursday, unfortunately no one foresaw Coronavirus scuppering everything. A new style of AGM was called for. Thanks to
