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Our plug for the Lions Grand Show 2018

Thanks to the amazing plug plants courtesy Andrea and Bordon Nurseries, and a brilliant turnout by Club members we sold over 7,000 plants to the general public and raised over £630 towards HOOP and our Well Being fund for the Womens Refuge. Thank you to the Kenilworth Lions

Working together with Lions

We teamed up with Kenilworth Lions to help us with Joan’s garden.   She loves her little patch and was very sad when her wooden table collapsed.   Thankfully Lions came to our rescue and kindly donated a very smart outdoor table for her to

May Dinner meeting

This month we heard from Alex about her work as a trustee for the Field Lane charity, originally one of the ‘Ragged Schools’ in the 1800’s and based in the South of the UK.   They work to support adults with learning disabilities, vulnerable families

North South Ireland Conference 2018

Eight members of SI Kenilworth joined fellow Soroptimists from Midland Arden Region as delegates of the 52nd SIGBI Conference in Killarney C0.Kerry on the weekend of the 19 May 2018. A warm Irish welcome was received. The Conference theme was empathy and  the Guest speakers

House Warming Celebrations for Andrea.

Andrea made everyone very welcome to gracious living in her new home.  A happy  time was had by all. Tasty refreshments were much appreciated.  Proceeds from plug plant sales will go to the Women’s Refuge Wellbeing Fund.

This young lady is definitely going places!

We were delighted to hear a talk from Bethany Ellis, a Warwickshire Sea Scout talk to us about the rigorous application and selection process she has recently undertaken to secure a place at The World Scout Jamboree being held in Virginia USA in 2019. Bethany

Women vs Cancer

Our new President started her year in top gear by taking part in the Women vs Cancer Ride the Night event.  She and her team cycled 100k, that’s over 60 miles to you and me, and raised over £5,000 to raise funds to women’s cancers.

April dinner meeting

We listened to Helene Heath, an incredibly good speaker from Prevent, the Government programme to protect children and young people from radicalisation. We were shocked to learn how much goes on in Warwickshire but it was good to know how the authorities are dealing with