Kenilworth SI members enjoyed an evening recently with Karl Curtis, Director of Reserves and Community Engagement from Warwickshire Wildlife Trust. We learnt more about how the Trust and its volunteers maintain the areas around Kenilworth, such as Parliament’s Piece, Knowle Hill, Kenilworth Common and the creation of spaces
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President Sharon recently had the honour of representing our Club at the Midland Arden Region Inspirational Woman 2017 award with a 5-minute speech about our young Guider, Catherine Rowe There were six nominees in all from the various Clubs. We were thrilled when the judges
SI Kenilworth was recently asked to provide refreshments for the flu jab clinics being run this Autumn at the Castle Medical Centre in Bertie Road. On our first outing on Saturday morning, we served around 70 cups of tea and coffee and raised over £70
At our September business meeting Gordon Cowie of Friends of Sick Children in Malawi (FOSCiM) came to update us on the work of this charity. One of the nurses we have been supporting through a 4 year BSc degree (Paediatrics and health Care)at Mzuzu University
We had the very happy task of renewing our Friendship link with SI Lower Hutt New Zealand when Elaine Moffatt and her husband Bob stayed with us on their tour of the UK. As ever, we enjoyed ourselves as Elaine told us a little of her
We had a wonderful time celebrating with our German friendship link club, SI Remscheid, the 50th anniversary of their Charter. We had great fun chatting and sharing ideas with Clubs from all over Germany, Belgium and Holland. And of course eating our body weight in cake over the course of
A hot, sunny weekend saw us once again hosting a stand at the 39th Leamington Peace Festival in the Pump Room Gardens. This year, our stand featured the anti-trafficking work of the ‘Purple Teardrop Campaign’ as well as other club projects, especially our fundraising to
Catherine Rowe, a Guider, gave club members a presentation on a planned trip to Oman. Catherine has been selected as a leader to take part in a GOLD (Guiding Overseas Linked with Development) project in Oman. The aim of the project is develop the skills
As usual, Kenilworth Soroptimists were out in force at the Lion’s show to raise money for one of the charities we support: Friends of Sick Children in Malawi. There was a good selection of plants on sale at our stall (from Borden Hill Nurseries) and so
