A group of 5 members from Soroptimist International of King’s Lynn attended the Federation Conference in Birmingham the first weekend in November 2025.
Sunday was the day for the change over of Presidents and the members of Soroptimist International of King’s Lynn were very proud to see their member Kim Bramham become the Regional President for the London Anglia Region.
Kim commented: Attending Conference is always inspiring, and this year more so as it is quite a few years since a member of the King’s Lynn club has had the honour of being Regional President. I chose ‘Togetherness and Unity for Women and Girls’ as my theme because we can make a difference when we work together. I am looking forward to the coming year, when we will continue to work on raising awareness of issues that affect women and girls locally, across East Anglia and further afield.
On Saturday there were various workshops during the day ranging from United Nations and Advocacy, Women and Poverty, The Planet, Preventing Violence. The King’s Lynn club was pleased to be one of the clubs that were invited to present an overview of their work earlier this year, when they worked in partnership with King’s Lynn Parkrun to promote International Women’s Day 2025. The workshops not only gave members more information to help with their work but also a chance for members to discuss the topics. Everyone left with many new ideas and a long to do list!
The Conference was a first for our new member Bea “who was amazed by the large number of enthusiastic and industrious women attending, making locally a difference in their respective clubs. I met Soroptimists from Calcutta, Trinidad & Tobago, Nepal as well as from all corners of the UK and Ireland. I found the incoming Soroptimist Director of Advocacy, Berthe de Vos-Neven, particularly inspiring as she reminded us all that we are an NGO (Non-Governmental Organisation) in addition to our charitable efforts and she emphasised that we all have a voice at the UN and how much advocacy matters to help shape global policies, standing up for women and girls. I met the President of the Cardiff club and am looking forward to a conference with a musical theme next year, there are local connections to the marvellous Bass-Baritone, Sir Bryn Terfel”
Members from Region managed to meet up for a quick photo with the new President in front of the flags.
