Our club celebrated its 15th Charter with a 1940’s themed evening at the Terrace Restaurant,Watling Street, Brownhills. Civic dignitaries included Lady Mayor Janet Eagland and Sherriff Cllr. Brian Bacon. SI Regional President Dishi Attwood, a member of Lichfield club and 10 Presidents from the Midland Chase Region also attended the event. They were each presented with a coffee mug with the slogan ‘soroptimists keep calm and carry on’. Many of the guests arrived in 40’s attire, including Club President Donna Cope.
Angela Reynolds, founder Club President, arrived as a land girl, complete with gas mask. Her husband Michael, armed with an array of watches and silk stockings to tempt the punters, came as a Spiv
Muriel from SI Burton-upon-Trent, our mother club, lit the friendship candle and guests then enjoyed a delicious three course meal. Entertainment followed from Sincerely Yours, a mother & daughter duet, who sang songs from the era. Guests, who had all been issued with Union Jack Flags and song sheets joined in the finale, a medley of wartime favourites including “We’ll Meet Again” and “Land of Hopeand Glory”. A rousing finish to a fabulous evening.