Supplies for Food Bank
We are happy to supply the food bank at Thorntree, Middlesbrough with some supplies of food and other essentials.
Thanks
We wish to thank local members of Friendship Force for supporting our Easter Egg collection for The Bungalow Partnership.
IWD talk, 9th March
Excellent talk by Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson on progress with current legislation on Domestic Violence, with a particular focus on disabled women. She also gave us a valuable insight into how Parliament works.
International Women’s Day
In the week of International Women’s Day and when The Domestic Abuse Bill is being debated in Parliament, we are looking forward to Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson talking to us on 8th March on this very issue. #ChooseToChallenge.
Positive publicity
Excellent publicity for our book Overcoming the Odds in this week’s Darlington & Stockton Times.
Fair Trade Fortnight
We are supporting Fair Trade Fortnight by buying FT goods from a local supplier and donating them to a Middlesbrough Food Bank.
SI Middlesbrough members who “Choose to Challenge”
Please visit https://www.internationalwomensday.com/2021Theme International Women’s Day 2021 on Monday 8th March
SIM welcomes new member
We are always pleased to welcome new members, but especially so The Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, who joined us recently and has already begun to play an active role.
Climate Emergency and Action prior to COP26
The UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow between 1 and 12 November 2021. The COP26 summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on
Trees Planted in Albert Park
We have planted 15 urban trees in Albert Park, Middlesbrough, on 24 November 2020, to celebrate 75 years of SI Middlesbrough and 100 years of Soroptimist International. 5 Rowan, 5 Hazel and 5 Crab Apple, native species from the Woodland Trust, are planted in a