{"id":5,"date":"2008-06-11T14:20:50","date_gmt":"2008-06-11T13:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/midland-arden\/about-our-club\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T09:35:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T08:35:05","slug":"about-our-club","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/midland-arden\/","title":{"rendered":"About Midland Arden"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Welcome to SI Midland Arden<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/midland-arden\/files\/2023\/12\/Group-Photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6251\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/midland-arden\/files\/2023\/12\/Group-Photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/midland-arden\/files\/2023\/12\/Group-Photo.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/midland-arden\/files\/2023\/12\/Group-Photo-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Midland Arden Region comprises ten clubs located in the south Midlands area<\/p>\n<p>The clubs vary in size, and members come from all walks of life. The common thread you will find is a willingness to make a difference to the lives of women and girls, follow similar values and objectives, and have fun and make friends along the way.<\/p>\n<p>We hold Regional gatherings throughout the year at venues designed to be accessible to all.\u00a0 Dates for these events are published at the start of each Regional year, and clubs receive full details before the events.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bromsgrove and Redditch <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;text-decoration: underline\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sigbi.org\/bromsgrove-and-redditch\">www.sigbi.org\/bromsgrove-and-redditch<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Coventry<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;text-decoration: underline\"> <a style=\"color: #ff6600;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sigbi.org\/coventry\">www.sigbi.org\/coventry<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kenilworth and District<\/strong>\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;text-decoration: underline\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sigbi.org\/kenilworth-and-district\">www.sigbi.org\/kenilworth-and-district<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kidderminster and District<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;text-decoration: underline\"><strong> <a style=\"color: #ff6600;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sigbi.org\/kidderminster-and-district\">www.sigbi.org\/kidderminster-and-district<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leamington Soroptimists<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> https:\/\/www.leamingtonsoroptimists.co.uk\/<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rugby<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #ff6600;text-decoration: underline\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff6600;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sigbi.org\/rugby\">www.sigbi.org\/rugby<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Shakespeare Soroptimists <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">https:\/\/sigbi.org\/shakespeare\/<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Solihull and District\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;text-decoration: underline\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"http:\/\/www.si-solihull.org.uk\">www.si-solihull.org.uk<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stourbridge\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #ff6600\"> <a style=\"color: #ff6600;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sigbi.org\/stourbridge\">www.sigbi.org\/stourbridge<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stratford-upon-Avon and Distric<\/strong>t\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;text-decoration: underline\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sigbi.org\/stratford-upon-avon\">www.sigbi.org\/stratford-upon-avon<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>Find us on:-<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/midland-arden\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;text-decoration: underline\">www.sigbi.org\/midland-arden<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/si_midlandarden\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;text-decoration: underline\">Twitter:\u00a0 @si_MidlandArden<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Facebook: <\/span><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SIMidlandArden\/?__tn__=%2Cd%2CP-R&amp;eid=ARC-6nqHIKUg5ueQNr9Pa5zsjqS0QTFmuMNZeF0oYGd881p10L5dME7tRsXkSyNeM5mX-cMkUunjDqr_\">https:\/www.facebook.comSoroptimistInternationalMARS<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span>\/<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1567429377510{padding-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69d130ba51824 h4{color:rgb(0, 85, 150);}.ld_fancy_heading_69d130ba51824 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69d130ba51824\">\n\t<h4 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> Recent Club 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