{"id":5,"date":"2008-06-11T14:12:31","date_gmt":"2008-06-11T13:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/midland-chase\/about-our-club\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T18:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T17:08:13","slug":"about-our-club","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/midland-chase\/","title":{"rendered":"About Our Region"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Welcome to SI Midland Chase<\/h2>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/midland-chase\/files\/2024\/11\/Jenny-McLelland.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5592 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/midland-chase\/files\/2024\/11\/Jenny-McLelland-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jenny McLelland President SI Midland Chase\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/midland-chase\/files\/2024\/11\/Jenny-McLelland-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/midland-chase\/files\/2024\/11\/Jenny-McLelland-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/midland-chase\/files\/2024\/11\/Jenny-McLelland-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/midland-chase\/files\/2024\/11\/Jenny-McLelland.jpg 1165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Connect 2 Perfect<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">President Jen McLelland 2024-2026<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Programme of Events<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Saturday 20th June 2026 &#8211; Regional Council Meeting, Coven Memorial Hall, WV9 5DL<\/li>\n<li>Saturday 10th October 2026 &#8211; AGM &amp; Regional Council Meeting, Weston Village Hall, ST18 OJQ<\/li>\n<li>Friday 30th October to Saturday 31st October 2026 \u2013 SIGBI Federation Conference, Holland House, Cardiff By Sunday, 24-26 Newport Road, Cardiff CF24 0DD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Our Clubs<\/h3>\n<p>Soroptimist International of Midland Chase is currently made up of 9 clubs namely:-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bilston-and-district\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bilston &amp; District<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cannock &amp; District<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/lichfield\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lichfield &amp; District<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/north-staffordshire\/\">North Staffs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/stafford\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stafford<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/sutton-coldfield\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sutton Coldfield<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/tamworth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tamworth<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wolverhampton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wolverhampton<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/thewrekin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Wrekin<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To visit the website of each club simply click on its name above.<\/p>\n<h3>Associate Membership<\/h3>\n<p>If a Club environment is not for you but you would still like to be involved in our work, then Associate Membership is available at a reduced cost.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like\u00a0more information, then please\u00a0email us at <a href=\"mailto:secretary.simcr@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener 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