{"id":2781,"date":"2016-04-19T14:07:25","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T13:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/north-west-england-and-the-isle-of-man\/?p=2781"},"modified":"2016-04-19T14:07:25","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T13:07:25","slug":"2011-12-chain-gang-15-april-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/north-west-england-and-the-isle-of-man\/2011-12-chain-gang-15-april-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"2011-12 Chain Gang: 15 April 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A small but select group of members of the 2011-12 Chain Gang met at The Crofters Hotel in Garstang for their bi-annual get together, their numbers being somewhat diminished due to a clash of events.<\/p>\n<p>For as long as anyone can remember, each year\u2019s Club and Region Presidents have formed a gang, continuing to meet after their year of office to renew acquaintances and catch up on news.<\/p>\n<p>Each year\u2019s \u2018Chain Gang\u2019, the chain bit representing their chain of office from when they were President, is very different, reflecting the personalities of the members. Some chains meet once a year, some twice, and some not at all just when someone thinks to arrange one!\u00a0 Some meet with partners, some meet for lunch, others for dinner, whatever suits that particular group of people.<\/p>\n<p>However they meet, the events are an enjoyable reminder of the fun and friendship of Soroptimism.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Judith Grocott<\/strong>\u00a0 (SI Garstang)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2780\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2780\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/north-west-england-and-the-isle-of-man\/files\/2016\/04\/2011-12_chain-gang_2016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2780 size-medium\" src=\"\/north-west-england-and-the-isle-of-man\/files\/2016\/04\/2011-12_chain-gang_2016-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2011-12 Chain Gang meeting\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/north-west-england-and-the-isle-of-man\/files\/2016\/04\/2011-12_chain-gang_2016-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/north-west-england-and-the-isle-of-man\/files\/2016\/04\/2011-12_chain-gang_2016.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2780\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the 2011-12 Chain Gang meeting up for food and a natter at The Crofters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A small but select group of members of the 2011-12 Chain Gang met at The&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":616,"featured_media":2780,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events-2016","category-ourblog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>2011-12 Chain Gang: 15 April 2016 | News | Blog | Events | SI North West England and the Isle of Man<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SI North West England and the Isle of Man : Blog &amp; News : 2011-12 Chain Gang: 15 April 2016 : Keep up to date with the latest news, articles and events from the Soroptimists of SI North West England and the Isle of Man . 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