{"id":3418,"date":"2017-05-21T12:58:36","date_gmt":"2017-05-21T11:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/north-west-england-and-the-isle-of-man\/?p=3418"},"modified":"2017-05-21T12:58:36","modified_gmt":"2017-05-21T11:58:36","slug":"rose-bowl-2017-limericks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/north-west-england-and-the-isle-of-man\/rose-bowl-2017-limericks\/","title":{"rendered":"Rose Bowl 2017 &#8211; Limericks!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Rose Bowl Event for 2017 was held on Thursday 18 May, when the following set of Limericks were performed and voting took place.<\/p>\n<p>Full write-up and pictures are on <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/north-west-england-and-the-isle-of-man\/?page_id=3414\">the Rose Bowl page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"250\"><strong>Blackburn<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>A reluctant reporter was sent<br \/>\nTo cover an SI event<br \/>\nShe liked what we do,<br \/>\nWith fun &amp; friendship too<br \/>\nAnd now she\u2019s the club\u2019s president!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"250\"><strong>Blackpool &amp; District<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>There is a Sorop in our region<br \/>\nWhose work with P.A. is a legion.<br \/>\nShe knits, sews, recycles,<br \/>\nCollects in great bag\u00a0 fulls<br \/>\nThat friendly Sorop in our region.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Burnley<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>There was a kind lady named Joyce<br \/>\nWho frightened us all with her voice.<br \/>\nShe made us all knit<br \/>\nWhen we wanted to quit<br \/>\nThat bossy, sweet lady named Joyce.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td><strong>The Fylde<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Some Soroptimists living in Fylde<br \/>\nSaid one day \u201cGirls, let\u2019s go a bit wild\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cToilet twinning we\u2019ll do\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cEveryone needs a loo!\u201d<br \/>\nNow that\u2019s a fun way to help the Girl Child!<br \/>\n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Garstang<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>The Soroptimist groups of Great Britain<br \/>\nAre full of high hopes and ambition<br \/>\nThey never refrain<br \/>\nFrom meeting their aims<br \/>\nIn ridding the world of attrition<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td><strong>Grange-over-Sands<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Soroptimist members are keen<br \/>\nThat Programme Action is seen<br \/>\nBuilding some loos<br \/>\nWas the project to choose<br \/>\nMaybe that\u2019s somewhere you\u2019ve been!<br \/>\n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Lancaster<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Gone are the pearls and the hats<br \/>\nNow we lobby for rights with facts<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s a sight to behold<br \/>\nAs with banners we goad<br \/>\nPoliticians to up-game their act<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td><strong>Morecambe and Heysham<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>We think we are really the best,<br \/>\nSoroptimists from the North West,<br \/>\nHelping women and girls<br \/>\nAnywhere in the world,<br \/>\nCome and join us and we\u2019ll do the rest.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Pendleside<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>A Soroptimist member called Heather<br \/>\nWas quite at the end of her tether<br \/>\nShe resolved to lose weight<br \/>\nSo took care what she ate<br \/>\nAnd now she\u2019s as light as a feather<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td><strong>Preston<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Soroptimist ladies from Preston<br \/>\nOn a trip \u2013 with Ailsa \u2013 to Neston<br \/>\nJust wouldn\u2019t be told<br \/>\nSo they all got a cold<br \/>\n\u2018Cos they went without putting their vests on<br \/>\n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Rishton and Great Harwood<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>An amusing limerick is our goal<br \/>\nTo win the Soroptimist Rosebowl<br \/>\nBut we must confess<br \/>\nThis verse is a mess<br \/>\nHelping women is really our role<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td><strong>Rossendale<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Soroptimist ladies of yore<br \/>\nAttracted new members galore<br \/>\nNow we work to enrol<br \/>\nIncreased numbers our goal<br \/>\nSo clubs can all flourish once more<br \/>\n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Windermere<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>We were Members as busy as bees,<br \/>\nTill Anno Domini scuppered our knees,<br \/>\nWe picked litter, found treasure<br \/>\nAnd gave day care with pleasure,<br \/>\nNow we thank Sue for Strawberry Tea.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rose Bowl Event for 2017 was held on Thursday 18 May, when the following&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":616,"featured_media":2647,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events-2017","category-ourblog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rose Bowl 2017 - Limericks! | 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; 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