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REGIONAL PRESIDENT PAM\u2019S MESSAGE :<\/span><\/h4>\n

Good Morning Sister Soroptimists,<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m sorry but my message in this Newsletter is very brief as I have other things occupying my attention at the moment – I am currently moving house from Edinburgh to Morpeth – but more about that shortly !<\/span><\/p>\n

Again we are recovering from intense areas of low pressure resulting in another two storms, Storm Malik and Storm Corrie, the former being named by the Danish Meteorological Institute hence the reason why it\u2019s not in alphabetical order as for other storms. I was in Edinburgh that weekend and although we did have strong winds they didn\u2019t seem to cause as much damage as I saw in Northumberland on the drive home. More trees were damaged and I learnt later that roof tops had been lifted off some houses. In Morpeth there must have been a power cut as I had TV, computer and clocks to re-set when I arrived home. Therefore I hope you didn\u2019t suffer too much damage or weren\u2019t without power for any length of time as in the previous storms. Despite the storms, we have been fortunate to have bright days which have been relatively warm for the time of year so let\u2019s hope the rest of the winter continues this way.<\/span><\/p>\n

As I\u2019ve mentioned I am moving house and as anyone knows it can be stressful. Trying to put two houses together with a distance between them has not been easy! In addition, I have also had building work going on in the Morpeth house which had been planned well before I knew when I would be moving. Not good planning !<\/span><\/p>\n

It has been like downsizing two houses, so I have had to get rid of quite a lot of furniture, household equipment and books. Although charities have been interested in some items, they are very particular and, in some cases, have been so busy due to Covid-19 that they didn\u2019t have free capacity to take my items before I moved house. To help me out for the time being I have resorted to hiring a storage unit to take extra items which will need further sorting once I\u2019m settled. When an offer was agreed in mid-December, along with the date of entry I thought that was it and everything would go smoothly but then the buyers started making extra demands in the New Year and I was concerned the deal was going to fall through. However, after an additional requirement this week it looks as though the buyers are now happy and the final stages of the change of contracts is now happening. So fingers crossed I will be moved by the time I write my next message.<\/span><\/p>\n

I have welcomed the support of such good friends who have encouraged and cajoled me along the way and given lots of practical help moving and packing up items, going on trips to charity shops and the \u2018tip\u2019 and giving me cups of tea and the odd glass of wine to keep me going! Sorry this message has been such a rambling about my life at the moment, but I do hope you are all well.<\/span><\/p>\n

Take care and look after yourselves Best wishes President Pam<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0I am sure that we all wish President Pam well in the final stages of her house move.\u00a0 It is said that moving house is one of the most stressful events in our lives so please do look after yourself Pam and rest and relax in between episodes of decision making and hard work.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Our first report this edition comes from S.I. Penrith & District <\/strong>who are continuing their Programme Action involvement in Tree Planning as part of their work in relation to Climate Change.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

S.I.Penrith and District<\/strong> club members have been planning trees during January 2022 with Danny Teasdale of Ullswater Catchment Management.\u00a0 The UCM group was set up after the devastating floods of Storm Desmond in 2015.\u00a0\u00a0 The UCM are engaged in various activities to help minimise the damage caused by flooding in the Ullswater Area.<\/span><\/p>\n

The photograph\u00a0 shows Danny Teasdale with members Liz, Anne, Jo, Helen and Pat taking a break from all their digging.<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the course of two days they have planted over 200 hedging saplings on land owned by James Rebanks of Matterdale.\u00a0\u00a0 More digging and planning activity in this photograph below –\u00a0 which also shows the beautiful sunny weather that we have had in January this year.<\/span><\/p>\n

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More reports come from S.I.Middlesbrough\u00a0 <\/strong>on the subject of Climate Change where the club is now a member of the local authority\u2019s Climate Action Forum to support the work being done across the Borough to promote a green agenda and look at how we, as individuals, can change our behaviour to encourage life styles that are comparable with sustainability.\u00a0 Members recently compiled and shared a list of \u201926 Environmental Actions to Save the Planet\u2019 to mark COP26 –\u00a0 small individual actions can make a big difference and many of us have already incorporated the suggestions into our lifestyles !<\/span><\/p>\n