SI NOTTINGHAM
SI Nottingham Club meetings are held at 19.30 on the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month. Normally the 1st Monday is held on Zoom and the 3rd Monday is held in the at The Beeches Hotel, West Bridgford. Our next meeting is on 2nd December by Zoom. Please contact us for more information if you would like to attend and find out all about us
Our club meetings are very varied. Sometimes we will have a speaker to educate and inspire us, whilst other meetings focus on activities we are involved in, or activities such as putting together welcome packs for the refuges.
Whatever the focus of the meeting, there is always time for members to catch up with each other, find out what everyone’s been up to, and enjoy a coffee. Visitors and new members are always welcome, and everyone is happy to explain what’s going on.
If you would be interested in coming along you would be very welcome.
Please email info.sinottingham@gmail.com
For an idea of our current projects please use the drop down under ABOUT OUR CLUB >>
What have we been doing?
The Audrey Jones Soroptimist Student Journalist Award 2024
With another great field of entries, our 2024 winners are
Winner: Davina Bhakta – Mysogyny in Football :- https://preview.shorthand.com/fx8cyv2iD5VAYBNRHighly Commended – Amber Macey – Life Goes On – Stories told by the Secondary Sisters:-
Here is Davina receiving her cheque and certificate from members Clare and Mary.
Meanwhile, here is our 2023 winner
On Thursday July 13th 2023 Karen and Sue were welcomed at Nottingham Trent University into an Oscars style award session; lots of broadcasting journalism awards were given with speeches and snippets of the top few nominations each time. Our winner was Kate Strong with “Bonded by a Stitch”. Kate was lovely, so thrilled and friendly. She was happy for us to put the film or whatever on our website and Facebook. She put it on YouTube but they took it down straight away because it has images of babies on it. She will be happy to speak to the club but it may have to be on Zoom as she is hoping for a job at GMTV in London.
Orange Cafes – Once a month a few of us will meet up somewhere in Nottingham to, generally, chat about our projects, the weather etc. Why not come and join us for half an hour? We’d be glad to chat and explain what we’re up to. Details of our upcoming Orange Cafe can be found on our Facebook page – Nottingham Soroptimists Facebook
United Nations 16 Days of Action to Raise Awareness of Gender Based Violence
On 25th November 2023, members gathered in the centre of Nottingham to hand out orange ribbons to members of the public together with postcards showing contact details of organisations which support victims of domestic violence. Over 400 ribbons were handed out , resulting in hundreds of conversations which spread the message that this was the UN’s Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Over the following 16 days, more activities are planned
NOTTINGHAM SOROPTIMIST TRUST – https://nottinghamsoroptimisttrust.org.uk
Nottingham Soroptimist Trust is a Registered Charity, whose Trustees are mostly members of SI Nottingham. Applications are welcomed twice a year from women who need initial help at the start of their career.
Soroptimist International Vision and Mission
SI Nottingham is part of a global network of more than 3,000 Soroptimist Clubs worldwide. Members are active locally through service and fund-raising projects, and at national and international levels in partnership with other Soroptimist clubs and organisations, to improve the lives of women and girls.
Our Vision
Women and Girls will achieve their individual and collective potential, realise aspirations and have an equal voice in creating strong, peaceful communities worldwide.
Our Mission
Soroptimists transform the lives and status of women and girls through education, empowerment and enabling opportunities by using awareness raising, advocacy and action.