{"id":26,"date":"2026-07-11T17:53:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T17:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/nottingham\/about-our-club\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T12:33:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T12:33:27","slug":"about-our-club","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/nottingham\/about-our-club\/","title":{"rendered":"About our club"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\n\t<section class=\"wysiwyg-outer secondary  left section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t <h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-624\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/09\/word-cloud_white_background-300x158.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/09\/word-cloud_white_background-300x158.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/09\/word-cloud_white_background-1024x540.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/09\/word-cloud_white_background-768x405.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/09\/word-cloud_white_background-1536x810.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/09\/word-cloud_white_background-2048x1080.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/09\/word-cloud_white_background-800x422.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/09\/word-cloud_white_background-600x316.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/09\/word-cloud_white_background-400x211.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/09\/word-cloud_white_background-1920x1012.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/09\/word-cloud_white_background-1067x563.jpeg 1067w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>A club by women for women, where everyone is heard<\/h2>\n<p>We usually meet on the first and third Monday of each month. The first meeting is by Zoom and the second meeting is face to face at the Holiday Inn, Castle Marina. Meetings start at 7:30pm<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"button\">Button<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"cta-outer   section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t<div class=\"cta\">\n\t\t<div class=\"cta-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cta-title\">Nottingham Soroptimist Trust<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-summary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><br \/>\r\nThe Nottingham Soroptimist Trust is a registered charity managed primarily by our club members. The Trust provides training, education, and financial hardship grants to women and girls living or working in Nottinghamshire. Applications open twice a year to help women kickstart their careers.    <br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nhttps:\/\/nottinghamsoroptimisttrust.org.uk\/ <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-button-outer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nottinghamsoroptimisttrust.org.uk\/\" class=\" primary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Button<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\t\n\t<section class=\"cards-outer   listing section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <header class=\"section-header container header-button\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"section-header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-header-title\">Club information<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-header-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"button\">Button<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card no-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrap-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-header-title\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"card-link\">Who we are<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-summary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Soroptimist International of Nottingham is a vibrant community of women dedicated to championing the rights of women and girls. We are proud to be part of a global network of over 3,000 clubs worldwide with unique links to the United Nations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card no-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrap-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-header-title\">When and where we meet<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-summary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Join Our Meetings\r\nWe love welcoming new faces and visitors! Our meetings are varied, relaxed, and friendly. We alternate between inspiring guest speakers, hands-on community action (like packing refuge welcome kits), and catching up over a coffee.\r\nWhen: 19:30 on the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month.\r\n1st Monday: Held online via Zoom.\r\n3rd Monday: Held in person at the Holiday Inn, Nottingham NG7 1GX.\r\nWant to come along? We would love to welcome you! Please email info.sinottingham@gmail.com  for details on how to attend.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card no-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrap-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-header-title\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"card-link\">Club programme<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-summary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>UN 16 Days of Action &#8211; 26th November-10th December 2026\r\nWe actively support the United Nations campaign to raise awareness and eliminate gender-based violence.\r\nRecent Campaigns: We hosted a public awareness event at the Nottingham City Library and took to the city center to distribute over 400 orange ribbons and domestic violence support postcards, sparking vital community conversations.\r\nOrange Caf\u00e9s: We host regular social meet-ups to keep the conversation going and strengthen our community bonds.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card no-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrap-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-header-title\">Club history<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-summary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In May 2025, our club celebrated its 90th year of driving local change and supporting global initiatives.\r\n\r\nAward winners for projects including:\r\n\r\nMillennium Millions Appeal (Breast Care Centre at Nottingham City Hospital).\r\n\r\nBack to Work Project at Nottingham Women&#8217;s Centre<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card no-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrap-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-header-title\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"card-link\">Current projects<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-summary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At SI Nottingham, we put our mission into action through local community service, international partnerships, and targeted fundraising campaigns. Here is a look at what we are working on right now:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNottingham Women\u2019s Centre\r\nWe work hand-in-hand with the Nottingham Women\u2019s Centre to deliver vital programmes and facilities.\r\n\u201cWe cherish and value the relationship Nottingham Women\u2019s Centre has with the Soroptimists. It is based on our shared values and working together to improve women\u2019s lives by tackling injustice so they can lead safe, happy lives free from inequality, violence, and oppression.\u201d \u2014 Nottingham Women\u2019s Centre\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWomen\u2019s Refuges Support\r\nOur members regularly gather to assemble essential welcome and transition packs (filled with toiletries and daily necessities) for women staying in Nottingham&#8217;s refuges. We also donate Christmas gifts to three local refuges every holiday season.\r\n\r\n\r\nWeRHere Support\r\nWe help maintain the garden for WeRHere, creating a tranquil, relaxing outdoor space for service users. Following an inspiring talk by CEO Hilary Brown on their vital work with vulnerable and traumatized families, our members hosted a lively accessory sale that raised \u00a3103.50 to directly support their programmes.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nEmmanuel House\r\nWe actively collect and donate essential sanitary products to support homeless women currently staying at the Emmanuel House shelter.\r\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\t\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"share-outer   section\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"share-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"section-header\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-header-title\">Social share<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<div 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