SI Richmond and Dales and The Richmondshire Museum
On Thursday 20th June, Soroptimist International Richmond and Dales held its monthly meeting at the Richmondshire Museum. This was in celebration of 50 years since the inception of the Museum led by members of SI Richmond and Dales. We were joined by our guests for the evening, Regional President Susie Westwood and Regional PA Officer Linda Davies. The business meeting was followed by a fascinating talk by Museum Trustee Mike Wood about the origins of the Museum. This was followed by a “custom” tour of the museum led by 3 of the Trustees. We were delighted to be joined by our Honorary Member Shirley Thubron, who was one of the original group of Soroptimist activists and is still a Trustee of the Museum 50 years on. In 1974, the Soroptimists of Richmond & Dales noted the sad fact that Richmond – despite its magnificent history