She explained the importance of being financially aware, particularly when so many people are not confident or are unaware and lacking in information about how to approach this vital part of life.\u00a0 The two Sarahs recognised that many Military spouses were particularly affected by the inability to access friendly, easily comprehensible financial advice as well as information on other aspects of everyday matters.\u00a0 Sarah spoke passionately about the isolation and insecurities of many women in Catterick Garrison many of whom had put their own careers on hold for long periods and who had little local support.<\/p>\n
Spouse Force was formed to fill this gap and slowly Sarah and Sarah have been gaining recognition and a higher profile in the local community. The Garrison itself are supportive but funding is problematic and the demand for their services increasing continually.\u00a0 Their commitment to those requiring assistance and support was obvious and their determination and strength was also apparent. It is hoped that our Club can offer some of their volunteers or clients a similar opportunity to attend Club meetings in the way our Sharing Our Skills students join us for a short period during the year.<\/p>\n
Charity for 2023-4<\/h3>\n
After discussion of options proposed at our planning meeting in January, the club decided on it’s main charity for next year (2023-4).\u00a0 This will be the local Breast Cancer Support group.\u00a0 We were introduced to this group by one of our SOS students, as her grandmother is involved with it.\u00a0 We hope to have a talk on this in June.\u00a0 \u00a0Depending on the success of our fundraising, a further charity may be selected at the end of the calendar year.<\/p>\n
Dame Vera Baird<\/h3>\n
This was a very thought provoking and insightful talk.\u00a0 Dame Vera praised the efforts of Soroptimists in several parts of the UK who have worked on an initiative to improve the treatment of women during court attendances, ensuring that they are given protection and kept apart from defendants they are accusing.\u00a0 The outcomes of this project are now being disseminated to police forces across the country.<\/p>\n Although the treatment of women is still very far from the ideal, it is at least an improvement on the situation 50 years ago, when such “domestic” issues were generally outside the sphere of policing and the courts altogether.<\/p>\n We also enjoyed a supper of “pie, peas & chips”, and were able to catch up with friends in other clubs during the evening. A total of \u00a3396 was raised at this event, from tickets, tombola and raffle, which will be carried forward into our charity funding for next year.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This year’s group of SOS students from Richmond School<\/a> have now finalised their plans for a Bingo night at the school on 20th April to raise money for their selected charity.\u00a0 Contributing to the Soroptimists\u2019 focus on supporting women and girls around the world to achieve their individual and collective potential, the girls have chosen to support the Gravis Water Charity in India.<\/p>\n Gravis\u00a0believes in an integrated approach to sustainable development, working to not only enable a secure and safe source of water for drinking and irrigation, but also transforming lives through education, healthcare, microfinance and advocacy for the rights of those more vulnerable in society.<\/p>\n The girls have been meeting each Monday morning for the last two months to develop their ideas on how to fundraise for the charity and have been supported by Chris Bowman from the Richmond and Dales Soroptimist branch.<\/p>\n Sarah Manning, group member, said: \u201cAll of the members of our group are interested in environmental issues and we felt that water has a major impact on women in underdeveloped countries. With Chris\u2019 guidance, we chose Gravis as we are giving directly to the charity so we know exactly where the money is going.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here is the report on our February Meeting at the Holiday Inn, Scotch Corner.\u00a0 We were pleased to welcome 3 prospective new members, and 3 students from Richmond School.\u00a0 The students are attending meetings as our guests in our Sharing Our Skills (SOS) programme this term.<\/p>\n We had a fascinating talk from our speaker, Mike Wood on the history of Richmond before the arrival of the Normans.\u00a0We hear a great deal about the Normans and the building of the Castle around which the town developed, but the earlier period is less commonly known.\u00a0 Mike is a local archaeologist and historian, and Director of the Richmondshire Museum<\/a>.\u00a0 This is close to our hearts, as SI Richmond and Dales was instrumental in it’s being set up over 40 years ago.<\/p>\n He showed us a series of slides illustrating sites and artifacts found around Richmond which clearly proved that there was a varied settlement here during the Neolithic, Stone and Bronze Age periods, and during the Roman occupation.\u00a0 This was also the site of a major battle between Britons and Anglo-Saxon invaders which cemented Saxon control of the area in the early Medieval period. \u00a0He showed us evidence of the connection between Richmond and Cataractonium – the extensive Roman fort and settlement at Catterick, became a commercial centre specialising in tanning and leather working.\u00a0 There is also evidence of Roman lead mining in the district, with shipment of “pigs” via Hull.<\/p>\n As we approach the end of the year, we firmed up on some aspects of our plans for 2023-24 (which we brainstormed in January), including discussing a possible Mindful Art event.\u00a0 Plans are well advanced for the upcoming event at Scotch Corner in honour of\u00a0 International Women’s Day<\/a>.\u00a0 Tickets are now on sale for the talk and supper with Dame Vera Baird, the former Government Victims Commissioner, on March 30th.\u00a0 This promises to be a very interesting event.<\/p>\n Jenny Cathcart outlined new arrangements for some of our recycling initiatives.\u00a0 Spectacles can no longer be passed on for re-use, but a large bag of spectacles has been give to Specsavers<\/a>, who will have them recycled for materials recovery and re-use. Some of the outlets we donated to are no longer able to collect items, but she has been able to pass on mobile phones and chargers to Oxfam<\/a>, and printer cartridges are now going to Yorkshire Wildlife Trust<\/a>.\u00a0 These may be small initiatives, but every little helps!<\/p>\n She also suggested members consider a scheme reported by our Federation SIGBI recently on a personal basis, as it does not fit our usual schemes.\u00a0 This is called “Bin Twinning”.\u00a0 Individuals pay to “twin” their waste-bin with a refuse processing scheme in a poorer country (see https:\/\/www.bintwinning.org\/twin-your-bin\/<\/a> ).\u00a0 This would be a good follow up for our “Toilet Twinning” campaign completed this year.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here is the January update on what has been happening in SI Richmond and Dales. We have started the New Year with a bang – let’s hope this continues through 2023!<\/p>\n We have started working with this year’s cohort of students from Richmond School<\/a> who have joined our Sharing Our Skills Project.\u00a0 This project has been running for 10 years. Students attend our Monthly Club meetings and sit in on our Zoom Executive meetings from January to March.\u00a0 We provide them with “buddies” to help them get the most they can from the experience of seeing how our organisation works, the range of activities in our Club Programme and learning about the Soroptimist Vision and Mission.\u00a0 We also ask them to do a project of their own in the school on a suitable theme.<\/p>\n This year we have 7 students, and they are really steaming ahead. They have decided to work on provision of water, water being a feminist issue. To this end they\u2019re organising a bingo night at the school towards the end of this term. They are dividing up the jobs between them, each taking the lead on a different aspect \u2013 setting up the venue, refreshments, publicity, poster and ticket design, provision of prizes. They\u2019ve even recruited a couple of lads who are apparently very good at giving presentations to give a short talk on the night about how lack of fresh water supplies affects women and girls.\u00a0 Project Leader Chris Bowran has also put them in touch with a charity working in this field, suggested by another member.<\/p>\n We held our second “brainstorming” planning meeting at the Holiday Inn Scotch Corner this month.\u00a0 As we did last year, this was a 5 hour meeting (two sessions separated\u00a0 by lunch) to decide on the plans for the year from April to March, 2023-4.\u00a0 As we do not have a ‘conventional’ Club President who devises her own plan for the year, we agree among ourselves what the next year will look like.\u00a0 Our programme action plans, speakers and other activities were all brainstormed and another interesting and challenging year has been devised.<\/p>\n We also reviewed how this new approach to our organisation had worked over the last year.\u00a0 Although it has worked well overall, we decided that would be useful to have more continuity between meetings.\u00a0 Instead of a monthly rotating chairperson, which we have in this current year, Babs Hunt – our Treasurer – has kindly agreed to be our Meetings Chair for next year.\u00a0 All the Executive posts have also been agreed, with some officers continuing in post and some new volunteers who will be taking up posts from April.\u00a0 As this has been agreed in advance, the new members will be able to have a handover period before taking office.<\/p>\n At long last, the Richmondshire Landscape Trust<\/a> has notified us that our 3 lime trees have been planted.\u00a0 These were part of the SI Centenary tree planting programme, but were delayed due to the difficulty of obtaining suitable saplings. They have been planted on the south side of the East Wood at Westfields area of Richmond.\u00a0 The Trust had to fell 2 large ash trees due to dieback, so our trees will in time replace those.\u00a0 They are awaiting timber guards which will be in place before the sheep go into Westfield’s in the spring. We were told “they are really nice trees and will make a great contribution to the landscape!”.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We do not have a meeting in December, but instead some members met together for a most enjoyable Christmas Meal at The Station<\/a> in Richmond.\u00a0 However, there are still some items of December News to report:<\/p>\n As a result of our support and info on this website, friends of member Sue Young very generously donated \u00a3200 in cash, 20 Children’s books for the Christmas hampers, \u00a370 of Amazon vouchers, a duvet and blanket to the Colburn Hub.\u00a0 We will be very happy to take further items for the warm rail – contact us on sirichmondanddales@yahoo.com.<\/p>\n Angie Dale has also sent us a Thank You note on behalf of the Colburn projects just before Christmas:<\/p>\n “Can I take this opportunity to thank you and your ladies for the ongoing support to our Foodshare Zero Waste Project and Warm Hub.\u00a0 Over the past few years your kindness and generosity has been second to none. The warm rail is a huge success and accessed by lots of people daily – thank you.\u00a0 Just a quick up date, Christmas Hampers went out today as far afield as Leyburn… We have packed, sourced and will have delivered over 170+ hampers by 10.30 tomorrow morning.\u00a0 \u00a0This is an increase of over 100 from last year, it is madness out there at the moment. On a weekly basis we have over 120 people accessing us and numbers are rising daily…<\/p>\n So, again, can I take this opportunity to thank each and everyone of you. We provided the “front of house” services and sold raffle tickets for the Station Singers<\/a>, our local Community Choir, at their Christmas Concert at St Mary’s Church, Richmond.\u00a0 Despite poor weather, there was an excellent audience for what was the Station Singers first concert in 3 years.\u00a0 The money raised from ticket sales and the raffle are to be split 50\/50 between the choir and Colburn Community Support<\/a>.\u00a0 A retiring collection was also taken for CCS, and Director Simon Eastwood sent the following thank you to the choir and SIR&D:<\/p>\n “Just to say a huge thank you for such a great evening. Really enjoyed the professional presentation and range of songs too. I\u2019m pleased to report that the retiring collection raised \u00a3237 plus some change.\u00a0 May Jo-Ann and I pass on our gratitude to you all for supporting CCS at this event.<\/p>\n Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We have now installed our charity warm rail in the Colburn Community Centre. This is a free supply of warm clothing made available to those in need.\u00a0 Thanks to Chris Bowran and Babs Hunt for providing the sign, and to all those who donated warm clothing.\u00a0 Not all the clothes were put out so there are some in reserve to enable the rail to be replenished.\u00a0 Simon Eastwood, head of Colburn Community Support<\/a>, assembled the rail, which was purchased with some of the money raised at the Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson evening last March.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n November has been a busy month for the Club, ending with two fundraising events.\u00a0 On Saturday 19th November we held another Quiz Night at the Holiday Inn Scotch Corner.\u00a0 A total of 97 tickets were sold for this event, which included a “pie & pea supper”. Our thanks as always to Dave, our quiz-master par excellence.\u00a0 With the profit on tickets, plus a raffle and tombola on the night we were able to raise \u00a3636 for this year’s charities.<\/p>\n On Thursday, 23rd November we also had another Coffee Morning <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n At our November meeting, we had a talk by a representative of one of our charities for this year, Friends of Garget Walker House<\/a> in Richmond. This is an amazing facility for those with Dementia. Friends of Garget Walker house had thought the worst when the Alzheimer\u2019s Society removed their support and funding last year. However, it was an opportunity for Dementia Forward<\/a> to step in, with their \u2018local is best\u2019 ethos and as Anne Morton, chair for the meeting and a Friend of Garget Walker House said, \u2018Dementia Forward is our future\u2019.<\/p>\n Dementia, in all its forms will affect nearly every family in the UK, and early onset dementia is of particular concern. Jill told us of their new initiative \u2018U or ME\u2019, launched nationwide to tackle and raise awareness of Dementia in the under 65\u2019s, who need support in different ways.<\/p>\n For a relatively new organisation (less than 10 years old) they have made a huge impact in North Yorkshire, with their Hub Clubs (like Garget Walker House) their helpline, (taking 1000 calls per month) and \u2018pop up\u2019 cafes and many other initiatives.\u00a0 One recently diagnosed young man, was told by his consultant \u2018you have hit the jackpot, living in North Yorkshire – the leader in Dementia support\u2019.<\/p>\n Several items were discussed in our business session.\u00a0 Plans are in place to mark International Women’s Day 2023.\u00a0 Dame Vera Baird, the outgoing Victims Commissioner will be speaking to us at the Holiday Inn, Scotch Corner.\u00a0 This will be an open event including a light meal, and publicity and tickets will be made available to other clubs shortly.<\/p>\n Chris Bowran provided an update on our Sharing our Skills project which we run in partnership with Richmond School.\u00a0<\/a> Each year a number of pupils in first year of A levels are welcomed to the club after New Year for 3 months to learn about how an organisation operates by attending our meetings and taking part in our activities.\u00a0 This also provides them with an introduction to understanding and addressing women’s issues.\u00a0 Chris has had an initial meeting with 8 students who are interested in joining us from next January.<\/p>\n Items from our “shopping list” were also donated at the meeting towards equipping our sponsored flat run by EVA women’s aid<\/a>.\u00a0 Sandy Baxter also sold some Harris Tweed Christmas Robins in aid of SI Harare’s work in Zimbabwe, together with some leftover canvas bags from our STEM events, raising \u00a323.<\/p>\n \u00a3200 has been passed to Richmond Landscape Trust from our SI Centenary tree planting initiative.\u00a0 After difficulty in obtaining the saplings (having been let down by suppliers), the Trust now aims to plant our 3 lime trees before Christmas.<\/p>\n We have also bought a clothes rail which will be placed in Colburn Community Centre for donated warm clothing to be made available to those in need this winter.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Two of our members attended the annual Remembrance Day Commemoration in Richmond and laid a wreath in remembrance of those lost in war.\u00a0 As the town is home of the Green Howards Regiment, the annual parade and service at St Mary’s Church is always well attended. This is followed by the laying of wreaths at the Town War Memorial and the Green Howards Memorial by organisations throughout the community.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We held one of our Coffee Mornings at the Richmond Town Hall on November 5th.\u00a0 These are always good fundraisers, as the Town Hall is made available to charities every Saturday and Thursday morning through the year at a very reasonable rental.\u00a0 We always do 2 or 3 a year, and this is our second in 2022.\u00a0 Despite poor weather, we had a good turnout of customers, who enjoyed their coffee or tea and biscuits.\u00a0 They also participated in our Tombola and Raffle, and patronised the book and bric-a-brac stall, as usual.\u00a0 Members were kept very busy meeting the demand for refreshments!\u00a0 A total of \u00a3189 pounds was raised for our 2022 charities.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Our meeting in October was back at our usual home, the Holiday Inn, Scotch Corner, where we were treated to a fascinating illustrated talk from our member, Fiona Woods entitled ‘Making Every Mother and Baby Count’.\u00a0 Fiona is a retired obstetrics and gynaecology consultant and has spent over 10 years as a volunteer assisting and mentoring projects in Ghana to support women in childbirth.<\/p>\n As one of the team of an international organisation called Kybele, she acts as an adviser in maternal care and safe delivery; giving advice for treatments, training and being involved in introducing referral systems to Regional Hospitals.\u00a0 Kybele is funded by grants from a British Hedge Fund, CIFF (Children\u2019s Investment Foundation Fund). The charity works with local health organisations and the Ghana Health Service to improve services for mothers and their babies.\u00a0 The plan is, that by the time the current funding has worked through, their vision and mission will have been fulfilled and they can withdraw from Ghana, leaving their childbirth healthcare on a professional, firm footing.<\/p>\n We also had an accessories ‘swap-shop’.\u00a0 Members brought donations of scarves, bags and jewellery for sale to each other at \u00a31 a piece, the money raised being added to our general charity fund.\u00a0 Leftovers were collected at the end and will be offered for sale at our next Coffee Morning in November.<\/p>\n Members were encouraged again use Easyfundraising when ordering goods and services online.\u00a0 This scheme enables the club to receive donations automatically from participating sellers for our charity funds.\u00a0 We have been linked to Easyfundraising for more than a year, and SIGBI has recently picked up on encouraging clubs to use this as a ‘free’ fundraiser.<\/p>\n Judith Clark informed us that the invoice has been received from Marrick Priory for the safety helmets which we agreed to provide, and the balance of the monies from the Tanni Grey-Thompson event have now been used to equip a flat for EVA Women’s Aid.\u00a0 EVA has purchased 7 flats for women and children who have been affected by domestic abuse and sexual violence, and we have agreed to support one of the flats. A list of small items still required was circulated for members to donate if they so wished.\u00a0 SI Scarborough have decided to follow our example and equip another flat.<\/p>\n Members were also reminded to support Orange the World on 25th October.\u00a0 This month’s campaign theme is ‘Spiking’, when someone puts alcohol or drugs into another person\u2019s drink or their body without their knowledge and\/or consent. Spiking can be done as a \u201cjoke\u201d or it can be done to make it easier for perpetrate crimes such as robbery, assault, rape, or sexual abuse. Drink spiking has increased dramatically in recent years. 15% of women and 7% of men have been spiked with alcohol or drugs. (YouGov poll Nov 2021).<\/p>\n Tickets for our Quiz night on Saturday 19th November at The Holiday Inn, Scotch Corner, are now on sale for \u00a312 each, which includes a pie, peas and chips supper.\u00a0 Tombola prize donations will be collected at the November meeting.<\/p>\n We will also be staffing two Coffee Mornings at the Town Hall in November \u2013 Saturday 5th and Thursday 24th.\u00a0 Sign up forms were circulated to staff these sessions.\u00a0 Bric-a-brac and books and tombola prize donations will also be collected on the day or at our November meeting.<\/p>\n A team is being assembled to provide “front of house” services to The Station Singers at their Christmas Concert in St Mary’s church. Profits from the concert will go to Colburn Community Support.\u00a0 \u00a0eTickets will be used for the concert, so an electronic credit\/debit card reader will be in use at the concert.\u00a0 The club members discussed the possibility of obtaining our own Card Reader for use by the club for its own events, to save having to handle cash.\u00a0 This will be explored further.\u00a0 We will provide 6 small hampers as prizes for the raffle, and we were asked to bring contributions for these to the November meeting.<\/p>\n Members Babs Hunt and Margaret Clayson recently represented the club at the annual presentation of the Soroptimist Cup for Making a Difference at Risedale School.\u00a0 The winner, Matilda Melody was given a glowing citation:<\/p>\n “Matilda was an outstanding pupil, who led by example in all she did. Hard-working, conscientious and dedicated to everything she did, she had a positive impact on all around her. Always willing to help, she went above and beyond in all aspects of her school career and was a positive role model to the entire school community. Matilda has a bright future ahead of her, and will no doubt make a positive contribution to society as a whole in her future exploits.” Matilda also collected other awards on the evening – Key Stage 4 Drama and Year 11 – Year Group Awards.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n SI Richmond and Dales put the tea in tea dance: \u00a0the club provided the raffle, tea, coffee and cake at the invitation of the band master for the first of what he hopes will be a series of tea We are delighted at the success of this first venture: we were able to raise a total of \u00a3122 for our charities from the sales of refreshments, donations, and a share of the ticket receipts.\u00a0 Best wishes to Adrian Bramley for the further success of these events.<\/p>\n Our September Meeting took place at the Colburn Community Centre, with a meal served by local volunteers.\u00a0 These ladies usually provide meals at the Centre Cafe for local disadvantaged residents.\u00a0 The Community Centre is also the base for the Colburn Food Share<\/a> food bank, and members brought along donations for this service, which supports many local families and individuals in hardship.\u00a0 \u00a0This was our second visit to the Colburn Centre, and we were warmly welcomed again, and thanked for our donations of food and period products.<\/p>\n The speakers for the meeting were Simon and Jo-ann Eastwood, who have created the Colburn Community Support<\/a> Trust this year to provide assistance and advice services to the deprived Colburn area. They aim to provide a wealth of services for local individuals, families and businesses including financial advice, help with practical tasks such as benefit forms, job applications, CVs and other practical and administrative support. We heard personalised accounts of bereavement support, mental health support and how they acquired their van used to collect and distribute furniture and household items to needy families. Colburn Community Support is one of SI Richmond and Dales’ charities this year.<\/p>\n Members were also thanked for the donation of children’s books which have been passed on via Colburn Community School.\u00a0 This is another initiative by Colburn Community Support to give books to children who have few, or none of their own.\u00a0 A thank you card was presented to us. Prior to the start of the Business Meeting, members stood to raise a toast to the memory of Queen Elizabeth II to mark her recent passing.<\/p>\n Progress has been made in planning to provide front of house organisation for The Station Singers\u00a0<\/a>Christmas Concert on 10th December.\u00a0 \u00a0This will involve collecting tickets, ushering and organising the raffle.\u00a0 This concert will be a fundraiser for Colburn Community Support.\u00a0 One of our members, Lin Clarkson, has donated some wicker baskets for small hampers, and members will bring donations to the November meeting to fill them.<\/p>\n The Soroptimist Cup for Making a Difference was presented at Richmond School on the evening of the meeting, so unfortunately, we were unable to send a representative.\u00a0 Our congratulations go out to the winner.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A group of members met up recently to enjoy the sunshine with an Afternoon Tea at Ellerton Abbey in Swaledale, in the garden of Mrs Pumphrey’s Tearoom<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Members of SI Richmond & Dales were recently entertained to a Strawberry Tea by the Friends of Marrick Priory Outdoor Centre<\/a>, in Swaledale.\u00a0 This was a ‘thank you’ for our donation of a bench and a set of water safety helmets for use by children on their outdoor experience kayaking sessions.\u00a0 The tea was excellent, and members were pleased to be able to see the bench, complete with it’s plaque, in the garden of the centre.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n At our July Monthly Meeting we had Peter Russell, Education Officer of the Richmond and District Bee Keeper’s Association<\/a> (RDBKA) as our speaker. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jenny Cathcart, our PA Officer, reported that she has written to Rishi Sunak on behalf of the club (as MP for the majority of our members) pressing for early ratification of the Istanbul Convention<\/a> dedicated to combatting violence against women.\u00a0 This was signed by the UK 10 years ago, but has still not been ratified by us.\u00a0 She also requested that the proposed exclusion from our ratification of immigrant women be removed.\u00a0 No response has yet been received – but Jenny acknowledged that he is “a bit busy” at the moment!<\/p>\n Badges for the UNESCO \u2018Orange the World\u2019<\/a> project have been produced by the SIGBI UK Programme Action Committee<\/a>, and these were distributed at the meeting.\u00a0 This campaign to raise awareness of violence against women is running each month on 25th July with a different focus.\u00a0 Members are asked to wear something orange plus their badge and promote conversations about the month’s topic.\u00a0 Members will be provided with a few salient facts to assist them.\u00a0 Chris Bowran has put together facts about Stalking for 25th July and Jenny Cathcart will provide similar information for August.\u00a0 A list of the ongoing monthly topics will be available at the September meeting, when other members will be able sign up to be responsible for the remaining topics.<\/p>\n From the proceeds of the Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson evening, we have presented a bench with plaque plus six safety helmets for kayaking to Marrick Priory Outdoor Centre<\/a>.\u00a0 We have also given \u00a3300 to Colburn Community Support towards the purchase an iPad with external keyboard.\u00a0 This will be used to people who have no internet access or lack skills, and therefore need assistance filling in on-line forms.\u00a0 This is now a pre-requisite for accessing a wide range of Government services, businesses and for job applications.<\/p>\n The balance of the money from Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson evening (about \u00a3250) is to be given to EVA Womens Aid<\/a> of Redcar.\u00a0 This charity supports older women suffering domestic abuse.\u00a0 \u00a0The focus on older women has been developed because such women in refuges are often used as mother figures by younger residents, which puts pressure of the older women who need support themselves. Following successful grant applications, EVA has recently been able to purchase 7 flats. These will be used as halfway houses to independent living for women in their hostel care.\u00a0 They have also been able to take on more paid staff.\u00a0 the club has agreed to adopt one of the flats in our club\u2019s name, and to fund household goods to supply and maintain it on an ongoing basis. This initial money will enable us to start a fund.<\/p>\n Member were also asked to bring items to the next meeting in September, which will be held at the Colburn Community Centre.\u00a0 We will donate any contributions to Colburn Foodshare charity<\/a>, along with some period supplies funded by the club.\u00a0 In addition, Colburn Community Support<\/a> has asked for children’s books which can be On Tuesday two of our members visited Garget-Walker House Dementa Care Centre<\/a> in Richmond for the presentation to The Friends of Garget-Walker House<\/a> of a Bistro Table and Chairs set.\u00a0 This was assembled and placed in the garden of the day care centre for the use of people suffering from Dementia.\u00a0 The present was warmly received by the members of The Friends charity, which raises money to support the work of the Dementia Day Care Centre.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Several members of SI Richmond and Dales took part in the SI Yorkshire Region<\/a> Weekend Away at The Jonas Centre<\/a> last weekend. About 40 Soroptimists from all over the Yorkshire Region attended, most staying in the Jonas Centre lodge accommodation.\u00a0 As we lived so close, our members were “day only” attendees.\u00a0 It was an excellent opportunity to get to know members of other clubs, and renew contact with those we have not seen for a long time, due to the intervention of Covid restricting activities.\u00a0 A relaxing change from our usual “business meetings”.<\/p>\n There was plenty time to chat or explore the Jonas Centre grounds, and share convivial meals together.\u00a0 President Lindsay had also organised a number of workshops which were well supported, including guidance on usuing Social Media for publicity, jewellery making, felting and Zentangle mindful drawing.\u00a0 Everyone also took a turn at preparing meals, setting and clearing tables and washing up. A jolly good time was had by all.<\/p>\n It also provided an opportunity to check up on the progress of the SI Richmond & Dales Tree which we donated for planting in the grounds at the Jonas Centre on behalf of “Soroptimists past, present and future”.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We will be serving refreshments and running a raffle at a Tea Dance to be held in Richmond Town Hall on September 25th.\u00a0 This is the first of what is hoped to be a number of these events, being run by Adrian Bramley and his orchestra.\u00a0 The raffle profits and a share of the ticket money will be donated to one of our current charities.\u00a0 If you fancy taking to the floor for a whirl, the details and tickets are available on https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/tea-dance-adrian-bramley-tea-dance-orchestra-tickets-359667985627<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Members and friends of SI Richmond & Dales highlighted the Orange the World Campaign against violence against women this week.\u00a0 They wore their Orange ribbons to highlight the campaign when they attended the Royal British Legion Queen’s Jubilee Gala Dinner in Richmond.\u00a0 This month the focus of the SI Yorkshire Orange the World campaign is elder abuse.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We are delighted to report that SI R&D has completed it’s Toilet Twinning campaign.\u00a0 We have now organised 20 toilet twins across all the categories of organisations required by the Toilet Twinning<\/a> charity.\u00a0 They have duly confirmed that Richmond is now a ‘Toilet Twinned Town’.\u00a0 \u00a0Catterick, Richmond and Colburn Community Library Trust<\/a> (CRACCL) has agreed to display the official certificate on our behalf in Richmond Library.\u00a0 \u00a0Jenny Cathcart, who led the project, has presented the certificate to CRACCL Trustee Judith Clark and Chair Sue Young.<\/p>\n This has been a long campaign which we had to put on hold during the pandemic.\u00a0 We are very pleased with this achievement, which has enabled twenty communities in Asia, Africa and Latin America to receive their first proper toilet facilities.\u00a0 This is a significant contribution to health and safety in these communities.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n SI Richmond and Dales held their June monthly meeting on 16th June.\u00a0 We were treated to a fascinating talk by local children’s author Hannah Russell<\/a>.\u00a0 Hannah told us how her career began and Her books are published in the UK and overseas, and she has received a number of awards.\u00a0 Not content with this, she has also launched two ethical clothing on-line shops – one supporting a rhino aid charity.\u00a0 Before the pandemic, she ran a shop selling her books and merchandise, and then another one for interior design.\u00a0 She has now given these up to concentrate on her writing, giving talks and her on-line businesses.\u00a0 And she is still only 26! She greatly impressed us with her enthusiasm, energy, fearlessness and positivism.\u00a0 \u00a0What a role model!<\/p>\n Two new members to our club, Lynn Clarkson and Fiona Woods, were formally introduced at the meeting, and presented with their badges and membership certificates.\u00a0 These were presented by Lindsey also spoke about the launch of the UK Programme Action Council campaign to Orange the World. On the 25th of each month we are invited to wear orange and\/or a special badge to highlight issues about violence against women. A different theme will be the focus each month, e.g. domestic abuse, elder abuse, stalking.<\/p>\n She also reminded us that there is still room for day visitors to the Regional President’s Weekend at the Jonas Centre,<\/a> in Wensleydale, and invited members to come and join in the varied programme of activities.<\/p>\n Past President Sue Young updated us on the donations made from the Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson event.\u00a0 In addition to the \u00a375 for a bistro outdoor table and chairs for Garget-Walker House<\/a>, \u00a3100 has been given to Richmond & Catterick Riding for the Disabled<\/a> to fund a children’s pony trek at Masham.\u00a0 Marrick Priory Outdoor Centre<\/a> has suggested a number of things we could donate to them – from helmets and buoyancy aids for kayaking to a bench (with plaque) or trees.\u00a0 These are being evaluated.\u00a0 Sue was also able to confirm that \u00a3200 of trees will be planted on our behalf by the Richmondshire Landscape Trust<\/a> this autumn, as part of the SI Centenary Tree Planting.<\/p>\n Project Leader Jenny Cathcart confirmed that she has received the certificate marking the completion of the Richmond Toilet Twinned Town campaign.\u00a0 She will organise a handover at the Richmond Library to CRACCL<\/a> representatives, who have agreed to display it for us.<\/p>\n Plans are in hand for two upcoming events.\u00a0 We are running a Coffee Morning at the Town Hall on 23rd July, for which a volunteer sheet was circulated.\u00a0 Donations for tombola, bric-a-brac & books stall and raffle prizes were requested, to be brought to the July meeting.<\/p>\n We are also running and raffle and simple refreshments to raise funds for our work at a new venture – a Tea Dance at the Town Hall<\/a> on 24th July being run by Adrian Bramley, the father of one of our former Sharing Our Skills students.\u00a0 Sue Eastham is leading a group for this, and a sign-up form for volunteers was circulated.<\/p>\n We have also been invited by Colburn Community Trust to contribute unwanted children’s books to them.\u00a0 It is hoped to be able to give books out to children who do not have books at home, or access to the library. CRACCL is donating withdrawn books from it’s stock too.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A group of our members met recently for a stroll through the beautiful flower gardens at Thornton Hall<\/a>, near Darlington.\u00a0 Thornton Hall was built around 1550 by Ralph Tailbois, and is one of the oldest buildings in Borough of Darlington.\u00a0 The gardens have been designed and developed by the current owners of the Hall since they arrived in 1989.\u00a0 They started with bare grazing paddocks and have produced a wonderful display of beds full of flowers and shrubs.\u00a0 Only open for a few days each year, a visit here is a real treat.\u00a0 And so was the Afternoon Tea: delicious!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jane Beeton and Margaret Clayson represented SI Richmond and Dales at the recent inauguration of the new Richmond Town <\/a>Mayor, Councillor Ann Brewer. This is a traditional ceremony, with Interestingly one of the new Mayor’s three nominated charities for the year ties in with ours, being Garget Walker House<\/a>.\u00a0 She is also the Town Council representative for Dementia Awareness. The other charities are developing disabled access at St Mary\u2019s Church<\/a> and the Richmond Meet<\/a>.<\/p>\n SI Richmond and Dales held its May meeting on Thursday 19th May.\u00a0 We welcomed as speaker Lieutenant-Colonel Jim Turner, Commander of Catterick Garrison<\/a>, Richmond’s near neighbour.<\/p>\n He gave an very entertaining and informative talk on the history and structure of the Garrison, and his role in command.\u00a0 Very wide-ranging it is, too.<\/p>\n We also welcomed a new member, and guest Leslie Richardson, Head of 6th Form at Richmond School<\/a>.\u00a0 She spoke briefly to mark 10 years of our collaboration with the school in our \u2018Sharing our Skills\u2019 Project.\u00a0 Leslie commended us for the considerable achievements of the project.\u00a0 It has introduced students to meetings and organisation skills, and raised their awareness of issues around the world.\u00a0 They have responded with fundraising to support our charities and organise their own groups.<\/p>\n Our Programme Convenor, Jenny Cathcart, was also able to report that we will shortly have completed a long-running project to make Richmond a Toilet-Twinned Town, in association with charity Toilet Twinning<\/a>, which builds toilet facilities in communities in poorest parts of the world, funded by donations from individuals and a variety of local organisations and businesses in the UK.<\/p>\n Donations have now been made to Garget-Walker House<\/a> and Riding for the Disabled, Richmond & Catterick<\/a> from money raised by the evening with Baroness Tanni-Grey Thompson.\u00a0 Tree planting through Richmond Landscape Trust<\/a> is also in progress.\u00a0 Fundraising for Colburn Community Support<\/a> has been agreed with the Station Singers<\/a> \u2013 SI Richmond & Dales will provide \u201cfront of house\u201d for their Christmas Concert, and a raffle.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Update for March Monthly Meeting At our monthly meeting we were pleased to welcome Sarah…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":128,"featured_media":0,"parent":1881,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5087","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"Dame](\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/richmond-and-dales\/files\/2023\/04\/IWD-with-Dame-Vera-Baird-225x300.jpg\")
<\/a>We had a very successful evening at the Scotch Corner Hotel on March 30th.\u00a0 Members of our club, their guests, and members of other Soroptimist clubs in the Yorkshire and Northern Regions met to hear the former Government Victim’s Commissioner, Dame Vera Baird speak.\u00a0 Her subject was the current state of law regarding violence against women and coercive control, and the treatment of women in the courts during hearing.<\/p>\nSharing our Skills Students<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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February Meeting<\/h1>\n
History Talk<\/h3>\n
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Re-cycling<\/h3>\n
Bin-Twinning<\/h3>\n
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Sharing our Skills (SOS) project<\/h3>\n
January Planning Meeting<\/h3>\n
Tree Planting<\/h3>\n
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November Meeting<\/h1>\n
Remembrance Day Commemoration<\/h1>\n
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Mother & Baby Care in Ghana<\/h3>\n
Swap-Shop<\/h3>\n
Easy Fundraising<\/h3>\n
EVA Women’s Aid<\/h3>\n
Orange the World<\/h3>\n
Upcoming fundraising events<\/h3>\n
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Tea Dance at Richmond Town Hall<\/h1>\n
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<\/a> dances at Richmond Town Hall during this winter. \u00a0Dances included the foxtrot, waltz, quickstep as well as the bossa nova. \u00a0Richmond Town Hall has seen many dances since it opened in 1756 and the club were pleased to be asked to provide the refreshments.<\/p>\n<\/h1>\n
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September Meeting<\/h1>\n
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Afternoon Tea at Ellerton Abbey<\/h1>\n
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<\/a> Peter gave us a very entertaining talk, and a fascinating insight into the world of bees and beekeeping. We learned how the original Old British Bee became extinct a century ago as a result of a virus and how the species we have now were imported from elsewhere to become established in the UK. As an organisation working to empower women and girls and give them a stronger voice in all communities globally, it was especially gratifying to hear how a bee colony functions and thrives as a female dominated society! Crucially, the honey bee is the only pollinator available in the early spring to pollinate early crops and as such is essential to our food production.<\/p>\nNew Member<\/h4>\n
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<\/a>We had a busy business session after the talk, and Chair Sandy Baxter also presented new member Beryl Bettridge with her membership badge.<\/p>\n<\/h4>\n
Istanbul convention<\/h4>\n
Orange the World<\/h4>\n
Baroness Tanni-Grey Thompson evening – more donations<\/h4>\n
EVA Women’s Aid<\/h4>\n
Colburn Foodshare and Colburn Community Support<\/h4>\n
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Presentation to The Friends of Garget-Walker House<\/h1>\n
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Tea Dance to be held in Richmond Town Hall<\/h1>\n
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Orange the World in June<\/h1>\n
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Talk by Hannah Russell at June Monthly Meeting<\/h3>\n
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<\/a>grew.\u00a0 She started writing at the age of 18 after a riding accident caused a spinal injury, forcing her to stop horse-riding and give up her ambitions to be a riding instructor.\u00a0 At about the same time, she acquired Little Alf, a Shetland pony who suffers from dwarfism, so is only 28″ at the shoulder.\u00a0 \u00a0He had been rejected by his fellow Shetlands, and needed a lot of care and attention.\u00a0 She started reading to him, and telling him stories – which became her first books.\u00a0 Alf\u00a0 makes up in character what he lacks in size, so she has plenty of material.<\/p>\nNew Members welcomed by SI Yorkshire President<\/h3>\n
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<\/a>our other honoured guest, the SI Yorkshire<\/a> President, Lindsey Green.\u00a0 Lindsey was able to give us an update on the upcoming Regional Conference Meeting, which is to be held at Askham Grange Prison, near York.\u00a0 The Region has developed ties of support with the rehabilitation team at the prison, and the inmates are always pleased to welcome us as visitors.\u00a0 They produce a very good lunch!<\/p>\nUpdate on funds disbursement<\/h3>\n
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Thornton Hall<\/h1>\n
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<\/a> regalia dating back to 1668.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0In addition to the Town Councillors, the ceremony is attended by representatives of a wide range of town organisations, to celebrate the appointment of the new Mayor following May’s local elections.<\/p>\n<\/h1>\n
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May Meeting<\/h1>\n
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