{"id":26,"date":"2026-07-11T17:53:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T17:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/rossendale\/about-our-club\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T11:21:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T11:21:25","slug":"about-our-club","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/rossendale\/about-our-club\/","title":{"rendered":"About our club"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\n\t<section class=\"wysiwyg-outer   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>A club by women for women, where everyone is heard<\/h2>\n<p>Rossendale Soroptimist Club is a small group of women committed to the improvement of women and girls lives within our local community, at a regional level in collaboration with other Clubs in the area and finally, as an affiliated Club to the International organisation. We promote and support projects which are intended to help women and girls promote their status within their own environments. Our projects Empower, Enable and Educate women to facilitate equal opportunities for women and girls of the future.<\/p>\n<p>We hope to be trail blazers and mentors to the women and girls who follow. To help girls and women see that there should be no boundaries to what the female gender can accomplish given the support, encouragement and examples.<\/p>\n<p>Soroptimist International has Global Status and a voice at the United Nations. The projects supported by the Organisation are linked to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.undp.org\/sustainable-development-goals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">17 Sustainable Goals<\/a> which all Member Nations signed in 2015. The goals provide a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. The Soroptimists vision is to ensure women and girls are able to contribute and influence that agenda.<\/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 secondary  section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t<div class=\"cta with-image\">\n\t\t<div class=\"cta-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\n          https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/120\/2026\/10\/collage-325x225.png 325w,           https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/120\/2026\/10\/collage-650x450.png 650w,           https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/120\/2026\/10\/collage.png 1080w    \"\n    sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 1920px, (min-width: 960px) 50vw, 100vw\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/120\/2026\/10\/collage.png\" alt=\"\">\n\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\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\">Become a member<\/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>New members are always welcome.  Our club is friendly and we have fun whilst getting things done. We invite you to come to a meeting and see for yourself.<\/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:\/\/sigbi.org\/rossendale\/contact-us\/\" class=\" primary\">Contact us<\/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\">\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<div class=\"section-header-summary\">The past and present members of our club are proud of our achievements as we look to the future&#8230;<\/div>\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>Our club members come from many walks of life and bring a wide variety of experience and skills to enrich our club. \r\n\r\nWhat we all share however is a common desire to help make life better for women and girls, to help them see and reach their full potential within their community and beyond and be able to contribute to the overall structure of society.\r\n\r\nOur club is constantly evolving as new projects and ideas are brought forward and championed by our members. \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\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 &amp; 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>Our programme reflects our shared values of supporting women and girls at local, national and international levels We know that sometimes even a relatively small gesture or donation can make a big difference and we aim to support as many causes as we can during the year. \r\nOur members suggest new projects and we have regular causes which we support year on year.  \r\nSome projects have been long standing others have gone on to become Community Assets.\r\nOne of the biggest being the Hospice Movement in Rossendale which was driven by Dorothy Mitchell a Soroptimist Member at the time and her associate Club members.  The Club maintains an annual support of the Hospice by raising much need funds.\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\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 history<\/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>SI Rossendale has evolved from its origins of three separate clubs in Haslingden, Rawtenstall and Bacup over the past 79 years. The women members have been instrumental and supportive of many projects to help women, girls and families within the area of Rossendale and beyond, supporting other organisations such as Women&#8217;s Refuges, Safe Spaces, Family Centres, girls football clubs, Breakfast Clubs and many more.\r\n\r\n2027 marks 80 years of Soroptimism in Rossendale. We&#8217;ll be celebrating what&#8217;s been achieved over the years and looking to the future where we will continue to support women and girls everywhere.\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 class=\"share-inner\">\n\t<ul class=\"share\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"share-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button facebook\" aria-label=\"Share on facebook\" rel=\"noopener\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/themes\/honeycom3\/assets\/svg\/icons.svg#facebook\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Facebook<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\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<li class=\"share-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:?subject=&#038;body=\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button email\" aria-label=\"Share on email\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/themes\/honeycom3\/assets\/svg\/icons.svg#email\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Email<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"share-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button link js-copy-button\" aria-label=\"Share on link\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/themes\/honeycom3\/assets\/svg\/icons.svg#link\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":128,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"page-themes":[],"topic":[],"class_list":["post-26","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/rossendale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/rossendale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/rossendale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/rossendale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/128"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/rossendale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/rossendale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":775,"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/rossendale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26\/revisions\/775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/rossendale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"page-themes","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/rossendale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/page-themes?post=26"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/rossendale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=26"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}