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Fawcett Society

Our guest speaker for May was Margaret Williams, Coordinator of the Hampshire and IOW Fawcett Society. She explained that the group don't have meetings but get together online as they are widely spread. They campaign on issues of misogyny and equality. The Fawcett Society is

AGM and Afreebra

AGM 2026 We began our AGM with the usual reading of the Soroptimist Vision and Mission  and noting apologies. We then welcomed our guest speaker. ZABRA - Afreebra Initiative The founder of Afreebra, Jeanette Kruger, joined us by Zoom. Jeanette explained how she started this

IWD at Salisbury Cathedral – Legenda

A group of Salisbury Soroptimists joined a large audience in Salisbury Cathedral for a lively talk by Professor Janina Ramirez about her latest book Legenda. She was delighted to be in the Cathedral on International Women's Day speaking on such a relevant topic. Speaking entirely

Fresh Thoughts Launch

John Glen MP, along with around 60 people, attended the launch at Wiltshire College & University Centre of “Fresh Thoughts”, a new information booklet aimed at guiding Wiltshire survivors of Domestic Abuse (DA) through the complex legal process after having the courage to flee their

Taking off the mask Christmas Tree

The annual St Thomas' Christmas Tree Festival is in full swing and Salisbury Soroptimists are regular contributors. This year our Women's Health Group took the lead, creating a tree to raise awareness of the difficulties autistic women have in getting a diagnosis. This is because

Round the World in 80 (or so) questions

Salisbury Soroptimists decided to change the theme of their annual quiz to a trip around the world in 80 (or so) questions. In the past the quiz has focused on women to address the normal cultural bias. Teams started in Salisbury with literary allusions to

BRAvo Salisbury!

Bra Collection 2025 For the 7th year running Salisbury Soroptimists asked local residents to turn out their drawers, and they did! We had collection points at 60 Endless Street, Five Rivers Leisure Centre, Salisbury Library, Salisbury Playhouse and Salisbury and South Wilts Golf Club. In

SI Salisbury Welcomes Southern England Region

The first Regional Meeting hosted by SI Salisbury was held at Sarum College in the beautiful surroundings of Salisbury’s Cathedral Close, appropriately on the longest (and hottest) day of the year, just after the summer Solstice celebrations at Stonehenge, a few miles away. Members from

Welcome to the UK!

We are constantly bombarded with statistics about the numbers of migrants coming to the UK. People come here for a variety of reasons. Many arrive legally, some do not. At our May meeting we welcomed two recent migrants from very different countries, but with something

Police Action in Wiltshire: VAWG

We welcomed DS Jen Jeffcoat-Marsh to talk to us about how Wiltshire Police are dealing with VAWG and Rape And Serious Sexual Assault (RASSO). She began by explaining about Op Soteria, the first National Operating Model (NOM) for the investigation of rape and serious sexual