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Safer Salisbury – Schools’ Forum

One of the outcomes of last October's Safer Salisbury Conference, organised by Salisbury Soroptimists, was the suggestion that a Schools' Forum should take place. This would give young people a chance to voice their opinions and take action in their own schools to promote zero

Her Salisbury Footprint

Our May meeting was in the great outdoors of a summer evening in Salisbury City centre, unfortunately the weather seemed to have forgotten it was summer, but did allow us a break between showers. We met at the Guildhall in Market Square for the start

Turn out your drawers and donate gently used bras!

Turn out your drawers! It's bra collection time again! Rummage through your drawers and toss out all those bras which have crept to the back as they are not the right colour, not the right shape, just not your favourites.  Bras are like friends, they
Our first 'live' AGM

Our first ‘live’ AGM

Zoom link up For the first time in our club's history we were able to hold a 'live' AGM, with a Zoom option, rather than solely on Zoom. However, the wonders of Zoom did allow us to link up with our club member Theresa, who
High Sheriff of Wiltshire learning about activites of SI Salisbury at event in Salisbury Guildhall

Promoting the Women’s Safety Initiative

Recent local events have provided opportunities for members of the Club to promote the Women’s Safety Initiative. Lady Lansdowne, the High Sheriff of Wiltshire. is pictured here with Julia West, our incoming Communications Officer, learning about the project at the Mental Health Showcase at Salisbury’s

Alice Ruggles Trust

Stop Stalking

At our February meeting we heard from Victoria Charleston of the Alice Ruggles Trust about their work to publicise the danger signs of coercive control and stalking. They aim to help victims and their friends recognise these signs and act upon them. You can help

Ukraine

Supporting Ukraine via Moldova

At our February meeting we were able to Zoom our sister organisation in Moldova to hear about their work with Ukrainian refugees passing through and staying in their country. Moldova is a very poor country and many can ill afford extra mouths to feed. Soroptimists

Bunting in support of Ukraine

Support Ukrainian Refugees

An idea for an immediate fundraising project: why not create strips of blue and yellow bunting for people to buy and display in support of the Ukrainian people, using the funds raised to support refugee projects locally or with our sister Clubs in Eastern Europe?

Salisbury Women’s Football

By kind permission of Salisbury FC, Salisbury Women’s Football team will play Highworth Town Lions Ladies at the Ray Mac Stadium on Sunday 10 April. Entry is free and kickoff is at 2pm. The bar will be open and tea and coffee will be available.

Night audit of Salisbury streets

Salisbury Night-time Street Audits

The first two in a series of night-time street audits took place on 16 and 17 March. This is one of the activities identified in the action plan from our Women’s Safety Conference in November. Members of the Club and members of Safer and Supportive