{"id":1256,"date":"2013-06-16T17:49:42","date_gmt":"2013-06-16T16:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/?p=1256"},"modified":"2019-03-05T23:26:33","modified_gmt":"2019-03-05T22:26:33","slug":"a-womens-centre-a-medal-and-a-doll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/2013\/06\/16\/a-womens-centre-a-medal-and-a-doll\/","title":{"rendered":"A Women&#8217;s Centre, a Medal &#8211; and a Doll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"\/south-lancashire\/files\/2013\/06\/Clare-Jones-speaker-at-Soroptimist-meeting.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1259 alignright\" src=\"\/south-lancashire\/files\/2013\/06\/Clare-Jones-speaker-at-Soroptimist-meeting.jpg\" alt=\"clare jones speaker at soroptimist meeting\" width=\"288\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2013\/06\/Clare-Jones-speaker-at-Soroptimist-meeting.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2013\/06\/Clare-Jones-speaker-at-Soroptimist-meeting-300x251.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/a><\/span>The packed\u00a0agenda for June&#8217;s Regional Programme Action Meeting opened with a presentation by Clare Jones, Deputy Director and Joint Chief Executive of <em>WomenCentre<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\">This charity is based in the Halifax and Huddersfield areas of Yorkshire. It promotes holistic, one-stop-shop services for women in vulnerable situations. Many of the women have multiple needs related to domestic violence, housing, relationships, mental and physical health, education, and poor life skills. There may also be drug-related problems or issues\u00a0arising through the criminal justice system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\">The <em>WomenCentre<\/em> baseline is to treat all the women with respect. Workers listen, counsel and guide their clients to build up self-confidence and self-esteem, helping them to believe in their own potential. At their own pace the women develop skills that enable them to take greater control of their own lives, plus improve safety and wellbeing for their children. The women\u00a0grow in confidence\u00a0and may eventually\u00a0re-enter education or undertake training, thus enhancing their economic situation. <a title=\"link to women centre calderdale kirklees\" href=\"http:\/\/www.womencentre.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>WomenCentre<\/em><\/a> believes in \u2019Working with women to make a difference\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><a href=\"\/south-lancashire\/files\/2013\/06\/Avis-Freeman-BEM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1262 alignleft\" src=\"\/south-lancashire\/files\/2013\/06\/Avis-Freeman-BEM.jpg\" alt=\"avis freeman soroptimist\" width=\"186\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a>Continuing the meeting Margaret Molyneux (Regional Programme Action Officer) was delighted to make a special announcement. In the Queen\u2019s Birthday Honours (published that day), Avis Freeman of SI Leigh &amp; District was awarded the British Empire Medal \u2018For services to the communities in Leigh and Wigan, Greater Manchester\u2019. Avis \u2013 ever modest \u2013 took over \u00a0the microphone to thank\u00a0everyone for their good wishes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\">Yvonne Gibbon, Regional Ambassador for SIGBI\u2019s BIG Project, gave a brief update and encouraged clubs to help boost the Region\u2019s fundraising total. Her own fundraiser? When visiting clubs, Yvonne now takes with her \u2018Mariama\u2019. (A baby doll, but she represents children orphaned through the\u00a0hazards of birthing in the Gambia.) For \u00a31, members can have a go at guessing Mariama\u2019s date and time of &#8216;birth&#8217;. So think <a title=\"link to regional ambassador the big project\" href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/3e-project-healthcare-ambassador\/\">BIG<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The packed\u00a0agenda for June&#8217;s Regional Programme Action Meeting opened with a presentation by Clare Jones,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":311,"featured_media":1273,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archive-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>A Women&#039;s Centre, a Medal - and a Doll | News | Blog | Events | SI South Lancashire<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SI South Lancashire : Blog &amp; News : A Women&#039;s Centre, a Medal - and a Doll : Keep up to date with the latest news, articles and events from the Soroptimists of SI South Lancashire . 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