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South Lancashire’s Soroptimists travelled to Glagow for a double celebration at the\u00a081st Soroptimist International Great Britain & Ireland (SIGBI<\/a>) Conference. Not only did they\u00a0‘wave in’ their new Regional President, Sandy Taylor (SI Crosby)\u00a0with\u00a0red roses – but they welcomed Margaret Emsley (SI Ashton under Lyne) as the Federation President with a similar flourish.<\/p>\n

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Over 1,200 members and guests from 26 countries across the Federation came together for the ‘Delivering the Difference’\u00a0Conference<\/a>\u00a0at the Clyde Auditorium (SECC).<\/p>\n

Keynote speakers included Dame Stella Rimington (author and former Director General of MI5), Jo Fairley (co-founder of Green & Black’s organic chocolate), Sarah Montague (radio and TV journalist), Andrew Bevan (International Justice Mission UK<\/a>)\u00a0and Olivia Giles (founder of the Scottish charity 500 Miles<\/a>).<\/p>\n

A highlight of the conference was the visit of Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, who spoke about the work of Save the Children<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A full day was devoted to Programme Action<\/a>, showcasing clubs’\u00a0projects that help improve the lives of women and girls locally, nationally and internationally. Delegates also voted on the SIGBI project<\/a> which will last for three years, starting March 2016. South Lancashire’s SI Manchester was on the shortlist. However, the winner was the Meru\u00a0Women\u2019s Garden (Kenya) project, proposed by SI Canterbury.<\/p>\n

[new_royalslider id=”9″] South Lancashire’s Soroptimists staffed the Federation’s sales stall throughout the conference, dealing with t-shirts, badges and other publicity items. (The slogan ‘Ask Me Why I’m A Soroptimist’ was used by Victoria Smerdon, Past President of SI South\u00a0Lancashire, when she was ‘running the region’<\/a>.)\u00a0“We couldn’t have managed without everyone’s help,” said Margaret Davies, the Region’s Federation Councillor, who co-ordinated the stall.<\/p>\n

Finally, Soroptimists from all over the region enjoyed a post-conference party,\u00a0to celebrate South Lancashire’s ‘double act’. Ann Garvie, Immediate Past International President of Soroptimist International<\/a>, was a\u00a0welcome guest.<\/p>\n

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