{"id":3427,"date":"2016-08-08T00:21:35","date_gmt":"2016-08-07T23:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/?p=3427"},"modified":"2019-03-11T22:50:34","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T21:50:34","slug":"anglo-belgian-friendship-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/2016\/08\/08\/anglo-belgian-friendship-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Anglo-Belgian Friendship Links"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Soroptimists in Leigh &amp; District <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Recently welcomed members of SI Mons Borinage (Belgium),\u00a0their friendship link club, for a weekend visit.\u00a0<a href=\"\/south-lancashire\/files\/2016\/08\/Leigh-Soroptimists-at-Quarry-Bank-Mill.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3429\" src=\"\/south-lancashire\/files\/2016\/08\/Leigh-Soroptimists-at-Quarry-Bank-Mill-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Leigh Soroptimists at Quarry Bank Mill\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2016\/08\/Leigh-Soroptimists-at-Quarry-Bank-Mill-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2016\/08\/Leigh-Soroptimists-at-Quarry-Bank-Mill-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2016\/08\/Leigh-Soroptimists-at-Quarry-Bank-Mill.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"> The event is part of ongoing celebrations for\u00a0the club\u2019s 70th anniversary year, which will culminate on 17th February 2017. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">The weekend began with a &#8216;get-together&#8217; meal &#8211; a chance to renew acquaintances and exchange news.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">One highlight was a\u00a0trip\u00a0to Quarry Bank Mill, Styal, the National Trust property. 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