{"id":4374,"date":"2018-05-09T10:45:44","date_gmt":"2018-05-09T09:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/?p=4374"},"modified":"2023-03-28T11:17:46","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T10:17:46","slug":"soroptimists-and-sabres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/2018\/05\/09\/soroptimists-and-sabres\/","title":{"rendered":"Soroptimists and Sabres"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">Have you ever tried the ancient art of \u2018sabrage\u2019? Fifteen Soroptimists from SI <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/southport\/\">Southport<\/a>, and friends, tried this out on a recent club trip to Reims, in France.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">&#8216;Sabrage&#8217; means decapitating a bottle of champagne with a sabre. The group \u2018sabraged\u2019 about 25 bottles of champagne. In true Soroptimist style not a lot was wasted, everyone making best use of the residual champagne to partner a splendid meal. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">The four-day tour encompassed three champagne houses, as well as the main sites in the town. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">Club member Beata Kowalska, who organised the whole event, said, \u201cOur occasional club trips abroad are always good fun, and this one was no exception. We\u2019re also very proud of our new skill. It\u2019s not something we\u2019ll be doing on a regular basis at our club meetings, though!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/south-lancashire\/files\/2018\/05\/Southport-champagne-visit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4377 size-full\" src=\"\/south-lancashire\/files\/2018\/05\/Southport-champagne-visit.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2018\/05\/Southport-champagne-visit.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2018\/05\/Southport-champagne-visit-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever tried the ancient art of \u2018sabrage\u2019? 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