The next SI Southern England Region Meeting will be held on Saturday 28 March 2026, hosted by SI Winchester at Petersfield Golf Club. Further details will be sent out after Christmas. Address: Petersfield Golf Club, Tankerdale Lane, Liss, Hampshire GU33 7QY
The menu for the regional party at conference has been confirmed. This will be held in a private dining area of the conference centre, on Saturday night 1 November. We look forward to seeing as many of the regional members attending, and their guests, at this event. Look out for a personal email invitation, and payment details.
On Sunday 14 September we held our regional meeting, hosted by SI Woking at Pine Ridge Golf Club. The meeting included our 58th Annual General Meeting. We said thank you to Kay, Sue and Julie who stepped down from their current roles in the Regional Management Team. We welcomed Kate, Alison, Cathy and Julie (back again!) to the RMT for 2025/26, and took our photo for the change of insignia at conference. We hope to welcome a small group to act as PAC for region shortly too (Bobbie, Olein +OneOther?).
The RMT look forward to seeing members from across the region at the meeting to be held on Sunday 14 September, hosted by SI Woking. Papers will be emailed to all those registered to attend, and are available on the Members’ Area of this website. We will be looking for volunteers to join the RMT, from those clusters that have not yet made nominations, and for clubs to host the meetings in March and September 2026. So come prepared!
You should have had notification through your club about registering for the AGM and regional meeting to be held at Pine Ridge Golf Club on Sunday 14 September. The papers for the meeting will be posted in the Members’ Area as usual – this includes the agenda, the link to register for the event and, in due course, the report from the RMT. We look forward to seeing you at this meeting, hosted by SI Woking.
Winchester Soroptimists invite you to a talk on the Post Office Scandal – Thursday October 23rd 2025. The ITV drama “Mr Bates vs the Post Office” catapulted the Post Office Horizon Scandal into the spotlight last year, highlighting the many years of injustice and trauma experienced by sub-postmasters across the country. Despite this and the subsequent enquiry, many sub-postmasters are still waiting for compensation, and the fight for justice continues. On Thursday October 23rd, come and listen to Barbara Jeremiah JP MSc and Dr Kay Linnell OBE, who have both been working with sub-postmasters and campaigning for justice. As accountants and members of the Justice for Postmasters alliance respectively, Barbara has been involved for over 20 years, and Kay over 14, in seeking redress for those affected. Come and hear all about their work in advocating for restitution and continuing in the battle for compensation
The next regional meeting will be the AGM on Sunday 14 September, hosted by SI Woking at Pine Ridge Golf Club, Frimley; Old Bisley Road, Frimley, Camberley, Surrey, GU16 9NX. The booking form and agenda will be available soon, on the Members’ Area of the website, and sent out by email from SI Woking. There will be plenty of time set aside for you to showcase your club’s project work, along with a quiz on climate action and a speaker from Hamlin Fistula UK. It is set to be an exciting day! We look forward to seeing you all there.
The regional meeting was held on Sat 21 June 2025 at Sarum College, in the Cathedral Close, hosted by SI Salisbury. Their President Michele welcomed everyone and explained that the theme for the day was: “Inspiring women, inspiring each other”; she hoped that members would find inspiration from the day’s activities. It started with a short council meeting, ably chaired by Past Regional President Kay Linnell. This included a quick digest of PAC activity, received by email from Programme Director Lindsay Green, in lieu of a report from a region PAO. The keynote speaker was Tracy Daszkiewicz who talked about the women throughout her life who had supported her, encouraged her and led her forward to achieve all she had in her professional and personal life. Her life had been full of challenges, both personal and professional, and she explained how each of ‘her
Did you watch this excellent drama about the poisonings in Salisbury? Join us to hear Tracy Daskiewicz, who led the public health response, tell us about the women who have inspired her throughout her personal and professional life. Stroll through the Cathedral Close to hear the stories of other inspirational women of our city. All this plus a substantial buffet lunch! Saturday 21st June 10am – 3.15pm Sarum College, The Close, Salisbury SP1 2EE To book a place (£15) please see the details attached and click on this link to book : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdU_E3_4KHHEtogLmldBazjI3kbTpBQWESd-OsgnbXGcs7Nvw/viewform Join us to be inspired! In friendship Michele President, SI Salisbury
The regional meeting was held on Sat 15 March 2025 at Milford Village Hall, hosted by SI Surrey Hills. The theme of the day was Awareness. It started with a short council meeting, during which Lizzie Rodgers from SI Poole, Purbeck & District was voted onto the Regional Management Team (RMT) as regional Secretary. There was also a session on how we want to run the region, with agreement that 3 in-person meetings a year and possibly 1 extra online was right for us. After coffee we heard from each of the 9 clubs, about their Programme Action activities and their plans for the coming year. We were served Ukrainian borscht for lunch, along with the usual sandwiches, fruit and desserts. In the afternoon we heard from Natalia Maievska, of the local group of Ukrainian women, about the situation in her country and the harrowing
