Please scroll down for the full programme and keep checking because it is updated regularly… you will also find more details about where and how we meet at the bottom of this page. If you would like to attend an event, be a speaker, or are considering membership, please click on “Contact Us” on this website, or email sistalbans@hotmail.com
Programme of events for the Club’s 68th Year 2024-2025
We now hold our face to face meetings (2nd Monday of most months) at Cottonmill Community and Cycling Centre – please click here for more information https://sigbi.org/st-albans-and-district/2023/cccc/ There is ample car parking and a clear signpost to the carpark, but you will need to use your satnav or google maps to start with. The full address is: Cottonmill Community and Cycling Centre, Old Oak, Cottonmill Lane, St Albans AL1 2EF
Sun 21 Jul – Charity Bookstall Sustainability Market Harpenden – we will be selling second-hand novels and children’s books. Any books left over are donated to the Lions Charity Bookshop in Hemel Hempstead, and any books they can’t sell are pulped, so this is a perfect recycling project. This will be a Soroptimist “orange day” – to raise awareness and take action to end violence against women and girls. As a bright and optimistic colour, orange represents a future free from the scourge that is violence against women and girls. www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/unite/orange-the-world
Mon 22 July – Zoom 7.30pm-9pm – The Online World, A Force for Good…with care. Our speaker is Cosima Wiltshire. This promises to be a fascinating evening because she will be presenting on the importance of meaningful youth engagement in civil society efforts – click here for more information https://sigbi.org/st-albans-and-district/2024/onlinesafety/– all are welcome to attend. If you’re not on the Club’s mailing list click on “Contact Us” on this website, or email sistalbans@hotmail.com
St Albans Women’s Cricket at Clarence Park from 1pm – Sun 28 Jul
Thu 15 August – Club Social/Summer Outing 11.30 am St Albans Museum and Gallery – Visit “Passion, Determination, Vision” exhibition https://www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/passion-determination-vision includes artwork inspired by St Albans Soroptimist Peggy Hodges OBE . We will go to the George St Canteen for lunch afterwards from 12.45. https://www.georgestreetcanteen.co.uk/ All are welcome – please let us know if you are coming so we can look out for you at the museum and/or book you in for lunch – click on “Contact Us” on this website, or email sistalbans@hotmail.com. Wear something orange and we can raise the profile of our Orange the World campaign to end violence against women and girls.
St Albans Women’s Cricket at Clarence Park from 1pm – Sun 8 Sep
Mon 9 Sep – Club Meeting 7.30pm – 9.30pm at Cottonmill Community and Cycling Centre – this will be a catch up after the summer break.
Mon 23 Sep – “Nosh and Natter” – Evening – Cricketers Redbourn? TBC
Sat 12 Oct – SILC Region AGM/Conference – 10am to 3.30pm – Lancaster Hall Hotel London – more details to follow…
Mon 14 Oct – Club Meeting 7.30pm – 9.30pm at Cottonmill Community and Cycling Centre (NB 10 Oct is World Mental Health Day).
Mon 28 Oct – Speaker 7.30pm – 9pm on Zoom
SIGBI Conference Edinburgh – Fri 1 – Sun 3 Nov – bookings are now open – see the website for all the information https://sigbi.org/edinburgh2024/ Members of the Club are going so if you would like to join the group please email sistalbans@hotmail.com
Mon 11 Nov – Club Meeting Zoom 7.30pm – 9.pm with Annie Brewster High Sheriff of Hertfordshire and friend of the Club. Please note this is an online meeting because we have a number of face-to-face events in November and December. Being online will enable out Linked Members and a wider audience to join in too. This the last Club meeting for preparations for the Orange the World Campaign – 16 Days of Activism to End Violence Against Women starting on 25 Nov https://sigbi.org/st-albans-and-district/2024/orange24/ .
Mon 25 Nov – Tue 10 Dec Soroptimists Orange The World 2024 – 16 Days of Action to End Violence Against Women. As a bright and optimistic colour, orange represents a future free from the scourge that is violence against women and girls. www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/unite/orange-the-world
Orange the World is a Club Project for all Members to be involved in, co-ordinated by Denise Powell and the Peace Team Click here to find out about the 2024 Campaign: https://sigbi.org/st-albans-and-district/2024/orange24/
Mon 25 Nov – 4pm St Albans Museum and Gallery – the official St Albans launch of Orange The World 2024. 25 November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. This marks the start of 16 Days of Activism to end violence against women. These campaigns aim to bring together individuals and organisations around the world to tackle violence against women and girls.
Wed 27 Nov – 4pm (TBC) Hertfordshire County Hall will light up orange for Orange The World 2024
?? date TBD – Harpenden Orange The World 2024 Launch Event
Mon 2 Dec – Shake Rattle and Sing! Soroptimists and friends, will sing festive songs at St Albans City Station raising funds for SAHWR Women’s Refuge. Join us sing, shake a bucket and join us at a local hostelry afterwards. Singers are asked to wear orange to continue with our campaign to #OrangetheWorldHerts !
2025
Mon 13 Jan – Club Meeting 7.30pm – 9.30pm at Cottonmill Community and Cycling Centre.
Mon 27 Jan – TBD
Mon 10 Feb – Club Meeting 7.30pm – 9.30pm at Cottonmill Community and Cycling Centre.
Mon 24 Feb – TBD
Mon 10 Mar – Club Meeting 7.30pm – 9.30pm at Cottonmill Community and Cycling Centre. (NB 8 Mar is International Women’s Day).
Sat 22 Mar – Annual Charity Quiz Night
Mon 14 or Mon 28 Apr – Club Meeting and/or AGM TBD – Cottonmill Community and Cycling Centre (NB Easter is 18-21 Apr)
The Soroptimist Club of St Albans and District holds Club Meetings on the 2nd Monday of most months either on Zoom or at Cottonmill Community and Cycling Centre, Old Oak, Cottonmill Lane, St Albans AL1 2EF – please click here for more information about the venue https://sigbi.org/st-albans/where-we-meet. Zoom meetings are usually 7.30pm to 9pm. In person meetings are usually 7.15pm for 7.30pm start, coffee break during the meeting and end at 9.30pm. Club Members also meet on most 4th Mondays – either at CCCC, on Zoom or out and about at other venues. Coffee mornings are adhoc – usually 10.30am to 12.30pm and are held at different venues. In addition there are social and fundraising events.
Our Club holds a Planning/Executive meeting at the beginning of the first week of most months – the schedule is on this website www,sigbi.org/st-albans/club-programme/exec/. We are an open and transparent Club and Members’ are encouraged to attend and participate in these meetings.
If you would like to attend an event, be a speaker, or are considering membership, please click on “Contact Us” on this website, or email sistalbans@hotmail.com Guests are always given a warm welcome so please come and meet us.
For more details about where and how we meet please scroll down to the bottom of this page.
For guidance on joining a Club meeting on Zoom please click on this web page www.sigbi.org/st-albans/zoom
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