About Our Club
2019 has seen SI Stockport and District embrace the empowering of women and girls in the world of football (soccer). A succesful Women’s World Cup for England – though a dip in form recently – has encouraged many teams and the the Club is delighted to have supported Aquinas College in Stockport with the provision of their team strip – proudly displaying our logo. Come on team Aquinas!!
Stockport and District Club has 25 members currently and benefits from a wide variety of talent and knowledge that enables us to work together, taking part in local community activities, helping a number of charities locally, nationally and abroad as well as providing representation on various committees within the Borough. Members include educationalists, doctors, nurses, health visitors, members in industry and retail business, as well as a graphic artist and a travel agent. We are currently celebrating our 80th year of action and service in Stockport and beyond.
Stockport and District Club was chartered in 1938. The Club kept going throughout the war and has always been greatly respected in the Borough for the work that it does as well as being a source of support and friendship to its members. There are Club and Social meetings held once a month on the 3rd Tuesday at Hazel Grove Bowling and Tennis Club. and dinner meetings held at times during the year at the Alma Lodge Hotel. At the Club meetings we discuss business, reports back from committees, plan programme activities etc. and endeavour to have fun at the same time! We may have speakers at Club and Dinner meetings usually with relevance to our projects and programme activities.
The club is part of the Great Britain and Ireland Federation which, in turn, is part of Soroptimist International. One member was pleased to attend the last International Convention in Montreal in 2011. Several members attend the Federation Conferences which are held each year, usually in the UK but occasionally abroad. In 2008 this was in Barbados. In 2016, it was held in Malta and in 2017 was in Cardiff. This year we have travelled just 35 miles over to Liverpool for Conference!
The most important part of our work as Soroptimists is our Programme Action. This is what we call our projects which aim to enable, empower and educate women and girls. If you are interested in furthering our work in any of these areas or in helping us consider future projects why don’t you join us?
80 for 80 Supporters Newsletter issue 2 rev 0-2