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Annual Dinner

Annual Dinner

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Stockport club held its 74th annual charter dinner on 6th October. Madam President, Sue Wagstaff, welcomed the Mayor and Mayoress of Stockport, the Regional President, Denise Baldwin and members and guests from several other clubs including Bournemouth. We all enjoyed a delicious meal at the Alma Lodge Hotel and were brilliantly entertained by Simeon Wood, playing flutes, pan pipes and tin whistle (not all at once!) and interspersing the music with musical anecdotes.

Summer Barbecue

Summer Barbecue

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On 2nd September members tucked into burgers and all the trimmings at the (end of) summer barbecue and raised £240 for club funds. The unpromising weather at the start of the day improved to bright sunshine by the time guests were gathering.

Greek Night

Greek Night

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On August 18th members enjoyed an evening of delicious Greek food at Jenny’s home. The weather stayed fine and we raised £270 for the charities.

Jubilee Buffet

Jubilee Buffet

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Club members enjoyed a celebratory buffet meal at the Alma Lodge in honour of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Members with long memories who had seen aspects of the Coronation shared their recollections of the day and IPP Myra read out a poem.

Jubilee Tea Party and Plant Sale

Jubilee Tea Party and Plant Sale

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On 26th May Stockport members joined forces with a local Girl Guide group to host a tea party and plant sale at a member’s home in celebration of the forthcoming Jubilee. The local scouts lent us their gazebo and chairs and tables but this year the gazebo served more to protect guests from the sun than the rain of last year. Numerous visitors (we lost count) ate a sumptuous tea of sandwiches, scones, cakes and biscuits in the tranquil surroundings of Pamela’s garden and bought larges amounts of bedding plants, hanging baskets etc, all produced by our own President, Sue Wagstaff. Money is still trickling in but we expect to have raised in excess of £700. A brilliant effort by all concerned.

Summer 2011 at Stockport club

Summer 2011 at Stockport club

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Stockport made a habit of getting wet this year. The barbecue in July and Sue’s lunch in August were both well attended and raised considerable sums of money for our charities but were both held in monsoon conditions. A little bit of weather was never going to be enough to deter a bunch of committed Soroptimists, however.  

Babies’ hats for Afghanistan

Babies’ hats for Afghanistan

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Club members and assorted friends have knitted over 1000 baby hats to be taken out to Afghanistan by a doctor friend of one member. She alerted us to the need for warm headwear for premature babies. The poorest mothers can usually find something to wrap a baby in but don’t always have hats available.

Burns Night

Burns Night

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On January 29th the club hosted a successful Burns Night celebration. Eric and Liz McConnell took charge of the proceedings and all the traditional events to celebrate the great Robbie Burns were taken with gusto, including the Address to the Haggis, the toast to the Lassies and the magnificent Pipes and Drums of the Scots Guards Association. The event raised nearly £1000 for the Beechwood Butterfly Appeal and was attended by members, guests and other club members, including Regional President Jenny Stanistreet.