The recent Cop 26 Climate Conference in Glasgow really concentrated minds on the dire state that we, as human beings, have placed our planet and its future for life as we know it. It would be easy to despair in the face of what our
Time goes sooooo quickly, doesn’t it?! October 2024 saw us all back at the Alma Lodge Hotel here in Stockport for our annual Charter Lunch. This year we were delighted to welcome Mayor Cllr Suzanne Wyatt and representatives of the local projects that SI Stockport
On September 24th (2021) Club President Sue was delighted to attend the National Memorial Arboretum (NMA) for the unveiling of a sculpture marking the Centenary of Soroptimist International. SIGBI has had a plot at the NMA since 2002. At Club level and at the
Spring 2022 saw members of SI Stockport return to Guernsey for the Friendship Link weekend. The tree planted as a symbol of that friendship grows apace and is now surrounded by beautiful flowers. Friendship with SI Guernsey and island as a whole continue to thrive
Pmale Brown had been busy again with those amazing craft skills and the web-ed continues to admire them and be envious; having the craft skills of a gnat. This time Pamela has been making ‘twiddle muffs’ for some of the resident’s at Abney Court Care
We were really pleased that Julia Hewer, Director of Stockport Signpost for Carers was able to join us at our October 2024 Charter Lunch. We are currently engaged with Signpost in promoting our projects, to include the Bra Bank and the the Toilet Twinning project.
Some of SI Stockport’s members have been hard at work with the knitting needles and crochet hooks, contributing to the annual Age UK fundraiser , involving crazy ‘hat’s for smoothie bottles. These are so fab and fun! (wish I could knit/crochet – ed.)
May 2023: Independent Options are on the move and held a gathering of attendees and supporters to say thank you. Stockport SI Club members were pleased to be be invited! With Mother’s Day/Mothering Sunday 2023 imminent our last contribution to Independent Options as they move
Stockport’s SI Club has just answered a saucy request from Wellspring, to provide mayonnaise and brown sauce to go with the meals that Wellspring provide for the homeless in Stockport. And here is an artistic arrangement of same. SI Stockport responded to a website request
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues Stockport & District Soroptimists felt it important to acknowledge in some way the massive contribution care home staff are making at this difficult time, often above and beyond the call of duty and their pay grades! Gift bags containing a
