President Maureen welcomed our regional president, Shirley Hallam Gould. We were joined Kath Sainsbury and Carol Singer from the Middlesbrough club.

Julie and Joyce were joined by Claire Race from Hopefields School to deliver goods to our local women’s refuge. The items were donated by delegates at a recent conference held at the school.

Our new president, Maureen Scott, was handed the chain of office by former president Chris Fryer.

At our March meeting, Sarah Towers gave an inspirational talk on running marathons in Morocco.  

Members prepared white roses to take to the residents and staff of Highfield Care Home in celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8th.

  DS John Bentley from Cleveland Police collecting the latest batch of 12 new start holdalls for victims of  exploitation. The bags contain basic clothing and toiletries.    

Member Sue Moppett delivering the latest donations to Purple Rose, a Stockton based charity supporting refugees and asylum seekers.

We continue to support our local food bank and the Grow Baby charity.                  

Mike Naylor of Stockton Borough Council gave us a very interesting and entertaining talk about the new recycling arrangements.

At our January meeting we presented Sue Willoughby with ten bags containing clothing, toiletries and various craft items. Sue Willoughby is Head of Services Unity at A Way Out, a local charity supporting vulnerable women and families.