A tea party in a member’s garden in September raised £500 for Purple Rose Health and Wellbeing charity.

Club members collected 100 items of sanitary protection as part of our centenary celebration. These were passed to Stockton and Billingham food bank to help end period poverty.

At the Club’s AGM on 8 April Members celebrated Lilian Lloyd’s 50 years of club membership with a presentation to be followed by afternoon tea on 22 May.  Congratulations!  

Members Try Their Hand at Flower Arranging.   As we had had a fabulous talk by Yarm florist Sandra Rose, President Angela suggested that prior to the Strawberry Tea ladies try their hand at table arrangements.  As Sandra’s talk was ‘Flowers on a Budget’, beautiful blooms supplied by Kate Wilson were used plus some bear grass.  Members chose a vase and created their own decoration.  Just look at how well they did!  One lesson of forty minutes and they are ready to have a go.  Well done ladies!!

    Soroptimist International Stockton on Tees had a talk from Kyla Collins from Marie Curie Cancer Care at their meeting on the 9th July. Kyla is the new area fundraising manger for Marie Curie and described the support that Marie Curie gives to families and patients suffering from cancer and other life limiting conditions. Kyla is encouraging groups to hold tea parties as an enjoyable way of raising funds for the charity.