Congratulations! Past President of SI Swansea was installed as President Elect of SI Wales South by its President Bobbie Sheldrake on Saturday in Narbeth. Amanda will be president from 2017-2018.

Press release below. Helen Sharman, the first British person in space was one of the speakers at the conference. We were pleased to see our Club Member Rhian Williams on stage. She will be part of the team organising next year’s conference in Cardiff. The new SIGBI President is Ann Hodgson from SI Wales South.   PRESS RELEASE WOMEN WENT PINK FOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS More than a thousand Members of a world-wide women’s organisation, Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI) attended the ‘Pink by the Pool’ event on Friday November 11th and made a splash of pink for breast cancer awareness. The SIGBI 82nd Annual Conference “Engineering the Future” took place between the 10th and 12th November at the Malta Hilton in St Julians. The Conference theme chosen by The President of SIGBI, Margaret Emsley, herself a Civil Engineer, makes reference to

We were delighted to meet Kathleen on a visit to the Gowerton Society following her town’s successful honouring of Penry Guy who died during the 1st WW and has relatives in Gowerton. The full story can be seen at http://www.gowertonian-society.co.uk/belgium.htm

President Lynn Minshall presented outgoing President Jill with flowers and thanked her for her commitment to the club ideals.

A right Royal spread awaited young Queen Elizabeth as she was welcomed to SI Swansea by President Jill Dickinson. Those who attended included APD Rayner Rees, Regional President Bobbie Sheldrake, Past President Rhian Williams, Vice President Amanda Rees and Regional Treasurer Angela Ball.   ANYONE FOR TEA?

Soroptimists are often working behind the scenes helping support women and girls to educate empower and enable them to reach their full potential. Ask  a soroptimist what we do when you stop to have a cuppa at the tea tent which is raising funds for Parkmill Guide Centre.

Thank you to Angela Gorman for drawing attention to this pattern for easy booties for mums to dress baby in Africa. Please see http://www.gina-michele.com/2015/01/easiest-baby-booties-ever-knitting.html

This week, SI Swansea has been displaying ways of fighting Human Trafficking and how to alert the authorities to possible examples of it. SI Programme Action Officer Lynn Minshall was joined by President Anne Norton and Councillor Jane Harris. Jane is the Swansea Cabinet Member for Services for Adults and Vulnerable People and holds the portfolio for Modern Day Slavery.

The September Beach clean was another successful sunny day for the Swansea Soroptimists who each year clean near the children’s area at Blackpill. Sandra Pengelly encouraged President Anne to lead a stalwart group before coffee and a well earned rest at a nearby cafe. Well done everyone.  See more pictures in the South Wales Evening Post at http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/pictures/Litter-Pick-Swansea-Beach-members-Soroptimist/pictures-27829520-detail/pictures.html

Thanks to SI Cwmbran for providing two huge bags full of tops and hats for the Fish and Chip babies in Africa. SI Swansea has added babygrows to the collection. Angela Gorman will be delighted at “Life for African Mothers” and we hope that SI Cwmbran and SI Swansea can continue to work together.