{"id":7,"date":"2008-07-11T09:42:26","date_gmt":"2008-07-11T08:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/swindon-and-district\/about-our-club\/"},"modified":"2024-05-06T18:15:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T17:15:06","slug":"about-our-club","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/swindon-and-district\/","title":{"rendered":"About our Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6260&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1542962355815{padding-top: 110px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column enable_content_animation=&#8221;yes&#8221; ca_init_scale_x=&#8221;1&#8243; ca_init_scale_y=&#8221;1&#8243; ca_init_scale_z=&#8221;1&#8243; ca_init_opacity=&#8221;0&#8243; ca_an_scale_x=&#8221;1&#8243; ca_an_scale_y=&#8221;1&#8243; ca_an_scale_z=&#8221;1&#8243; ca_an_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; align=&#8221;text-center&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_col-md-offset-2 vc_col-md-8&#8243; ca_init_translate_y=&#8221;45&#8243;]<style>@media (min-width: 992px) { .ld_fancy_heading_69d0aece0001f h2 {margin-bottom:0.2em !important;  }  } .ld_fancy_heading_69d0aece0001f .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}@media (min-width: 992px) { .ld_fancy_heading_69d0aece0001f h2 {margin-bottom:0.2em !important;  }  } <\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69d0aece0001f\">\n\t<h2 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> Welcome to SI Swindon and District<\/span><\/h2><\/div><style>.ld_fancy_heading_69d0aece00ba2 h5{font-weight:700;color:rgb(255, 142, 50);}.ld_fancy_heading_69d0aece00ba2 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69d0aece00ba2\">\n\t<h5 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> Educate. Empower. 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You can catch up with what we&#8217;ve done recently on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Swindonsoroptimists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We hold occasional speaker meetings where we learn more about charities we support both in the UK and overseas; or cover interesting topics such as Wiltshire Air Ambulance and the Archive at Trowbridge, often by Zoom, to attract a wider audience. <strong>Non-members are welcome.<\/strong> Please see <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/swindon-and-district\/events-around-the-region\/\">our <strong>Upcoming Events<\/strong> page<\/a> to find out more about our next scheduled speaker meeting.<\/p>\n<p>We are committed to a world where women and girls can achieve their individual and collective potential, realize aspirations and have an equal voice in creating strong peaceful communities worldwide. We work for change through direct involvement in local, national and international projects. 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Together we can utilize our collective talents.<\/p>\n<p>Although based in Swindon we also welcome members who come from outlying villages and towns such as Royal Wootton Bassett, Marlborough, Devizes, Highworth and Wroughton.<\/p>\n<p>Now is the time when new members can help us to achieve even greater change.[\/vc_column_text]<style>.ld_spacer_69d0aece01c95{height:60px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69d0aece01c95\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1715010712959{background-color: #e7f0f9 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<style>.ld_button_69d0aece01d5e.btn-icon-solid:hover .btn-icon{background:rgb(7, 38, 140);}.ld_button_69d0aece01d5e .btn-icon{margin-left:20px !important;margin-right:20px !important;}.ld_button_69d0aece01d5e:hover{background-color:rgb(7, 38, 140);border-color:rgb(7, 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