Who we are
We are a friendly group of volunteers, committed to helping the lives of women and girls, working together in fun & friendship on local, national and international projects.
Swindon Soroptimists support victims of Domestic Abuse
Village Hotel Swindon
Wednesday November 25th 6pm – 7:30pm
Swindon and Salisbury Soroptimists invite you to join us for a free launch and networking event, which aims to bring together professionals, charities and volunteers who work with victims of Domestic Abuse across Wiltshire and introduce a new booklet called Fresh Thoughts.
Educating, empowering and enabling opportunities for women and girls
Soroptimist International’s (SI's) vision is a world where women and girls together achieve their individual and collective potential, realise their aspirations and have an equal voice in creating strong, peaceful communities worldwide.
The Swindon and District Soroptimists work through awareness campaigns and active projects with local, national and international partners to educate, empower and enable opportunities for women and girls.
Club information
Motivated by our desire to help women and girls, especially victims of Domestic Abuse, we strive to support local charities and agencies through advocacy and action, as well as supporting Soroptimists' national and international projects.
When and where we meet
The Hop Inn, 8 Devizes Rd, Old Town, Swindon SN1 4BH
Meeting Date: 4th Wednesday each month (exc. August & Dec) @ 7.00pm.
Our partners
Working closely with our partners is the key to achieving our club's aims. Our partners include: The Nelson Trust, SWA and Swindon & Phoenix Rotary Clubs. See more details in our project pages.
Our Projects
Our principal activity is Programme Action which involves us in various projects for the benefit of women. Three of our annual projects are highlighted below.
Nelson Trust Christmas Gift Bags
Each year, with wonderful support from family and friends, Swindon Soroptimists make up 25 Christmas gift bags for the Nelson Trust Swindon Women’s Centre.
Members of the Nelson Trust have said “Your support is invaluable as always. The women are going to love these, as for many this is the only present they’ll get this Christmas”.
World Book Day
Swindon Soroptimists donate over 200 books each year books to Drove Primary School
We made our first donation in 2015, after the staff at Drove Primary School told us that they needed more children’s books, and we haven’t stopped collecting books since!
Our contributions have helped toward stocking the new Library and we were delighted to be invited by Rachel Liddiard, Drove English lead to attend their Grand Opening in 2025.
Bras for Afreebra
Learning of the choice many women in Africa have to make between personal clothing or sending a child to school etc. we started to collect good condition used bras for the charity ZABRA and their AfreeBra initiative. Partnering with Rotary and local groups we have collected over 9,000 bras and pants in 3 years.
Latest Club News
Nelson Trust Women’s Centre Grand Opening
In Sept 2026 we were pleased to be invited to the Grand Opening of the refurbished Swindon Centre, hearing inspiring speakers such as Lady Lansdowne, DL Nicky Alberry, MP Heidi Alexander and CEO Christina, as well as heart rending life stories from two survivors.
The speakers left us in no doubt of the life changing work done by Nelson Trust staff, as Bobby put it, ‘there are heroes that don’t wear capes’, with Kristina saying 'they were a glimmer of hope in the darkness’.
Army Welfare Services
As one of several partnerships we have, members registered for the Army Welfare Service networking event in Corsham. We were impressed by the huge range of charities and services that support the Army, from Domestic Abuse, Mental Health, Housing to Schooling, Resettlement, Energy Saving and many more. We were able to highlight the wide range of work we do as Soroptimists, especially on Domestic Abuse and gave out over 120 of our Relationship bookmarks, as well information on our new Fresh Thoughts booklet. We made several new connections and several will attend our Fresh Thoughts launch.