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Many members of our South West & Channel Islands Region enjoyed excellent speakers at our recent meeting in Taunton. We had valuable tips from Fraud Protection officer Amy, with her top Fraud tip being "Take 5 and Tell 2", i.e. if uncertain about a caller, end the call and take 5 minutes to think about it and tell 2 friends as they will give an unprejudiced view to you. More cheerfully, Anna from Look Good Feel Better charity explained the wonderful work they do to help Cancer sufferers feel good physically and mentally. We all took the opportunity to take a last photo of the regional banner as we sadly lose the Channel Islands clubs to another region that is easier to travel to!

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’.

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.