{"id":805,"date":"2026-10-08T07:16:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T07:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/swindon-and-district\/?page_id=805"},"modified":"2026-10-19T22:26:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T22:26:15","slug":"relationship-bookmarks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/swindon\/our-projects\/relationship-bookmarks\/","title":{"rendered":"Relationship Bookmarks"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\n\t
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Soroptimists’ national response<\/h2>\n

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Yeovil Soroptimists Club designed the \u201cLoves Me \/ Loves Me Not\u201d relationship bookmarks to highlight the characteristics of good and bad relationships.<\/p>\n

\nSoroptimist clubs across the country have adopted the bookmarks as a practical way to raise awareness and help people recognise the signs of unhealthy relationships.<\/p>\n

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Local club actions<\/h2>\n

Swindon Soroptimists adopted the bookmarks in 2010 and developed the project through partnerships with schools, local authorities and organisations supporting vulnerable people.<\/p>\n

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  • Educating young people:<\/strong> Distributed bookmarks to all senior schools in Swindon in 2010, extending the initiative across Wiltshire in 2011 and repeating it in 2013 and 2015.<\/li>\n
  • Working with local authorities:<\/strong> Met Wiltshire Council in 2018, leading to the bookmark images and club contact details being added to its Healthy Schools website. The information was updated in 2022.<\/li>\n
  • Supporting vulnerable women:<\/strong> Supplied bookmarks to the Nelson Trust Women\u2019s Centre, Swindon Women\u2019s Aid, the Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) and other local organisations.<\/li>\n
  • Reaching wider communities:<\/strong> Shared bookmarks through churches, doctors\u2019 surgeries, community halls, schools, colleges and Army welfare centres.<\/li>\n
  • Raising awareness of violence against women:<\/strong> Participated in awareness marches in Bristol and Weston-super-Mare in 2017 and organised Swindon\u2019s \u201cRailing Against Abuse\u201d march on 25 November 2019.<\/li>\n
  • Making relationships education accessible:<\/strong> Worked with Swindon Borough Council\u2019s Safer Streets projects, with bookmarks used in school relationship-training sessions and supplied for safety bags distributed to vulnerable women.<\/li>\n
  • Expanding the project:<\/strong> Continued to work with local partners, including Wiltshire Police and VAS Swindon, to fund and distribute further bookmarks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\t
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