Can you solve the mystery of the Valentine’s murder? Come along with friends and family to Uplowmans Village Hall to enjoy an evening of entertainment and intrigue whilst enjoying a 2 course meal. There will also be a pay bar and a raffle. Dressing up is optional but encouraged. Tickets are £18 per person and can be purchased from Busy Bee newsagent; 25 Fore Street, Tiverton or from Anne Fielding 07801 928921.

We’re delighted to announce that Colette Jones from Aberdeen is the winner of our Christmas 2016 Quiz and Colette was the only person to get all the answers correct. The total sum raised was £213 which will go towards our three club charities Click on this link to see the answers  SI Christmas Quiz 16 with answers (1)

Friday the 25th November was the UN Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. In the UK 2 women are killed every week by a current or former partner.  To raise awareness of these crimes Weston -Super-Mare Soroptimists organised “Railing Against Abuse”.  With Soroptimists from Tiverton they took a train to Bristol where they were joined Bristol Soroptimists. Then 40 of them marched from Templemeads station to the Bristol City Council Chapel to meet the Deputy Mayor of Bristol. Everyone wore bright orange  and gave out bookmarks illustrating good relationships and bad ones to hundreds of people en route. We hope that we have made a difference to some women’s lives.

Six club members represented Tiverton SI at the Soroptimist International South West and Channel Islands Regional Council Meeting yesterday in Taunton. Congratulations to new President Daphne Dowsing.   They are wearing orange to remember ‘International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women’.

Daphne Dowsing, a past President of the Tiverton Soroptimist Club, has just returned from Malta. She was attending the Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland’s 82nd Federation Conference in Valletta. Daphne has been a Tiverton Soroptimist for nearly 20 years, helping the club raise many thousands of pounds for local and Soroptimist charities. At the Conference Daphne was honoured to be elected as President for the Soroptimist International South West and Channel Islands Region. The role, which is voluntary, will involve visiting all 18 clubs in the Region, supporting them with their fund raising, and running 4 Regional meetings. One will be a Friendship weekend in Tiverton on 16th to 17th of June 2017. Daphne says she is delighted to be able to take on the responsibility for the Region and is looking forward to the challenge. Soroptimist means Best of Sisters, helping women

Di wins won Best Photo award at the recent SIGBI conference in Malta, with the lemur photo in Madagascar.

Last week Bridget and Jenny went to Camelot in Wellington, to give 45 Twiddlemuffs to the residents there. Janine joined them there. They then did 2 short (STR) singing sessions in each of the residential areas and have promised to return soon. It proved to be a very interesting afternoon all round.

Wow, what a fabulous array of colours and patterns on these cozy bed socks knitted by Club members and friends. To date 100 pairs have been knitted with 50 pairs donated to Pinnex Moor/ Ashdown Care Home and another local care home is to be approached to see if they would like some for their residents.