This year’s SIGBI conference was in Edinburgh and 13 members headed north to enjoy a weekend of Soroptimist activity. It was great to meet members from the UK and further afield and some of the projects other clubs have been working on are truly inspiring. We heard about work ranging from setting up a hydroponics agriculture scheme in a girls’ school in Trinidad, support for migrant women in Canterbury and an anti-bullying campaign in Barbados – and so much more. The work of our region was well represented in the display of posters and Jan passed on the baton of leading the region to the new team. There was, of course, plenty of time for fun and friendship – and the odd cocktail. Thanks must go to Cynthia for organising hotels, Sue for booking the marvellous restaurants and Shirley and Jan for their work on the poster.
