{"id":26,"date":"2026-07-11T17:53:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T17:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/tynemouth\/about-our-club\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T10:45:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T10:45:32","slug":"about-our-club","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/tynemouth\/about-our-club\/","title":{"rendered":"About our club"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section class=\"statistic-outer   section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <header class=\"section-header container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"section-header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-header-title\">We make a difference<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"statistic\" id=\"countup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"statistic-item\" id=\"myTargetElement6148\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-item-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"statistic-value-number counter\" data-value=\"548\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"statistic-title\">Items donated to baby banks<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"statistic-item\" id=\"myTargetElement4291\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-item-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"statistic-value-number counter\" data-value=\"77\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"statistic-title\">Pairs of shoes donated to Smart Works North East<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"wysiwyg-outer secondary inline section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t <h3 style=\"text-align: center\">How we work<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-864 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Club-name-300x219.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Club-name-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Club-name-600x438.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Club-name-400x292.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Club-name.jpg 755w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re very much a team. We have a small executive of club officers to do the essential administration but decisions about projects and activities are agreed by the whole club. Everyone&#8217;s contribution is welcomed and valued. The work we do and the action we take is known as Programme Action. Different people have different interests, so members can choose to be in one of our Programme Action groups. These groups reflect the objectives and values of the wider Soroptimist movement and are a practical way of getting things done.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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\t\n\t<section class=\"cards-outer   listing section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <header class=\"section-header container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"section-header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-header-title\">Programme Action Groups<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card no-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrap-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-header-title\">Poverty Group<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-summary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Women are disproportionately affected by poverty and this exposes them and their families to a range of risks. The Poverty Group focuses on our work to support women in most need and is leading work on our club charity, baby banks in the local community.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card no-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrap-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-header-title\">Health and Wellbeing Group<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-summary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Good health underpins quality of life but outcomes for women are shaped by both biological and gender based factors which expose them to particular risks. The Health and Wellbeing Group leads in this area, and also focuses on links with the wider community, including Whitley Bay Fiesta and environmental projects.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card no-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrap-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-header-title\">Educate and Empower Group<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-summary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Educating girls and women empowers them and their communities. This is at the heart of the Educate and Empower Group&#8217;s work and their projects include supporting Smart Works North East and two charities which provide essential services for women and girls in Eswatini and Sierra Leone. They also lead our work in campaigning to end violence against women and girls.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\t\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"wysiwyg-outer secondary inline section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t <h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Our meetings<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our monthly meetings are led by one of the three Programme Action groups, or by the executive team. Half of the meeting focuses on an issue or topic relevant to the work of the groups and the club. We might have a speaker or our own members might share their work. Club business takes up the rest of the meetings, including updates on what\u2019s happening across the club and beyond, planning events and activities and sharing news. You can download our club calendar <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Club-calendar-of-events-updated-October_2026.docx\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1083\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our meeting in May is a very special one; it&#8217;s our open evening. This is our opportunity to invite family, friends and organisations we work with to find out more about what we&#8217;ve been doing. It&#8217;s always an evening filled with friendship and a real sense of community spirit.<\/p>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<section class=\"gallery-outer   section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <header class=\"section-header container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"section-header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-header-title\">Some recent meetings<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery gallery-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-item\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/BB-2.jpeg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/BB-2.jpeg\" data-sub-html=\"Welcoming representatives from the baby bank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"gallery-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/BB-2.jpeg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/BB-2.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/BB-2.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/BB-2.jpeg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1280px) 608px, (min-width: 960px) 50vw, 100vw\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/BB-2.jpeg\" alt=\"Welcoming representatives from the baby bank\" height=\"530\" width=\"920\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gallery-thumb-caption\">Welcoming representatives from the baby bank<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-item\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Borsha.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Borsha.jpg\" data-sub-html=\" Kerry Barnett, advanced nurse practitioner (left) and Borsha Sarker, consultant sonographer (right), from Sunderland Women&#039;s Hub. Borsha and Kerry explained how they have transformed gynaecological services using advanced ultrasound.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"gallery-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Borsha.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Borsha.jpg 960w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Borsha.jpg 560w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Borsha.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1280px) 608px, (min-width: 960px) 50vw, 100vw\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Borsha.jpg\" alt=\" Kerry Barnett, advanced nurse practitioner (left) and Borsha Sarker, consultant sonographer (right), from Sunderland Women&#039;s Hub. Borsha and Kerry explained how they have transformed gynaecological services using advanced ultrasound.\" height=\"530\" width=\"920\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gallery-thumb-caption\"> Kerry Barnett, advanced nurse practitioner (left) and Borsha Sarker, consultant sonographer (right), from Sunderland Women&#039;s Hub. Borsha and Kerry explained how they have transformed gynaecological services using advanced ultrasound.<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-item\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Baby-Bank-Alliance-1-1.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Baby-Bank-Alliance-1-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Emilie de Brujin, Senior Community Lead with the Baby Bank Alliance. Emilie gave us an insight the invaluable work done by volunteers and the challenges faced in trying to support families in need.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"gallery-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Baby-Bank-Alliance-1-1.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Baby-Bank-Alliance-1-1-800x800.jpg 960w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Baby-Bank-Alliance-1-1-800x800.jpg 560w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Baby-Bank-Alliance-1-1-800x800.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1280px) 608px, (min-width: 960px) 50vw, 100vw\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Baby-Bank-Alliance-1-1-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"Emilie de Brujin, Senior Community Lead with the Baby Bank Alliance. Emilie gave us an insight the invaluable work done by volunteers and the challenges faced in trying to support families in need.\" height=\"530\" width=\"920\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gallery-thumb-caption\">Emilie de Brujin, Senior Community Lead with the Baby Bank Alliance. Emilie gave us an insight the invaluable work done by volunteers and the challenges faced in trying to support families in need.<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-item\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Open-evening-Sue-crop.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Open-evening-Sue-crop.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Sharing our work at an open evening\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"gallery-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Open-evening-Sue-crop.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Open-evening-Sue-crop-800x800.jpg 960w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Open-evening-Sue-crop-800x800.jpg 560w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Open-evening-Sue-crop-800x800.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1280px) 608px, (min-width: 960px) 50vw, 100vw\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Open-evening-Sue-crop-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"Sharing our work at an open evening\" height=\"530\" width=\"920\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gallery-thumb-caption\">Sharing our work at an open evening<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"wysiwyg-outer secondary inline section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t <h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Beyond the meetings<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our club has an active social programme. We might get together for meal in a local restaurant, or a coffee by the sea or a summer picnic. There&#8217;s a regular book club too.<\/p>\n<p>Then there\u2019s the Soroptimist summer social, our answer to the Met Gala. This special event raises funds for our projects and is an opportunity to really have some fun. There\u2019s a tradition of dressing up (completely optional) and in recent years, we\u2019ve marked the International Year of Reading and the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen, celebrated the remarkable women of the Home Front in WW 2 and revived our inner rock chicks.<\/p>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<section class=\"gallery-outer   section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <header class=\"section-header container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"section-header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-header-title\">Getting together<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery gallery-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-item\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Summer-social-2026-2.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Summer-social-2026-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Celebrating the International Year of Reading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"gallery-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Summer-social-2026-2.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Summer-social-2026-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Summer-social-2026-2.jpg 560w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Summer-social-2026-2.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1280px) 608px, (min-width: 960px) 50vw, 100vw\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Summer-social-2026-2.jpg\" alt=\"Celebrating the International Year of Reading\" height=\"530\" width=\"920\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gallery-thumb-caption\">Celebrating the International Year of Reading<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-item\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Helen-1.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Helen-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Jane Austen remembered\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"gallery-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Helen-1.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Helen-1-800x800.jpg 960w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Helen-1-800x800.jpg 560w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Helen-1-800x800.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1280px) 608px, (min-width: 960px) 50vw, 100vw\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Helen-1-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"Jane Austen remembered\" height=\"530\" width=\"920\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gallery-thumb-caption\">Jane Austen remembered<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-item\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/1945-3-1.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/1945-3-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"One of the Andrews sisters meets Rosie the Rivetter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"gallery-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/1945-3-1.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/1945-3-1-800x679.jpg 960w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/1945-3-1-800x679.jpg 560w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/1945-3-1-800x679.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1280px) 608px, (min-width: 960px) 50vw, 100vw\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/1945-3-1-800x679.jpg\" alt=\"One of the Andrews sisters meets Rosie the Rivetter\" height=\"530\" width=\"920\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gallery-thumb-caption\">One of the Andrews sisters meets Rosie the Rivetter<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-item\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/1945-4.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/1945-4.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Celebrating the Land Girls\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"gallery-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/1945-4.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/1945-4.jpg 960w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/1945-4.jpg 560w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/1945-4.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1280px) 608px, (min-width: 960px) 50vw, 100vw\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/1945-4.jpg\" alt=\"Celebrating the Land Girls\" height=\"530\" width=\"920\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gallery-thumb-caption\">Celebrating the Land Girls<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-item\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Glam-rock-2-1152x1440.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Glam-rock-2-1152x1440.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Long live rock and roll!\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"gallery-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Glam-rock-2-1152x1440.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Glam-rock-2-800x800.jpg 960w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Glam-rock-2-800x800.jpg 560w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Glam-rock-2-800x800.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1280px) 608px, (min-width: 960px) 50vw, 100vw\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Glam-rock-2-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"Long live rock and roll!\" height=\"530\" width=\"920\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gallery-thumb-caption\">Long live rock and roll!<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-item\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Crochet-2-crop.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Crochet-2-crop.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Learning how to crochet orange flowers for our campaigning to end gender based violence.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"gallery-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Crochet-2-crop.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Crochet-2-crop-800x800.jpg 960w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Crochet-2-crop-800x800.jpg 560w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Crochet-2-crop-800x800.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1280px) 608px, (min-width: 960px) 50vw, 100vw\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Crochet-2-crop-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"Learning how to crochet orange flowers for our campaigning to end gender based violence.\" 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https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Wreaths-800x800.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1280px) 608px, (min-width: 960px) 50vw, 100vw\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Wreaths-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas wreaths made by members at a workshop to raise funds for....\" height=\"530\" width=\"920\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gallery-thumb-caption\">Christmas wreaths made by members at a workshop to raise funds for&#8230;.<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-item\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Meal-crop-1.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/155\/2026\/10\/Meal-crop-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Some of our members enjoying a pre-Christmas meal together \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"gallery-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a 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