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Diary dates

February 2024

Saturday, February 10th

Regional Council Meeting  9.30 on Zoom

with President Rachel

Please contact your club Secretary for the link address

November 2023

Saturday, November 25th

Regional Council Meeting at Aberafan Beach Hotel, Port Talbot SA12 6QP

More information to follow soon

Please note Venue has returned to Port Talbot to the newly refurbished hotel

 

 

September 2023

Saturday, September 23rd Regional AGM and meeting

Heronstone Hotel,Bridgend CF35 5AW (NOTE this is a temporary venue change)

9.45am Open for Registration and Coffee

AGM Meeting begins at 10.30am

Pre-ordered Buffet lunch  12.15 – 1.15 pm.

1.30 – 2.30 SIGBI Modernisation Plan and workshops

Meeting finishes at 3pm

Nominations and volunteers welcome for several Regional posts.Please contact your club secretary for more details.

August 2023

Saturday, August 19th Summer  Friendship Outing

Join us at National Gardens of Wales 11am £30

Tea/coffee and biscuits on arrival at 11am. Wander the grounds until

Lunch:  1.30 – Hot buffet lunch (dietary requirements will be catered for when we confirm lunch numbers)

Booking form will be available nearer the time. Bring friends and family too

 

May 2023 MEMBERSHIP MONTH

Saturday, May 13th. Regional Council Meeting

Heronstone Hotel, Bridgend CF35 5AW (NOTE this is a temporary venue change)

9.30am Open for Coffee  Meeting begins at 10.00am

Mre information to follow

Pre-ordered Buffet lunch  12.15 – 1.15 pm.

Speaker: Dishi Attwood, SIGBI Membership Extension and Development Officer

March 2023

Wednesday, March 8th International Women’s Day

See club details for events around this date

Saturday, 25th March 12 Midday

Silent Walk from Sainsbury Carpark in Tenby. CANCELLED

This is to highlight the unacceptable continuing Violence Against Women throughout the world.

 

February 2023

Saturday 11th February 9.30 for 10.00am.

Regional Meeting on Zoom. Please note earlier start time.

Reports, Minutes and Agenda are available in the Member’s area of the website. The password is unchanged and may be provided by your Club Secretary.

Tuesday, 28th February 7pm Membership Think Tank

Bring along ideas. Zoom link from Club Secretaries

December 2022

Saturday 3rd December 9.30am for 10.15am.

Regional AGM at Aberafan Beach Hotel, Port Talbot SA12 6QP

Please wear something orange to support the 16 days of Activism against Gender Based Violence

Bring your Secret Santa gift wrapped (max spend £2 with details attached saying from which charity shop it was purchased)

November 2022

16 days of Activism against Gender Based Violence (see https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/unite/16-days-of-activism )

Friday, November 25th International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

TO Saturday 10th December Human Rights Day

October 2022

Thursday 27th October – Saturday 29th October

SIGBI Belfast Conference

Early Bird Booking £175 until July 31st. For further datails See website 

September 2022

Saturday 24th September Latest update

Regional AGM at Aberafan Beach Hotel, Port Talbot SA12 6QP

Coffee at 10.00 am, Meeting times 10.30am – 3pm

Details to follow

 

May 2022

Thursday 5th May Regional Executive Meeting 7pm Zoom

Saturday 14th May Regional Council Meeting

Don’t miss our first face to face meeting as a Region:

Regional Council Meeting Aberafan Beach Hotel

Coffee at 10.00 am, Meeting times 10.30am – 3pm

Sharon Dixon our President Elect will run a workshop “Stepping Up”in 2 parts starting late morning after Business has been conducted and continuing after lunch. Finally there will be entertainment “Sing all the way home”.

March 2022

Thursday 31st March Regional Executive meeting

7pm on Zoom

February 2022

Saturday 12th February Regional Council Meeting on Zoom

Keynote Speaker Margaret Emsley “Diamond Education Trust”

December 2021

Saturday 4th December Regional Council Meeting

Guest Speaker: SI President Elect 2020-2021 Maureen Maguire

September 2021

Thursday, 9th September Regional Officer’s meeting on Zoom at 6.30pm

Saturday, 25th September Regional AGM on Zoom

 

May 2021

Saturday 15th May SIWS Regional Meeting on Zoom

Speakers: Dishi Attwood – The Membership Challenge – retention & recruitment (This session will include Break Out rooms for discussion)

and  Catherine Fookes, CEO of WEN Wales

The Waiting Room opens at 10am for coffee and chat. Meeting from 10.30am – 1pm

April 2021

Saturday 17th April UKPAC Study Day

Virtual meeting 10am-1pm and 2pm – 4pm

March 2021

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International Women’s Day (8th March) events

Tuesday 2nd March SI Cardiff  Zoom 6pm

Saturday 6th March SI Port Talbot Zoom 10am for 10.30 – 12.00

Ella Rabbiotti Wales Safer Community Network: Working together for safer communities in Wales – exploring ways to prevent child criminal exploit ation and “county lines”

Monday 8th March SIWS Women’s Day event Zoom 6.45pm for 7pm – 8pm

See poster and Register here Choose to Challenge

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Wednesday 10th March Club Presidents meeting with Regional President Heidi Zoom 7pm

Monday 15th Friday-26th March Commission for the Status of Women

Friday, March 19th 2.30pm on Combatting Trafficking/slavery from CSW65 (Commission for the Status of Women).

Anyone may attend but you must register first Poster giving details of event speakers

Register free to be an NGO advocate for this and the whole of CSW65 (15th – 26th March) and all the NGO Parallel events click here

Wednesday 24th March Open meeting with SI Abergavenny Speaker: Heather Lewis of the Brave Bear Trust with a recap and update (contact SI Abergavenny for link details)

Find out how the book is helping children fight exploitation

Thursday 25th March Regional Programme Action Meeting Waiting room opens at 6.45 for 7pm

Bobbie Sheldrake and Club PA Officers

February 2021

Saturday 6th February SIWS Regional Meeting on Zoom

Waiting Room opens at 10 for coffee and chat. Meeting starts at 10.30am

Speaker Sharon Dixon, Leadership Development Coach and SI Bridgend President

“Good to Great – How do we make the transition as Clubs?”

January 2021

Monday 4th January Regional Executive meeting on Zoom

Waiting Room opens at 6.45pm for 7pm

Thursday 14th January Programme Action Officer’s meeting on Zoom

Waiting room opens at 6.45 for 7pm

Wednesday 20th January Regional Executive on Zoom

Waiting Room opens at 1.45pm for 2pm

Saturday 26th January AGM of “Number 63”

Waiting room opens at 1pm for 2pm. Personal and Club Shareholders may book a place from Sat 9th January until 2pm 16th January. Carwen Wynne Howells will be standing as a Trustee.

December

Saturday,

November 2020

Saturday 21st November 2.30 Webinar

Centenary “Plant trees for a brilliant future”

“Sustainable living, the way forward for the earth’s sake”

Saturday 28th November 10.30 on Zoom

SIWS Regional Meeting  (Waiting room opens at 10.am for 10.30)

“Brave teddy bear fights exploitation”

 

September 2020

Monday 7th September (Change of Date)

SIWS Regional Executive on Zoom, 7pm

Saturday 19th September (CHANGE of DATE) 10.30

  1. SIWS REGIONAL AGM and SPA award on ZOOM (Waiting room opens at 10am) with Speaker SIGBI President Elect Johanna Raffan