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Calendar of Events

November 2023 – December 2024
Business meetings on zoom will begin at 6pm

Supper/speaker meetings:
Please note unless otherwise stated all club  supper meetings begin at 7.30pm but where a meal is part of the meeting
then arrival is at 6.30pm and will be at St Swithuns School Winchester SO21 1HA
Supper meetings may change venue, see calendar date for details

Soroptimist International has consultative status at the United Nations. Our projects and activities link to the Sustainable Development Goals.

 

 

DATE

NOVEMBER

2-4  November – SIGBI conference London
20 November 6.30pm at St Swithuns School Winchester. Speaker meeting £11.50 meal with Alison Warren and Donna Coomb of Winchester Hospice

19 November Car boot sale Winchester 
24 November – Stall at Winchester Christmas Fair

25 November – Orange cafe at Projects

25 November to 10 December Orange campaign 16 days of activism to end Domestic Abuse towards Women
24 November – Spinnaker Tower illumination 25/25/26 November illumination of Guildhall and Winchester University

DECEMBER

4 December – business meeting zoom 6pm

10 December – Human Rights Day SDG10 Reduced Inequalities
18 December – Christmas meal event at Golden Lion 7pm

JANUARY

8 January – business meeting zoom 6pm

14 January – Region meeting on zoom 10-12

22 January – supper/Soroptimist Tomorrow/Projects meeting 6.30pm at Brendoncare Otterbourne SO21 2FL

25 January – Orange cafe at Projects

27 January – Holocaust Day

FEBRUARY

5 February – business meeting zoom 6pm
11 February – International Day of Women & Girls in Science SDG3 Good Health and Well-being
19 February – supper meeting 6.30pm

24 February – Orange cafe at Projects

MARCH

3 March – World Book Day
2 March 12 noon – Friendship Link zoom meeting apropos of International Womens Day
                             4  March – business meeting zoom 6pm    8 March – International Women’s Day SDG5 Gender Equality

11 – 22 March – CSW68 at the United Nations new York

17 March – Region meeting – West Downs Campus, Winchester University, Romsey Road, Winchester SO22 5FT

18 March – supper meeting 6.30pm with  PeaceJam at St Swithuns

25 March – Orange cafe at Projects

APRIL

8 April – supper meeting at 7pm with Rebecca Hayes from  Stop Domestic Abuse at Brendoncare Victoria Road
7 April – World Health Day SDG15 Life on Land
22 April – AGM on zoom        

25 April – Orange cafe at Projects          

MAY

13 May – business meeting f2f 6.30pm at Brendoncare Otterbourne SO21 2FL Jn 12 M3 – menu details on Slack under business meetings

19 May – Textiles for Africa Bluebell Tea 2.30 to 5pm Herriard         Contact Ellie ellieh8240@hotmail.co.uk for tickets – NB this has been postponed, new date tba

20 May – World Bee Day SDG16 Peace/Justice & strong Institutions

       21 May – coffee morning at Rick Stein Winchester 0930-1130

25 May – Orange cafe at Turtle Bay Winchester 1030-1230

JUNE

3 June – business meeting zoom 6pm
5 June – World Environment Day SDG13 Climate Action  SDG15 Life on Land
8 June – World Oceans Day SDG14 Life below Water

8 June – Region meeting venue QEII Country Park PO8 OQE with volunteering afternoon

17 June – supper meeting with Tracy Spring on ‘Rites for Girls’ mentoring at 6.30pm St Swithuns

16 June – Refuge picnic 12-3.15pm St Swithuns

25 June – Orange cafe at Projects

JULY

6 & 7 July Hat Fair stand 10am to 6pm
8 July – business meeting 6.30pm at Brendoncare Winchester

13 July – Soroptimist Day of Action – see Hat Fair
15 July – World Skills Day  SDG4 Quality Education

22 July – supper/speaker meeting cancelled

25 July – Orange cafe at Projects

27 July – Solar Tea link for details 

AUGUST

         5 August – business meeting zoom 6pm
19 August – Humanitarian Day SDG8 Decent work & Economic growth
24 August Tea at Herriard with SI Greater London

25 August – Tea, Rum and Chat at Turtle Bay Restaurant
26 August – Bank Holiday

SEPTEMBER

2 September – business meeting zoom 6pm

15 Region meeting St Swithuns
15 September – International Day of Democracy – All SDGs
16 September –  speaker meeting 6.30pm Member Jean Edwardes on her presentation of D-Day 

OCTOBER

7 October business meeting zoom 6pm             
16 October – World Food Day SDG2 Zero Hunger
21 – supper speaker meeting at Gina Bird KingsWorthy 6.30pm Ellen Evans
24 October – UN Day Building Back together for Peace & Prosperity

NOVEMBER

1-3 November SIGBI Conference Edinburgh
4 November – business meeting zoom 6pm
18 November – speaker meeting 6.30pm with Wendy Couchman on her book about Flora Twort

25 November – Orange campaign 16 days of activism to end Domestic Abuse towards Women

DECEMBER

2 December – business meeting zoom 6pm

7 December Winchester Christmas Fair

10 December – Human Rights Day SDG10 Reduced Inequalities
16 December – Christmas meal event 7pm

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