{"id":6669,"date":"2026-06-30T20:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T19:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/winchester-and-district\/?p=6669"},"modified":"2026-06-30T20:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T19:23:09","slug":"refuge-summer-picnic-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/winchester-and-district\/2026\/06\/30\/refuge-summer-picnic-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Refuge Summer Picnic 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">SI Winchester once again held a summer picnic for the families staying at the refuge. We had perfect weather and the event was enjoyed by all. The ladies chatted over coffee and goodies to eat while the children had fun using play equipment and interacting with the St Swithun\u2019s girls. The Soroptimists present are pictured beside our banner and the picnic spread, they are Jennifer, Gina, Julie, Helen and Denise. It was lovely that our newest member Denise, who joined us only this week was able to attend. All of us always enjoy the picnic as much as the families and this time we were particularly delighted to watch the independence and growing confidence of the children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Huge thanks go to St Swithuns School for allowing us to host the event, especially the Chaplain Paul, also in the main picture. Paul will be retiring this year. We worked out that we have now held at least 12 of these picnics. Pictured also are 4 of the senior girls, 2 of whom lead on the school\u2019s charity and community commitment; all of whom gave excellent support. Finally a special acknowledgement for Jennifer who liaises and organises the day; always a thoroughly worthwhile experience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/winchester-and-district\/files\/2026\/06\/Refuge-2026-girls.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6671\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/winchester-and-district\/files\/2026\/06\/Refuge-2026-girls-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"373\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/winchester-and-district\/files\/2026\/06\/Refuge-2026-girls-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/winchester-and-district\/files\/2026\/06\/Refuge-2026-girls.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SI Winchester once again held a summer picnic for the families staying at the refuge&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":922,"featured_media":6670,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-club-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Refuge Summer Picnic 2026 | News | Blog | Events | SI Winchester and District<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SI Winchester and District : Blog &amp; News : Refuge Summer Picnic 2026 : Keep up to date with the latest news, articles and events from the Soroptimists of SI Winchester and District . 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