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July 2025 – Plastic-Free – Cyber crime – Cervical cancer

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Plastic-Free July

This month is Plastic-Free July –  Will you take the challenge and reduce the plastic you use?  Fill in the survey  here:  https://www.plasticfreejuly.org/

Cyber Crime

A representative of Thames Valley Police South East Cyber Crime Unit came to the July Social Meeting.  She told us how widespread cyber crime is and what we can all do about it:

  • Use strong, unique passwords  and think about using a password manager
  • *Always use Two Step Verification (2SV, 2FA, MFA)*
  • Think before you click and email link
  • Consider data back-ups and update devices/software promptly
  • Use privacy settings – especially on Social Media (to reduce giving information to attacker

Report a scam/phishing:

  • Send an SMS to 7726 – the message will alert your provider to investigate
  • Send an email to report@phishing.gov.uk

Useful links:

The South East Cyber Crime Unit webinars are there to help: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/police-south-east-cyber-crime-unit-77121396093

Soroptimist Day of Action – 12 July

In June we donated £120 to the Shifa Swimming for Women Project

On 12 July we supported the Shifa Fair at Trinity Methodist Church, Woking. The Fair raised funds for the Swimming for Women Project.

Woking Soroptimists aim to continue to help life-saving and life-changing projects for women

Cervical Cancer

There is a vaccine against human papillomavirus that protects against health problems later in life. in The World Health Organisation recommends 90% of people at risk should be vaccinated.  Surrey is below the target.

The national federation, SIGBI, gives us this useful information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In response to an inquiry from Woking Soroptimists, local MP Will Forster has written to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care about the measures to be taken to improve the vaccine rate.

SI Southern England Regional Meetings

Salisbury Soroptimists organised an excellent Regional Meeting in June in Salisbury. The theme was ‘Women Inspiring Women’.  SI Salisury’s research project on inspiring local women of the past was…inspiring!

We look forward to the next Regional Meeting in September. SI Woking will host and we look forward to gaining more insight and inspiration from our sister Soroptimists across the region.