Recently a group of Penrith Soroptimists took on the challenge of walking six miles setting off at Midnight! It was all in aid of the Eden Valley Hospice, the Club’s chosen charity.

When the day came the weather was truly atrocious; in fact flood warnings had been issued for the area after several days of torrential rain.

However, the seven intrepid walkers were not deterred and set off, along with eight hundred other women (this Moonlight Memory Walk was for women only), and completed the route in less than two hours. No doubt the speed at which some completed the distance was encouraged by the relentless rain on the night.

The magnificent sum of £732 was raised by the team who dubbed themselves “The Sprightly Sisters”.

In the “Stand Up against Poverty” actions extending over the weekend of October 17-19 October, Soroptimist International Tynemouth, Whitley Bay and District thought of a time when they had been “without” food and decided to investigate food rationing during the war years.  On Monday 13 October members were led through the facts and figures of a week’s supply of rations; dried milk and eggs, the quantities of margarine, butter and sugar for a family for a week, as well as the companies who have survived that era.  Members then tasted some of the war time recipes and were surprised how flavoursome they were.  Spam and egg pie, potato cakes, egg less fruit cake, honey cakes were all on the menu.  One member recounted her mother remarking that “If you have rice, eggs and potatoes, you can make anything!”  However, members were left with a challenge!  Can anyone produce marzipan without almonds?  Can it be done? Have you a recipe? 

Raising awareness of head and neck cancers

60’s night

With band ‘Flash Back’

Thursday 27^th November 2008

7.30 – 11.30pm

Spennymoor Town Hall

Spennymoor, Co. Durham

Tickets £8.50 including buffet

Licensed bar

Raffle

Tickets from:

John Welsh, Jeweller, Spennymoor Town Hall

Or please call Pam Cooper on 01642 531109

Your support for this cancer campaign is appreciated.

Good news from SI South Shields :
 
The proceeds from our recent coffee morning were  £133.00 -   Carol Burn hosted the event and has to admit it wasn’t just a coffee morning but a chance to have a glass of Bucks Fizz - well you can’t miss an opportunity.

5th Jan Sue Sinclair The Spirit of the Andes

19th Jan Business meeting

2nd Feb TBA

16th Feb Business meeting and charity cheque handover

2nd March Friendship evening

16th March Business meeting

20th April AGM

12th Jan New Year Supper

27th Jan Mock Court, Council Chambers Town Hall Darlington

9th Feb Programme Action

24th Feb Speaker Patricia Gatherum, Northern Region Quadrennial Ambassador for Project SIerra.

7th March Day of Service

9th March President’s Choice

24th March “Meet the Professionals” Dolphin Centre

14th April AGM

14th Jan Business meeting

28th Jan Supper Evening and Auction of unwanted Christmas presents

11th Feb Business meeting

25th Feb Supper Evening

11th March Business meeting

25th March Supper Evening

8th April Business meeting

22nd April AGM

22^nd Jan Meal and Speaker Kath Mannion, changes in the North East maternity services

24^th Jan New Year Auction and light lunch hosted by Kath Shearer

26^th Feb Meal and Speaker

26^th March Meal and Speaker, Isabel Quinn on end of life issues

23^rd April AGM

7^th Dec Victorian Faye Keswick

11^th Dec Christmas Meal (tbc)

2009

22^nd Jan Philomena Morley, life for women and children in Ghana

19^th Feb Jane Hastings, Regional President

7 or 8 March International Women Day – Pamper event

19^th March Programme Action for World Water Day

16^th April AGM