Diary of events
Diary of Events
Supper Evening
Thursday 24th July 2008. Supper at The Bell, Welford on Avon. 7.30pm. Friends and family welcome. Pre-booking essential.
Shakespeare Hospice
Thursday 7th August 2008. Club meeting at St Andrew’s Parish Centre. 7.30pm. Speaker Dr Paul Ong from The Shakespeare Hospice.
Fundraising Event
Saturday 16th August 2008. Proposed date for fundraiser in aid of The Shakespeare Hospice. More details later.
Stratford Flower Club
Thursday 4th September 2008. Club meeting at St Andrew’s Parish Centre. 7.30pm. Demonstration of flower arranging by members of Stratford Flower Club.
River Trip
Thursday 11th September 2008. An evening river cruise aboard The Countess of Evesham including supper on board. Friends and family welcome. More details later. Pre-booking is essential.
Regional Project Cinema Evening
Saturday 20th September 2008. A gala showing of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” to be held at the Spa Centre, Leamington Spa. Tickets £20 to include a buffet supper at 6.30pm followed by the film at 7.45pm. Proceeds in aid of the regional project Fresh Start Uganda. Friends and family welcome. Pre-booking is essential.
Coffee Morning
Saturday 20th September 2008. Coffee morning to raise funds for Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Appeal. More details later.
United Nations World Day of Peace
Sunday 21st September 2008. Members will light candles in various local churches to mark the International Day of Peace.
Business Meeting
Thursday 2nd October 2008. Club meeting at St Andrew’s Parish Centre. 7.30pm. A business meeting at which the motions to be put before the Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI) 74th Federation Conference will be discussed.
Federation Conference
Thursday 30th October - Saturday 1st November 2008. To be held in Barbados. Pre-booking is essential.
Category Talk
Thursday 6th November 2008. Club meeting at St Andrew’s Parish Centre. 7.30pm. One of our newer members will talk about her work and career.
Christmas Bring and Share Supper
Thursday 4th December 2008. Club Christmas celebration at St Andrew’s Parish Centre. 7.30pm. There will be a raffle in aid of the International President’s Human Rights Day Appeal. Friends and family welcome. More details later. Pre-booking is essential.
Pensions and Benefits
Thursday 22nd January 2009. Club meeting at St Andrew’s Parish Centre. 7.30pm. Guest speaker to talk on pensions and benefits. Please note the date of this meeting. There will be no meeting on the first Thursday in January.
Senior Members Evening
Thursday 5th February 2009. Club meeting at St Andrew’s Parish Centre. 7.30pm. There will be a presentation by some of the senior members of the club. More details later.
Fair Trade
Thursday 5th March 2009. Club meeting at St Andrew’s Parish Centre. 7.30pm. Speaker from the Fair Trade Movement.
Fair Trade Coffee Morning
Saturday 7th March 2009. A Fairtrade Coffee Morning to mark the Soroptimist Saturday of Service. More details later.
Bangers and Mash Lunch
Saturday 28th March 2009. St Andrew’s Parish Centre. Our annual fundraising event in aid of The Shakespeare Hospice. Friends and family welcome. More details later.
Annual General Meeting
Thursday 2nd April 2009. Club meeting at St Andrew’s Parish Centre. 7.30pm. President Ann Prentice will hand over the chain of office to President Elect Susan Bruce and other club officers will be elected.
50th Charter Anniversary Lunch
Sunday 7th June 2009. Lunch at Ardencote Manor to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the chartering of the club. Friends and family welcome. More details later. Pre-booking essential.
Friendship Weekend
Friday 11th September - Sunday 13th September 2009. More details later.
Charity Concert
Saturday 14th November 2009. In aid of Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance. More details later.