About the bristol club

We have a membership of about 40 representing a wealth of background and expertise: 

For example we have an Aromatherapist, Architect, Carer, Financial Fraud Investigator, Fundraiser, General Practitioner, Headmistress, Horticultural Statistician, Icecream Manufacturer,  Magistrate, Orthoptist, School Governor, Underwriter and University Lecturer .

Meetings

  Club meetings are held at 7 pm on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month in central Bristol.

  The 2nd Monday is a speaker meeting (with a meal available after 6 pm) and the 4th Monday is a business meeting.

  We can attend meetings of any other club in any Federation as well as our own should we be away from home.

A Pyramid of Shoes was built at the premises of the Avon Fire and Rescue Services at Temple Back, Bristol on 31 October 2006

The aim was to raise awareness of land mine casualties with each shoe symbolising a limb lost to Cluster Bombs and Landmines. The project received recognition at the International Soroptimist Convention in Glasgow, August 2007.

The event was publicised in local schools and  the general public took part, and we built an enormous pyramid. Afterwards the shoes were donated to a third world charity or recycled.

Our programme for 2007 - 2008 includes:

     Mock interviews at local schools

     Continuing support for a women's refuge

     Music for a Summer Evening - a fund raising concert for this year's charity, the Princess Royal Trust for Carers

     Collecting for Lord Mayor's Appeal after a performance of "The Messiah"

     A light-hearted talk - "Books behind bars" - prisoners are a captive audience!

We do not neglect the fun and friendship of Soroptimism and this is reflected in our programme and in other informal occasions.

What does it Cost to be a Member?

Our membership fee for 2007 - 2008 is £115  - or £ 2.21p per week

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