Soroptimist International Bath

Bath Club is part of the South West and Channel Islands region. The region has a stylish new website – have a look and see what is going on across our region. http://sigbi.org/swci/

Our recipe books are now on sale and have already raised more than £250. Recipes have been given by a number of famous local Bath and South West restaurants including River Cottage & Jamie’s Italian. Contact us if you would like a copy.

Bath Soroptimists held a Christmas Stall selling goodies made by members and their families on Saturday 3 December, raising more than £300 for Bath Young Carers.

Following our very successful lunch earlier this year with Christine Hamilton, we want to give everyone advance warning for the next one. Our 87th Annual Charter Lunch will be held on Sunday 12th February 2011 with our speaker, Bel Mooney. We will be returning to The Centurion Hotel in Midsomer Norton, near Bath. Cost £25.00. Please use the contact page to get in touch and get an application form.

Our recent collection at Prior Park Garden Centre raised £263 – thanks to all the helpers and the Garden Centre staff.

Our collection at the Prior Park Garden Centre over the weekend 24/25 September raised £267. Many thanks to the helpers and the Garden Centre for their help.

Our next fund raising venture will be a cookbook with recipes kindly donated from well known local restaurants, including Lucknam Park, The Olive Tree, The Circus, The Francis and a special one from our Charter Lunch speaker last year, Christine Hamilton. We’re hoping to have the book published in time for the Regional Meeting in November, so watch this space for more information. Any SI members with recipes should contact us on bath.soroptimists@gmail.com.

We recently made the local papers after presenting a cheque for £1,500 to Carol Dutton the Regional Care Advisor for Huntington’s Disease Association. The money will be used to support research but also to provide aid to local families. For more information, visit www.hda.org.uk.

SI Bath were very sad to hear of the deaths recently of Madeleine Davis and Ivor Roberts. Madeleine was a past President whilst Ivor had been our auditor for many years and had only just retired. We send our best wishes to their families. But both would have been very happy to know that the club continues its good work – and we raised £1500 for Huntingdon’s Disease. See more on our project page.

Our book sale on a cold wet Saturday raised £56 for Book Aid.