About the bristol club

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 6.30 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.

We have a membership of over 30 representing a wealth of background and expertise. For example we have an Engineer, Financial Fraud Investigator, Fundraiser, General Practitioner, Graphics Designer, Headmistress, Horticultural Statistician, Icecream Manufacturer,  Magistrate, Orthoptist, School Governor, Solicitor, Underwriter and University Lecturer .

Our LOCAL programme for 2010 - 2011 includeD:

   EVENTS:

      90^th Birthday commemorative service in the Lord Mayor's Chapel followed by tea in the hotel across         
                        College Green - that was where our club began

      A friendship weekend later in the year to celebrate our 90 years

      Contract Bridge Day in aid of Cystic Fibrosis (that year's charity) 

      Federation Conference in Manchester where one of our members was the Organiser and another was the
                        Designer

      Region Conference

      Pudding and Pimms party to raise funds for our ongoing Learning in Lima project

      A fashion show on the eve of International Women's Day in aid of Cystic Fibrosis

   SPEAKER MEETINGS included:

       Cystic Fibrosis Trust - our local charity for the year

      Military Artist

      Life and times of Flanders and Swan

      Sugar and Spice and All Things Nice

      A policeman's Wife and Other Roles

   ONGOING INTERESTS:

      Mock interviews at local schools

     Continuing support for a women's refuge

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

We do not neglect the fun and friendship of Soroptimism and this is reflected in our programme and in other informal occasions as well as joining with other clubs for their events.

     Interested?  Would you like to know more?

         Then contact ...

   07806702225