Photo by Rhona Kettle

This new development will allow the school to teach children where food comes from, alongside a nature project with a newly renovated pond.   Funds are scarce in this more deprived area of Warrington and consequently outdoor areas are often not developed.  SI Warrington has also donated outdoor play toys for this area and will be continuing to support the school in future.

Photo by Rhona Kettle

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The Soroptimist organisation worldwide works to support women and girls everywhere.  Its action programmes help them reach their full potential through Education, Empowerment and Enablement initiatives.

Contact us to find out about our work, and in particular what we are doing to ensure that Afghani women do not lose the hard-won freedoms they have gained.

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Member Julia Blair has made +500 masks for the charity “Masks for Refugees”, together with more than 50 ear savers, and is still sewing more!  Fantastic work Julia!!

Photo courtesy of Julia Blair

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Rhona Kettle with a car load of supplies ready for delivery

Another member, Julia Blair, has been a one-woman scrubs producer for Warrington hospital and care homes – she sourced the materials, made the patterns and sewed 16 tops and 12 pairs of trousers, together with 45 laundry wash bags.

Freshly-laundered scrubs produced by Julia Blair

Well done Rhona and Julia!

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Warrington Women’s Aid which supports families fleeing domestic abuse is a case in point.  We’ve been providing practical support to this independent charity for many years.

To help mitigate the impact of the pandemic, Club members rallied round and donated £250 and food, hygiene and household goods to the Women’s Refuge.

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We’re still knitting – apparently the demand at the hospital continues unabated!

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Annette’s presentation provided a shocking insight into both this insidious aspect of today’s society and the work of the Police, Border Control officers at ports and airports, and local social services all over the country, to identify victims and support them in reintegrating back into society. Also, the enormous challenges of tracking down the gang masters behind human trafficking in its various forms and the types of exploitation involved, such as prostitution, forced labour, domestic servitude, organ harvesting, forced crime, forced marriage and the drugs trade. A very difficult subject, and raising awareness is a major focus for Soroptimists everywhere.

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More than 20 sets of “Traffic Light Hats” (colour-coded woolly hats for newborns whose condition needs close watching in hospital, i.e. “red” “amber” or “green”) – in support of the Royal Mail/NHS project
Two dozen “Twiddle Muffs” – both knitted and sewn – for dementia sufferers at the Forget-Me-Not ward in Warrington Hospital
30 crotcheted cot blankets with matching hats for the local baby unit
A variety of toddler jumpers
Other items such as re-usable sanitary towels and breast pads, toy bags, teddy bear hand puppets
“Cocoons” for babies “born asleep”
Crafting is alive and well at SI Warrington and Liz’s coffee, tea and biscuits help the lively sessions along!

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