SI Heswall and District Diary
Our regular meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month except August.
Regular meetings are held at :
The Grange Country Club
Liverpool Road
Neston
At Heswall we enjoy a lively programmme.The second Thursday is a dinner/speaker meeting, which is both informative and enjoyable. Members enjoy catching up with old and new friends as the social committee take the opportunity to change seating plan each month.
DINNER/SPEAKER MEETINGS 2nd Thursday of the month
Dinner at 7.30 pm followed by a speaker
BUSINESS MEETINGS 4th Thursday of the month at 8pm.
Federation/Regional correspondence, Programme Action, Other business relating to the club subcommittees and members.
DRESS CODE:Informal
SERVICE PROJECTS
In addition to our regular programme we also participate in
a number of Service Projects e.g. beach cleaning at Thurstaston, afternoons for the elderly and housebound and tending the garden at Elm House Breastcare Centre.
FUND RAISING AND SOCIAL EVENTS
Fund Raising and Social Events are held throughout the year.
Holistic health care
Type of meeting: Speaker Meeting
Date: 10 January 2008
Time: 19:30
Venue: The Grange
After dinner Hilary Andrews will talk to us about Holistic health care as part of Mental well being.
Club, Regional and National Business
Type of meeting: Business Meeting
Date: 24 January 2008
Time: 20:00
Venue: The Grange
to be announced
Type of meeting: Speaker Meeting
Date: 14 February 2008
Time: 20:00
Venue: The Grange
Club, Regional and National Business
Type of meeting: Business Meeting
Date: 28 February 2008
Time: 20:00
Venue: The grange
Club Charity Dinner
Type of meeting: Presentation of cheques to the Presidents Chariites
Date: 13 March 2008
Time: 19:30
Venue: The Grange
after dinner representatives of St John's Hospice, Advocacy in Wirral, the Charles Thompson Mission and Zaffe Clinic will receive cheques.
Club, Regional and National Business
Type of meeting: Business Meeting
Date: 27 March 2008
Time: 20:00
Venue: The Grange
Old Friend's Social
Type of meeting: Service event
Date: 5 April 2008
Time: 14:00
Venue: St. John's Church Hall, Frankby
Members transport elderly and housebound folk to an afternoon of entertainment and tea
AGM & Change of Insignia
Type of meeting: AGM
Date: 10 April 2008
Time: 20:00
Venue: The Grange
After our AGM our new president Ann McKillop will take office for the coming year.
Heswall Charities Fair
Type of meeting: service and fund raising
Date: 12 April 2008
Time: 10:00
Venue: Heswall Hall
Members sell lunches (12-2pm) to the public and stall holders.
Preparation of sandwiches and ploughmans lunches 10.00
Club, Regional and National Business
Type of meeting: Business Meeting
Date: 24 April 2008
Time: 20:00
Venue: The Grange
Children with Special Needs
Type of meeting: Speaker Meeting
Date: 8 May 2008
Time: 19:30
Venue: The Grange
Brenda Stephens will be our first speaker on our President's theme of People with disabilities.
Beatties
Type of meeting: Social and Fund Raising
Date: 15 May 2008
Time: 18:30
Venue: Beatties in Birkenhead
A meal in the restaurant followed by a fashion show and make-up demonstration.
My Life With Animals
Type of meeting: Business meeting with Speaker
Date: 22 May 2008
Time: 20:00
Venue: The Grange
Samina Farouki will speak about her life with animals.Followed by club, regional and national business.
Disability Employment Advisor
Type of meeting: Speaker Meeting
Date: 12 June 2008
Time: 19:30
Venue: The Grange
Dinner followed by a speaker, M L Warren who is a Disability Employment Advisor.
Enjoy your work
Type of meeting: business meeting with supper
Date: 26 June 2008
Time: 19:00
Venue: Pam Dowell's home
bring a dish and enjoy supper while we conduct our business meeting
Friends Housing Project
Type of meeting: Speaker Meeting
Date: 10 July 2008
Time: 20:00
Venue: The Grange, Thornton Hough
Sue Gladden and Pat Ward will talk about a sheltered housing project, in Spital, for young people with disabilities.
Strawberries and Bubbly
Type of meeting: social/fund raising event
Date: 13 July 2008
Time: 15:00
Venue: Ann Rowe's home
an afternoon of fun and frienship helped along by starwberries and bubbly.
Club, Regional and National Business
Type of meeting: Business Meeting
Date: 24 July 2008
Time: 20:00
Venue: The Grange
an evening of update to Soroptimists' work.
PHAB
Type of meeting: Dinner and speaker meeting
Date: 11 September 2008
Time: 19:30
Venue: The Grange
dinner followed by a speaker about the work of PHAB (Physically Handicapped and Able Bodied)
friendship Evening
Type of meeting: Business and Friendship evening
Date: 25 September 2008
Time: 20:00
Venue: The Grange
Retired Friends Social Event
Type of meeting: Service Event
Date: 27 September 2008
Time: 14:00
Venue: St John's Church Hall, Frankby
an afternoon of entertainment with a delicious tea
Quiz ight and supper
Type of meeting: Fund raising and fun
Date: 4 October 2008
Time: 19:30
Venue: All Saints Parish Hall, Thornton Hough
Quiz night with a supper. Fun and friendship and a chance to exercise your memory!
Chocolate Evening
Type of meeting: Speaker Meeting
Date: 9 October 2008
Time: 20:00
Venue: The Grange
A talk, demonstration and tasting given by Sargeants of Hoylake.
President's Dinner
Type of meeting: annual dinner with speaker
Date: 11 October 2008
Time: 19:30
Venue: The Grange
Quiz night and supper
Type of meeting: Socail and Fund raising
Date: 18 October 2008
Time: 19:30
Venue: thornton hogh Parish Hall
a fun quiz night and supper -all welcome - members, family, friends etc
Quiz night and supper
Type of meeting: Social and Fund raising
Date: 18 October 2008
Time: 19:30
Venue: Thornton Hough Parish Hall
a fun quiz night and supper -all welcome - members, family, friends etc
Club, Regional and National Business
Type of meeting: Business Meeting
Date: 23 October 2008
Time: 20:00
Venue: The Grange
discussion and voting on motions for the Annual Conference in Barbados and our usual business.
SIGBI Conference Barbados
Type of meeting: Conference
Date: 30 October 2008
Time: 09:00
Venue: The Hilton, Barbados
some of our members will be attending the conference
St John's Hospice
Type of meeting: Speaker Meeting
Date: 13 November 2008
Time: 20:00
Venue: The Grange
Learn more about the work of St John's Hospice for whom we were able to buy 2 new syringe drivers earlier this year.
Barbados Conference report
Type of meeting: Business Meeting
Date: 27 November 2008
Time: 20:00
Venue: The Grange
Club, Regional and National Business with a report from our members who attended the the conference in Barbados.
International Evening and Dinner
Type of meeting: speaker and dinner meeting
Date: 11 December 2008
Time: 19:30
Venue: The Grange
Our annual International Evening dinner and speaker.
Muscular Dystrophy
Type of meeting: Speaker Meeting
Date: 8 January 2009
Time: 20:00
Venue: The Grange Thornton Hough
Continuing President Ann's theme of 'People with disabilities@