Loughborough Soroptimists

11/09/2026

Did you know?

80% of women in the UK have experienced harassment in public spaces.

88% of people in the UK have experienced some form of unwanted behaviour on public transport in the past five years.

The most common behaviours include staring, intimidatingly sitting or standing too close, and verbal abuse — according to research by L’Oréal Paris and the Suzy Lamplugh Trust .

You can learn how to recognise harassment and support women safely by joining a free 30-minute training webinar: Stand Up Against Harassment, offered by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust in partnership with L’Oréal Paris.

This training empowers you to act as an active bystander when you witness harassment — without putting yourself at risk.

🎥 Watch the launch video by L’Oréal here: https://youtu.be/pcVUvFEPjas.

Soroptimists continue to take action to improve women’s safety in our communities.

Learn more about our work: sigbi.org/what-we-do/our-work/womens-safety.

11/09/2026

We had our summer garden party recently, hosted by members Pamela Horsepool and Kathleen Emily Shanks . It was a lovely day with great food and company, as well as raising money for our chosen charity - Living without Abuse. Thank you to all who came!

04/09/2026

Did you know?

80% of in the UK have experienced in public spaces.

88% of people in the UK have experienced some form of unwanted behaviour on public transport in the past 5 years.

The most common behaviours include staring, intmidatingly sitting or standing too close, and verbal abuse - according to research by L'Oréal Paris Paris and the Suzy Lamplugh Trust.

You can learn how to recognise and support safely by joining a free 30-minute training webinar; Stand Up Against Harassment, offered by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust in partnership with L'Oréal Paris.

This training empowers you to act as an active bystander when you witness Harassment- without putting yourself at risk.
🎥 Watch the launch video by L'Oréal Paris here:
https://youtu.be/pcVUvFEPjas

http://standup-canada.com/L'Oréal Paris has launched an initiative...

11/07/2026

Beautiful morning at our fund raising event for Living without Abuse, and especially our member Becky who did her personal best at the parkrun!

03/06/2026

03/06/2026

Do you ever worry that your children or grandchildren might be in an unhealthy relationship?

Every young person deserves a relationship built on respect, trust and safety — free from abuse. Talking openly about what’s healthy, reasonable and acceptable is one of the most effective ways to prevent harm before it starts.

Simple tools can help start those conversations. Resources like the Loves Me / Loves Me Not bookmarks, shared by many Soroptimist clubs in their communities, have become powerful conversation starters for young people and families alike.

Women’s Aid has also produced some excellent information on healthy relationships here.

Soroptimists continue to take action to improve women’s safety in our communities.
Learn more about our work: sigbi.org/what-we-do/our-work/womens-safety.

Our Work on Women's Safety : Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI) call for the creation of a Women's Minister.

03/05/2026

Every day, women and girls across the UK experience abuse, but abusive behaviours can be hard to spot. They are often pretending to be something else. Control is camouflaging as care. Manipulation is mistaken for love. Sinister behaviours can slip by unnoticed.
It’s time to see these behaviours for what they are. Abuse.
Soroptimists say NO to Violence against Women and Girls!

03/05/2026

Spring round up of activities from Loughborough SI.

17/11/2025

This weekend at our regional meeting we had a Christmas market style set up with stalls selling Christmas gifts and items. Here's a picture of our stall.