Soroptimist International (SI) Bangor & District celebrated their 75th anniversary recently with an afternoon tea.

President Marianne extended a warm welcome to members and guests to the celebration afternoon tea, which was held at Storiel Bangor on 5 March. 

The guests included Cllr Elin Walker Jones – Mayor of City of Bangor; Regional President Janet Murfin; President Sandra Snow together with a member from SI Llandudno; SI South Caernarfonshire – Mary Rickards and Jane Williams; Honorary Members Enid Griffith and Mair Jones OBE.

The club was chartered in 1948 under the presidency of Mrs Gladys Emyr Hughes and a very interesting Exhibition is now on show at the Storiel Museum in Bangor.

A spokesperson for SI Bangor & District said: “Special thanks to Helen Gwefryl and Dion Hamer at Storiel who have provided invaluable help in supporting this Exhibition. 

“The Exhibition will be live at Storiel until end of April. We do hope the lical community, family and friends will visit the Museum and hopefully encourage potentially new members to SI Bangor.

“The Centrepiece of the Exhibition is The Time Capsule which was commissioned by President Wendy in 1998. The capsule was designed and created by Mr. Simon Temblett, who studied graphic design at Parc Menai College in 1998. 

“It depicts branches of a tree, supporting an egg. The tree represents Mother Earth and the past and the egg is a symbol of the future. This seemed to be an appropriate design to mark the milestone of our Club as we prepared to move into the new millennium. 

“Items representing the activities of the club over the past 50 years were placed in the capsule. To mark the end of our 75th Anniversary year, the time capsule was re-opened on 5th March 2024 and its contents were revealed. 

“One new item was added to the capsule’s contents and all will be displayed until the end of April before being resealed. The capsule will not be opened again until the centenary of the club in 2048.  A lovely afternoon tea was then enjoyed by everyone who attended the event.” 

For further information on SI Bangor & District please contact: Vikkijwilliams@gmail.com