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As part of our ongoing commitment to improve the lives of women, CBN is sponsoring three years’ secondary education for Sibanda Thubelihle, an underprivileged girl in Zimbabwe. CBN are administering this sponsorship through the Alex Ruffell Memorial Fund set up by Sue Ford in memory of her son Alex, who contracted meningitis and died here in the UK while she and her husband were on holiday in Zimbabwe. As part of this work Sue has forged close links with Chidobe School.
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Caroline Rust kicked off CBN’s year with a challenge to members – to make 2007 our best year yet. Everyone who attended her session joined in with enthusiasm, trying out different methods for reflecting on the past and planning for the future. Here are some of the thoughts Caroline offered:
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Member News
Who used her virginity as a political weapon? Which unmarried mother and failed suicide became an eighteenth-century feminist pioneer? Who revolutionised medicine and went on to win the Nobel Prize – twice? Who challenged the prejudices of a nation by remaining seated on a bus?
CBN members Ros Horton and Sally Simmons, founders of Cambridge Editorial Partnership, recently launched their new book, Women Who Changed the World, in Cambridge.
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Diane Winkleby has been a member of The Fairhaven Singers for over 10 years. Under Musical Director Ralph Woodward, The Fairhaven Singers have earned a reputation for innovative programming and high-quality performances.
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Crosland Communications, based in Newmarket, is working with the School of Entrepreneurship (SEB) and Business at the University of Essex on its new Venture Academy series of events.
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Courtyard Communications is working with Nufarm UK Ltd to introduce Ragtime, the first spot treatment for Ragwort which can be used by non-professionals in paddocks.
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Member Profile
Introducing CBN member Samantha Salisbury, Director of Jonsam Events Ltd and Samantha Salisbury Weddings and her receipe for success.
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Grapevine is produced by an editorial board of cbn members (Ann Bonnett, Kate Kirk and Diane Winkleby). If you have any comments or suggestions for future features or would like to submit an article, then please contact Ann Bonnett ann@abcr8.co.uk. The views expressed in this newsletter do not necessarily represent those of CBN.
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Women who changed the world
Exciting venture for Crosland
