The local branch of the global women’s organisation, Soroptimist International St Albans & District, held an inspirational “Join Women on the Bridge” event to mark InternationalWomen’s Day on March 10, Mother’s Day.
The crowds gathered on the bridge over the boating lake in Verulamium Park in St Albans in spite of the cold, making a “Stand for Peace and an End to Violence Against Women and Girls”. People wore white as a sign of peace and the bridge was a symbol of people joining together around the world united in a common cause.
The Mayor of St Albans, Councillor Eileen Harris attended. There were short speeches, and the Mayor said how much she admired the work of Soroptimists and organisations like the St Albans & Hertsmere Women’s Refuge. There was coffee, networking and a welcome warm up afterwards at the nearby Inn on the Park Café.
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