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Salsa & Bachata

May 17 @ 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM

Join us every Saturday for a fun and empowering Salsa & Bachata dance class with Ohla! Express yourself and have fun, with some great company! Classes are designed to boost your mood and leave you feeling energised. You’ll learn some new moves and styles for women, with an experienced instructor. Every Saturday from 2.30pm to 4pm, until May. Classes are £5 per session, but your first class is FREE!!  

Register in advance at Nottingham Women’s Centre Reception, call 0115 941 1475 or email reception@nottinghamwomenscentre.com. Or just turn up on the day!

Any questions? Call Olha for further information on 07867 292 660.

FAQs

It would be helpful if you could book in advance at Nottingham Women’s Centre Reception, call 0115 941 1475 or email reception@nottinghamwomenscentre.com.

Your first class will be FREE, but following classes will cost £5.00 each.

No, but wear clothes and footwear that you can dance in!

Your first class will be FREE, but following classes will cost £5.00 each.

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Warm Space for Women launches at NWC

Nottingham Women’s Centre launches Warm Space for Women, supported by John Lewis Nottingham.

Nottingham Women’s Centre and John Lewis have partnered to launch the Centre’s newly revamped ‘Welcome Space’. It’s now officially designated as a Warm Space for Women, ahead of the coldest winter months. We’re offering a warm, safe, and comfortable space for women to access right in Nottingham’s City Centre. The Warm Space will be open for all women from Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm, at Nottingham Women’s Centre’s 30 Chaucer Street home and hub.

A dedicated team from John Lewis Nottingham has reimagined and refreshed the Centre’s main space. There’s a warmer, more inviting atmosphere for all women to access. The space will be open to any woman during the day. Hot drinks, books from our Library, and the many activities and services that run from the Centre offer home comforts and connection. The Centre’s hot shower and laundry facilities are also available to women. And a bookable, fully equipped kitchen provides a resource for women to cook meals for themselves and their families.

Louisa Mathews, CEO of Nottingham Women’s Centre said,

We are delighted to be able to offer all women a Warm Space this winter. We are so grateful to John Lewis for giving our space a makeover. We know that there are many reasons women might need somewhere warm to go to. From not being able to afford to turn the heating on, to homelessness, or unsafe accommodation. We invite any woman who needs a space during the day to just come in, grab a cuppa, and make themselves at home.

Jessica Faflik, Community Liaison Coordinator at John Lewis Nottingham said,

Thank you to the incredible team of Home Designers, whose vision and dedication have transformed this space into a warm, welcoming environment for the women who use the Centre. We have loved working with the Centre, and are excited to see this refreshed space being used as a dedicated “Warm Space” for all the women of Nottingham.

The space was officially launched in the presence of partners and local businesses on Tuesday 26th November, with press and media invited to join.

Find NWC’s Warm Space for Women

Visit us

Nottingham Women’s Centre,
30 Chaucer Street,
Nottingham,
NG1 5LP

You don’t need an appointment to visit the Centre. Women are welcome to come and use our Warm Space and Library at anytime during our opening hours, which are Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm.

Find Warm Space for Women on Google Maps

Nottingham Women’s Centre’s building and phone line closes at 4pm on Tuesday 24th December & re-opens on Thursday 2nd January 2025 at 9am. More info on our closure dates here: Winter Support

Women Write Poetry Workshop (TBC)

December 22 @ 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

A friendly creative atmosphere, a safe space to have your say, where women are encouraged to explore their creativity to produce poetry, for all levels. We will also look at
poetry structures; bring along your favourite published poems to discuss. There are no
rules, just respect.

The group meets in person and using Zoom, so you may need to have Internet access and a quiet space to participate.

More info & FAQs
Free

Nottingham Women’s Centre

Women Write Poetry Workshop

June 23 @ 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

A friendly creative atmosphere, a safe space to have your say, where women are encouraged to explore their creativity to produce poetry, for all levels. We will also look at
poetry structures; bring along your favourite published poems to discuss. There are no
rules, just respect.

The group meets in person and using Zoom, so you may need to have Internet access and a quiet space to participate.

More info & FAQs
Free

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Own My Life (Summer 2025 Term)

June 13 @ 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM

The Own My Life programme with JUNO Women’s Aid is an innovative, creative and educational 12-week course for women. It supports women to regain ownership of their lives when they have been subjected to abuse or violence by a partner. 

The course uses multimedia content to explain complex concepts about trauma and abuse in easy to understand video clips which evidence how popular culture reinforces or perpetuates:

  • Sexism.
  • Rape culture.
  • Violence.
  • Misogyny.
  • Disrespect in relationships.
  • Abusive behaviour.

The course explores how women can regain ownership of their lives including owning their mind, body, choices, relationships, world and feelings.

To book please contact NWC Reception on 0115 941 1475 or reception@nottinghamwomenscentre.com.

Upcoming events:

FREE

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Starting Your Own Business

June 11 @ 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Starting you own business

This course is for those who are looking to start their own business.

• Build your confidence and self-belief to pursue your vision.

• Tools to manage stress and navigate running your own business.

• Set goals and access the support to make them a reality.

• FREE course – 10 sessions – women only.

Book your place at: www.scla.org.uk/courses

For more information contact: Chloe on 07399 630 885 or chloe@scla.org.uk

Eligibility: 16+ and Nottingham City Resident

Delivered by:

Second Chance Learning

equipped2succeed

FREE Nottingham City Residents

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Own My Life (Autumn & Winter 2025 Term)

September 8 @ 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM

The Own My Life programme with JUNO Women’s Aid is an innovative, creative and educational 12-week course for women. It supports women to regain ownership of their lives when they have been subjected to abuse or violence by a partner. 

The course uses multimedia content to explain complex concepts about trauma and abuse in easy to understand video clips which evidence how popular culture reinforces or perpetuates:

  • Sexism.
  • Rape culture.
  • Violence.
  • Misogyny.
  • Disrespect in relationships.
  • Abusive behaviour.

The course explores how women can regain ownership of their lives including owning their mind, body, choices, relationships, world and feelings.

Bookings are open for this course during early October. Please contact NWC Reception on 0115 941 1475 or reception@nottinghamwomenscentre.com.

This course will run again in January 2026 for those who were not able to join this year.

Upcoming events:

FREE

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Women’s Health Matters at Nottingham Women’s Centre

Nottingham Women’s Centre is thrilled to be hosting the Women’s Health Matters series of workshops and events, funded by the Women’s Health Community Fund, run by Wellbeing of Women and Holland & Barrett.

Nottingham Women’s Centre’s Women’s Health Matters project aims to bring education, empowerment & awareness to women about their health and well-being. Women’s Health Matters is here for you, because your health is so important. We’re here to increase knowledge and raise awareness about women’s health issues. We’re creating spaces for conversation to break down barriers. Together, we’ll smash taboos about gynaecological health! And we’re here to listen to your lived experiences on these matters too. 

Louisa Matthews, CEO of Nottingham Women’ Centre said:  

“We are delighted to receive funding from the Women’s Health Community Fund. This money will help us to ensure that we can reach more women in the communities that we work with, to provide education and empowerment on gynaecological health. We are excited to create space for important conversations, remove stigma and to celebrate women’s bodies and health.  

Our workshops will give women the opportunity to feel seen and heard, and feedback to us on what topics are the most important to them. Thank you to Holland & Barrett, and Wellbeing of Women for the grant!”

Janet Lindsay, Chief Executive of Wellbeing of Women, comments:  

I am thrilled to continue our partnership with Holland & Barrett and the important work that we are doing to improve women’s health education across the life-course from within local communities working with marginalised women. This aligns closely to the work that our Health Collective is doing to give a voice to women from marginalised communities, enable them to influence policy and provide a space for them to share experiences and solutions to common problems. 

This new funding initiative will enable grassroots organisations to reach more women from marginalised communities. From periods to menopause, the workshops being funded by the Women’s Health Community Fund will provide critical resources, education, and support, fostering an environment where every woman can thrive and be heard.

Clare Stafford, Director of Communications at Holland & Barrett said:  

We’ve already seen the huge impact that community-based projects like Women’s Health Matters can make, so we’re pleased to be able to offer much needed support and funding in partnership with Wellbeing of Women. At Holland & Barrett, we are on a mission to increase education and access to women’s health, break down stigmas, and offer women a safe space to go for support at all life-stages from menstruation to menopause and beyond.

The fund, which has committed a total of £75,000 since September 2023, forms part of Holland & Barrett’s ‘Women’s Wellness Commitment’.  

NWC Policy Updates – Election Edition: Summer 2024

The year 2024 brought with it local and general elections across the country. For people in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, this included a unique opportunity to elect the first ever Mayor for the East Midlands Combined County Authority, and a Police and Crime Commissioner. A hugely important local election that will shape the lives of local communities for decades to come!

Nottingham Women’s Centre is excited to bring you this Election Edition of our policy updates, featuring our election campaign and current issues on our radar!

1. What We’re Working On

Prosecution for School Non-Attendance and Impact on Women

Prosecuting parents for their children’s non-attendance in school is yet another government intervention that has failed to consider and support the intersecting needs and experiences of women. In previous research by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, 71% of the 16,406 people prosecuted for truancy in 2017 were women, 74% of those convicted were women, 80% of those given a suspended sentence were women, 83% of those given a community order were women, and nine of the ten people sent to prison were women.

Recently, through our Ministry of Justice project, Nottingham Women’s Centre has seen several women prosecuted and fined with huge sums of up to £2500 for their children’s absence from school. These women are often single mothers with no previous prosecutions. Our preliminary findings show significant negative impact, evidenced in the experiences of these women. These impacts include enormous financial pressure in the current high cost of living, damaged parent-child relationship, negative barriers to work due to a criminal record, and separation from children due to prison custody.

In the words of one woman:

I was trying to change jobs during the time and my new employer asked me, ‘What were you sentenced for?’

Another woman told us:

My daughter is being bullied in school and I have to choose between watching her get bullied and self-harm as a result, or face prosecution.

Research shows that reasons for school absences – which includes bullying, and lack of support for children’s mental health – are often beyond the control of parents/mothers and require a holistic and supportive approach, rather than the current punitive stance.

Our Actions

We have steered strategic meetings with Nicholas Lee (Director of Education, Nottingham City Council) and Councillor Cheryl Bernard (Executive Member for Children, Young People and Education), Councillor Georgia Power (Bestwood ward) and MP Nadia Whittome towards driving crucial change to support women and parents towards improving school attendance.

Following this, in February MP Nadia Whittome submitted two written parliamentary questions regarding school places and the waiting times for Special Educational Needs (SEN) Assessment which impacts on school non-attendance.

As part of our campaign on school non-attendance, we will be running listening sessions with women who have experience of this issue to learn what works and how to support parents, children and schools to improve school attendance.

Your Voice

We would like to hear from you (or if you are a group / organisation that works with women) if you:
• Have experience of prosecution or fines for children’s school non- attendance.
• Are passionate about this issue and would like to contribute to this campaign.
Please email ezinwanne@nottinghamwomenscentre.com.

WOMEN’S HEALTH MATTERS Project

We’ll soon be launching our Women’s Health Matters (WHM) project! Women’s Health Matters will run as a series of workshops aimed to raise awareness about gynaecological conditions and reproductive health issues, to educate and empower women on health issues, and to celebrate women’s health and bodies.

Your Voice

If you have specific topics on women’s health you’d like to hear about or would like to be involved in the project, please email ezinwanne@nottinghamwomenscentre.com.

2. What We’ve Achieved


The Impact of Alcohol Tags on Women

Since March 2021, courts in England have introduced Alcohol Abstinence and Monitoring Requirements (AAMRs) where drinking was a factor in a crime. An alcohol tag is imposed within an AAMR for adult offenders as a requirement of a community order or suspended sentence order for an alcohol-related offence, or an associated offence that is alcohol-related.

AAMRs ban offenders from drinking alcohol for up to 120 days and offenders must wear an alcohol monitoring tag as part of their community sentence. Compliance is monitored electronically through the alcohol tag which monitors the presence of alcohol in offender’s sweat. A recent report shows high compliance rates, however there is yet no evidence of their impact on offenders. It is reported that 70% of persons recovering from alcohol addiction will relapse during the first year, particularly the first three months.

Our Actions

Through its case work, Nottingham Women’s Centre has identified a case on the adverse impact of alcohol tags on women’s health and wellbeing. We submitted a request for a written parliamentary question on alcohol tags to MP Nadia Whittome. On our behalf, she asked the Secretary of State for Justice whether the Department conducted a women-specific impact and health needs assessment prior to the roll out of the use of alcohol monitoring tags.

Read the response from the government here

Your Voice

If you’ve worked with women undergoing alcohol tag monitoring, or would like to feed into our briefing to the government please email ezinwanne@nottinghamwomenscentre.com.

Our Letter to Nottingham City Council on Budget Cuts

Nottingham Women’s Centre wrote a letter to Councillor David Mellen, the previous Leader of Nottingham City Council, and Mel Barrett, the previous Chief Executive of Nottingham City Council stating the collective stance of women and women’s organisations on the proposed budget cuts. We expressed a deep concern for the disproportionate impact of budget cuts on women and women’s organisations, and emphasized the importance of considering gender equality implications in budgetary decision-making processes, urging the Council Leaders to prioritise the needs of women and marginalised communities.

3. What’s On Our Radar

Shortage of Refuge Spaces: Shortage of refuge spaces can put survivors of domestic abuse at risk. In addition to the lack of available spaces, refuge providers face significant challenges in resettling women with no recourse to public funds as they do not have access to housing benefits and therefore tend to stay longer in refuge spaces.

Lack of support for parents who have experienced child removal in Nottingham. Pause Practices that work to improve the lives of women who have had – or are at risk of having – more than one child removed from their care, closed their service in Derbyshire due to no further funding from the local authority. Other support organisations that serve England and Wales are Family Rights Group, and Post Adoption Centre.

Lack of school places for child survivors of domestic abuse. In a 2023 report from The Domestic Abuse Commissioner, “five key themes emerged from the discussions with frontline practitioners about the challenges they face while supporting child victims of domestic abuse. These were (1) a lack of professional understanding of domestic abuse, (2) a lack of co-ordinated multi-agency working, (3) a high level of local variation in approach, (4) a lack of knowledge and consensus regarding best practice and (5) a lack of support and funding.” According to Nottinghamshire Police, earlier this year, “an amendment to the Victims and Prisoners Bill was made which once enacted will make it a legal requirement for all forces in the country to participate (with Operation Encompass). The hope is that the initiative will help reduce the long-term impacts of domestic abuse on children through providing them with early intervention and will enable teachers to gain a better understanding of the impact of domestic abuse on young people. It may also help partner agencies to direct resources where they are most needed, reducing risk to children and families.”

Women released from prison with no fixed abode are often assessed as not having priority needs, increasing the likelihood of their reoffending. This is despite recognition by The Prison Reform Trust that “appropriate accommodation for people who offend is the foundation of successful rehabilitation(… and) can provide the anchor for a previously chaotic life and act as a springboard for other crucial steps – such as getting and keeping a job, and accessing health care or drug treatment.” Despite this recognition, “an inspection of Through the Gate resettlement services for short-term prisoners by HM Inspectorate of Probation and HM Inspectorate of Prisons, found that 13% of women were released from prison to no fixed abode and only 22% were released with secure permanent accommodation. Social housing can often not be applied for while the women are still in prison which means it has to be resolved at short-notice on release.”

4. Women’s Voices & Votes

Political Engagement Workshops

This March, we hosted two workshops to encourage women to be more politically engaged!

We Vote! Women in Nottinghamshire! was a brilliant workshop to celebrate the power of women’s voices & our right to vote! There was discussion on how Parliament works, voter registration, and how to vote.
Get to Know Women Councillors in Nottinghamshire was an inspiring and insightful event, where women could connect with local women councillors to discuss the experiences of being a politician and the different pathways to starting a political career.

Councillors in attendance at the second workshop were Councillor Audrey Dinnall (Leen Valley), Councillor Neghat Khan (Dales), Councillor Kirsty Jones (Mapperley), Councillor Faith Gakanje-Ajala (Bilborough), Councillor Shuguftah Quddoos (Berridge), Councillor Linda Woodings (Basford), Councillor Helen Kalsi (Bilborough) and Councillor Georgia Power (Bestwood).

Get to Know Women Councillors in Nottinghamshire
Get to Know Women Councillors in Nottinghamshire

Check out this great blog about this event written by Penny, one of our volunteers…

Read Penny’s blog piece!

LOCAL ELECTIONS: EAST MIDLANDS COMBINED COUNTY AUTHORITY AND POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER (PCC)

In May, Nottinghamshire had two important elections. That of the Police and Crime Commissioner and the new East Midlands Mayor for the Combined County Authority.
Nottingham Women’s Centre would like to extend our congratulations to Claire Ward for her recent victory in the mayoral election for the East Midlands Combined County Authority and Gary Godden for his win as the new Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire. We look forward to collaborating with the Mayor and Police and Crime Commissioner to bring about meaningful change for women in our communities.

She Votes: Nottingham Women’s Manifesto for the Mayor & PCC
Nottingham Women’s Centre launched a manifesto, aimed at ensuring that women’s needs were not only heard but also prioritised at the Mayoral and PCC elections. Being our first Mayoral election, it was an opportunity to ensure that the voices of women fundamentally shape the policies and operations of the new Mayor and Combined Authority.

This manifesto is a reflection of the diverse challenges and aspirations of women in our communities, on issues that fall within the powers of the Combined Authority: housing, transport, skills and economic development, and net zero.

Our Overarching Asks to the EMCCA Mayor & PCC

  • Establishment of mechanisms through which women’s voices in all their diversity are heard and consulted in decision making across the region with representation from a diverse range of women’s groups and organisations.
  • Funding for specialist women’s organisations and groups who provide valuable support to women across these policy areas and are often best placed to deliver the right services, at the right time to those who need it the most.
  • Transparency and accountability through the publication of comprehensive equality impact assessments for all decisions, especially where investments are being made, and collection of disaggregated data across gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and other protected characteristics.

Read our full Mayor/PCC Manifesto for Women here:

Read the #SheVotes Manifesto

She Votes Women’s Hustings in April

Nottingham Women’s Centre was delighted to welcome candidates standing for Mayor and PCC from across the political spectrum to our She Votes: Women’s Hustings on 24th April. This included: Claire Ward (Labour), Frank Adlington Stringer (Green), Helen Tamblyn-Saville (Liberal Democrats), Alan Graves (Reform UK) and Matt Relf (Independent), for the East Midlands Mayor Election, and Caroline Henry (Conservative), Gary Godden (Labour) and David Watts (Liberal Democrats) for the Police Crime Commissioner Election. It was a well-attended event that provided a space for women to question the candidates on issues that impact their lives. Those who could not attend sent questions in advance through the Centre.

Read about the Hustings here:

Read about the #SheVotes Hustings

THE GENERAL ELECTION

Nottingham Women’s Centre would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to the elected Members of Parliament (MPs) in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. We are keen to work with the new government to ensure the needs of women are at the centre of policy. The 2024 General Election brings us closer to the goal of 50/50 representation as women now make up 40% of the House of Commons. Now the election is over, we ask the elected MPs to take tangible steps to address the Women’s Organisations Network Manifesto asks for women in Nottingham and ensure that the needs of women and girls are at the heart of policy making.

Nottingham Women’s Organisation Network (WON) Women’s Manifesto

The Women’s Organisations Network (WON) is the largest coalition of women’s groups and organisations in Nottinghamshire, with over 100 members. We launched our first combined women’s manifesto before the general election. There are proposals for achievable change to improve the lives of women and girls in Nottinghamshire and beyond. The manifesto was developed by a steering group of five organizations (Nottingham Women’s Centre, Juno Women’s Aid, Equation, Nottinghamshire Sexual Violence Support Services, and POW Nottingham). It incorporates contributions from WON member organisations, survey responses from our wider network of women, and current research on women, by women.

This manifesto includes and supports the policy asks of many other women’s organisations and coalitions nationally that we are connected to – the #SheVotes24 Coalition, the National Women’s Justice Coalition, Agenda Alliance, Women’s Resource Centre, End Violence Against Women Coalition, Women’s Budget Group, and Rape Crisis England and Wales amongst others.

Nottingham Women’s Organisation Network calls on the new Government for a commitment to:

  • A dedicated role for a Secretary of State for Women and Girls in cabinet to champion and prioritise the needs of women and girls, at the highest level of politics as called for by Agenda Alliance.
  • Policy making that centres women through a gendered approach to the design, monitoring and evaluation of policies. Central to this is the collection of disaggregated data at the local and national level.
  • Sustainable funding for community-based women’s centres and specialist women’s organisations, especially those that are run by and for specific groups (such as Black women’s organisations).

Read our WON manifesto asks here

The WON Manifesto & Asks

OUR QUESTIONS TO PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATES

Nottingham Women’s Organisations Network wanted to know about the commitment of all political parties to the issues affecting women and girls. We asked six questions to all parliamentary candidates in Nottingham/ Nottinghamshire to find this out. Read our six questions and the responses we received from candidates:

Responses from Candidates

COUNCILLOR NEGHAT KHAN & MAYOR CLAIRE WARD AT WON MEETING IN JUNE

June 2024 WON Meeting
June 2024 WON Meeting

Nottingham Women’s Centre congratulates Councillor Neghat Khan on her appointment as the new Leader of Nottingham City Council. We were excited to welcome Councillor Neghat Khan and Mayor Claire Ward to the Women’s Organisation Network Meeting in June. This was an opportunity to hear about the priorities of the two new local leaders, and share perspectives from the women’s sector. We hope to continue this collaborative relationship to ensure that women’s voices are heard in all decision making!

Nottingham Women’s Centre’s statement on recent events

We know that many women in Nottingham – especially Muslim women, Black women, and other women of colour – are feeling scared and unsettled by the horrific racist and Islamophobic violence we are witnessing across the country. We just want to remind all women in our communities that we are here for you, like we’ve always been, as a safe space. 

Nottingham Women’s Centre is here as a place of support for all women, from all backgrounds, at the heart of the city. You don’t need to be in crisis or attending a course to visit the Centre. You can come and spend time in our warm, welcoming space. Meet friends, make a hot drink, prepare a meal, check out our feminist library, or find a quiet spot for some peace and calm. We’re here as a space of solidarity and support.  

You can find us at 30 Chaucer Street, NG1 5LP. We’re open Mon – Fri 9am to 5pm.  

Nottingham has always stood up to hate and come together in difficult times. We stand in solidarity with our partners across the city in saying #NoPlaceForHate in our city and #NottinghamTogether. 

*Thanks to Himmah @wearehimmah for the original #LoveNottingham #NoPlaceForHate design.

“Download and colour in to make your own #LoveNottingham #NoPlaceForHate design.

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Introducing Louisa Matthews – our new Interim CEO!

We are delighted to announce that Louisa Matthews will be our new Interim CEO.

Louisa knows the Centre well and has 25 years of experience in the development and delivery of services for those most in need. We know this will be so valuable here at Nottingham Women’s Centre and we’re excited to have her on board! 

Louisa Matthews

Louisa takes over from Vandna Gohil. Vandna has recently retired to spend more time with her family and the causes she cares about at home in Leicester. We’re grateful to Vandna for the energy she brought to the Centre and the progress we made with her. 

Louisa says: 

“I am honoured and excited to join Nottingham Women’s Centre as Interim CEO.  There is a wonderful team here delivering valuable services and creating a friendly community space for all women. I am looking forward to working closely with the staff and volunteers, our partner organisations, stakeholders, and of course, women who use the Centre, to ensure we continue to be an anchor for women in the city.” 

A bit more about Louisa: 

Louisa has worked at a senior level in legal and healthcare consulting sectors, and is a Board member for Tuntum Housing Association. She currently works as an independent management consultant. Her recent focus has included work to reduce digital exclusion, and build access to health services through partnerships across sectors. 

Louisa has championed the voices of women throughout her career. This has included supporting women within organisations as well as improving services to meet women’s needs. She is a coach and mentor for women in different sectors and loves teams that thrive on strong women’s representation. She is committed to highlighting women’s voices and ensuring women’s needs are prioritised across all aspects of health and wellbeing services. 

Justine Weston, Chair of the Board at NWC, has welcomed Louisa to the role: 

“We are so pleased to have Louisa stepping in as Interim CEO with her wealth of experience and expertise. She will help us push forward on the Centre’s priorities while giving us space to reflect on what the Centre most needs in coming years. Please join me in giving a warm NWC welcome to her!” 

Louisa is looking forward to meeting women in the Centre so please do say hi if you see her about! 

Notts Pride 2024

Join Nottingham Women’s Centre and our partners on the march!

NOTTS PRIDE 2024

Want to be a part of this celebration of equality and inclusivity in our city? Then join us at the march for visibility, education and celebration on Saturday 27th July 2024! Meet up with us before the march at Nottingham Women’s Centre (NWC) from 9.30am if you’re coming on your own or want to arrive as part of a group. Then head over to Lister Gate with us, to lead the march through Nottingham city centre. 

We’ll be up at the front of the march this year, proudly representing an inclusive women’s sector. We’ve been providing support and sanctuary to all self-identifying women, in the heart of the city for over 50 years. We’re proud to take part in the East Midlands’ biggest all-embracing Pride event. As part of Notts Pride and the global Pride movement, we believe in celebrating all LGBTQIA+ people and challenging discrimination. Nottinghamshire should be a place to be proud of – a city and county where everyone feels safe and is not afraid to be themselves. 

Join us on the day!
Join us on the day!

We’ll be at the Centre from 9.30am with tea and biscuits and other refreshments. There’ll be info about NWC and our partners, free period products, as well as stickers, badges and other fun and festive items for the day! We’ll be heading over to Lister Gate to join the start of the march at around 10.30am. You can also meet us at Lister Gate between 10.30am and 11am. Just look out for the big purple banner that says ‘Nottingham Women’s Centre’!  

March with us!
March with us!

Want to join us on the Notts Pride march? Get in touch with NWC Reception and leave your name, email address and mobile number: 0115 941 1475 / reception@nottinghamwomenscentre.com, or come along to the Centre or the start of the march at Lister Gate on the day.  

*Please note, when joining us on the march at Notts Pride, there will be press and photographers present in a public space. This means that photos may be taken of us all as part of the march and crowd, without the requirement for prior consent.  

See the route planned for this Saturday 27th July!

NOTTS PRIDE