Thursday 27 February 2025, 12.30pm to 12.45pm

To mark the beginning of Women Empowerment Month, we have organised a flag-raising ceremony

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Tuesday 4 March 2025, 1.00pm to 3.00pm

 

Join Geraldine Stevens to explore the challenges of creating true-to-life characters

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Thursday 6 March 2025, 12.00pm to 1.00pm

Girl Power – online workshop with April Mehmet 

Covering topics on: 

  • Self-awareness
  • Stress Management
  • Positive thinking
  • Daily lifestyle tips

To register call 07437517177

Saturday 8 March 2025, 10.00am to 4.00pm

Join us for a fun-filled celebration of women from diverse backgrounds and cultures! 

Enjoy games, henna art, a human library, entertainment, and light refreshments.

Saturday 8 March 2025, 11.00am to 3.00pm

The council in partnership with We Achievers, Laura I Art Gallery and Radiant Ambition have organised a special event this Women Empowerment Month! 

We're thrilled to offer a fun, cultural, and health-focused gathering designed to promote wellness, diversity, and self-care. Join us as we come together to honour the incredible contributions of women, embrace our vibrant community, and inspire positive change. 

Let's make this event a memorable celebration of strength, unity, and empowerment!

Sunday 9 March 2025, 12.00pm to 2.00pm

A national campaign to raise awareness to end domestic abuse and sexual violence across the UK

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Tuesday 11 March 2025, 1.00pm to 3.00pm

Discussing women and the various forms of storytelling and exploring why women should tell their stories and the importance of re-telling stories which have been passed through generations, families, cultural traditions etc. 

Farzana will share her own story, about how her writing has impacted on her life and given her a voice. Participants will be encouraged to write a short piece of creative writing inspired by the discussion. 

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Wednesday 12 March 2025, 12.00pm to 1.00pm

FREE Wellness photography workshop – to register call 07437517177

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Thursday 13 March 2025, 4.30pm to 5.30pm

Gemma Bishop, author of Wonky Thoughts will be sharing her personal story, the aim of this event is to debunk misconceptions about eating disorders and how mental health condition affects real life. 

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Thursday 13 March 2025, 6.30pm to 8.30pm

Local poet Rachel Paul welcomes you to celebrate in poetic style and invites all artistic styles of poetry and spoken word to the stage. 

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Friday 21 March 2025, 12.30pm to 2.30pm

In this creative writing workshops, you will be using your emotions as a resource to create powerful pieces of reflective writing – the best pieces if writing produced will be selected for publication on Pent to Print Online Magazine – Write On!

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Saturday 22 March 2025, 10.00am to 3.00pm

Inspiring events looking at how gender differentiation impacts the overall wellbeing of the lives of women. 

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Sunday 23 March 2025, 11.00am to 1.00pm

St Chads Wellbeing walk – to register call 07437517177

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Tuesday 25 March 2025, 6.30pm to 7.45pm

Write On! Editor and poet Madeleine F White, author of Mother Of Floods, The Horse And The Girl, Maiden Mother Crone, explores how your own experience, strength and hope of womanhood, can create stories that matter – to you and to others. 

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Thursday 3 April 2025, 9.30am to 12.30pm

A women in business conference in celebration of women’s empowerment month

Saturday 26 July 2025, 11.00am to Sunday 27 July 2025, 4.00pm

Ancient Abbey fest coming to B&D – save the date! Join us 26/27 July for two jam-packed days of free family fun! 

There will be historical re-enactors, medieval music-making and loads more – and it’s all FREE!

Barking Abbey Ruins 

Saturday, 26 July 11am – 4pm.

Location

21 Abbey Rd, Barking IG11 8AS

Valence House Museum

Sunday, 27 July 11am – 4pm.

Location

Becontree Ave, Dagenham RM8 3HT