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Four powerhouse events. Two inspiring Saturdays. One unstoppable celebration of women.
This March, we’re proud to return with Medway Women’s History Month 2026, a bold, brilliant and unapologetically powerful celebration of women’s voices, stories and achievements. Across two inspiring Saturdays, 28 February and 28 March, we bring together trailblazers, creatives, campaigners, business leaders and storytellers for four extraordinary events designed to…
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Medway Women’s History Month: Lissa Evans In Conversation
Our final event for this year is with author Lissa Evans. Lissa has written seven novels, including Their Finest Hour and a Half (filmed as Their Finest) and the trilogy comprising Crooked Heart, the best-selling Old Baggage, and V for Victory. Her recent book, Small Bomb at Dimperley, is set…
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Medway Women’s History Month – Kent and Medway Women in Business Panel and Networking
Has the glass ceiling been well and truly smashed? Or is it still just tantalisingly cracked? Ticket price includes tea and coffee. Join a mash up of Kent Women in Business and Mid Kent Ladies Who Latte on Saturday 28th March for a fascinating discussion on the glass ceiling, as…
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Medway Women’s History Month – The Commodification of Women’s Bodies
A fearless and necessary conversation about one of the most urgent human rights issues of our time – the harms done to women via pornography, surrogacy and prostitution. Saturday 28th February, 2pm. Tickets available here and include tea and coffee. Pornography, prostitution and surrogacy are often presented as empowering choices.…
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Medway Women’s History Month – The Launch
The opening event on 28th February features three very different but equally inspiring women. Come along and be galvanised into action by ANN WEST MBE JP DL, former Chair of the North Kent Magistrates Bench, Kent Ambassador, a Chatham Historic Dockyard Ambassador and, as a Patron and Trustee of a number of local…
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Save the dates – Medway Women’s History Month is back for 2026!
We’re back with Medway Women’s History Month and the dates you need to save are Saturday 28th February and Saturday 28th March. We’ve four perfectly crafted events with inspiring women for you to enjoy. The opening event on 28th February features three very different but equally inspiring women. Come along and…
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The Forgotten Force: Unsung Women Who Shaped History
In a world that often forgets, there’s power in remembering. Our ‘Notable Women’ conversation was a tribute to women – brilliant, brave, and frequently erased – whose contributions shaped history but rarely make it into our textbooks. What began as a casual gathering, a conversation among curious minds, evolved into…
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Women Leading the Way: Comedy, Code & Creative Change
In our inspiring Creative Medway Women event, we hosted two remarkable trailblazers – Lynne Parker (left), founder of Funny Women, and Sue Davis, a pioneer in digital content and web design – who shared their unique journeys and the challenges they’ve overcome in industries still grappling with sex inequality. Breaking…
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Reflections on the first Medway Women’s History Month
We’ve had a couple of months off to catch our breath and now we can reflect on our Medway Women’s History Month Festival. Considering we had no funding or sponsorship, it was, overall, a successful start to celebrating women in Medway, both those from here and those further away. Women…
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Call for Poetry & Short Fiction Entries:Aesthetica Creative Writing Award
The Aesthetica Creative Writing Award is one of the main awards in the UK for new writing talent. It is an outlet for expression and a platform for poets and authors across the world to showcase their work through £5,000 prize money, publication and wide exposure through the Aesthetica networks. They are looking for pieces…
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Writer in Residence Opportunity
In partnership with Sittingbourne’s Steam Railway, Ideas Test is seeking a dynamic and engaging writer to become their Writer in Residence for a year-long commission celebrating the rich history and vibrant present of this beloved heritage railway. This exciting opportunity coincides with significant milestones: the 200th anniversary of the railway’s…
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The People’s Poem for Peace
Medway libraries are curating the People’s Poem for Peace. The poem is being created to commemorate VE day, which marked the end of World War 2 in Europe on 8th May 1945. They are asking the people who live, work, or study in Medway to participate in creating this poem…
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