Rochester Literature Festival

Celebrating both International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month on Saturday, March 8th, with two panels of awesome women who’ve already smashed those glass ceilings.

After each panel, there will be a market place so that girls can approach the panelists to ask those burning, in depth questions they’ll be longing to ask.

10.30am-12.30pm – ‘Jobs for the Girls’ will feature women who work in traditionally male dominated professions. Poppy Lavers builds boats, Sapper Izzy Crooks from Brompton Barracks will be joining us, as will Helen Rowe, a Civil Engineer with the Rochester Bridge Trust. The panel host is former Kent Police detective (and RLF Patron), Lisa Cutts, and Kent Fire and Rescue will be in the market place for questions.

1.30pm-3.30pm ‘A Sporting Chance’ will feature sportswomen, inspiring the next generation of female players. It includes the first female chair of Medway Rugby Club, Tracy Bullock, plus the Women’s Chair, Gemma Duncan. We’re also joined by Team GB rower and World Cup medallist, Sara Parfett, British racing driver, Aimee Watts, and Trinidad and Tobago international goal keeper Simone Eligon from Chatham Town FC’s women’s team. The panel is hosted by Chair of Medway Netball, Steph Brivio OBE.

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The event takes place in partnership with Medway Adult Education and will be held in Room 11 at the Rochester Adult Education Centre, Eastgate, between 10am-4pm.

The event is free to attend (though donations are welcome), but for us to get an idea of numbers, we appreciate you registering here.

For the full programme, visit here.

We look forward to seeing you.