Celebrating Zenebu this Black History Month

Zenebu is a refugee from Ethiopia who has made Huddersfield her home since1999. For the past 15 years Zenebu has supported women and organised groups here at WomenCentre in Kirklees. She brings to the centre and to all the staff, volunteers and women her a sense of...

#VolunteersWeek

What our volunteers have to say:   “Every week, I have the priviledge of hosting our craft and coffee morning at WomenCentre, A cozy space where women can step away from their worries and just colour or craft. Many of the ladies who visit us are feeling lonely,...

Breaking Barriers and Building Belief

Julia Lee WomenCentre Ambassador – My Journey from the Pitch to Purpose   If you’d told a younger me — a proud Hull Kingston Rovers fan stood on the terraces in my red and white scarf — that one day I’d be in the middle of a rugby pitch surrounded by 26 men...

Black History Month 2025

Black History Month: Exploring the Link Between Being Black and Experiences of Domestic Abuse When Race and Abuse Intersect: Why We Need to Talk About Being Black and a Survivor Domestic abuse can happen to anyone — but for Black women and other women of colour, there...

Menopause Awareness Month 2025

Menopause Awareness Month 2025 October is Menopause Awareness Month – a time to shine a spotlight on a topic that affects half the population but is still too often whispered about or brushed aside. If you’re going through perimenopause or menopause (or think you...