WomenCentre 40th anniversary celebrations 6th Feb
WomenCentre 40th Anniversary - Thursday 6th February 2025On Thursday 6th February 2025, WomenCentre celebrated our 40th anniversary in style! We started the day by heading over to the Piece Hall in Halifax with our umbrellas! Lots of women joined us, and there...
Winter Solstice Event at Kirklees WomenCentre
On Thursday 19th December 2024 six women attended the allotment for a 2-hour creative session at the allotment space in Huddersfield. It was a cold, breezy day, but the sun shone brightly after endless days of heavy rain and high winds. Gathered around the warmth of a...
Suma Wholefoods Becomes Corporate Gold Supporter for WomenCentre
Suma Wholefoods, a pioneering worker co-operative renowned for its commitment to equality and sustainability, is proud to announce its new role as a Corporate Gold Sponsor for Calderdale and Kirklees WomenCentre. This sponsorship marks a significant milestone in the...
Our Kirklees Women’s Mental Health & Wellbeing Service
We provide safe, trusted and supportive women-only spaces in both North and South Kirklees, for women experiencing difficulties with their mental health and wanting to maintain their wellbeing. All our activities are provided by women, for and with women.At the core...
Celebrating WomenCentre’s Wonderful Volunteers – Volunteers Week 2024
At WomenCentre, we are extremely fortunate to have 60 amazing volunteers (including our Trustees, Matrons and Ambassadors) who dedicate their time to help women across Calderdale and Kirklees (over 3500 hours). Our volunteers provide direct support to women at our...
Healing Moves
Hi. I’m Sue, one half of the instructors for Healing Moves. The other half is Keith, who’s been my instructor since I took up Taekwondo. We love coming to the WomenCentre to teach the class each week. Firstly it’s a really good laugh and secondly it’s great to see...
Halifax Women’s Institute supporting WomenCentre
Thank you to everyobe at the Halifax Women's Institute for raising £1000 for WomenCentre. Maxine attended the January meeting to accept the cheque on behalf of WomenCentre and spoke about the services we offer empowering women. Local groups supporting us to raise much...
Quality 4 Health Award
WomenCentre have now been formally awarded the level 2 Quality 4 Health, quality assurance award for our services across Kirklees and Calderdale. Julie Robinson, Chief Officer, VAC presented the official award to the Calderdale team supported by Debbie Winder - Deputy...
WomenCentre – working hard to ensure the safety of Women and Girls in Huddersfield
Steph Mallas, our Deputy CEO joined the Town Centre Policing team as an independent audit partner of the Ask for Angela scheme in Huddersfield. Ask for Angela is a discreet phrase for anyone who finds themselves in a difficult orintimidating situation on a night out,...
This volunteers week – we are celebrating the work of Zenebu
It is with great pleasure and honour to inform you all that our very own Zenebu will be receiving an honorary doctorate for all the work that she has done to improve lives of refugees in Huddersfield. Zenebu Hailu Dubale is a refugee from Ethiopia who has made...
