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International Womens Day | Event

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International Women’s Day is a day of celebration and this year we made it even bigger and took it to the Millennium Forum. Over 20 organisations throughout the city came together to showcase the free services they offer to women ranging from physical and mental health, parenting support and education opportunities. We had support from

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Focus Group | Cost of Living | March 2023

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On the 7th March, we hosted a Cost-of-Living focus group.  This event was in partnership with Women’s Support Network to find out the impact that the Cost-of-Living crisis is having on women. Those who attended completed a questionnaire and talked about their mental health, debt, benefit system, inflation, and the extortionate rise in the basic

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Christmas Toy Appeal

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Christmas for many families in Derry can be a difficult time. We are aiming to ensure that no child wakes up on Christmas Day to nothing and need your help in gathering presents. Catherine Barr, Centre Director, said “We hear the everyday struggles within our community, families that can’t afford to heat their homes and

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Maternal Advocacy Support | Mas Project

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We will host an event at the Guildhall to launch our flyer that was created by women attending the Mas project. The purpose of this flyer is to create a resource that captures the lived experience of women with the purpose of influencing service improvement. The event will have a mixture of keynote speakers and

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Timetable | January 2023

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We are delighted to announce the release of our January 2023 Timetable. Gain a new qualification, attend our workshops or join our various support groups. Childcare will be available for 0-4. Click here for the full timetable to see what courses we have available. Send us a message on facebook page for more information or fill in

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Christmas Stay and Play

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Women Centre Derry is putting on Christmas stay and play with Santa’s Elves as it was a great success last year. Activities include; Sensory activates, handprints, arts and crafts and Christmas songs. All money raised will go back into the women centre to enable us to continue providing a great service to our community. Click

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Recover Rebuild Renew | Halloween Fun Day

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We had an amazing day at our Halloween Fun Day event in St Columbs Park House. We want to thank all the parents and the children who attended as it was a brilliant turn out and we hope you really enjoyed the afternoon. Big thanks to the Lottery Community Fund for funding our program so

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Maternal Advocacy Support | Wellbeing for Expectant & New Mums

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Mas is a peer support group on once a week in WCD. Mums supporting each other while taking part in activities to improve their mental and physical health. Children can avail on our onsite creche which is invaluable for mums who are anxious to leave their new baby while attending the centre.  Participants can also

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Women’s Regional Consortium Annual Conference

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The Women’s Regional Consortium are holding their annual conference next Tuesday. You can sign up for it on eventbrite here   https://bit.ly/3lGFaFg and find out more about it in the attached flyer.

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Derry News: Women’s Centre Derry keeps going despite lockdown difficulties

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Since lockdown began in March the internet has been overrun with images of happy home schooling, Joe Wicks sessions, baking triumphs and DIY transformation projects. But the reality for many is very different as many people struggle to cope with losing jobs, income and daily contact with a support network of family and friends. Women

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