After a long campaign, a statue of Millicent Fawcett will be unveiled in Parliament Square, London tomorrow - Tuesday 24th April 2018. It will be one of the most significant statues of our time.
The first of a woman in the square, it will stand alongside those of men including Mahatma Gandhi and Winston Churchill. It will also be the first on the square created by a woman - Turner Prize-winning Gillian Wearing OBE.
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Chinese New Year Evening -
The Chinese New Year begins at the new moon that falls between 21 January and 20 February and this year it started on 1st February. We were a bit early celebrating it, having our evening on 27th January.80s Night -
In 1983, Cindy Lauper told us that ‘Girls just want to have fun’ and we proved her right at our 80s night on 19th August.
We were a cheerful group with some of our number clad in 80s ‘going out’ favourites of bright wigs, leg warmers and fingerless gloves plus oversized earrings and clusters of necklaces. We were asked to consider our 1980s style and ponder on some big questions of the time like Who shot J.R? Was Michael Fish right when he said there would be no storm? Could Alvin Stardust teach you how to cross the road, when seen wearing a glove with a ring on the outside of it? And was a bum bag the best way to keep your valuables safe?
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal to attend a Townswomen’s Guild Carol Service in Hereford -
The TG are delighted to announce the attendance of Her Royal Highness for the Hereford Carol service on the 12th December