'Canary Girls' The Forgotten Heroines of Two World Wars
Fund Raising Events
Bake Sale
Saturday 29th May 2021
We raised £655 for our girls!
Plant Sale
Sunday 6th June 2021
Radio Cumbria interview
Friday 25th June 2021
Westmorland Show
Wednesday 8th & Thursday 9th September 2021
Canary SPH presentation
Thursday 18th November 2021
This event raised more than £500 ...
Other speaker events have raised a further £200 and there are several other bookings in the diary.
A coffee morning held locally added £377 in donations; which in total now stands at approximately £2500!
Wreath laying
Wednesday 25th May 2022
Wreath laying news segment
Wednesday 25th May 2022
Newspaper page
Friday 27th May 2022
Speaker Engagement
Thursday 9th June 2022
Wreath laying
Sunday 13th November 2022
Funds now stand at £7500 and is still raising thanks to all the wonderful support!
If you had a relative who was a Canary Girl (or boy), then please get in touch with us.
Upcoming Events
Short Play entitled 'They Also Served' at the People's Hall Sedbergh Cumbria
3 performances: 2.30pm. 4.30pm and 6.30pm
Sunday 23rd October
Tickets will go on sale on Oct 1st form Sedbergh Information Centre.
2023
Speaker engagement to WI at Quernmore in Lancashire at 7.30pm
Tuesday 17th January 2023
Speaker engagement at South Lakes University of the third age (U3A)
Monday 23rd January 2023
Venue - T.B.C
Speaker event Barbon WI, Barbon Village Hall 7.30pm
Tuesday 7th February 2023
Wavertree (Liverpool) History Society
Via Zoom at 7.30pm
Wednesday 8th February 2023
Carnforth Lancashire to the Towns Women's Guild at 2.30pm
Tuesday 14th February 2023
Speaker engagement to WI at Blackpool in Lancashire at 2.30pm
Thursday 13th April 2023
Glamorgan, Pontypridd Village Hall to Carnegie Girls at 7.30pm
Thursday 20th April 2023
Speaker event Grange Soroptimist, Carmel Village Hall at 7.30pm
Tuesday 2nd May 2023
Thornley Hotel Grange-over-sands Cumbria. After dinner speaker at 8.pm
Monday 15th May 2023
Speaker engagemnt with Silverdale WI at 7.30pm
Thursday 1st June 2023
Venue - T.B.C
Bainbridge Village Hall to Women's Institute at 7.30 pm
Thursday 15th June 2023
Speaker engagement Ladies NFU at Sedbergh village Hall at 7.30pm
Tuesday 19th September 2023
Speaker engagement to Silcroft WI
Venue and time - T.B.C
Wednesday 27th September 2023