'Canary Girls' The Forgotten Heroines of Two World Wars
Upcoming Speaker Events
2025
January
Natland Monday Club Natland Cumbria - Monday 20th January - time tbc.
March
Grange lecture society Victoria Hall Grange-over-Sands Cumbria - Tuesday 18th March - time tbc.
April
Easingwold & District U3a , North Yorkshire - Tuesday 15th April - at 2pm
May
To Brampton WI, at Thrapston Road, Huntingdon - Friday 02nd May - at 2pm
Ulpha & Seathwaite WI, Cumbria - Tuesday 13th May - at 7.30pm
Kendal Trefoil Group, Cumbria - Wednesday 14th May - at 7.30pm
June
Warton Crag WI, Lancas - Thursday 19th June - at 7.30pm
Birmingham Chain-Makers festival - Saturday 28th June - time tbc.
July
Broughton Mills, Woodland & Foxfield WI, Cumbria - Wednesday 2nd July - at 7.30pm
Witherslack WI, Cumbria - Tuesday 8th July - at 7.30pm
September
urness U3a, Coronation Hall, Ulverston, Cumbria - Tuesday 9th September - at 10.15 am
October
Storth WI, Cumbria - Wednesday 8th October - at 7.30pm
Preston Probus Club, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire - Thursday 30th October - at 10am
November
tavely WI, Cumbria - Thursday 6th November - at 7.15pm
2026
February
Yealand WI Lancs - Wednesday 12 February - time tbc.
Book a speaker:
Why not book a talk for your club, association or society!
Speakers available to give presentations to most types of clubs and societies in the Suffolk and Essex area from August of 2024!
Just get in touch by Email: sanddot51k@gmail.com
Past 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
Wreath laying
Sunday 13th November 2022
Beetham WI Wreath
Cumberland and Westmorland Herald Article
Saturday 03rd June 2023
Funds now stand at £9200 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.