'Canary Girls' The Forgotten Heroines of Two World Wars
Upcoming Speaker Events
2024
August
To Thoralby WI, in Yorksire (venue TBC) - Thursday 20th August - at 7:30pm
September
To Weymouth WI, in Dorset (venue TBC) - Wednesday 04th September - at 7:30pm
The Chain Markers Festival, Cradley Heath, B64 5BA - Sunday 15th September - at 11am till 5:30pm
To Coverdale WI in Carlton-in-Coverdale N Yorks - Wednesday 18 September - time tbc.
At the Rotary's Regional Conference, at Warwick University - Saturday 28 September - at 12 noon.
October
Chipping Local History Society at St Mary's Church hall Chipping Lancs - Tuesday 15 October - at 7.30pm
In Barrow Field Naturalist Club Community Centre, Barrow-in-Furness - Friday 18 October - at 2pm
2025
January
Natland Monday Club Natland Cumbria - Monday 20 January - time tbc.
March
Grange lecture society Victoria Hall Grange-over-Sands Cumbria - Tuesday 18 March - time tbc.
May
To Brampton WI, at Thrapston Road, Huntingdon - Friday 02nd May - at 2pm
June
Birmingham Chain-Makers festival - Saturday 28th June - time tbc.
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.