'Canary Girls' The Forgotten Heroines of Two World Wars
Updates On Our Progress
Saturday 29th May 2021
We raised £655 at a local bake sale!​​​
Friday 25th June 2021
Canary girls were interviewed on Radio Cumbria - which you can listen to here!
Thursday 18th November 2021
Canary SPH presentation
This event raised more than £500...
Other recent speaker events have raised a further £200
A coffee morning held locally added £377 in donations; which in total now stands at approximately £2500!
Thursday 24th February 2022
Our total funds now stand at £5000!
Wednesday 25th May 2022
The Canary Girls Memorial Project featured on ITV news laying our yellow poppy wreath, the clip can be found in our 'Speaker Dates' page.
Thursday 18th August 2022
The Canary Girls Memorial project is now looking for people who are willing to become ambassadors for the project to help raise awareness and funds! If interested please click here.
Monday 20th May 2023
Speakers will be available to give presentations in the Suffolk and Essex area from August 2024!
Just get in touch by emailing: sanddot51k@gmail.com​
Saturday 03rd June 2023
Nateby and Wharton WI's Canary Girls wreath featured in the Cumberland and Westmorland Herald Article.
Tuesday 26th September 2023
Our total funds now stand at £9200 and is still raising thanks to all the wonderful support!
Our petition ​has now gone live on change.org.
Monday 02nd October 2023
Our project has now reached 10,000 signatures on our petition!
Saturday 03rd August 2024
Wonderful News: Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland, Federation Director, Lindsay Green and the Board of SIGBI* would like to confirm its definite support for the Canary Girls Memorial Project and are in full Memorial Arboretum!
**The SIGBI are a group of professional women who support female causes around the world.
Saturday 11th January 2025
Among our growing band of supporters are the TUC Secretaries of Women's prison officers, who gave a very generous donation for which the CGMP would like to wholeheartedly thank them. East Staffordshire Rotary Club also lent its support helping with fund-raising. Many thanks to their members also!
Thursday 06th March 2025
"The Munitionettes" book written by Sandra Gold-Wood, published by Pen & Sword Books Limited will be available to purchase in November 2025
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Tuesday 13th May 2025
Raised funds now stand at £11,235
Saturday 17th May 2025
The Munitionettes" is due to be released in November of this year!
