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'Canary Girls' The Forgotten Heroines of Two World Wars

Upcoming Speaker Events

2026

March

Tuesday 3rd - Hest Bank Ladies Group, Lancashire - at 7.30pm

Tuesday 5th - Rylstone WI, Cracoe Village Hall, North Yorkshire - at 7.15pm

Wednesday 11th - History Society Broadway House, Felixstowe, Suffolk - at 7.30pm

Monday 16th - Wensleydale Rotary Club, Leyburn, N. Yorkshire - at 7.30pm

Thursday 19th - Bramford History Society. St Mary's Church rooms, Bramford Suffolk - at 7pm

Monday 23rd - Barnard Castle WI, County Durham - at 7pm

April

Wednesday 8th - Teesdale Ladies Luncheon Club, Headlam Hall, Gainford, Co. Durham - 12.30pm

Thursday 9th - Gunfleet WI, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, Emmanuel church rooms - at 7pm

Tuesday 14th - Thurlow WI, Thurlow, Thurlow Village Hall, Essex - at 7.30pm

Thursday 16th - Onehouse Women's Guild Stowmarket, Trinity Hall, Stowmarket - at 2pm

Wednesday 22th - Stillington and District Community Archive, Stillington Village Hall, North Yorkshire - at 7.30pm

Thursday 23rd - Rotary Club, Felixstowe Ferry Sailing Club, Felixstowe, Suffolk - at 1.30pm

Tuesday 28th - Book Launch Talk - Toptime Group, Felixstowe Library, Felixstowe, Suffolk

Wednesday 29th - Book Launch Talk - Toptime Group, Seminar Room, Hadleigh Library, Hadleigh, Suffolk - at 10am

May

Tuesday 5th - Gainsborough Club, Hadwen Room, Felixstowe Library, Felixstowe, Suffolk - at 7.15pm

Tuesday May 12th -  Felixstowe Library, Top Time Group, The Crescent, Felixstowe, Suffolk - at 2pm

Tuesday 19th - Darlington and District Council of Women, County Durham - at 10am

June

The Speakers will be touring in the Midlands!

Wednesday 3rd - Whitechapel WI, Whitechapel Village Hall, Goosnargh, Lancashire - 7.30pm

Saturday 27th - Afternoon tea Durham Soroptimists - 2pm - 4pm

July

Wednesday 1st - North Weald WI, North Weald Village Hall, Essex - at 2pm

Tuesday 7th - Caple Ladies group, St Mary's Church Hall, Capel St Mary, Suffolk - 7pm

Thursday 9th - Capel St Mary WI, Community Center Library, Capel St Mary, Suffolk (Nr, Ipswich) - at 7.30pm

Wednesday 15th - Icketon & Hinxton WI, Great Chesterfield, The Chapel,  Essex - at 7.30pm

August

Thursday 20th - Easingwold WI, Galtres Centre, Easingwold, North Yorkshire - at 7.30pm

September

Thursday 10th - Alresford WI, Alresford Village Hall, Colchester, Essex - at 7.30pm

Friday 18th - Scole WI, Scole Nr Diss Norfolk - Location and Time TBC

October

Thursday 1st - Bury St Edmunds WI Homeguard Club, Abbot Rd, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk - at 7.30pm

Monday 5th - Caton Leisure club, Victoria Institute, Caton, Lancashire - at 10.00am

Wednesday 7th - Crook WI, Cumbria - at 7pm

Friday 9th - Barnard Trefoil Group, Barnard Castle Guide HQ, Birch Road, Barnard Castle - 6.30pm

Thursday 19th - Barnard Castle Probus Club, TCR Hub, Barnard Castle - 10am

Tuesday 20th - Barrow WI, Beacon Hill Methodist Church, Cumbria - at 2pm

Saturday 31st - North Yorkshire, East WI Federation Autumn meeting , York - 11am

November

Tuesday 3rd - Rayne WI, Essex TBC - Venue TBC - at 7.30pm

Tuesday 10th - Trefoil Guild Ipswich, Venue TBC - at 2pm

Wednesday 11th - Suffolk Lunch Club, Seckford Hall, Suffolk - at 2pm

Thursday 12th - Clifford Ladies, Clifford Village Hall, West Yorkshire - at 7.00 pm

2027

January

Tuesday 5th - Long Newton & Elton WI, The Wilson Institute, Long Newton , Stockton-on-Tees, Durham - at 1.30pm

February

Wednesday 10th - Urswick WI, Urswick Parish Room, Ulverston, Cumbria - at 7.30pm

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May

Tuesday 11th May - Hoxne Phoenix Ladies, St Edmunds Village Hall, Hoxne village (Nr Eye) - 7.30pm

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 as well as Cumbria, Lancashire, the North East and other parts of the Country. 

 

​              Just get in touch by Email:

Sandra   via    sanddot51k@gmail.com             for Suffolk and Essex

Val          via   valerie.welti@btinternet.com    for Cumbria and the North

Peta        via   peta.edwards@outlook.com       for Lancashire

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