Many thanks to the wonderful ladies that joined us on Monday 13th January at the Quiet Space in Poundbury to start planning the IWD 2020 activity and for a bring & share supper. To mark International Women’s Day we are planning to find out about the needs of local women and girls, via an event on Saturday 7th March. WAND will have a stand on Dorchester high street, and the event will also involve displays in local venues.

We would love you to get involved and help us to create our displays! We have booked the Quiet Space for Thursday February 19th for a making session and another bring and share supper. The evening will be on a drop-in basis, so come along from 5.30pm to get “crafty”. All are welcome, and WAND will be providing materials. 

We had a truly delicious supper and a fruitful planning meeting for International Women’s Day last week. It is great to be working with the Dorchester Feminists group and other fantastic volunteers. Things are shaping up!

Look out for details of our February planning meeting, which will be a crafty one…..scissors at the ready!

The new committee and core group volunteers will be meeting on Thursday 21st November to review the AGM feedback and plan future activities. Plans include holding a social event in January and an activity for International Women’s Day 2020.

The meeting will take place Thursday 21st November 7.00 – 8.30 in Weymouth. Please get in touch if you’d like to come along!

Our AGM took place on 30 September, and we were delighted to be joined by many old friends and some welcome new faces.

All three members of the existing committee, who have served WAND enthusiastically for a number of years, decided to step down and a new committee was elected.

We extend our heartfelt thanks to the outgoing committee, among them some founder members of WAND, for their dedicated work and wish them the very best for their future endeavours.

Our thanks also to our staunch Patron Tracey West for her words of encouragement, reminding us of the incredible power of women’s networks to support the vulnerable and strengthen us all in our personal, professional and community lives.

The AGM was followed by thoughtful discussion about the future actions and direction of WAND. Watch this space for news!

Since its inception in 2010, Women’s Action Network Dorset (WAND), has promoted women’s rights and wellbeing through a combination of fundraising for women’s services and providing opportunities for women in Dorset to socialise and share their skills.

We’ve had a really great time and are very proud of all we have achieved. As we approach our 10th anniversary we are keen to review WAND’s outlook and activities to ensure it still reflects and caters for the needs of its supporters and the girls and women of Dorset – and we’d like you to get involved!

Workshop and free cream tea!

If you’re interested in shaping the future of WAND or getting involved with our work, then please come along to our workshop ‘Shaping the future of WAND’, which will include a cream tea and our AGM. We will have a discussion session where you can let us know what you think the priorities are for women and girls in Dorset, and how WAND could work towards achieving these. This is your opportunity to influence how WAND operates in the future – and maybe become a member of our network of wonderful women?

Join us!

If this sounds good, then come along on Monday 30th September, 6.30 – 8.00pm at Borough Gardens House, Dorchester. Feel free to bring a friend.

We hope to see you there.

Borough Gardens House is located in the corner of Borough Gardens, Cornwall Road, Dorchester, DT1 1RG. Free parking available at Fairfield car park from 6pm.