Womens Spaces

We have two dedicated spaces for women in the community. One meets at St Anne’s on Tuesday mornings, and the other is a monthly gathering on a Wednesday evening.

Make it Mine

On Tuesdays, during term time, women meet at St Anne’s Community Centre from 9.3011.30 am and get hands-on as they turn bits of rubbish into things of joy.

Make it Mine is supported and hosted by Alice of Remade Wigan CIC.

One of the first things we tackled was turning plastic bottles into flowers, some even going as far as to create beautiful wreaths.

Then, wooden boxes were transformed with decoupage and bits of flooring into Christmas tree decorations. Some old mirrors have been sanded, painted and given a new lease of life, and a new bookcase is ready to be gifted to a local school. We’ll soon be working on painting a bench in baby loss colours for the memorial garden.

We had the pleasure of guest artist Gloria sharing the skills she learned growing up in Congo, and she taught us how to make rag dolls.

The best thing about this space, though, is the women who attend and the chatter and laughs as we try our hand at new things, some successfully, some not so much!

It’s a lovely mix of young and wise; babies are welcome, and brews and biscuits are on tap. This space is welcome to any women in our community. No need to book or bring anything. Just turn up with yourself.

Women and Young Girls Food Share

Once a month, usually on the 3rd Wednesday of the month, we meet at Bookcycle from 7-9pm and try each other’s food. We usually work out a menu beforehand.

Some people cook, others buy something, and we all take turns in being looked after, just showing up and being fed by others. The food share is a year old and started on International Womens Day 2022.

The chat and the food make sure that we go home with full tummies and full hearts.

One of the women who regularly attends says

“I love coming here. It’s our space. It’s something for us. On food share nights, I don’t have to think about what I’m cooking for tea. So it gives us space not to have to think.”

The women have a WhatsApp group to keep in touch with each other and share the event on the Facebook group. It’s not clicky either, so new faces are always welcome. If you’d like to come along, you’d be welcome to just come along and bring yourself. If you’re not on Facebook, you can call the number in useful contacts if you want to say hello first.

What About Men?

We’d love to see more spaces for men in the community, so if anyone thinks they’d like to get one going, then we might be able to help you get started.

Perhaps you have a love for or an interest in something and would like to find others who share a similar passion.