Join us on Friday 7th March at The Villa, Levens to celebrate International Women’s Day 2025.
It’s a day of inspirational speakers, workshops and a panel discussion with the day already shaping up to be even better than last year!
Our guest speaker is Kelly Cornwell- Kelly was the recipient of the Jim Cox Prize (a special award for the ‘most inspirational student’) when she graduated from the University of Cumbria in November 2023. Selected by academics within our Institute of Health, Kelly was chosen after she completed her degree while facing a year like no other. Her husband Kevin, a humanitarian aid worker, was taken captive by the Taliban in January 2023 whilst working in Afghanistan. Two weeks later, Kelly had to undergo emergency surgery, spending five weeks at home in Lancashire recovering from her operation. Once well enough, Kelly began clawing back the 170 placement hours she had missed in addition to the five hundred hours of a final professional placement she had to do to complete her degree. Kevin was released on 10 October 2023, and just weeks after his return to the UK, he was able to see Kelly graduate at Carlisle Cathedral.
Workshops – Sexual harassment, Freeing our capacities to lead, Re-framing Menopause In The Workplace: From Challenge To Opportunity.
Panellists are Sue Howorth of The Family Business Community, Julie Clayton of Eden Valley Hospice & Jigsaw, Cumbria’s Children’s Hospice, Julie Mennell of the University of Cumbria, Mark Ebdon of Pladis and Gina Pennington of Penningtons Tea & Coffee Ltd.
The Hospice will be our chosen charity for the day and we’ll be raising funds as part of the event. If anyone would like to donate a raffle prize please email lesleyr@cumbriachamber.co.uk
We already have two sponsors for 2025 – Knights and The Villa, other sponsorship opportunities are available.
To book your place/exhibition stand click here