The fourth annual Fenland Festival celebrating International Women’s Day will be held on Saturday, March 15, at the Queen Mary Centre in Wisbech. Doors open at 12.30pm and the free entry event runs until 4pm and everyone’s welcome.
There’ll be dance performances from the Misfit Molly folk dance team and from members of the local Lithuanian community.
Cookery guru Alison Crouch of Fascinating Food will talk about world recipes, she’ll be giving a demonstration and there’ll be tastings to enjoy.
Nine Lives Theatre Company will bring songs from The Spongebob Musical which they’re staging at The Secret Garden in Wisbech from April 10 – 13.
There’ll be a talk from well-known local historian and author Diane Calton Smith on a History Timeline of Wisbech and another from Cllr Jo Rust on Fifty Years of the Sex Discrimination Act.
Sue Dockett, of Wisbech March and District Trades Council who are sponsoring the event, said: “Our theme is celebrating today’s women and empowering tomorrow’s.”
You can find out from the Fenland Family History Society (link here: http://www.fenlandfhs.org.uk/ ) how to search for your ancestors and view exhibits about Palestinian women’s culture and Fenland women at the VAD hospital during World War One.
Get advice about women’s rights at work from a union-run advice hub. There’ll be craft stalls, local authors, books to buy and community groups to meet and chat with.
The event will support the charities Refuge and Rape Crisis.
