Display in Arnold Library

We've put  up a display in Library, hopefully showing how women have featured in the life of Arnold over the last 100 years.

We have women shopkeepers, footballers, headteachers and faith leaders. We haven't captured everyone, so if we have missed someone you know of, comment below and we'll do our best to update the boards before they come down at end of March.

Events kick off!

We hosted our first talk last night. It was about the Friends of the Hobbucks, a group founded by two fantastic women of Arnold. Josie Blackstock from Friends of the Hobbucks came and talked about how the idea took shape in their minds, and how they are developing the area.

It was very inspiring to see how two women have made such a difference to our area.They don't have a website yet, but you can find out more about Nottinghamshire's Community Forest, which is a partner in the project here http://www.greenwoodforest.org.uk/index.php

Nottingham Events

International Women's Day is being celebrated in Nottingham with a whole host of activities. Visit the IWDNottingham website for a full run down of their events
www.iwdnottingham.wordpress.com

Events are coming together

See our events page for details of the talks, exhibition and film we are planning to celebrate International Women's Day in Arnold.
We look forward to seeing you in Arnold during March for one of our events!

Arnold Front St (photo by El Struthio)

International Women's Day 8th March 2011

International Women's Day (IWD) is a global celebration of women’s economic, political and social achievements, marked annually on 8th March.

International Womens Day Nottingham

The first events were rallies in support of women's right to vote, hold public office, to work and access vocational training, also in support of an end to workplace discrimination. In more recent years IWD has provided an opportunity to focus on women’s rights, and society’s attitudes towards women.

2011 marks the centenary of International Womens Day Celebrations. IWD was first proposed during an International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen in 1910. The first IWD events were held in 1911, in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland, meaning that 2011 marks 100 years of IWD having been celebrated around the world.

Nottingham is planning a month-long festival of events for 2011, and a group of women in the market town of Arnold, located on the northern edge of Nottingham are planning to mark International Women's Day with a series of events across the week. This blog will document our progress and ask you to join in with your comments, questions and suggestions.