September 3, 2026
Let public art remain public!
Sian Trafford, chair of Nottingham Women’s History Group, welcomed the decision to retain Traffic Flow.
She said: “We as Nottingham Women’s History Group are just thrilled that we are not going to lose another work by a woman artist – and indeed the same woman artist.
[…]September 2, 2026
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First of all, don’t forget our walk next Sunday 6th September. Karen will be highlighting locations connected to Susannah Wright and Mary Bailey,
[…]August 26, 2026
See articles in West Bridgeford Wire and the Nottingham Post about the investigation
led by NWHG on the loss of ‘Chorus Line’
[…]Dates for your Diary
Saturday 15th May 2026: Hands on Heritage at Mansfield Library.
Hands on Heritage 2017.
Wednesday 10th June 2026: Walk – Some Remarkable Nottingham Women led by Miriam. Meet at 7pm in front of Theatre Royal. £5 – no need to book, just turn up.
Saturday 20th June 2026: Come and visit us at the very last Lowdham Book Festival and make sure this wonderful event is given a fitting farewell. We will have a stall, as will Rowena Edlin-White, and Karen Winyard will be giving her fascinating talk about Laura Knight’s early life in Nottingham. Look out for booking details here: https://www.thebookcase.co.uk/
Saturday 27th June 2026: Talk – by University of Nottingham’s Charlotte May about “Nottingham’s C18th & C19 Cavewomen” – how the caves were used by women during those centuries. Gather 2 pm at International Community Centre, Mansfield Road NG1 3FN, £5 donation for coffee, tea, biscuits, raffle and enlightenment.
Wednesday 15th July 2026: Walk – Mary Bailey and Susannah Wright led by Karen Winyard. Meet at 7 pm at the Lions. £5 – no need to book, just turn up.
Sunday 16th August 2026: Walk – Some Remarkable Nottingham Women led by Miriam. Meet at 2pm in front of Theatre Royal. £5 – no need to book, just turn up.
Sunday 6th September 2026: Walk – Mary Bailey and Susannah Wright led by Karen Winyard. Meet at 2 pm at the Lions. £5 – no need to book, just turn up.
Saturday 17th October 2026: NWHG AGM and talk by Miriam Jackson on Plaque Attack, the progress of NWHG’s aim to get more plaques commemorating women installed in Nottingham. Gather 2 pm at International Community Centre, Mansfield Road NG1 3FN, £5 donation for coffee, tea, biscuits, raffle and a top-quality afternoon.
London until 8 November 2026 – The Last Princesses of the Punjab exhibition at Kensington Palace, highlighting Suffragette Princess Sophia Duleep Singh and the women who influenced her. Duleep Singh’s godmother was Queen Victoria, making her commitment to the cause all the more laudable.