Bath Women's Fund Potluck Picnic celebrating giving and learning together

Join members of Bath Women's Fund for a potluck picnic at The Bath Abbey Learning Centre to celebrate our giving in 2025, learn about neurodiversity in women and girls, and announce our new grant-making theme for 2026.

We will start with reflecting on the Bath Women's Fund year and will then be hearing from:

• Waheeda Hales, Bath Women's Fund member and trustee of Auti-Ms about their work to raise awareness and understanding of autism in girls and women, which is often very different to autism stereotypes and standard diagnosis types
• Alice Hoyle, a late diagnosed neurodivergent mum of three neurodivergent girls, Wellbeing Education Consultant and author, about her experience, sensory inclusion and how we can all better support neurodivergent girls (and boys in schools, nurseries and our communities)

We will also have the chance to see behind the scenes at the Discovery Centre, a key part of Bath Abbey's Footprint project.

Please bring a bottle or a plate of whatever you would like to share - savoury or sweet, but you are welcome to bring your own food if you prefer not to eat from shared dishes.

Members will have the opportunity to cast final votes and we will announce the theme for the grant-making programme for Bath Women's Fund in 2026. If you're interested in joining Bath Women's Fund to be part of choosing the new theme and the full grant-making process, please visit our website

We look forward to welcoming you all!

Timings:

6.00pm - Arrive at The Bath Abbey Learning Centre (9 Kingston Buildings) and welcome drink

6.15pm - Welcome from Isobel Michael and Emma Beeston, Bath Women's Fund co-founders, with a celebration of our collective giving, learning and connecting in 2026

6.30pm - Hear from Auti-Ms and Q&A

6.45pm - Hear from Alice Hoyle and Q&A

7.00pm - Behind the scenes at the Discovery Centre

7.10pm - Food and networking

7.55pm - Thanks from Emma Beeston, with the announcement of the new theme for the Bath Women's Fund 2026 grant programme

8.00pm - End

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