December Blue Stockings: Architecture Walk with Lucy Brouwer & Networking

Deco in the Details: An Introduction to 1920s and 30s Nottingham

Join Lucy Brouwer, creator of Watson Fothergill Walk, for an architecture tour especially for Blue Stocking Network.

Starting at 3 pm, meeting outside Victoria Centre Clock Tower (by McDonalds), we will take a walk with Lucy looking for Art Deco details in Nottingham's architecture of the 1920s and 1930s, taking in T. Cecil Howitt's YMCA, the recently listed Notts Fire and Rescue HQ, Egyptian and American influences on commercial buildings, a former Montague Burton store, the fabulous Palais dancehall and one of many pubs by architects WB Starr and Hall.

The walk will be approximately 1km/ 1 hour with stops and then we will head to the Angel Micro Brewery for networking at 4pm.

Please come prepared for whatever the weather (wrap up warm!) with footwear suitable for city walking.

This is our last network for 2024 and following the tour, we will go into The Angel for networking and socialising with blue stockings members (they will reserve space for us). This is a short distance from the end of the route.

In this second half, we will have open networking to meet new women in business or catch up with familiar faces. There will also be a chance to share your news, offers or event notices with everybody.

We are not including refreshments in the meeting charges so please do buy a drink from the pub to help support them.

Booking is essential. There will be a maximum of 20 on the walk and we also need to let the pub know the numbers.

Finish 5 pm.

About Lucy Brouwer

Lucy Brouwer, one of our regular attendees at Blue Stockings (and a local independent freelancer).

Lucy Brouwer is a tour guide and researcher who has put together several entertaining guided walks exploring the architecture and history of Victorian Nottingham, including The Watson Fothergill Walk, The Hine Hike, and The Carrington Crawl. She has now added Art Deco to her repertoire.

About Blue Stockings

The Blue Stockings Society was formed ten years ago by three Nottingham businesswomen who wanted a different kind of business network for women. There are now over 1900 members in our free Facebook Group. You can join us if you are a women running your own business (or thinking about it) and want to be part of a supportive community that will help you and your business to grow.

We hold monthly meetings which you can pay for individually or become a Blue Stockings Monthly Subscriber for £2.50 /mth and attend as many online events as you like for free and discounted in person events.

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We will send you more details about where to meet upon booking your place.

About Blue Stockings Organisers

Emma Torrance

Emma co-ran THiNK , a meeting room hire, gallery & cafe in the centre of Nottingham. She's an independent SFEDI qualified Business Adviser with over 10 years experience providing business advice to freelancers, small businesses, social enterprises and business support organisations including The Big House & Nottingham Trent University. She co-runs our Blue Stockings Network & previously managed and ran organisations for over 20 years. For more info on her please see her linked in profile

Jeanne Booth

Co-founder of Blue Stockings, education freelancer and businesswoman with 20+ years practical experience of running businesses including meeting spaces, galleries, cafe and bars, training courses, markets, exhibitions and events. Former chair of East Midlands Fellowship of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacturing and Commerce and founding director of Nottingham Cohousing.

Debbiedooodah

Co-founder of Blue Stockings; mother, 2xpodcaster, lecturer, cancer-survivor, 8x award-winning business strategist, marketing & mindset coach, Debbie helps smart people who want to build joyful profitable businesses. Check out her website

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