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This page contains all of our most recent news items that we have reported on this website. The most recent is in the top row on the left. To read the news item click on the image if there is one present, the title of the news item or the read more link at the end at the bottom of each panel, the full news item will open up in a new window.
Launch of the British Muslim Trust helpline service
The British Muslim Trust (BMT) has today launched a new helpline service in the wake of increased anti-Muslim hate in the UK. The helpline will be used to support victims to help them report their experiences in a safe environment. The helpline is available via...
Barnardo’s Joyful Mamas Launch
WWA recently attended the launch of Barnardo's new Women's Health service, Joyful Mamas. The service supports women in Aylesbury and High Wycombe who, for whatever reason, are struggling to access appropriate support during and post pregnancy. The service can...
Wycombe Women’s Aid’s AGM
On 9th October we held our 38th AGM at our new Community Services office in central High Wycombe. As well as the mandatory formal business, the AGM was also an opportunity to celebrate the retirement of one of our Trustees, Christine, after 16 years of voluntary...
Bucks College Group Freshers Fair
Wycombe Women's Aid attended the recent Bucks College Group Freshers Fair at the Flackwell Heath campus. This was an opportunity to raise awareness of domestic violence and to let freshers know about WWA and its services.
Respect for Women & Girls event
Wycombe Women's Aid recently attended a Respect for Women event at the Wycombe Community Seventh Day Adventist Church. This free event brought together a range of local statutory and voluntary organisations to talk about tackling abuse, harassment and violence...
Women’s Aid responds to recent anti-migrant protests
WAFE (of which Wycombe Women's Aid is a member) has made a statement in response to recent anti-migrant protests. Farah Nazeer, Chief Executive of Women’s Aid, said: “Following a recent stream of anti-migrant protests seen across England, and growing racist and...
Thank you Tesco Loudwater!
A huge thank you to Nicky and the team at Tesco Loudwater who donated a whole trolley full of supplies to us today. We received pasta, rice, squash, teabags, sugar, cereal, toothpaste and the ever important toilet roll! We are extremely grateful for your support and...
Thank you St Mary’s School!
A HUGE thank you to the group of girls in Year 10 at St Mary's School, Gerrards Cross, who chose Wycombe Women's Aid for their social enterprise project and were the overall winners, winning £500 for us! The year group was divided into ten teams and each team had to...
The Cressex Community School welcomes Wycombe Women’s Aid
Wycombe Women's Aid's Community Based service was recently invited, along with other local organisations, to attend The Cressex Community School's Year 9 Parents Evening. This was an opportunity to share information and meet teachers and parents.
WWA celebrates International Women’s Day!!
We had an excellent day on Friday 7th March celebrating International Women's Day. Women, children, workers and Trustees enjoyed delicious refreshments, a massage therapist, a makeup artist, a children's entertainer, a poet, a speaker, arts and crafts and no-cook...
WWA seeks a General Assistant
We are currently recruiting for a part time (18 hours per week) General Assistant. Please see the job advert below for further details: Advert - General Assistant
Thank you Vanilla Bean Bakery!
A huge thank you to Nabeeha at the Vanilla Bean Bakery for donating the most beautiful cake to our January Open Door Drop In. Open Door is a monthly opportunity for women to come to our Outreach office to have a chat and to access a host of other...
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