Women's achievements recognised at International Women's Day events

Rotherham Together Partnership held an event at the New York Stadium last Thursday, where several speakers revealed which women had inspired them.

Among those taking part were Rotherham Borough Council chief executive Sharon Kemp, chief executive RMBC; Cllr Lyndsay Pitchley, borough councillor and leader of the Louder Together project; Voluntary Action Rotherham chief executive Janet Wheatley MBE and Dana Abdulkarim, Dinnington Academy PE teacher and international rounders player.

More than 100 women and men also attended the Barnsley and Rotherham Chamber of Commerce’s Women in Business event to mark International Women’s Day (below). 

(L to R) Julia Hollings of My Head Office, Linda Spencer of Professional Energy Purchasing, Sandra Zambelli of First Stop Reservations and Andy Bethel of CSP Systems

Speakers at Tankersley Manor included author and mental health advocate Kathryn Littlewood; Chloe Watmore, managing director of Thermotex; Gulliver’s theme park chain boss Julie Dalton and Chamber of Commerce president Lisa Pogson. 

Jackie Freeborn, chair of Women in Business and co-host of International Women’s Day, said: “This is the third year we have held an International Women’s Day event and each year it becomes bigger, better and more passionate.

“All the Chamber’s Women in Business events aim to help business women across Barnsley and Rotherham by providing support through collaboration to ensure they can grow and develop. 

“The real success of the event was to find how guests felt inspired, uplifted and motivated after hearing moving, funny and truly inspirational stories from our guest speakers and hosts.”