Popular Harrogate events 'led by women for women' will continue with next one at Yorkshire Hotel’s Sky Bar Restaurant
Twelve of Harrogate's “most inspirational” women are to speak at the latest exciting event created by Women Winning.
Launched for International Women’s Day in 2025 as a year-long project to celebrate Harrogate’s inspirational past and present women, Women Winning has been so well-received it is continuing into 2026.
Founded by Paula Stott and Lynne Mee, two active Harrogate volunteers, Women Winning was launched last March by incredible WWII veteran and centenarian Sheila Pantin.
Paula Stott said: “Women Winning has achieved a lot since then, including organising a number of other inspirational talks by or about remarkable Harrogate women.
"We’ve also had theatre performances, working with Harrogate Film Society and the Friends of the Mercer we’ve had films about women or directed by women and we held the inaugural Harrogate Women Winning walking tour last year which is to become an annual event.
“It is clear that there is still a lot of interest in Women Winning and there remains many more stories waiting to be told.”
The next event will be held on Wednesday, May 20 from 11am to 2pm entitled The Sky’s the Limit - a networking brunch in the Yorkshire Hotel’s Sky Bar Restaurant led by women for women.
Lynne Mee said: “During our research, we began to realise just how many women in this town have ‘broken through the glass ceiling’ to reach the top of their chosen fields, whether that be in the world of business or charity."
Women Winning is inviting 12 of these highly-regarded Harrogate women to take part in this social but informative event.
These include Sarah Barry, CEO of Harrogate Town AFC, Jackie Snape, CEO of Disability Action Yorkshire, Sharon Canavar, CEO Harrogate International Festivals, Monique Purdy, Director and CEO in research and development for the energy business, Liz Cluderlay CEO of Artizan International, Tanya Stimpson, Director of Services Vision Support Harrogate District, Georgia Eckert founder and owner of Harrogate's Independent Bookshop Imagined Things, Elaine Stevenson, CEO Harrogate and District Community Action, Lyndsay Snodgrass, Board Member Harrogate Improvement District and Marketing Manager Verity Frearson.
For tickets including brunch and refreshments, visit: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/GBXO