News & Events

Joint statement about plans to build new women’s prison places

We condemn in the strongest terms the plans unexpectedly announced on Saturday 23 January to build 500 new women's prison places. This plan flies in the ...
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BWC Statement on Violence Against Women and Girls

19 March 2021 We Deserve To Feel Safe BWC stands in solidarity with the women and girls across the country who have been saddened and angered ...
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Phoenix from the Flames – live stream event

Brighton venue The Old Market (TOM) has announced the first in a new series of live stream events. TOM’s Reigning Women season of programming celebrates women ...
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Lisa Dando urges councils to prioritize women’s safety

Following the alleged abduction and murder of 33-year-old Sarah Everard in southeast London, BWC Director Lisa Dando has spoken out regarding the case: "The distressing news ...
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Lisa Dando updates Latest TV

Lisa Dando has spoken with Anya Cooper from Latest TV about the services BWC offer and how they have been adapted to ensure BWC continue to ...
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BWC AGM

BWC recently hosted our 2020 Annual General Meeting, where we shared our thoughts, reflections and key learnings gained from working throughout the covid-19 pandemic.     ...
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New Deal for Women’s Centres

BWC, alongside four other women’s centres, has recently launched a report with the Women’s Budget Group to explain why we are asking for a #NewDeal4WomensCentres. The ...
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Homeless Stories

BWC has been working with the team from Homeless Stories who spent time at our centre, filming the personal stories of some of the women we ...
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What support can women’s centres offer to women caught up in the criminal justice system?

Former prisoner Brenda Birungi investigates the support women's centres can offer to women caught up in the criminal justice system. In episode one she speaks with ...
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