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New workshops create safe space for women
Runners in this year’s TCS London Marathon have broken an all-time record for Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust – raising a staggering £85,000 with just 19 runners! Each runner signed up for the 26.2-mile challenge as a way of thanking hospital staff for the care that they or a loved one received. LOOK AT THEM GO!
working with flowers. Women can also participate in wellbeing sessions designed to regulate the nervous system, which
Floribunda, a new nonprofit supporting women recovering from sexual violence, has officially launched its free floristry workshops designed to foster connection, creativity and long-term healing. Workshops will initially run from July to September as part of a pilot scheme, offering 12 places at each of the seven planned dates this summer across Cambridgeshire. Built on the belief that your recovery doesn’t end when crisis support concludes, Floribunda creates safe, welcoming spaces where women can come together and rebuild confidence through the therapeutic process of
is directly impacted by distressing experiences.
“Recovery is often a long and complex journey,” said Lynn Morgan MBE, who leads the advisory board supporting Floribunda’s founder Kirsten Corrigan. “Many women tell us that one of the most powerful moments in their healing process is realising they are not alone.” Women interested in attending workshops this summer, as well as organisations looking at partnership opportunities, can learn more at floribunda.org
EDUCATION LEADER RECOGNISED WITH NATIONAL AWARD
A senior figure in the UK’s education sector, Ruth Fenton, has received national recognition through Acquisition International ’s 2026 Influential Businesswoman Awards, where she was named language education industry veteran of the year (UK) and received the leadership dedication & resilience award. Ruth (pictured with CATS Global Schools’ Robert Niu, Tim Zhou and Polly Tzortzi) is the founder and director of Stafford House Study Holidays, an international education organisation founded in 1994 that delivers English language study programmes for young people across 45 nationalities in Cambridge, Canterbury, London, San Francisco and Boston. The award recognises Ruth’s contribution to the language education sector and her commitment to delivering positive learning outcomes for students from around the world.
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