After a long day at work, I often find myself trawling through the TV guide and various streaming services for a bit of escapism. Usually this ends in frustration as…
Lotus is a book which portrays the lives of women who are involved in China’s sex industry. The story unfolds through the viewpoint of the protagonist Lotus, a young woman who…
A special story for children (and grown ups!) Have you heard us talking about the Lilac Fairy who comes at Christmas time and helps us give out presents to the…
‘Men who hate women’ by Laura Bates: book review by SG
For those of you that are familiar with Laura’s Bates, you’ll know she was the founder of the ‘everyday sexism project’ where Bates encouraged women to tweet her their own…
She Beasts CIC – interview with founder Sadie Jones
BSWA are working with Sadie and She Beasts, a female community interest company offering fitness and training, to offer rebounding classes for women in our projects. We asked Sadie to…
Hazel works in our Older Women’s service, the Purple Project. 9am – Ready to start checking emails and messages and reply to those waiting for an answer. There is an…
My name is Steph and I am the Volunteer Coordinator here at BSWA. I’ve worked for BSWA for seven years and during my time I’ve been lucky enough to be…
A moving poem written by our worker Sophie as she reflects on the Think Family project coming to an end. Think Family is dedicated to family support, Unfortunately, it’s coming…
