White Ribbon Day 2023 event hailed a huge success
More than 200 free warm drinks were served up alongside cupcakes and wellbeing treats as part of Trent & Dove’s White Ribbon Day event held at our offices in Trinity Square, Burton, yesterday.
Customers and staff were invited to take part in the event to promote this year’s campaign, which will be officially marked tomorrow (Saturday 25 November). The campaign encourages individuals and organisations to make consistent choices and actions to #ChangeTheStory for women and girls, so that they may live their lives free from the fear of violence.
At the Trent & Dove event nearly 100 people signed pledge posters in support of the action and had their photograph taken. Attendees also received advice and information from our tenancy sustainment and safeguarding team.
Colleagues and customers fed back that the highlight of the event was the many warm cuppas and good conversations enjoyed by all and the wellbeing treats generously donated by our partner, Holland & Barrett.
Martyn Hale, Neighbourhoods Director said:
The feedback we’ve received from customers has been hugely positive with many saying they think it’s great that Trent & Dove deliver events like this and that we have our own coffee trailer!
I’d like to thank all our staff involved and many of our volunteers who came along to support the event and shared how events like this make them feel included and a part of Trent & Dove, which for me, is what it’s all about.
Trent & Dove, which owns more 6,500 homes across East Staffordshire, South Derbyshire, and North West Leicestershire, joined the campaign in February and formed a working group, led by Support Manager, Emma Bailey, and sponsored by Neighbourhoods Director, Martyn Hale.
White Ribbon UK is delivering a series of webinars for people to learn about the importance of male allyship with practical strategies for stopping violence before it starts and issues related to violence against women and girls. Anyone can register here to save a spot: www.whiteribbon.org.uk/changethestory-resources-and-events
For more information visit: www.whiteribbon.org.uk. For local support contact New Era, the domestic abuse service operating across Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent: on 0808 1689 111.
Photographs taken by ACJ Media
