Members Networking Meeting with Speaker Stella Parkes - Mayor of Stroud

Members Networking  Meeting with Speaker Stella Parkes - Mayor of Stroud

Stella will talk about what is happening at the town council, the Levelling Up Fund bid to improve the town centre and why it is important for women, especially younger women, to get their voices heard by becoming a councillor representing any party.

Born and bred in Stroud Stella recently took up the post of town mayor.  Her background is in journalism, public relations and corporate communications although she originally trained as a careers advisor. She has held a variety of jobs having spent time in self employment as a public relations consultant as well as being employed by local councils and various charities. She has also done some teaching and run a local charity shop.

Since returning  to Stroud in the mid 1980s she has been actively involved with local pressure groups including the Slad Valley Action Group (SVAG) and Stroud Against Supermarket Saturation (SASS) and has been supporting Stroud Valleys Project, where she is chair of trustees, for more than 30 years.

Image credit: Stroud Times

Venue Minchinhampton Golf Club, New Courses, off Hampton Hill GL8 8SB. 

Non-members who would like a free introductory meeting to try us out please read the detail below.

Meeting Hosted by our Chair Tanya De Leersnyder

• 8.45 am doors open
  
• 9.30am Start meeting
• Introductions 
• 10am Speaker see details above
• 10.35 Jane Diamond from Family Tree Funerals who will provide us with an opportunity for a question-answer session on anything to do with end-of-life planning, death, funerals, the death café and more. It would be really helpful if you could have some pre-prepared questions for Jane when you come along to this meeting.
• 10.50 Networking Tips

• 11am Close

DISPLAY TABLES AT OUR MEETING:

We are reintroducing our DISPLAY TABLE in the meeting room. Please bring along your sample products/leaflets/flyers etc. First come first served!

Directions once arrived: Enter main Clubhouse, proceed up stairs and once in bar the meeting room is on your left.

Please note MGC may require that you provide your name and address on arrival (for insurance purposes).  Facemasks to be worn at your discretion.

Visitors/Guests are invited:

If you are a Friend of SBN perhaps you would like to try out a free introductory meeting at one of our Main meetings  to see how we work with a view to joining.  Drop us an email beforehand to enquiries@stroudbusinesswomen.org.uk  so that we can add you to our list.  We always do a quick round the room introductions where you will have the opportunity to introduce yourself and your business.