Days for Girls - Derwent

08/03/2026

Happy International Women’s Day to our volunteers and to all the women who use our kits of reusable menstrual supplies! We were invited to participate in a joyous and moving celebration of refugee women at the Migrant Resource Centre. We are so proud of our partnership with this group of courageous and strong women.
Our next sewing days are Monday 9 and Saturday 14 March and all are welcome to join us.

03/02/2026

Hey! We’ve changed to the 2nd Monday and Saturday of the month!!
Join us Monday 9 February at the community room or Saturday 14 February in the school staff room. 9.30-3.30. Come when you can, leave when you must.

16/12/2025

What an amazing year we’ve had a Days for Girls Derwent in 2025! We’re producing more kits than ever before to go for overseas distribution and have welcomed many new volunteers. We finished the year on a high hearing about Christa’s experiences at the Oceania conference in Fiji. Her talk about our Migrant Resource Centre project was very well received and has inspired other teams to reach out to refugee women in their own communities. We are so proud of Christa and grateful for all she does for our team. It takes a lot of thinking, planning, purchasing, emailing, cutting, storing and TIME to run a group like ours and she does it all so cheerfully. We look forward to making a difference to the lives of women in 2026 by allowing them to manage their periods with dignity.
Next sewing day Saturday 17 January

28/11/2025

Next sewing days are Saturday 13 December ( moved due to Christmas ) at the St Paul’s school staff meeting and Monday 15 December at the church community room. We welcome all existing and new volunteers to the last meeting of 2025🌻

23/11/2025

11/11/2025

Our next sewing days are Saturday 15 November in the St Paul’s school staff room and Monday 17 November in the St Paul’s church community room. Come when you can , go when you must from 9.30 to 3.30!

07/10/2025

It’s Mental Health Week and we’re inviting you to join us at Days for Girls Derwent on our upcoming sewing days and to tell you that the fellowship and camaraderie we experience being part of this group helps all of us with our mental health.
We are packing kits for local migrant women and putting components together for kits to go to women in need overseas. You don’t need to be able to use a sewing machine, there are always jobs for non-sewers.
Saturday 18 October and Monday 20 October at St Paul’s Church Community Room, 9 Paice St Bridgewater.
Thanks in advance!

04/09/2025

The next sewing days are Saturday 6 September and Monday 15 September. We will be meeting at the Claremont Baptist Church, 18 Cullen Street, Claremont. All are welcome to come along between 9.30 and 3.30.

03/07/2025

The community room at St Paul’s Bridgewater is being renovated over the next 3 months so we will be meeting at the Baptist Church, 18 Cullen St, Claremont.
The sewing days for the this time will be as follows: (Note from August onwards some of the sewing days will not be the third of the month)

Saturday 19 July
Monday 21 July
Saturday 2 August
Monday 18 August
Saturday 6 September
Monday 15 September

Hope to see you soon!

03/07/2025

The community room at St Paul’s Bridgewater is being renovated over the next 3 months so we will be meeting at the Baptist Church, 18 Cullen St, Claremont.
The sewing days for the this time will be as follows: (Note from August onwards some of the sewing days will not be the third of the month)

Saturday 19 July
Monday 21 July
Saturday 2 August
Monday 18 August
Saturday 6 September
Monday 15 September

Hope to see you soon
Lisa and Christa