MWOTY Where Are They Now: Roz Tranfield
When beauty therapy salon owner Roz Tranfield was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014, she refused to take it lying down. Instead she fought to transform a negative turn in life into a positive, as she set about helping other women in her situation through fashion , fundraising and mentoring. It was this work that […]
MWOTY Where Are They Now?: Sue Connerty
In 2018 Sue Connerty was crowned Merseyside Woman of the Year and Inspirational Woman of the Year for the work delivered by her charity, the Walking with Giants Foundation. The MWOTY family has watched her confidence and success blossom in the two years that have passed, so we thought it was about time we caught […]
MWOTY Where Are They Now?: Ellen Kerr
In the first of a brand new series celebrating the Merseyside Women of the Year (MWOTY) award’s tenth anniversary, we go back – back further than ten years – to where it all began – with the original MWOTY and the event’s co-organiser, Ellen Kerr. You were the original Merseyside Woman of the Year […]
Joint Merseyside Woman of the Year 2019: Laura Hughes
Laura Hughes is the sister of Colin McGinty, who was brutally stabbed to death in a shocking case of mistaken identity in 2001. Sadly, since Colin’s death, the number of knife crime victims have risen at an alarming rate. Laura believes that there is a danger that young people will start to believe that carrying […]
Joint Merseyside Woman of the Year 2019: Mia Austin
Mia’s life was turned upside down when she had a stroke at the age of 21. She was left with Locked In Syndrome, a medical condition that damages part of the brainstem, paralysing the body and most of the facial muscles. Despite having this life-changing condition, Mia refused to give up and focused on living […]
Young Female Apprentice Winner Shares Acceptance Speech
On Friday, Saoirse Redmond, the winner of our Young Female Apprentice award, sponsored by The Learning Foundry, was so emotional following her win that she wasn’t able to read the speech she prepared – so we wanted to share it with you all now! Congratulations Saoirse, we’re incredibly proud of you! “I cannot believe I […]
Our MWOTY story, by Jo Abraham, Managing Director at The Learning Foundry
We originally attended the Merseyside Women of the Year (MWOTY) awards three years ago, in 2016. We were so inspired and blown away by the stories of remarkable women who were doing incredible things across the region. We knew straight away it was something we wanted to support and be involved with, so we decided […]
Our MWOTY Story by Vanda Reeves, Director of Community Network Development at ADDvanced Solutions
We first heard about Merseyside Women of the Year (MWOTY) awards when we were nominated in the Healthcare Hero category. We then checked and saw how huge this nomination was. We were humbled as we read about all the previous candidates and the amazing changes they had made in peoples’ lives. We’ve been involved since […]
MWOTY Reveals 2019 Spotify Playlist
There are just five days to go until the Merseyside Women of the Year awards 2019 and with the finalist’s evening taking place tonight at the Hard Day’s Night Hotel, we’re getting in the mood for a PARTY! To help you do the same, we’ve created a special playlist on Spotify, containing some of our […]
Training provider unveils new brand as it looks to the future
Liverpool based training provider and MWOTY sponsor, Alder Training, has unveiled that it has changed its name to The Learning Foundry and revealed a new brand identity. Alder Training has twice sponsored the Apprentice of the Year awards, under its previous brand, but this year’s event will be the first under The Learning Foundry brand. […]