Warwick Castle turns purple ahead of International Women’s Day

Inspirational messages were at the heart of a special evening at Warwick Castle ahead of International Women’s Day. The stunning venue was lit up with purple IWD colours in honour of the event, organised by Ladies First Professional Development Network Group which celebrated this year’s theme of Give to Gain. Speakers who shared their personal stories to success were TV news anchor and freelance journalist Suzanne Virdee, from Redditch; retired Coventry MP Collen Fletcher MBE; founder of Pentlands Accountants and Advisors in Leamington, Elinor Perry; founder of the Hosking Houses Trust in Stratford, Sarah Hosking OBE and chief superintendent of West Midlands Police, Kim Madill. Broadcaster Arti Halai hosted the evening, which supported the Shine Together Initiative and Esther Project charities.

Captions:

1 Suzanne Virdee, Tracey McAtamney, Arti Halai
2 Trish Adudu, Stacey and Tracey William
3 Amanda Chalmers, Nicola Smyth
4 Elinor Perry, Julie McGarrigle
5 Gillian and Ruth Bridges
6 Paola Spiga
7 Jane Collier, Arti Halai