WayfinderWoman

Building your CV - Part 2
2022-11-09 13:30 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | Highlight House, 8 St Leonards Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3UH, United Kingdom
How to apply for jobs.
In this workshop we will go through job applications and help you sift through the job descriptions to find the right ones for you.
We will explore how you can adjust your CV to fit the job you are applying for.
We will discuss how do you get past that first ‘sift’ when applying via an on-line questionnaire?
Find out how to make your CV stand out in the crowd.
That and more – what questions do you want to ask?

Bring along any job adverts you have seen, or any job descriptions that have been sent to you.

8 PLACES ONLY, WOMEN ONLY
If you book and then can’t attend, please give us a minimum 24 hours notice so that someone else may have your place.

Safety Talk for Women from Sussex Police
2022-11-18 12:00 - 13:00
FREE safety talk for women from Sussex Police, hosted by WayfinderWoman
How Sussex Police support women and the routes women can use should they need the support and help of the Police. Talk by Sussex police Inspector.
She sits on the VAWG (Violence Against Women and Girls) group representing Sussex Police and is really passionate about this.
The talk will last for around 20 mins or so then the rest of the hour would be an opportunity for women to ask questions / chat more with the Inspector and her colleague. Talk held in the safe space of our Hub in Eastbourne or women only. Book your free space at Eventbrite.

The Big House at Christmas
2022-11-19 11:00, 2022-11-20 11:00, 2022-11-26 11:00, 2022-11-27 11:00 | The Big House, 49 Prideaux Rd, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 2NE, United Kingdom
Open Day for local artists are exhibiting. From 11.00am – 17.00pm

Interview Skills
2022-11-30 14:30 - 15:30 | Online, Unit 1 Highlight House, Eastbourne, BN21 4RJ, United Kingdom
This 60 minute online workshop for women will help you connect with your authentic self and make connections with the person on the other side of the table. Whether it’s a job interview or trying to promote your new business this workshop will give you some practical tools to take away with you.
The areas we cover:

Mind-set or Mind not set?
The strengths you don’t know you have
The fabulous four (just four areas to master)
Planning the plan

Part of this session requires a pre-workshop questionnaire. After you have booked you will be given the link to the online questionnaire.
After attending this workshop, you will have the option to arrange to have face to face interview practice in the WayfinderWoman Hub in Eastbourne – sessions booked separately.
Workshop via zoom – you will be sent an email with the link to join.
If you book and then can’t attend, please give a minimum 24 hours notice, thank you.
Contact 01323 886171
Email info@wayfinderwoman.com

Charity Quiz Night
2022-12-15 19:00 | Eastbourne Borough Football Club, Priory Ln, Langney, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN23 7QH, United Kingdom
Charity Quiz. Make up a team of 6 or join us on the night. Get in touch with us if you want to join.

Goal Setting
2023-01-05 11:30 - 13:00 | Online Event
Free online workshop from WayfinderWoman. With Caroline Hart, Kent Life Coach.
In this lively interactive workshop I will discuss the power of goals to inspire and motivate but also how they can do just the opposite. I will guide you through an alternative approach to goal setting that comes from the idea that we are human beings not human doings and when we give as much attention to how we are being as what we are doing amazing things can happen.
Course Overview

This workshop is a simple exploration of an alternative approach to goal setting. You will discuss traditional goal setting techniques such as SMART with methodologies from “The Passion Test by Janet Attwood” and the world of NLP. This workshop is an introduction to the topic. You will have a positive learning experience and leave with some very simple and practical tools that you can apply straight away but will leave curious and wanting to know more.
Workshop objectives
• Understand the Pros and cons SMART goals
• Explore how to approach your goals in a new way
• Create a well-formed outcome
• Understand how being is key to achieving
You will be sent a link to join the zoom class once you have registered.
If you book a place and then cant attend, please give at least 24 hours notice. Please click on Eventbrite to book your free space.
Contact 01323 886171 or info@wayfinderwoman.com

Menopause Demystified
2023-02-04 09:30 - 13:30 | Leaf Hall, 51 Seaside, Eastbourne, BN22 7NB
Would you like to see this natural life transition as one of the potent and powerful times of your life, and get back your pizzaz?

Are you approaching, or going through, the menopause?
Are you confused by what is happening to you?
Are you post-menopausal yet still experiencing symptoms and want to know what to do?
Do the conflicting headlines make you feel anxious and unsure about the best step forward?
Would you like to know the best route through and how you can support yourself?
Would you like to see this natural life transition as one of the potent and powerful times of your life?
Would you like to get back your ‘ pizzazz’?

If you answered ‘yes’ to the questions above, this workshop is for you!
Run by a woman and open to women only, this half-day will transform your thinking, give you the tools to be in control, empower you to own this brilliant time of life and take away the fear and uncertainty. You can’t afford to miss it!
What we will cover:

The variety of possible experiences
The potential impact of the menopause on life
Explanation of the menopause, female hormones, the changes and why they happen
How to support yourself during this life phase:
Naturally
Nutritionally
HRT explained
Getting back in touch with your brilliance – finding the way forward

The workshop is a mixture of individual exercises, small group chats, whole group interaction, information giving from facilitator with plenty of time to ask questions and share experiences.
Each participant receives a robust reference book that is theirs to keep together with a ‘goody bag’ of appropriate give aways.
Everyone has an opportunity to join our distribution list for our quarterly e-newsletter ‘Midlife Matters’
Katie Day is one of the leading voices in the UK on the menopause, a member of The British Menopause Society and an advocate for women’s well being. She ran a seminar at the House of Commons on the Menopause attended by the Minister of Health, MPs and distinguished medical personnel.

Please follow the link to book on Eventbrite. This course is free but if you wish to make a donation to go towards the cost of running this workshop please do so on the day or via our donation button

Building your CV – Part 1
2023-02-28 13:30 - 15:00 | Highlight House, 8 St Leonards Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3UH, United Kingdom
Using our CV Builder Buster, refresh and rebuild your CV for job applications and interviews. Discover how the Builder Buster helps you build your CV profile and tell the stories that will appeal to employers.

Topics include:

How do I write a good CV?
The 3 critical ‘must haves’ for a CV
What is the format of a CV
What should not be included in a CV
Writing a personal profile

Please arrive 1.15 for a 1.30 start and bring your CV or email it to us in advance.
8 spaces only. If you book and then can’t attend, please let us know with at least 24 hours notice so someone else may have your space.
NB: CV Part Two will be looking at job descriptions and applications. Please book separately on Eventbrite for this 2nd workshop.
Contact 01323 886171 Mon-Fri 10am-1pm
Email info@wayfinderwoman.com

International Women's Day Event
2023-03-10 18:30 - 21:00 | Best Western Lansdowne Hotel, King Edward's Parade, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4EE
This is a FREE event, aiming to celebrate the wonderful women in our community and the international women we have in our community.

Wayfinder Woman, with the support of Care for the Carers, present our International Women’s Day event. All genders welcome!
We will have a panel discussion of “inspirational women” led by our founder Laura Murphy, as well as live music from Tina Bridgman and Tidal Rave . Our very own resident artist Tania will be doing a live painting to the band’s music as well which will be auctioned off! We will also have all the regular fun and games including name the giant gorilla and more!
Drinks and nibbles will be available to purchase at the hotel bar.
Please sign up to attend, and join us to celebrate!

Building your CV – Part 2
2023-03-28 13:30 - 15:00 | Highlight House, 8 St Leonards Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3UH, United Kingdom
How to apply for jobs.

In this workshop we will go through job applications and help you sift through the job descriptions to find the right ones for you.
We will explore how you can adjust your CV to fit the job you are applying for.
We will discuss how do you get past that first ‘sift’ when applying via an on-line questionnaire?
Find out how to make your CV stand out in the crowd.
That and more – what questions do you want to ask?

Bring along any job adverts you have seen, or any job descriptions that have been sent to you.

8 PLACES ONLY, WOMEN ONLY
If you book and then can’t attend, please give us a minimum 24 hours notice so that someone else may have your place. Please follow the link to book your space at Eventbrite.

Mind Calm
2023-04-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Online Event
Find an infinite well of inner calm with this 6-week Mind Calm Mediation course.
Free 6-Week Online Course
Wednesdays 12pm-1pm starting on the 19th April for 6 weeks, via zoom
Facilitator Becci Godfrey, Personal and Professional Development Coach
With the pandemic still with us and concerns about staying safe, keeping a job, managing caring responsibilities etc it’s no wonder that our levels of anxiety are high and our self-confidence is taking a knock.
Find an infinite well of inner calm with this 6-week Mind Calm Meditation course. Suitable for beginners and experienced meditators alike, this course will give you the tools and techniques to help you to let go of the worry and stress associated with overthinking so that you can experience more peace, calm and serenity.
Learn how to prioritise your heart’s highest hope and experience more connection, confidence and joy in a fun and easy way. Mind Calm works by helping you to change your relationship with your mind by being ‘consciously aware’ during daily life.
In these six, one-hour practical sessions you will learn the philosophy and theory behind the Mind Calm Meditation technique and have the chance to practice and ask questions within a supportive group.
Follow up support is provided in a weekly summary email, access to replays for 4 weeks after the event and a supporting book and guided meditation CD (available online to purchase).
Reserve a place now
You will be sent an email with the Zoom link.
CONTACT 01323 886171
Mon-Fri 9.30-4.30, Weds 9.30-6pm.
EMAIL info@wayfinderwoman.com
We rely on grants, fundraising and goodwill to run our free events to support women. If you can make a donation to the charity we would really appreciate it. Here is a link for you. https://www.wayfinderwoman.com/donations/

Interview Skills
2023-04-25 14:30 - 16:30 | Online Event
This 60 minute online workshop for women will help you connect with your authentic self and make connections with the person on the other side of the table. Whether it’s a job interview or trying to promote your new business this workshop will give you some practical tools to take away with you.

The areas we cover:

Mind-set or Mind not set?
The strengths you don’t know you have
The fabulous four (just four areas to master)
Planning the plan

Part of this session requires a pre-workshop questionnaire. After you have booked you will be given the link to the online questionnaire.
After attending this workshop, you will have the option to arrange to have face to face interview practice in the WayfinderWoman Hub in Eastbourne – sessions booked separately.
Workshop via zoom – you will be sent an email with the link to join. Please follow the link to book your space at Eventbrite.
If you book and then can’t attend, please give a minimum 24 hours notice, thank you.
Contact 01323 886171
Email info@wayfinderwoman.com

Creative Joy and The Artist's Way
2023-05-13 13:00 - 16:00 | WayfinderWoman Hub, Suite 2 Highlight House, 8 St. Leonards Road, Eastbourne, BN21 3UH, United Kingdom
Let Loose Your Inner Artist!

Are you happy? Does life seem grey? Have you forgotten how to play?
Would you love to be more creative?
Do you feel blocked or stuck creatively or personally?
This is a course of Self Discovery, Self Recovery, a Re Discovery of your Joyful Self.
This course can help you shift and unblock those inner walls and set you free again.
Re-connect with your inner artist, your sense of joy de vie, and the Powerful Creative Self that you are.
Express your Self with drawing, painting, writing, collage, clay, mixed media and more.
No experience needed. This is a course for everyone, not just for ‘blocked artists’! You don’t need to be ‘an artist’ or have any art experience or training. Process, not product!
IMPORTANT NOTE
What this course is not! This is NOT a ‘learn how to draw and paint’ art class. It IS about expressing your inner Creative Self, having fun, and finding your Joy, through playing with creative materials.
DETAILS
This 10-week course is FREE, tuition is Sponsored by The WayfinderWoman Trust.
However, PLEASE NOTE there is a £45 stipend to cover materials.*
(Thats just £5 per 3 hour session!)
The £45 includes The Artist’s Way Book, art materials, course handouts and refreshments.
All materials and tools supplied
8 PLACES ONLY
Women Only – Workshops held in the WayfinderWoman safe space Hub in Eastbourne.
TO BOOK: Please email volunteering@wayfinderwoman.com for a booking form and payment details.
£45 stipend for materials, payable in one instalment of £45, paid in advance, by 10th April 2023.
Course dates:
Saturdays at 1pm – 4pm. Starts 13 May 2023 then
20 May
3 June
10 June
17 June
24 June
1 July
8 July
15 July
22 July
Students are asked to attend all 10 workshops to get the full benefit of this course; it is not a ‘drop in’
* Students who attend the full course of all 10 sessions will receive a £10 voucher at the end of the course.
CONTACT: 01323 886171
Mon-Fri 9.30-4.30
Email volunteering@wayfinderwoman.com or info@wayfinderwoman.com

MORE DETAILS ON THE WORKSHOPS
TEN three-hour workshops held on Saturday afternoons, with practical hands-on art sessions.
We will be working with ‘The Artist’s Way’ by Julie Cameron. For this set of workshops, the course work will be condensed into 10 weeks instead of 12. You will be provided with the workbook to work with at home in between each practical workshop, plus additional Creative Joy handouts will be provided.
Each week we will work though some of the exercises in The Artist’s Way together.
Each week we will have fun exploring different art materials and techniques.
Each week we will invite your inner artist to play with different games and techniques including journaling, writing, singing, storytelling, music, painting and drawing.
Expect an emotional journey of laughter, tears, fun, joy, new friends, and creative messiness!
The purpose of life is JOY! Come and Play!
Course facilitator is local Eastbourne artist Tania Long
View Tania’s work
https://www.facebook.com/TaniasFantaSeaArt
www.spanglefish.com/fantaSeaArt
A review from a past participant:

“Participating in Tania Long’s ‘Creative Joy‘ was a valuable gift to my creativity, and something of a boost when I was returning to work after a period of many changes.
Tania hosts these sessions with sensitivity and respect, providing useful resources which can be referred to afterwards.
There is a clarity that can be reached when working through this course alongside others, a supportive environment in which I found the space to grow, and move forward.
I am happy to recommend Tania as an experienced facilitator, and this course for its content.”

Mrs. Lowe
(Creative Joy participant)

Eastbourne Carnival
2023-05-27 14:00 - 17:00 | Eastbourne Pier, 3 Grand Parade, Eastbourne, BN21 3EL, United Kingdom
Why not join us as we take part in the Eastbourne Carnival. The theme is Sussex by the Sea and we’re putting on our grass skirts and WayfinderWoman t-shirts to sashay along the route. We’ll be shaking the buckets to collect your coins – or folding – which will go into the pool for the end of the day tally-up. A portion of the collection on the day will go to charities, which includes us. It starts at Fisherman’s Green along the Seafront to the Wishtower. We’re looking forward to seeing you there.

WayfinderWoman's Safety Day
2023-07-22 09:30 - 15:30 | Best Western Lansdowne Hotel, King Edward's Parade, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4EE
A day for women to get advice about how to stay safe, what is hate crime and how women can use self-defense to protect themselves.
D﻿o you feel safe when you’re out and about? Do you feel safe in your own home?
H﻿ow do you know when I’ve been subject to a hate crime? What do you do about it?
D﻿o you know what constitutes stalking, or coercion, or violence against women? How do you report it and stay safe?
A﻿ll these and many more questions will be answered by the experts from Sussex Police and other organisations at our Women’s Safety Day. Designed to give you information and build your confidence why not join us at the wonderful Lansdowne Hotel and share a light lunch too.
K﻿ara from will talk about how women who are experiencing violence in any form can look after themselves, how to report it and stay safe. How can we identify others who are at risk or suffering and can deal with that.
M﻿att will explore what constitutes a hate crime, or a non-hate crime, and again how we can look after ourselves and others, and report this.
M﻿ichele will explain how we can defend ourselves, if needed.
We know from local research that women do not get in touch with the police to report these things and so we’ve stepped up and said, let’s change this. Let’s make our streets and homes safer for women.
W﻿e are looking forward to welcoming you to a day where we can understand how to be, and stay safe.
P﻿lease, as this is a free event, and we are providing lunch, let us know in advance if you are unable to attend so that we can release your space for someone else.
We have sought funding to help pay for the event but if you feel able to leave a donation on the day, then please do so. It will go towards helping vulnerable women at our drop-in centre.

Pier 2 Peer Annual Charity - Walk, Run or Cycle
2023-08-05
Saturday 5 August 2023
Individuals, couples, families, company teams, and social groups are all welcome to join in the fun, improve their well-being, have a chat, support an award-winning local charity and lift their spirits!
Registration is now open for our second annual PIER 2 PEER charity event. You can join us for just £10 and every pound raised will help us to keep our volunteer run drop-in advice centre open.
From 6.30am check-in
7.15am Walkers start
7.45am Runners start
8.15am Cyclists take the road

Becoming Assertive
2023-09-08 09:30 - 12:30, 2023-09-15 09:30 - 12:30, 2023-09-22 09:30 - 12:30, 2023-10-06 09:30 - 12:30, 2023-10-20 09:30 - 12:30 | The Beacon, Marketing Suite, The Beacon (Shopping Centre), Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3NW
Learn how to say no and not be a doormat in this interactive programme.
With a bonus gift when you complete the course!
“Are you struggling to say no to people?”
“Do you feel like a doormat?”
Most people struggle to say no. Saying yes makes us feel good, until it doesn’t and we take on so much that we don’t have time for anything else. Least of all self- care. This course will help you to be more assertive, understand others and stand you ground when you need to.
You will learn what stops you from saying no and how you can still help without doing everything for everyone. You will also learn how different people communicate and what your preferences are so you can better adapt to different people. This will help you to communicate more effectively and be more empathic towards people who are not the same as you.”
If you attend every workshop you can either gain an AQA Unit Award certificate for your CV or a £10 gift voucher.
Please note: as this is a free course, and we have had to apply for grant monies to run it, if you cannot attend let us know so that we can allocate your place to someone else.

Mind Calm All Day Workshop
2023-09-09 10:00 - 18:00 | The Beacon Eastbourne, Terminus Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3NW
Find an infinite well of inner calm with this all day Mind Calm Mediation course held in The Beacon, Eastbourne.

FREE ONE DAY IN-PERSON WORKSHOP
Women Only
Facilitator: Becci Godfrey, Personal and Professional Development Coach
With the pandemic still with us and concerns about staying safe, keeping a job, managing caring responsibilities etc it’s no wonder that our levels of anxiety are high and our self-confidence is taking a knock.
Find an infinite well of inner calm with this Mind Calm Mediation course. Suitable for beginners and experienced meditators alike, this course will give you the tools and techniques to help you to let go of the worry and stress associated with overthinking so that you can experience more peace, calm and serenity.
Learn how to prioritise your heart’s highest hope and experience more connection, confidence and joy in a fun and easy way. Mind Calm works by helping you to change your relationship with your mind by being ‘consciously aware’ during daily life.
In this 6-hour practical session you will learn the philosophy and theory behind the Mind Calm Meditation technique and have the chance to practice and ask questions within a supportive group.
Follow up support is provided in a weekly summary email, and a supporting book and guided meditation CD (available online to purchase).
Reserve your place now.
CONTACT 01323 886171
MON-FRI 9.30-4.30, WEDS 9.30-6PM
EMAIL info@wayfinderwoman.com

Work and Wellbeing Day
2023-10-27 10:00 - 15:30 | Online Event
WayfinderWoman presents its annual work and wellbeing day, dedicated to supporting business in helping their workplaces to be a nurturing environment for women.
COVID-19 battered employers and the rising incidents of poor mental health from that has impacted on our workforce. Now that the cost of living crisis is affecting us all, what can employers do to keep their staff motivated and support them?
We have an exciting line of up speakers to give you the latest thinking around how you can help your staff during the cost of living crisis. Confirmed speakers to date include:
Christina Ewbank, CEO of Eastbourne Unlimited
Victoria Regan, Partner at Rix & Kay. LawNet Award winners for 2022/23 and a leading firm in Legal 500.
Alan Buzon, Chief Executive of Eastbourne CAB
Laura Murphy, Founder of WayfinderWoman and Leadership Coach
Further speakers TBC.

Career Workshop
2023-11-22 10:00 - 12:30 | Online Event
Are you finding it hard to identify the right role for you and navigate an effective job search?
During this workshop, you will pinpoint your current career priorities and values to help you search for a role that suits you best.
Working with peers, you will consider some key strengths and achievements to build confidence and help maximise the potential of your CV.
Many people are put off by the thought of networking, but you will find out how to strengthen your current network and tap into the ‘hidden’ job market.
There will be tips to enhance your job search and this workshop will support you as you develop your ideas and actions to take forward.
* Please note: As this is a free course, and we have had to apply for grant monies to run it, if you cannot attend let us know so that we can allocate your place to someone else.
Our facilitator for this course is professional career coach, Julie Pennels

Step into Confidence
2024-01-30 13:30 - 14:30 | The Beacon, Marketing Suite, The Beacon (Shopping Centre), Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3NW
Want a bit of help to make that confident step into a new job or career, make that presentation, go into a meeting, or just to be able to stand up for yourself?
A look at how, as women, we can become more confident
In a small group, we will explore how and when we can show confidence and learn from the wisdom of each other.
It’s open to women of any age, from any background, in a small supportive group of like-minded people we’ll explore what it is that makes us unconfident and start laying foundations to build the confidence that you want or need.
You’ll come away with some tools that will help you on your journey.
In similar workshops women say, “It’s great to know that others feel just like I do and we can give each other support.”
So join in and start stepping into confidence!
Trainer: Laura Murphy, WayfinderWoman

Social media to combat loneliness
2024-02-16 13:00 - 15:00 | Online Event
Learn how to use social media to combat loneliness and isolation
The workshop will focus on:

Introductions: what interests people have, who they’d like to connect with, their current use / experience of social media

Understanding the characteristics of the main social media platforms: benefits and dis-benefits
Using groups on Facebook to find real life groups and virtual communities
LinkedIn to build s sector specific / professional network based on career interests
How hashtags can help you find and connect with content and people you share interests in.
Facilitator: Mina OBrian from Ditzi Media
The workshop is by Zoom, you will be emailed a link

Volunteer Open Day
2024-02-29 10:00 - 14:00 | WayfinderWoman Hub, Suite 2 Highlight House, 8 St. Leonards Road, Eastbourne, BN21 3UH, United Kingdom
Get ready for a day of fun, opportunity, and discovery at our WayfinderWoman Hub Open Day!
Are you:

Thinking of volunteering, alongside other incredible women?
Looking to offer your time and skills towards a good cause?
Wanting to help other local women?

We’re the charity you’re looking for! Take the leap and come to our Open Day to find out more about volunteering with us.
We are looking for volunteers who can help us to run our drop in hub located in central Eastbourne. We are a small local charity which provides help for women in the community through peer support, coaching and signposting.
Pop into our hub anytime between 10am and 2pm on Thursday 29th February and you’ll get introduced to our hub in a relaxed setting, nibbling on delicious snacks and sipping on refreshing drinks as you chat with our friendly volunteers.
It’s a chance to learn about the amazing things we do to uplift and empower women and how you can become part of it too! Plus, you’ll receive a bonus surprise gift for coming along.
We can’t wait to see you there!
