Women & Girls Event 2026
Fri 25 Sept
|Heaton Norris Community Centre
The Women & Girls Event 2026 was a community celebration on 25 September 2026 at the Heaton Norris Community Centre in Stockport, designed to honor and bring together the women and girls who support local communities.
Time & Location
25 Sept 2026, 16:30 – 19:30
Heaton Norris Community Centre, Heaton Norris Community Centre, SK4 1HZ
About the event
Our opening event marked not only the beginning of our 8‑month cultural engagement and inclusion programme, but a historic moment for Stockport. As a proud South Asian woman leading cultural inclusion work in Stockport and Greater Manchester, I felt deeply moved to see so many women and girls from across global majority communities come together in a joyful, welcoming space that truly represented them.
This event was more than a celebration — it was a powerful statement of visibility, heritage and unity. For decades, South Asian culture has been present in Stockport but not always centered. Bringing our heritage, food, music, traditions and community leadership into the heart of the borough felt profoundly significant. It demonstrated what happens when cultural identity is not only acknowledged but celebrated publicly and confidently.
I was especially proud to stand alongside Councilor Huma Khan, the first South Asian Pakistani woman in Stockport politics. From…
