FWT - a centre for women

14/11/2025

On Wednesday 12th November 2025, we welcomed 21 women to FWT for our ‘Tea, Tales and Togetherness’ workshop, as part of Coventry . We started with a presentation, followed by poems, activities, competitions, and refreshments.
During the presentation, we had a powerful discussion about “what peace means to you?”, and women shared their ideas and personal thoughts. For our creative activity, every woman attending wrote one word about peace based on their own feelings and understanding. It was an engaging, inclusive, positive, and inspiring event.
We would like to thank Coventry City Council for the additional funding enabling us to rung this event. We’d also like to say a big thanks you to other organisations, including Coventry Women’s Partners, and Panahghar who promoted the event and engaged women.

12/11/2025

Our events are all listed online, and start Monday 17th November. Workshops for minority ethnic women are taking place at our women only centre, plus City of Coventry Health Centre, Drapers Room, Families for All Hub, and an online Zoom session for pregnant and new mums unable to attend in person events.
Coventry Start for Life South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust Maternity Services at UHCW NHS Trust NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre Coventry Health Visiting Service

Baby Week is a campaign dedicated to raising the awareness of support available to mothers and babies. This year’s theme is ‘Healthy Parent – Healthy Baby’ and we invite mums […]

10/11/2025

We have started a brand new 36-week 'Maths Essential Skills' course run by Adult Education. There are still places available, so if you are looking to improve your maths skills and have an Entry 2 level understanding of English, contact us at employment@fwt.org.uk or call 075 3809 3004 to find out if you are eligible to join. Coventry City Council Job Shop Coventry West Midlands Combined Authority Voluntary Action Coventry Coventry & Warwickshire CDA Coventry Haven Women's Aid CRASAC Kairos Women Working Together Coventry Libraries and Information Service

06/11/2025

To raise awareness for , FWT will be hosting, and joining several events across Coventry from Monday 17th November to Wednesday 19th November.

The MAMTA and Perinatal Mental Health teams will be holding virtual and onsite sessions, which minority ethnic pregnant mothers' can join for free.

To find out more, please contact us at PNMH@fwt.org.uk

MAMTA Child & Maternal Health programme is commissioned to support minority ethnic women at antenatal and postnatal stages. MAMTA is now offered as a Universal opt-in referral route to any minority ethnic woman in Coventry during pregnancy, for culturally sensitive women only support up to when baby is born, and early postnatal stages.
Coventry Start for Life South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust Maternity Services at UHCW NHS Trust Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care System NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board NCT Parents in Mind Coventry & Warwickshire Coventry & Warwickshire Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnership

02/11/2025

29/10/2025

Our health inequalities projects at FWT are commissioned to provide preventative health support and advice to minority ethnic through Culturally Sensitive and Appropriate approaches. We welcome this medical research from University of Warwick that provides recommendations for Menopause support including recognisng women facing additional barriers. Gendered commissioning and training is vital to support hardest to reach groups.

Who gets the right menopause care? Ethnicity, culture, and income often decide.

Research at Warwick Medical School, funded by NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) is highlighting gaps in care, focusing on inequalities shaped by ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and cultural norms.

“Our findings show that menopause care is not reaching all women equally, for a variety of factors. Future work to improve menopause care within the NHS should include targeted and intersectional health education for both patients and clinicians; especially for women who may want holistic treatment but cannot access this due to the limitations of current consultation frameworks.” - Dr Claire Mann, WMS

Read more: https://bit.ly/47C1o4O

29/10/2025

We are running a free, women only event on Wednesday 12th November from 10am to 2pm at FWT Centre to celebrate Coventry .

The theme is 'Tea, Tales and Togetherness', so we will be bonding over our cultural differences, sharing poetry from different languages, and discussing what peace means to us.

There are limited spaces available, so if you would like to join, please contact Shukria at (07508) 437589 or email employment@fwt.org.uk to register.

29/10/2025

We are running a free workshop for women during this years Peace Festival. 'Tea, Tales and Togetherness' at FWT, Tuesday 12 November 2025, 10am to 2pm. Come and join us.

Peace Festival is back for 2025

Join us from 1 to 16 November for two weeks of inspiring events and activities.

The FREE events highlight Coventry's ongoing commitment to peace, friendship and tolerance.

This year's programme is filled with thought-provoking activities and worships. A highlight will be a large installation in the city centre, inspired by Coventry Cathedral.

To find out more about the Festival, head to the link below

28/10/2025

We are commissioned to offer culturally sensitive Breastfeeding support and guidance to minority ethnic women as part of our 0-19 programme and across Family Hubs as part of Coventry Start for Life Maternity Services at UHCW NHS Trust South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust

Breastfeeding and the environment

🤱Breastfeeding is one of the best ways to protect both our planet’s ecosystems and our health. It helps to ensure food security, has a positive effect on maternal and child health and wellbeing, and is vastly important to our carbon footprint 🌳

Breastmilk environment advantages:
• No food more locally produced or environmentally friendly. A naturally renewable food source
• Breastmilk benefits our environment as it requires no advertising, packaging, or transport and results in no wastage or depletion of natural resources
• No energy is wasted sterilizing bottles and refrigerating them
• Breastmilk is the perfect temperature so there is no need to use energy to heat anything and water and detergent is not usually needed for washing bottles, unless you’re giving your baby expressed breastmilk
• Breastmilk does not create pollution from the manufacturing and disposal of bottles, teats and cans

According to a 2019 study by The Imperial College, London, “Overall, breastfeeding for six months saves an estimated 95-153kg CO2 equivalent per baby compared with formula feeding.

For further support and information about breastfeeding,please visit our Infant feeding Linktree https://linktr.ee/uhcwinfantfeeding and reach out to our amazing Coventry Community infant feeding team https://linktr.ee/coventryift

28/10/2025

Perimenopause is one of the three stages of menopause. It’s when menopause symptoms start but your periods haven’t stopped.

For many women, these symptoms can affect daily life – from energy and mood to relationships and work.

They can also start earlier for some, which is why recognising the signs and getting support matters.

Menopause will now be part of routine NHS health checks – offered every 5 years to eligible adults aged 40 to 74 – for the first time. By including tailored questions about menopause, more women will be able to get the support they need to manage their symptoms.

💛 More info on symptoms and treatment options: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/menopause/symptoms/

27/10/2025

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27/10/2025

Due to the October half-term school holidays, FWT Centre will only be open on Monday 27th October and Wednesday 29th October at 9.00am to 3.00pm this week.
We will be closed on Tuesday 28th, Thursday 30th and Friday 31st October. All staff are working remotely during this time. Please see our website for project contact details, or direct message us here on Facebook.
The centre will reopen as usual from Monday 3rd November.