Lochaber

Co-ordinator: Ruth Powell 

The Lochaber meetings are held from 12noon – 2pm at the West End Hotel in Fort William, usually on the last Thursday of the month. We have 178 women on the Lochaber database. The women attending come from a range of diverse backgrounds, from employers to self –employed, from isolated home carers to women running care initiatives. People travel long distances to attend the meetings, and we have experimented with different venues, days and times.

The atmosphere at our meetings is always friendly, and our speakers often comment on the easy interaction.

Meetings in 2009 (for full details, see Diary)

29 January: Judge a book by its cover? Not me!, with Morag Redwood
26 February: Mentoring, with Patsy Thomson
2 April: Stress Management, with Frances Powell

Meetings held in 2008:

16 January: Build your confidence - reduce your stress, with Lynda Benham (half day training event)
28 February: Motivation, with Shirley Murchison
25 April: Memory Improvement, with Kate Boyd
22 May: Confident Communication, with Carin Schwartz
30 October: Money Matters & the Pathway to Prosperity, with Joanna Pirie
27 November: Dealing with Conflict, with Charlotte Lee

Meetings in 2007:

(22 February: Personal Effectiveness and being Assertive, with Kathy Kershaw
26 April: Managine Yourself Through Change, with Lynda Benham
31 May: Laughter is the best medicine!, with Linda Odd
29 June: Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway, with Diane MacDowall
30 August: Free Trade / Fair Trade, with Janis Keast
26 September: Write it Then Speak It!, with Runa Wolf
31 October: Storytelling - more than just for weans, with Mary Carol Souness

Previous meetings in 2006:

9 February 2006: Exploring Employment Tribunals and how they work, with Gillian Shaw and Colleagues.
23 March: An Introduction to Personality Types, with Runa Wolf
25 May: Building confidence, with Lynda Benham
22 June: Speaking your Body's Language, with Shirley Murchison
31 August: Work/Life Balance, with Runa Wolf
28 Sept: Who's got the Power at Work, with Kathy Kershaw
26 October: Life Coaching, with Lynda Benham
30 November: Motivation, with Kate Harper

• Assertiveness

• Body Language

• Mind mapping

• Women outdoors in Lochaber

• Into the Limelight – presenting yourself (joint with Skye)

• Memory improvement

• Neuro-Linguistic programming