Cheshire International Women’s Day IWD 2027

Following the success of prior IWD events run since March 2020, Tricia and Kirsty will unite to deliver an event for Women in Business in the Cheshire and surrounding region.

The global campaign theme for International Women’s Day (IWD) 2026 is TBC.

PROGRAMME (subject to adjustment):

Our 2027 programme will see networking activities as well as presentations from several speakers and include morning refreshments and lunch.

Women in business will be offered an event that is fun and supportive and which promises connections, learning and inspiration.

Approximate timings are:

10.00 – Doors open to attendees to browse stalls & for open networking over welcome refreshments.
11.00 – Welcome and Introductions from the event hosts & partners
11.15 – 14.45 – Multiple Speakers, Lunch and Networking Activities
14.45 – Raffle and thanks
15.00 – Event close

SPEAKERS*

Speaker names and details to follow

* Our speaker program is subject to potential alteration if we are affected by illness or other late availability issues beyond our control that may require us to replace a speaker or allow them to join by video link. We confirm that a minimum of 3 speakers will be at the event in person.

TICKET TYPES

Early Bird – £57 + £1 booking fee (until 31 Dec 2026
Standard – £64 + £2 booking fee (until 25 Feb 2026)
Last minute – £72 + £3 booking fee (from 25 Feb to 1 Mar 2026)

Tables of 8 or 10 – Early bird rate guaranteed and no fees (please email tricia.cheshirebe@gmail.com to be invoiced)

Groups of 4 or more can benefit from a group discount (please email tricia.cheshirebe@gmail.com to be invoiced)

Charities – Early bird rate guaranteed and no fees (please email tricia.cheshirebe@gmail.com to be invoiced)

EVENT SPONSORS & PARTNERS

A huge thank you to our current and past event sponsors for supporting this annual event.

2026 SPONSORS

Heather Hiley Financial Planning

MLP Law

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For further opportunities, please email kirsty@kirstyjames.co.uk.

TABLE HOSTING

There are opportunities for those wishing to host a table of existing attendees to benefit from additional marketing. If you are interested, please email kirsty@kirstyjames.co.uk to book.

STALLS

A limited number of stall places are available. If you are interested, please email tricia.cheshirebe@gmail.com to book.

FURTHER INFORMATION

DIETARY NOTES:

If you have any food allergies, please ensure that you have added these during the booking process.

RAFFLE:

Our chosen causes for this event are: TBC

Please have cash or a payment card to hand if you’d like to buy a ticket. Tickets are £5.

If you are in a position to donate a raffle prize of products or services, please bring with you and let us know on arrival.

REFUNDS & CANCELLATION:

Refunds will not be possible within 28 days of the event.

Should you need to cancel your place, we will issue a refund if we are able to find a find a replacement attendee to take your place.

This event will run in-person. In the event of having to cancel or postpone the in-person event due to Covid or other logistical changes, we would endeavour to run an alternative online event. Attendees would be contacted and given the option to cancel for a full refund, to carry forward their ticket to the rescheduled event or to attend online with a credit for the reduced event content and applicable price difference.

Pre-booking only

No sector or geographical restrictions. No limit per company

EVENT ORGANISERS:

Cheshire Women in Business is a collaborative project run by Kirsty James and Tricia Peters, who both offer business networking events and services. Between them, they have helped hundreds of people to connect and grow their businesses and they are responsible for thousands of pounds worth of business in the region, as well as significant fundraising for many charities, both regional and national.

The Cheshire IWD event was set up and run by KTS Women in Business, a collaboration between three of the most renowned networking event organisers in the North West, who have been referred to in the regional press and by attendees as the ‘Queens of Networking’, the ‘Three Amigo’s’ and the ‘Backbone of Networking’ in Cheshire and Manchester. When Sue retired late 2024, Kirsty and Tricia agreed to continue running a select number of joint events. 

Although each of the ladies has their own business and their individual style of bringing people together, their core message is the same. They know that, although social media is a fantastic tool for business development, nothing beats direct communication via events and building up a business relationship gradually. They strive to host events, workshops and seminars to facilitate introductions, inspiration and learning for their attendees.