Members of the group gathered at both Chorley Town Hall and Taste Café at St Lawrence’s Church joined by Chorley Mayor Julia Berry. In addition to celebrating International Women’s Day the gathering was in support of the hundred’s of WASPI women who, on the same day, descended on Parliament in protest for fast and fair compensation for the loss of over five year’s State Pension payments, in many cases amounting to over £50,000.
Chrissie Fuller, Co-ordinator for WASPI Chorley, told the Post: “For too long, the WASPI women have been collectively ignored and they have basically had enough. Thousands of women affected have already
died. It is time for the government to stop hiding from us and face the issue head-on. All we are seeking is fast and fair compensation towards our losses and an early resolution to our situation. We are not going away!”
Take a look at some of our pictures of the many women out in force for International Women’s Day 2023.
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Chorley IT firm Roq - an independent quality engineering consultancy firm, used the day to say they wanted to see more females in tech following UKTechNews’ report that only 26 per cent of those in the tech workforce are female Photo: UGC
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Isabelle Roberts, 17 from Tarleton has joined forces with the team at Caddick Group’s Farington Park development to mark International Women’s Day Photo: UGC
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The Preston Western Distributor, linking parts of Preston and the Fylde to the M55, will be officially be named Edith Rigby Way, after Preston's famous suffragette, who dedicated her life to fighting for women's rights Photo: Martin Bostock Photography