About

We’re The Growing Club CIC and welcome to our story. We’re a not-for-profit organisation, facilitating fantastic skills and business training, creating opportunities for women, using a creative and alternative proven model.

Our Vision

Our vision is simple. Watch our recent mini documentary about the women we work with in Roots and Shoots.

Our Values

We are proud to have a set of clear values that clearly represent who and what The Growing Club stands for.

Our Supporters

The Growing Club receives support from a variety of funders and companies on both a regional and national level.

Award winning support and training

Meet the Team

Meet the team behind The Growing Club! We are lucky enough to work with a variety of female business owners from across the UK, who believe in the GC ethos and support what we do.

Our Directors

Lorraine Birch

Director
Peer Networks

Christine Harwood

Director
Finance

Kate Manders

Director

Jackie Bennett Shaw

Director

Caroline Charnley

Director
Peer Networks Trainer

Our Trainers

The Trainers behind our courses…

Sarah Ludford

Outreach Worker

Rebecca Batstone

Business Coaching
Business Growth Trainer

Soaad Patel

Young Women's Work, Drop-In Support and Changing Direction Trainer

Julia Yates

Neuro Nurture, Drop-In Support and Changing Direction & Business Start Up Trainer

Nicola Garrett

Changing Direction, Business Start Up and Business Growth Trainer

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Zoe May

Changing Direction Trainer

Amy Gunawan

Business Start Up Trainer

Zoe Blundell

Business Start Up Trainer

Georgina Sommerville

Business Growth Trainer

Behind the Scenes

Take a look at the fabulous team working hard behind the scenes of The Growing Club below. Alongside this team, The Growing Club also works with a team of 20+ volunteers, various sessional workers to create our workshops and courses, plus 20+ volunteer mentors… the community grows more and more every day.

If you have something to offer, you can get involved here.

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Jane Binnion

Co-Founder & Training Manager

Rebecca Webster

Rebecca Ansell

Office Manager

Ros Jones

Operations Manager & Business Start Up Trainer

Megan Pickles

Project Manager

Katie Birks

Website Design

Jane Booker

Finance Manager

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Additional shout-out and thanks to Shadowcat for hosting our website.

Become part of the Growing Club story… If you would like to make a donation to support our work or find out how you can help The Growing Club thrive, you can find out more information here.