Saturday (4 October 2025) will see a menopause support event held at Dewsbury Road Community Hub.
The event will run 10:30am to 12:30pm in the Annex of the Hub, and is part of a menopause and midlife health support project funded by the local councillors representing Beeston & Holbeck and Hunslet & Riverside wards.
Facilitated by Niki Woods, a local menopause expert and author who’s also a trained PT and nutritionist, the project has been offering women in South Leeds who want information or support around perimenopause and menopause an opportunity to meet other women in the same stage of life, to ask questions, and discuss issues around menopause since December 2024. It has already helped several women get HRT and improve health issues caused by menopause, as well as providing opportunities to share experiences and give/receive support from others within the community.
The draft timetable for Saturday is:
- 10:30am – Meet, mingle and chat
- 11am – Information session and Q&A: covering peri/menopause signs, symptoms and diagnosis; tips for talking to your GP; HRT and other treatment options explained; nutrition tips; weightloss/weight management tips; lifestyle and supplements recommendations; and more
- 12pm – More Q&A and group chat, experience sharing, freebies, raffle
- 12:30pm – close
No registration is needed to attend the session, women can simply turn up to receive information, support, some freebies, and the chance to make new friends in a safe and confidential supportive environment. Refreshments will be provided, and it’s not mandatory to attend the whole two hours, although those who do so will of course gain the most from the session.
The project is a continuation of support funded by the local Area Committee which started in December 2024, and currently comprises a mixture of online menopause meetups (the next being in November and December), in-person meetups (the next being in October and January), and an online course for women who want to understand more about managing their perimenopause and menopause, and also how to improve their wider midlife health through nutrition, fitness, habits and lifestyle.
You can register for the next course at: forms.gle/yi8bwR2NxtN5w62S9
Women who want to attend any of the online meetups can email bestmidlifecic@gmx.com for the Zoom link, or register at subscribepage.io/VnmCMs
Further information about any of the project can be obtained by emailing bestmidlifecic@gmx.com
The project is run by Best Midlfe CIC and funded by the Councillors representing Beeston & Holbeck and Hunslet & Riverside wards.
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