As 2018 represents one hundred years of some women being able to vote, Glossop Arts Project felt they should celebrate the event. They invited a number of local groups, including the Embroiderers' Guild, to take part in creating a banner to commemorate the centenary of women's suffrage. It became a group project with each group working one of the panels.
A small number of Glossop EG members volunteered to take part with the banner worked in the suffragette colours of purple, green and white and here is the result:-
The banner was displayed in Norfolk Square in Glossop and photographed for the local paper, then everyone who participated marched with the banner to the Labour Club, which will be its home.
After the celebration members of Glossop Arts Project took some beautiful flowers to the grave of Florence French who is buried in Glossop Cemetery. Florence actively campaigned for votes for women and was a leading campaigner for women's suffrage in Glossop. In 1906 she was one of the founders of Glossop Labour Club.
This was a rewarding local community event and all who contributed felt it was a fitting tribute to our local suffragist.
Group work idea was a great idea. RIP Florence.
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