Riverside held a free event to celebrate International Women’s Day. Visitors to the event, at the Burnside Community Centre in Langley, attended sessions that included zumba, flower arranging, henna painting, arts and crafts, health promotion, energy advice, and health and beauty.

Students from St Anne’s Academy gave mini manicures, and hand and arm massages, while the Langley Writers gave a performance about smoking and cancer, and the importance of getting regular health checks. Riverside Community Engagement Team Leader Sharon Thomas said: “The theme for International Women’s Day this year was ‘make it happen’ and it certainly did.