Yorkshire Voices: Extraordinary Women Making a Difference Through Adversity and Advocacy
- Yorkshire Ladies Links
- Sep 27, 2024
- 4 min read
Updated: Oct 25, 2024
Join Us for an Inspiring Day of Strength, Advocacy, and Connection!
We are thrilled to announce the much-anticipated return of Yorkshire Ladies Links in 2025! Mark your calendars for our inaugural conference, "Yorkshire Voices: Extraordinary Women Making a Difference Through Adversity and Advocacy", happening on Friday, 28th February 2025 at Wetherby Racecourse. This inspiring event, starting at 10:00 am, is free to attend and promises a day filled with poignant discussions, uplifting stories, and the undeniable power of resilience and advocacy.
Impactful Speaker Sessions
Prepare to be moved by remarkable women who have turned personal challenges into powerful advocacy. Through their stories, they inspire change and highlight the strength found in overcoming adversity.
Special Guests
Join Event Host Melanie Malcolm and Event Sponsor Dally Kaur as they introduce well-known TV presenters and journalists Christa Ackroyd and Christine Talbot to host the speaker sessions, featuring heartfelt discussions with our distinguished guests, includingincluding Lindsey Burrow, Lizzie Jones MBE, Councillor Abigail Marshall Katung, Joan Lawrence, and Claire Throssell MBE.
Ticket Entry Information
Admission to this event is free of charge, but all attendees must possess a valid general admission ticket to access and enjoy all areas.
Due to limited seating capacity for the two speaker sessions, it is essential to book your seats in advance. Tickets for these sessions are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note that if you arrive without a ticket to a speaker session, you may be denied entry to that specific session until all ticket holders have settled into their seats. To ensure your participation and avoid disappointment, we encourage you to secure your tickets as early as possible.
Morning session: 11am to 11.30am
An Audience with Lindsey Burrow
This event will feature a deeply moving conversation between Christa Ackroyd and Lindsey Burrow, focusing on Lindsey's new memoir, “Take Care.” This session will explore Lindsey’s emotional journey as a caregiver for her late husband, Rob Burrow CBE, during his courageous battle with Motor Neurone Disease.
Book Signing: Following Lindsey Burrow's session, there will be a book signing in the main exhibitor area. This intimate moment allows you to not only take home a signed copy of her memoir, Take Care, but also to engage with Lindsey on a more personal level, hearing first-hand about her journey of caregiving, resilience, and hope. Don’t miss this chance to interact with one of Yorkshire’s most inspiring voices and leave with a meaningful connection to her story of love, strength, and care.
About the book Take Care
A Memoir of Love, Family & Never Giving Up explores the deepest reserves of resilience, personal sacrifice and hope that Lindsey Burrow exhibited on a daily basis when her family’s life was upended by her late husband Rob Burrow’s terminal MND diagnosis. Juggling her day job for the NHS as a physiotherapist, with round-the-clock care for Rob, she simultaneously raised her brilliant young family and helped to raise awareness for MND. The efforts of Rob, Lindsey, Kevin Sinfield and Leeds Rhinos have raised over £15 million for charity.
In 2024, Lindsey presented her debut ITV1 documentary, ‘Who Cares for Our Carers?’ which highlighted the emotional and practical hardships faced by thousands of her fellow unpaid carers, whose hidden work is worth an estimated £162bn a year in the UK, the equivalent of another NHS. Told in Lindsey’s characteristically humble, charming and inspirational style, Take Care explores her life and shares her honest experiences of finding strength in the good and the bad times, in order to offer readers and families hope to overcome challenges in their own lives. The book sheds a light on the many families across the UK who care for their loved ones with little support. Finally, the book is a rousing call to action, for us all as a society to take better care of one another.
The book features a forward written by HRH Prince William
To pre order a copy of the book Take Care visit
Afternoon session: 1.30pm to 2.15pm
Yorkshire Voices Panel
In the afternoon, Christine Talbot will lead a panel discussion featuring incredible women whose stories reflect resilience and a commitment to advocacy. Our esteemed panellists include:
Lindsey Burrow – Advocate for carers and author of Take Care, sharing her moving experience as a caregiver.
Lizzie Jones MBE – The ‘Sporting Soprano,’ advocating for heart screenings and defibrilators in sports clubs after the tragic loss of her husband, Danny.
Councillor Abigail Marshall Katung – The first African Lord Mayor of Leeds, championing diversity and inclusion while fighting for community welfare.
Joan Lawrence – Tireless campaigner for justice in the case of her missing daughter, Claudia Lawrence.
Claire Throssell MBE – Advocate for child safety and domestic abuse awareness, driven by her own devastating loss.
Networking Opportunities
This event provides a unique platform for businesses and individuals to network with a diverse and passionate audience. Exhibitors will have the chance to showcase their products and services to hundreds of attendees, creating valuable connections that could lead to collaborations, partnerships, and enhanced brand recognition. Don’t miss the chance to engage with potential customers and partners in this supportive environment. Interested in exhibiting? Contact us at events@yorkshireladieslinks.co.uk to secure your stand.
Join Us for a Day of Inspiration
This is more than just a conference—it's a call to action! The stories shared by our speakers offer invaluable lessons of strength, hope, and the impact of advocacy. We invite you to be part of this extraordinary day, where you’ll not only be inspired by the voices of change but also find opportunities to connect, collaborate, and grow. Whether you're a business professional looking to network or an individual seeking personal growth, Yorkshire Voices offers a space for everyone to build meaningful connections and strengthen community support.
For more information and to register, visit www.yorkshireladieslinks.co.uk.
Come ready to be inspired, to learn, and to take action—this is your chance to be part of something truly extraordinary!
