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Tuesday 25th July 2023

WISH Summer Newsletter 2023

Welcome to our summer newsletter, yes it really is still summer everyone, despite what the weather may be suggesting, and here’s an update on what’s been happening at WISH during the previous quarter…


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Tuesday 30th May 2023

Neurodiversity in the Workplace Event

On the 25th May, WISH Midlands held our first Neurodiversity event online...


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Wednesday 29th March 2023

WISH Spring Newsletter 2023

Welcome to our Spring newsletter! It’s been such a busy quarter for everyone at WISH that I hardly know where to start….


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Tuesday 13th July 2021

WISH Midlands Summer Newsletter 2021

Catch up on the latest news from our WISH Midlands Region...


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Latest News Archive

WISH Midlands Spring Newsletter 2021

WISH Midlands recognise International Women’s Day (IWD)...

WISH Midlands Winter Newsletter 2020

From all of the board members at WISH Midlands we would like to wish all our members a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and thank you for your support.

WISH Midlands Webinar: Epic ways to improve resilience & performance - coping mechanisms for stress and importance of diet and nutrition

Watch the recording of WISH Midland's Webinar: 'Epic ways to improve resilience and performance - coping mechanisms for personal and professional stress and the importance of diet and nutrition' 

Harry's Pledge: WISH Midlands Zoom Workshop Recording

An introduction to Harry's Pledge - Show your support for Carers within the Housing Sector.

WISH Midlands Webinar: Leading with Confidence

Watch the 'Leading with Confidence' WISH Midlands Webinar with Hayley Gillard

WISH Midlands Spring News 2020

WISH Midlands have been very busy recruiting new board members to strengthen their team. Hear about their recent events...

Sector must focus on attracting new female talent into housing in 2020

Attracting a new generation of women into a career in housing should be one of the sector's key priorities for 2020, according to the Women in Social Housing (WISH) group.

December event round up: Sector leaders inspiring us

For our December drinks event, hosted by RSM in Birmingham we were delighted to have a truly enviable panel of guests. Hosted by CIH's former president and housing guru, Alison Inman, expertly guided our panel through a conversation about their stories to leadership, their bouts of imposter syndrome and teasing out some hilarious stories along the way!

WISH Midlands - Autumn Newsletter

Read the latest WISH Midlands newsletter here!

Glad rags on for Women In Housing

WISH support the annual WIH Awards Now in its seventh year, the Women In Housing Awards held in Manchester in early October is getting bigger and bigger and was an amazing opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women in the sector from all over the UK.

Sponsors Spotlight

At WISH we are hugely grateful to our National Sponsors who support us every year and help us to keep delivering a great service to our members.

WISH Midlands Spring Newsletter 2019

It's been a busy start to the year for us at WISH Midlands. We kicked off with a leadership session in January, kindly hosted by Housing and Care 21 in Birmingham. The session gave attendees the opportunity to hear how the world of business and leadership is changing, and what they can do to make a positive impact on their organisation's success.

WISH Midlands - Winter Newsletter 2018

Following on from its recent session on public speaking, WISH Midlands is looking forward to hosting its final event of 2018!

WISH Midlands Spring 2018 Newsletter Update

WISH Midlands has had a busy start to 2018, kicking off in January with a wellness workshop. The networking session gave members practical tools to increase resilience and manage stress - key skills essential to housing professionals asked to do more with less.

WISH Midlands Winter Newsletter

The last few months has seen the blossoming of a new WISH Region for the Midlands. The networking group aims to connect women from a range of housing-focused organisations to provide them with support, mentoring, training and career opportunities.

WISH Launch The Midlands Region

To celebrate the official launch of the Midlands branch of the national Women in Social Housing (WISH) network, the group are hosting a networking event to coincide with the NHF Annual Conference and exhibition on 20 September in Birmingham.