Gateway 4 Women Carlisle has a new home! Our new address is: Gateway 4 Women Carlisle17a West Tower Street,Carlisle,Cumbria,CA3 8QT. You can call us on 01228 212090or email: admin@cumbriagateway.co.uk We look forward to welcoming you all into the new centre!
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Holistics Trip to Carlisle Cathedral
On Tuesday the 2nd of April, the ladies from Gateway4Women Carlisle had a trip out to Carlisle Cathedral during their afternoon holistic session. Some of the ladies walked from the centre, where as the majority met us there. It was a small group, but we started with Coffee and Cake, before exploring the cathedral and…
Easter Egg Hunt
On Tuesday the 29th of March, Gateway 4 Women Carlisle had a easter egg hunt during their holistics session. The ladies made their own baskets to collect the eggs, before running around the centre trying to find them. It was a fun afternoon and everyone thoroughly enjoyed.
International Women’s Day Fundraiser
To celebrate International Women’s Day this year, the women of Sealy UK (Aspatria) participated in a series of fundraising events to raise money for local causes & charities. One of the fundraising events was a 10km Keswick to Threlkeld trail, in which they raised a total of £1667.00 for Gateway 4 Women.
Celebrating International Women’s Day
On Friday the 8th March it was International Women’s Day. In order to celebrate, the ladies at Gateway 4 Women Workington made some gorgeous posters to decorate the centre and celebrate who they are.
Workington Open Day
On Tuesday 5th March we had our open day for Gateway4Women Workington. It was a fantastic day, and we enjoyed showing what our new Workington Centre has to offer. Many thanks to all those that attended, we look forward to working with you in the future.
We have Expanded!
We are delighted to announce that Gateway 4 Women has just opened a second Centre in Workington. This centre will mirror the service we currently offer in Carlisle and shall be open Monday to Friday, 9 to 5. Our new address in Workington is: Gateway 4 Women WorkingtonFirst Floor, Cumbria House,New Oxford Street,Workington,Cumbria,CA14 2NA You…
CHOC Healthy Eating Workshop
On the 7th March we have another CHOC Workshop, this time focussing on Healthy Eating followed by a diabetes test Places are limited, please call 01228 212090 to reserve
Food Support Carlisle
Polite Reminder
As we begin the New Year, a polite reminder for anyone attending groups. Please ensure you are booked and on time for any social groups such as Holistic and Arts & Crafts. If you are going to be later than 15 minutes after the session start time, please insure you ring reception. Going forward, if…
New Year 2024
Just a reminder that the centre will reopen on Tuesday the 2nd January 2023 for all groups, socials and 1-1’s. We hope you all have a lovely Christmas and will see you all back again in the new year.
Table Centrepiece Workshop
On Tuesday the 19th December, we held a centrepiece workshop for the ladies. This was a wonderful group and everyone went away with something beautiful. The group itself was very kindly funded by The Lady Golfers, at Carlisle Golf Club. But we also had one of out ladies generously donate lots of foliage to use.
Christmas Party 2023
On Wednesday the 13th December we had our Christmas Party within the centre. We played numerous games including a quiz, pass the parcel, musical chairs and the twelve days of Christmas. The party also included a raffle, in which we were generously donated prizes from Beamish, Thin White Duke and other local business’s. We were…
CHOC Mental Health Workshop
We have another new CHOC workshops coming your way on Tuesday December 5th at 10am. The workshop will focus on Mental Health, with a taster into Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT Tapping). If this is something that would interest you please give us a message or a call on 01228 212090 to book a place.
Urgent Appeal
Now that winter is approaching urgent donations are needed at Cumbria gateway , these can either be dropped off at 56-58 Denton street or our Women’s centre , Lorne street. Call 01228 212090 if you require any further information Thank you!
CHOC Bowels Workshop
Join us this Thursday for another CHOC workshop, this time around healthy bowels. If you wish to book a place on this give us a call on 01228 212090
Halloween Day 2023
On Tuesday the 31st of October we had a Halloween Day in the centre. The day started off with watching Beetle Juice in the morning, or joining in with a Quiz upstairs. Followed by Halloween Crafts in the afternoon. There was also a Pick and Mix station throughout the day, and all the women who…
Urgent Appeal
Urgent appeal for donations for our charity shop in Denton Holme!
CHOC Lifestyle and Exercise Workshop
Following the success of yesterdays CHOC workshop we are pleased to announce our next one. We are opening bookings now as the last one filled up quickly! Give us a message or call on 01228 212090 to book!
CHOC Healthy Eating Workshop
We have some exciting new CHOC workshops coming your way. The first is our healthy eating workshop followed by a diabetes test.If this is something that would interest you please give us a message or a call on 01228 212090 to book a place.
Breakfast Club
Starting September 18th – Come and join us at the Hebron Church, Botchergate every Monday for our breakfast club. Cereals , juices and a cooked breakfast. Everyone Welcome! Please note due to insurance we can only accommodate over 18’s
Free School Uniform
If you are in need of any school uniform, please have a look in our Charity Shop in Denton Holme. We have a wide range of uniforms, ALL FREE.
Garden Project
Alongside our Mural Project, Monday and Wednesday Arts and Craft sessions are also working on a Garden Project. The Garden Project will appear next to the mural, creating a beautiful space for the women to enjoy. The first stage of this project has been painting slate to use as decorative pieces. The ladies have all…
Mural Project
At the minute we are currently working on a Mural Project within our Monday and Wednesday Arts and Craft sessions. The project aims to brighten up the car park, making accessing the centre even more welcoming. We started the first stage of the project this week by painting the base coat of the mural, and…
Urgent Appeal
Group Notice
New Arts & Crafts Timetable
Movie Afternoon
New Massage Room
We are excited to announce the opening of our NEW Massage Room opening Monday 12th June! The salon will be open ALL DAY MONDAY & THURSDAY. Get booked in now for a beautiful relaxing massage with one of our fully qualified therapists. Back, Neck & Shoulder Massage (30mins) £15 Back, Neck, Shoulders & Back of…
Fundraiser for the New Massage Room
‘Lisa’s Legacy’ very kindly organised a Charity Fundraiser on the 18th March in aid of Gateway 4 Women. The Fundraiser was a brilliant evening with live music, a disco and a raffle. In total £1900 was raised for Gateway 4 Women which has been put towards our new massage room, in which staff and clients…
Charity Fundraiser
Just a reminder that we still have some tickets available for the Charity Fundraiser, organised by ‘Lisa’s Legacy’ in aid of Gateway 4 Women.
Group Notice
Coffee afternoons will be running the same time as the groups upstairs. We appreciate that it can be easy to stay in the coffee afternoons instead of attending the group you have booked onto. Places are limited on the groups, so please only book into these if you are going to attend. If you do…
CHoC Health Checks
New Year 2023
Just a reminder that the centre will reopen on Wednesday the 4th January 2023 for all groups, socials and 1-1’s. We hope you all have a lovely Christmas and will see you all back again in the new year.
Christmas Party
On Friday the 16th December we had our Christmas Party within the centre. We played numerous games including a quiz, pass the parcel, musical chairs and the twelve days of Christmas. The party also included a raffle, in which we were generously donated prizes from Cranston’s, Crumbs, Denton Tyres and other local business’s. We were…
Christmas Opening Times
The Centre will be open: Monday 19th December 10:30am-3:30pm Tuesday 20th December 10:30am-3:30pm Wednesday 21st December 10:30am-3:30pm Thursday 22nd December 10:30am-3:30pm Friday 23rd December 10:30am-3:30pm geg Wednesday 28th December 10:30am-3:30pm Thursday 29th December 10:30am-3:30pm as Please feel free to come in and join us for Coffee, Diamond Art and Scratch Art on these dates
Christmas Markets
On Friday the 2nd December, 30 Women and Staff went on a bus trip to York Christmas Markets. We hired a coach and everyone paid a small fee towards the transport. It was a lovely day and everyone was all spent up by the time we were back on the bus, hopefully we will plan…
Halloween Day
On Monday the 31st of October we had a Halloween Day in the centre. The day started off with watching Hocus Pocus in the morning, followed by Hocus Pocus 2 in the afternoon. There was also a Halloween Quiz and Nibbles throughout the day, and all the women who attended thoroughly enjoyed. We had various…
Gateway 4 Women Fashion Show
On Friday the 14th of October, Staff and Clients arranged a fashion show at the centre. The clothes worn were all those donated to the charity shop and the models were all women who attended the centre. The day overall raised £400 in ticket and clothing sales, all of which were given to our charity…
We Need Donations
Our Gateway Charity Shop, 56/58 Denton Street, Carlisle are in need of donations, all ‘clothing, bric-a-brac, toys, shoes, bags, etc.’ It would be greatly appreciated if the donations could be dropped off at our office, Gateway4Women, Lorne Street, Denton Holme, Carlisle. We are open Monday-Friday 9am – 5pm, and have an onsite carpark Thank you…
Group Attendance
Jubilee Shop Closure
Our Charity shop in Denton Holme will be closed for the Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday Weekend We shall be closed on the following days: Thursday 2nd June Friday 3rd June Saturday 4th June And will re-open on Monday 6th June at 9:30am We hope that everyone has a lovely weekend enjoying the Jubilee Celebrations and…
Donations of ‘Men’s Clothing’
Our Gateway Charity Shop, 56/58 Denton Street, Carlisle are in need of donations of “Men’s Clothing”. It would be greatly appreciated if the donations could be dropped off at our office Gateway4Women, Lorne Street, Denton Holme, Carlisle, Monday-Friday 9am – 5pm. Thank you so much for your help.
Centre Closure
The Centre will be closed on Friday 15th April (Good Friday) and Monday 18th April (Bank Holiday Monday). Hope you all have a lovely Easter and we will see you all on Tuesday 19th April.
Open for Donations
Thank you for your patience whilst we got ourselves sorted. We are now able to start accepting donations for our charity shop again. If you have anything you are wishing to donate, please drop it off at our Women’s Centre on Lorne Street as we have a lot more room to store things here, as…
Closed for Donations
Due to the vast amount of donations we have received at both our charity shop and the women’s centre, we are no longer accepting donations for the time being. All donations are greatly appreciated, however we no longer have the room to sort and store them at this current time.
New Year 2022
Happy New Year to everyone Unfortunately due to the current rise in COVID infections, we will not be opening the social area of the centre for at least the next couple of weeks. All 1-1 appointments and groups will not be affected and if you would like to book a 1-1 appointment or to be…
Client Poem – It’s No Different
In Loving Memory of Rebecca Jayne Peacock This beautiful poem was written by Rebecca herself, highlighting how it’s ok not to be ok
Reopening for Socials
As of Monday the 9th of August you will no longer need to book for social sessions We shall now be open Monday to Thursday 10am-4pm Feel free to come in at any point and even bring some lunch if you’d like! Please Note: All groups will still require advance booking by contacting our reception…
Our Non for Profit shop is moving!
Drop in sessions
Social Drop-in sessions Following the recent announcement from the Government, we would like to let you know our plans for relaxing the restrictions for our social sessions (coffee drop ins). Our Coffee & social drop ins are for anyone registered within the centre who would just like to come down and for a cuppa and…
Expansion of our centre: Crowd funder
Hi all, we are delighted to be able to expand Gateway 4 Women having now gained the upstairs of the building. This will allow us to increase the support we are able to provide to women accessing Gateway 4 Women. This is particularly vital at this time as we have seen an increase in the…