About this Event
Event Title: Shine in Pink Fundraiser
Event Description
Join us for Shine in Pink – a wellbeing afternoon celebrating women’s courage, strength, and everyday resilience.
The event brings together inspiring health talks, creative workshops, and a heartfelt stories from a cancer survivor, reminding us of the power of hope, healing, and community. Together, we’ll share, learn, and celebrate each other.
While you take time to relax, connect, and recharge, your little ones will be having fun in our Art & Play Kids Corner – a supervised space filled with colouring, crafts, and playful activities designed to keep children happily engaged throughout the afternoon.
✨ What to expect:
• Talk with Eliyah Qureshi, founder of the Redbridge Women’s Network – sharing her personal journey of balancing motherhood, running a business, and overcoming health challenges.
• Real cancer survivor stories – gentle, heartfelt reflections from women who have faced illness with grace and courage, offering messages of hope, healing, and strength.
• Medical Talk by Nurse Kerit Sehmbi – offering practical tips on managing stress, maintaining good health, and supporting wellbeing in daily life.
• Nutrition Talk by award-winning nutritionist Shazam Purim – exploring how food can help boost energy, balance hormones, and nourish the body.
• “In Search for Gold” Exhibition by Eliyah Qureshi – an inspiring art showcase exploring resilience, faith, and healing.
• Creative Art Workshop – a hands-on session inspired by Eliyah’s In Search for Gold exhibition, encouraging reflection, creativity, and inner-healing through gold-themed artmaking.
🕒 Date & Time: Saturday, 8 November | 3:30–5:00 PM
📍 Location: Fullwell Cross Library, Ilford
🎟️ Entry: £10 per adult – £2 per child. All proceeds will support Barkingside Art Club’s SEND Girls Programme.
Take a moment for yourself – learn, create, and connect – while your children enjoy a creative afternoon of their own.
This special fundraising event will help us continue creating inclusive, empowering spaces for SEND girls, proudly part of our Barkingside Art Club (BAC).
What’s on the Agenda?
- A Talk from Eliyah Qureshi founder of RWN
- A Medical Talk from a Nurse Kerit Sehmbi
- A Mindful Play talk from Play Facilitator, Aliya Ahmed
- A talk from award-winning nutritionist Shazam Purim
- Eliyah's in Search for Gold Exhibition
- A Special Art Workshop
- On-site Art and Play Kids Corner
Who can join?
This event is open to all women who want to honour strength and perseverance, share stories and spend time in a warm and uplifting space filled with creativity and conversation.
Event details
📍 Fullwell Cross Library
📅 Date: 8th Novermber 2025
🕖 Time: 3:00-5pm
🎟️ Tickets: £10 contribution: Every penny helps us keep our SEND girls’ programmes, proudly part of Barkingside Art Club (BAC).
🎟️ Tickets: |£2 A child's ticket
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Fullwell Cross Library, 140 High Street, Ilford, United Kingdom
GBP 2.88 to GBP 11.55
