Donors

The Standing In This Place sculpture would not have been possible without the fantastic support from our donors.

A special thank you to our Gold and Silver donors.

  • £100,000 - Art Fund

  • £20,000 - Sir Harry Djanogly CBE

  • £20,000 - Nottingham Regeneration Limited Trust

  • £15,000 - Nottingham Civic Society

  • £5,000 - Gedling Borough Council

  • £5,000 - Willmott Dixon

  • £5,000 - T. Bailey Asset Management Ltd

  • £1,000 - RL Management Ltd

  • £1,000 - Hallam Agency

  • £1,000 - Townshend Landscape Architects

  • £1,000 - Worshipful Company of Framework Knitters

Bronze statue of two women in old-fashioned clothing greeting each other, outdoors with trees and colorful graffiti in the background.

Bronze Donors -

Simon Robinson, Jane North, Jeanne Booth, Alan Booth, David Stewart, Burnett George Anderson, Tony & Michelle Hillary, Welham Architects, Marjorie & Rudek Pilocik, Daisy Parente, Lizzie Haines & Rod Wood, Caroline Stephens, Radventures, A Street in the Meadows, Emma Torrance & friends, Pippa MacKeith, Louise Third MBE, Soroptimists International Nottingham, LoveBiz Networking Sherwood, Beeston and District Civic Society, Martyn Poliakoff, Katie Holmes, Debbie Clarke, Katie Conley, Sarah Hervey & Brian O’Neill, MPN UK Ltd, Swain Architecture, Building Design Partnership Ltd., Shakespeare Martineau, Philip Thomas, Ella Annetts, JLL, The Caribbean Elders Group, Tony Mitchell, Dr Susanne Seymour, Cuffe Barnes Jones & Kihago, Blue Stockings Society, Fatou Marong, Selena Carty, Paul & Alex Denney.

Pippa MacKeith, Irene Brown, Diana Meale, Wendy Ford, Ann Donlan, Rosie Jarrett, Miriam Jackson, Ruth, Andrew Grainger, Helen, Ruth Watts, Terry & Meg Henry, Dave, Jill Day, Penney, Roy Manterfield, Maddi Seeley, Denise Hardy, Tessa Diment, Roy Davidson, Shirley Oliver, Gill Jennison, Clare Maskell, Pam Coare, Bob Grither, Keri-Lynn Kendall, Cherry Knight, Celia Renshaw, Sian Trafford, Rosemary Chapman, Alyson Moorfoot, Chris Gibbon, Theo Stickley, Wendy Lippmann, Joe Glyn, Jaysica Marvell, Emma Hutson, Jacqueline Bramley, James Walker, Iris & Eddie Foweather, Rosemary Chapman, Laura Williams, Aldijana, Cath Feely, Chris Eley, Katherine Summerwill, Lou Star, Michelle Breffitt, Jo Ranson, S Plamping, Debbie Seaborn, Nottingham Women’s History Network, A W Lymn Centenary Foundation, Leicestershire Central Branch & Cummins Northamptonshire Branch of Unite the Union, Martin Morgan & Sarah Sleigh, Sarah Collis, The Radical Tea Towel Company Ltd, Rolleston & Dove Women’s Institute & Hucknall Women’s Institute, Claire Allison, Antje Ischebeck, Helen Hollis & Lynn Harrisson.

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    “Nottingham Civic Society is delighted to support the project to erect a statue in Nottingham, celebrating and commemorating the contribution that working women have made to the city and to the country”

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    “I am so inspired by your work Rachel. You are so grounded in your own and the communities you work with and you fertilise your work with the life experiences of working class people. So powerful.”

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    “Remember all women who have worked for the future in so many ways.”

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    “Important to remember women workers and the solidarity they have shown to each other through history.”

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    “This is such an inspiring piece of work. I love the way it has been devised and created. I hope we get to see it on the Broad Marsh site in the near future.”

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    “So important to remember the contributions of both these groups of women. Good luck Rachel and all the project team.”

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    “I'm looking forward to visiting this statue in Nottingham! Thank you taking on this challenge to improve representation of working class and enslaved women in the history of the city.”

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    “A beautiful, important work that will add greatly to the cultural scene in Nottingham.”

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    “I was moved by seeing this piece on the local news last night and just felt driven to help get it produced. Truly inspirational piece of sculpture.”

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    “High time we had public sculpture telling women's story, celebrating their history and resilience.”

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    “I think this is a long overdue celebration of women’s role in Nottingham. Good luck with the fund raising.”

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    “I feel privileged to donate to this project which recognises women's contributions.“

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    “Good luck with all the fundraising effort. Looking forward to seeing the statue when it’s unveiled.”

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    “So lovely to hear the story of this statue this week and meet those involved.”

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    “A fantastic project that has already brought so many talented women together. Good luck as the work continues.”

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    “Well done everyone for your hard work!”

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    “What a fantastic tribute and recognition to the all those women who never met. I have been a midwife in Nottingham for 40 years and to support this historic symbolism of women's lives is just perfect.”