Projects

APPDAWG Meeting - October 2025

I am delighted to have been asked to speak at the APPDAWG meeting in Parliament in October on the topic of domestic abuse, family courts and pet abuse. There will be just shy of 100 people attending, including several MP’s. Photo’s to follow…

Expert Research Panel Member

I am thrilled to have been asked to become part of the expert research panel for some research on pet abuse and domestic abuse taking place at Bristol University and commissioned by DEFRA. This research is being done by the fantastic Mary Wakeham, founder of Refuge 4 Pets.

Launch of the new Hereford & Leominster Pro Bono Clinic September 2025

I am so pleased to be able to launch pro-bono drop in clinic across Hereford and Leominster. For further details, please message me at enquiries@haworthfamilylaw.co.uk

Hereford & Worcester Family Court Working Group

I am delighted to have been asked to join the local Family Court Working Group to see how we can improve the experiences for victims of Domestic Abuse in Family Court in Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Training for West Mercia Women’s Aid - July 2025

I am pleased to have been invited to deliver training for West Mercia Women’s Aid on Domestic Abuse and the Family Courts

Training for Avon & Somerset Police

In July 2025, the wonderful Amy Finnimore - trauma informed practitioner - and I delivered training to officers all over the UK through Avon & Somerset police on domestic abuse and the Family Court.

AJ Bell Bristol 10k for Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Assault Service (SARSAS)

In May 2025, I ran the Bristol AJ Bell 10k to raise funds for SARSAS. I also do regular fundraising for St Michael’s Hospice in Hereford, and Help for Heroes.

LFJB DA Advisory Group panel discussion at the LFJB Conference

I sit on the LFJB DA Advisory Group for Avon & Somerset where we work to improve the Family Court’s response to domestic abuse victims. I was invited to speak on the DA Advisory panel at the LFJB conference held at UWE in May 2025 where I was delighted to hear from HHJ Cope (the presiding Family Judge for Avon & Somerset) and Dame Nicole Jacobs (Domestic Abuse Commissioner).

LFJB DA Advisory Group Court Guide release

This December, to mark the end of the 16 days of activism against gender based violence, we launched a court guide for users of the Family Court who were victims of domestic abuse and litigants in person. You can access this guide through my resources page.

Herefordshire Council Domestic Abuse Strategy 2021-2024

I was able to feed in to Herefordshire Council’s Domestic Abuse Strategy for 2021-2024 via my work with West Mercia Women’s Aid (WMWA) along with the CEO of WMWA. I shared my views on the impact of domestic abuse on mental health and how better resources were needed for victim/survivors.

Appearance on BBC Midlands Today to raise awareness of domestic abuse in rural communities

I was lucky enough to appear on BBC Midlands Today to discuss difficulties in accessing services when reporting domestic abuse in rural communities. This also tied in to the release of the short film “The Willows” produced by the Rural Media Company in Hereford to raise awareness.

West Mercia Women’s Aid Ask Me Ambassador

In 2020, I completed my WMWA Ask me Ambassador training. This means I am able to signpost people to agencies as well as deal with disclosures of domestic abuse in West Mercia and promote the services of WMWA.

Helping Handbags Initiative

In 2018, I began an initiative in Hereford called “Helping Handbags” where I asked people to donate unused handbags filled with sanitary products to be taken to local women’s refuges where people often fled their homes without essential items. I was blessed to be able to fill over 250 handbags with essentials for women arriving at refuge.