Turtle Dove Cambridge

See you on Saturday Northstowe!

Cakes supplied by our wonderful team 🧁💖🐢🕊✨️

Very pleased to be involved in this event.

WOMEN'S HEALTH & WELLBEING DAY at Northstowe Unity Centre

Drop in any time 3rd October between 10am - 2pm
Talk and Q & A session @11.30

Opportunities to talk to professionals about any health issues you may be concerned about.

Raise awareness of cervical screening and how important it is for your health.

Cambridge Northern Villages PCN Northstowe Community Northstowe Town Council Northstowe Arts Willingham Village Longstanton, Oakington & Northstowe How Are You South Cambs Care Network Cambridgeshire

An update about our Alternative Education Programme.

After much consideration, we have made the difficult decision to close Turtle Dove Cambridge's Alternative Education Programme for school-aged young women. Although the need for this type of support still exists, unfortunately referral levels have not been sufficient for us to sustain the programme in its current form.

Thanks to everyone who supported the Programme, which allowed 20 young women to access 1:1 and small-group support, accredited learning, work experience, employment references and opportunities to build confidence and connections within their community.

We are especially grateful to Landlark Foundation, who funded our final cohort, and to the brilliant partners who helped us rebuild opportunities following COVID, including St Catharine's College, Ibis Hotel, Downing Place URC, Heavenly Desserts, Orlene's Kitchen, Cambridge University Press and Cambs Cuisine.

While our Alternative Education Programme is closing, the learning, relationships and opportunities it created continue to shape our work.

We are now registered to receive Local Authority Alternative Education referrals for young women aged 16+ into our Young Women's Development Programme. Our focus will be on strengthening referral pathways and working closely with schools, colleges, the Local Authority, community organisations and employers to ensure young women are aware of and able to access the support available to them, including training, work experience, mentoring and meaningful routes into education and employment.

The need for this support remains, and we are looking forward to taking everything we have learned into the next stage of Turtle Dove Cambridge's work.

Read more about our decision to close the Alternative Education Programme and the wider challenges behind it here: https://buff.ly/NvjwLvt

We’re looking for a *Corporate Partnerships & Mentoring Lead* to join our team.

Do you have excellent relationship-building, communication and networking skills?

Are you organised and proactive?

Do you have experience managing corporate partners?

Would you like grow social impact in your local area?

If so, we’d love to hear from you.

⭐ APPLICATIONS HAVE NOW CLOSED - thanks to everyone who has applied ⭐

📣 We're Hiring! 💛

Are you a creative marketing professional who wants your work to make a real difference?

Turtle Dove Cambridge is looking for a Marketing & Communications Co-ordinator to help us grow our impact, increase event bookings, tell powerful stories and support young women aged 14–24 to build brighter futures through education, employment and training.

✨ Part-time (12 hours initially, increasing to 15 hours)
📍 Based at Byron House, Cambridge, with attendance at events across the city
📅 Applications close 31 August (we may appoint early, so don't delay!)

If you're passionate about marketing with purpose, content creation, social media and community engagement, we'd love to hear from you.

To apply or find out more, please get in touch!

We're thrilled to welcome two exceptional new volunteer Directors to the Turtle Dove Cambridge Board.

Meet Elizabeth Brauer, our new Director of HR.

With more than 15 years of experience in People and HR, Elizabeth has dedicated her career to creating inclusive workplaces where people can thrive. Her passion for building positive cultures, developing talent and empowering others makes her a wonderful addition to our Board.

Elizabeth is looking forward to helping create opportunities for the young women we support to grow in confidence, develop their skills and achieve their ambitions.

We're also delighted to welcome Rebecca Lewis as our new Director of Marketing & Communications.

Rebecca is an experienced marketing strategist who has led global marketing through periods of rapid growth before launching her own consultancy. She works with ambitious organisations to help them find their voice and tell their story through honest, meaningful communication. Rebecca is passionate about helping young women build confidence and independence and believes that when a young woman finds her voice, everything changes.

We are incredibly grateful that both Elizabeth and Rebecca have chosen to volunteer their time, expertise and passion to support Turtle Dove Cambridge. Their knowledge, experience and shared commitment to empowering young women will be invaluable as we continue to grow our impact.

Please join us in giving Elizabeth and Rebecca a very warm Turtle Dove welcome.

Introducing Funeral & Wake Catering from Turtle Dove Cambridge 🕊️

During difficult times, we're here to help lighten the load. Our professional, dependable and discreet funeral and wake catering service offers freshly prepared food, attentive service and a caring approach, allowing families to focus on what matters most.

From sandwich platters and savouries to homemade sweet treats, we can provide catering for gatherings of 35 guests or more, with optional staffing and tableware available.

Every booking also supports young women in Cambridge to access training, work experience and brighter futures through Turtle Dove's social impact programmes.

To find out more or make an enquiry, visit our website or get in touch with our team.

🤍 Professional, reliable and community-focused catering
📍 Cambridge and surrounding areas
📞 07458 147120
📧 [email protected]

Join us at the Girton Feast on Saturday 11th July!

Turtle Dove Cambridge will be running a pop-up café inside the Girton Pavilion, serving sweet and savoury treats, tea, coffee and refreshments throughout the day.

With indoor seating available, it's the perfect place to take a break and enjoy the festivities.

Every purchase helps support young women across Cambridge to build confidence, gain skills and access work experience opportunities.
We'll be there on Saturday only.

Find out more: https://buff.ly/aVWlsRj

A huge thank you to Sol Creative Foundry for partnering with Turtle Dove Cambridge and welcoming us into such an inspiring space for their opening weekend.

Over the two-day pop-up café, we had the pleasure of serving coffee, cake, lunches and plenty of conversation while meeting so many wonderful people from the local community. It was fantastic to see such a creative, welcoming environment bringing people together through workshops, ideas, learning and connection.
A special mention has to go to our pizzas, which made their debut at the café and proved to be incredibly popular. It was wonderful to see so many people enjoying them, and we can't wait to bring them back.

Partnerships like this create valuable opportunities for our young women to gain experience, build confidence and be part of something meaningful, while helping strengthen community connections across Cambridgeshire.

We're incredibly grateful to the Sol Creative Foundry team for their support, vision and collaboration, and we're excited about the possibilities for future projects together.

The good news is that we'll be back at Sol Creative Foundry on 27th and 28th June, serving up more coffee, homemade cakes, delicious food, fresh pizzas and friendly community vibes. We'd love to see you there.

Here's to creativity, community, opportunity and many more cups of coffee shared along the way.

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Every donation helps us continue supporting young women across Cambridge through mentoring, training, work experience and opportunities to build brighter futures.

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Thank you for your support. Every donation, no matter how small, helps us make a difference and create more opportunities for young women across Cambridge.