Women who fought for the right to vote will be remembered during a week of celebration and remembrance.

Women’s Action Network Dorset (WAND) is preparing to host its fourth Dorset Women’s Week following on from the success of the last three years.

From March 3 until March 10, events and activities will be help either specifically for or celebrating women, as well as special offers, all with the aim of female empowerment. This year marks the centenary of women’s suffrage.

The week will culminate in the group’s thirteenth Dorset Women’s Day, which will be held from 10am until 3.30pm at the Dorford Centre in Dorchester.

WAND is support by patrons Harriet Walter, actor and writer, and Tracey West, author broadcaster and poet.

Tracey said: “’Suffrage’ is the right to vote in public affairs and political elections.

“It commonly marks the long and winding road that describes female emancipation and universal suffrage for women, which is being highlighted throughout February across the country.

“WAND is hosting a week of inspiring events that chime with the passion roused within the suffrage movement. It happens to coincide with the centenary of The Representation of the People Act, 1918, the commencement of which finally allowed British women over the age of 30, who met certain property qualifications, to vote for the first time.”

Activities taking place as part of Dorset Women’s Week include a range of performances, workshops, film and talks at the Bridport Arts Centre, a guided walk with the RSPB at the Arne Nature Reserve, and a presentation of The Boadicea of Britannia Street to raise money for Domestic Abuse Intervention Training.

There will also be a concert with singer-songwriter Magdalena Atkinson, opportunities to relax through ‘mindfulness’ and yoga, a conference and awards evening celebrating successful women and a chance to learn and share life strategies in Lyme Regis.

Dorset Women’s Day, which is free to attend, will offer live music, freshly prepared lunches and 25 different workshops including book binding, clay working, and ukulele playing. The workshops start at 10.45am, and visitors are asked to arrive from 10am to register.

On top of a variety of activities, nearly 30 stalls will be selling a range of items and sharing information.

Find out more and view a full programme at wandwoman.org.uk