Let's celebrate International Women's Day 2025!

Shout out to: Michelle Du Plooy

For powering through the toughest of times and still bossing her role ~Sinead

Shout out to: Lisa Bowen

For all your support, guidance and patience. We would be lost without you ~The Res Team

Shout out to: Community care finance

To all the powerful inspiring woman I work with in community care finance you are all super heroes

Shout out to: 14 Plus Ladies - Ceri, ARM, Rolfy, Sian, Lloydy, Bethany, Madagascar, Luna, Lisa Paps and Maa Baker

For all the work they do above and beyond! I salute you all ❤ ~Rich Smith

Shout out to: Lisa Davies, Charlotte Davies, Courtney Bancroft and Alison Wood

"Your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more"

Shout out to: Jo"Ma" Baker

You inspire me daily to be a better person with your sunny disposition, kind words and pasties. Keep being you ~Richard Smith

Shout out to: Sarah Sidman-Jones

Sarah Sidman-Jones has been really supportive and positive, gives good feedback and advice.

Shout out to: Colleagues who empower people back to work

A big shout out to all the wonderful colleagues who empower people back to work, training, education or volunteering in Communities for Workplus, CeltPlus, our Pod Advisors and Supported Employment Mentors. These wonderful teams inspire and encourage others showing an inner strength and resilience throughout the Vale ~Ally Mc

Shout out to: Becky Wickett

A big huge shout out to Becky Wickett, who over the many years I have worked for the FIS been supportive and always has my best interests to heart. She is the best manager I have ever worked with and always pushes me to better myself and this I am very thankful for ~Dawn Jenkins

Shout out to: Jaci Cilia

Jaci is a true asset to the Council and an inspiration. I am her friend and may be a bit biased but her enthusiasm , professionalism and attitude are second to none. Jaci is always thinking of the best interests of the Council and the residents it serves and does it all with a fantastic smile ~Karen Bowen

Shout out to: Naomi Meredith

Naomi has been very supportive even though her workload has increased over the last few years. Naomi has helped developed Community Care Finance, developing each section and making sure they have the personnel and guidance to complete their roles to the standard that other departments have now come to expect. She is an inspiration and sometimes I don't know how she does it!!! ~Lisa Bowen

Shout out to: Rosin Budina

A wonderful manager, always there with a smile and kind word, no matter what Roisin is going through herself. What a wonderful lady ~Jenny Ringstead

Shout out to: Nikita Harrhy, Jenna Rowlands, Leah Lewis, Kim Williams, Holly Rogers and Naomi McGarrigle and Nikita Nicholls

Huge shoutout to the amazing team of youth workers who inspire and uplift young people every day with their unwavering enthusiasm, energy, and spirit! Whether in youth clubs, after school, or out in the great outdoors, you're there to unlock potential, build confidence, and create opportunities for growth in all settings. Your passion and dedication shape the future of so many young lives, and today, on International Women's Day, we celebrate you for the incredible impact you make. Keep doing what you do best—empowering the next generation of leaders, dreamers, and changemakers.

Shout out to: Becka Satherley-Thomas, Claire Haydon, Laura Ellis & Lowri Dancy & all in the Family Information Service

To these ladies who do an incredible job for Children, Young People, partners and childcare settings in the Vale of Glamorgan. Always willing to lend a hand and support their team mates. Keep on doing what you do, you are amazing! ~Debbie Maule

Shout out to: Rhiannon Jones

Shout out to Rhiannon Jones, the unsung hero of the admissions team who I ask ridiculous things of nearly every day and who always responds quickly and with a quiet efficiency that is worth its weight in gold. You have helped countless pupils who will never know your name. thank you ~Lisa Lewis

Shout out to: Rebecca Mills

Such a strong young women, who shows amazing committment to her role. She shows the young women she works with what it means to be detirmined and passionate. Such an amzing contribution to the team. We love you Baby Mills.

Shout out to: Jo, Eryl, Elese, Jayne, Zoe, Shereen, Hayley, Sarah, Fran, Emma, Mishelle, Ioanne, Lorraine, Julie, Debbie

Jo, Eryl, Elese, Jayne, Zoe, Shereen, Hayley, Sarah, Fran, Emma, Mishelle, Ioanne, Lorraine, Julie, Debbie and lots of others that I have had the pleasure of working with over the years. Proud of everyone and grateful for the continuous support. Thank You. (need to thank the gentleman as well) ~Joanne Lewis

Shout out to: Helen Pereira

Shoutout to Helen Pereira supporting young women and men post-16 into education, employment, and training! Your dedication and hard work make a difference every day in helping these young people unlock their potential and build brighter futures. You're inspiring change, empowering futures, and creating opportunities.

Today, on International Women's Day, we celebrate YOU for being a champion of progress and equality ~Hannah Brown

Shout out to: Rebecca Pereira And Ruby Roberts

Rebecca Pereira And Ruby Roberts for your dedication to the young women you work with and your commitment to the Empowerher project helping to support and develop young women of the future. You truly are inspirational. Thank you for all you do ~Donna Parker

Shout out to: Education finance team

Shout out to my fantastic "woman power" education finance team, led by the wonderfully skilled Nicola Monckton who keeps us all in line. Thank you all for your resilience, expertise, humour and simple hard work. Our schools and education teams would be lost without you ~Lisa Lewis

Shout out to: All Saints C/W Primary School staff

On this International Women’s Day, we want to take a moment to recognise and celebrate the inspirational women who work tirelessly at All Saints C/W Primary School.

From our dedicated teachers and support staff to our hardworking administrators and leadership team, each of you plays a vital role in shaping the future of our children and making our school a warm, welcoming, and nurturing place for all.

Your passion, patience, and commitment do not go unnoticed. Every day, you empower and encourage our pupils, instilling in them the values of kindness, resilience, and ambition. You are role models, mentors, and changemakers, and we are truly grateful for everything you do.

Today, we celebrate you and the remarkable impact you have on our school and community. Thank you for your dedication, strength, and unwavering support—you inspire us all! ✨

#InternationalWomensDay #InspiringWomen #ThankYou

Shout out to: Nia Hollins and Natasha Davies.

So lucky to still be working alongside these two after so many years! They are my support system, I couldn't still be doing what I do without their friendship, their professional input and their unwavering support ~Nicola Sumner-Smith

Shout out to: Jess, Jo, Sian, Kelly, Kath, Dawn, Lyndsey, Cath, Eva

Shout out to my team of amazing women who always bring their ideas, positivity and support, whilst also managing their busy lives. ~Becky Wickett

Shout out to: The women of Creative Communities!

I am fortunate to work with a great team, mostly women, who inspire and support me every day. Juggling supporting communities, developing Placemaking Plans, and grants schemes, their capacity to spin multiple plates, their creative problem solving and managing their sheer workload with such great positive attitudes never ceases to amaze me ~Nicola Sumner-Smith

Shout out to: Emma C Williams

Big shout out to Emma C Williams, Senior Neighbourhood Manager within Housing on IWD. Ems is an amazing manager; empowering her staff daily, supporting us on a professional and personal level all whilst bossing it at life herself. So grateful to work under Emma! ~Georgia Thomas

Shout out to: Paps (Lisa Papura)

Big shout out to Paps (Lisa Papura) and all the hard admin work she completes to make our job that little bit easier 
~Kevin Cummings

Shout out to: Sue Jones, Jennifer Hitchcock, Tracy Radcliffe, Kelly Mills, Kate McNaughton, Kia Galvin, Claudia Jeynes, Rochelle Payne, Fatima Nishana, Holly Homer, Sandra Taylor, Hannah Bird-Parkes, Elanor Goldsby, Andrea Buffin, Cerys Earls, Lisa Edwards, Sarah Fern, Katie Goodfellow, Vanessa Lazenbury and Marzena Witkowska

They all inspire me by being KICK-ASS BAD-ASS woman, smashing out their work while often in tough circumstances. turning up for the good of the public with little appreciation ~Michelle Bedford

Shout out to: Councillor Lis Burnett

Councillor Lis Burnett, Leader of the Vale of Glamorgan Council, Outstanding Lady in Leading the Council against all male Political Leaders

Shout out to: Leanne James, Joy Rhoddes, Jen Dunstan, Kirsty Gamlin, Sara Roveo Franco , Lyndsey Jarman Davies

For being Absolutely Amazing and Inspiring in their roles,! Inspiring through their resilience, good humour , patience and hard work with all the different colleagues, pupils, parents and professionals they encourage, motivate and support ~Sarah Kirby Redrup

Shout out to: Nicola Sumner-Smith and Nia Hollins

Two wonderful colleagues I have worked with for a long time now - Nicola Sumner-Smith and Nia Hollins. Both so good at what they do, incredibly dedicated and hardworking and both inspire me in my own work. Its always going to be a good day when we can work and collaborate together on projects. Despite busy lives, they always have time to listen and provide support and encouragement and it is always greatly appreciated ~Natasha

Shout out to: Catherine Smith, Emily Dobson, Penny Fuller, Adrienne Payne, Eleri Nicholls, Tamanna Akhtar

Huge shout out to my brilliant team of strong, talented women. It is a pleasure to work alongside you all every day ~Natasha

Shout out to: Sandra Saif, Amy Penberthy, Linda Colllins, Mai Alassi, Leza Legg, Nicole Holtam, Ellie Jones and Emma Tipples

I would like to shout the inspirational women in my team. They ensure there is a genuine culture of kindness in everything we do with pupils and their schools. The dream team consist of Sandra Saif, Amy Penberthy, Linda Colllins, Mai Alassi, Leza Legg, Nicole Holtam, Ellie Jones and Emma Tipples ~Martine Booker-Southard

Shout out to: The Learning Links team

All of whom are amazing women and lead by the incredible Martine Booker-Southard ~Morwen

Shout out to: Poppy Collins and Ross Asquith

Both fantastic in their role, make everyone's day better.

Shout out to: Naomi at Southway

She always work with you has a good team player and also makes the work easy for anyone she works with , always smiling and I know most of us loves you for being a good team player at work . happy international women's day ~Olumide ajala

Shout out to: Rachel Hunt

She has been so supportive whilst my team mate has been on long term leave. She is never afraid to get stuck into tasks, and always there to check in on my well being and not because she has to!
Having a manager that really cares makes a whole difference! ~Sian Brown

Shout out to: Gaynor Haldenby

Gaynor Haldenby for being a strong woman and an amazing friend ♥️ ~Lucy Owen

Shout out to: Ella watts

Ella has championed women's rights in law and diversity she's an amazing role model for young girls in law ~Lucy owen.

Shout out to: Lacy Sjodin and Natasha Hopkins

Just want to say that you smash it, each and everyday you go above and beyond to ensure things run smoothly for the service... your hard work day to day shows the dedication and commitment to the youth service and the young people in the Vale! x

Shout out to: Hannah Brown, Donna Parker, Tracy Mills, Chloe Hughes, Annette Harrison, Kelley Hawkes, Alexandra Thomas

Each day you bring magic; from the staff you manage, the projects you lead on, and through to the young girls you work with and support. Your amazing... don't forget it!

Shout out to: Alexandra Thomas & Michaela O'Neil

Both deliver 'Her Voice', The project aims to support young people to build the skills and confidence to become a champion of equality in their own communities and empower them to change perceptions and attitudes towards girls, so that girls can live free from gender inequality, you are amazing and an inspiration to us all.

Shout out to: Shelley Meredith, Gemma Roderick, & Lynsey Wright

Each day you go above and beyond to ensure those most vulnerable young people have support which enriches them and pushes them to their potential, developing them to be resilient in the future endeavours and post16. You are an inspiration to your colleagues, wider team and many partners and bodies you work with.

Shout out to: Lisa Lewis and colleagues

To all the incredible women I have the privilege of working with—thank you. Your wisdom, strength, and support inspire me every day, and I’m truly grateful to be surrounded by such talented and empowering colleagues.
A very special thank you to Lisa Lewis—your guidance and unwavering support have meant the world to me. You’ve given me the space, encouragement, and trust to be unapologetically myself, and that’s an invaluable gift—one I appreciate every single day ~Kelly Williams

Shout out to: Claire Hutchinson

Claire Hutchinson is such an inspiring year 6 teacher the children love her she is a constant inspiration to both the adults and the children in our class room. Thank you Claire ~Lucy Owen

Shout out to: Julie

Julie is an excellent team play ,who has helped through mentoring to guide and assist her colleagues. Her calm demeanor and excellent organisational skills , empower both women and men to reach their full potential.

Shout out to:Lynn Evans

Lynn is a excellent combination of fair,loyal and consistent. She operates a open door policy and eventhough here job as lead is busy, she will always make time for her colleagues . She is a strong role model 
~Susan Jones

Shout out to: Alex Thomas

Alex Thomas is an inspirational women, her committment to her job and to offer opportunities to young people is beyond what anyone else does. Alex has a passion to provide voices to young people across the Vale and to promotes and advocates for the benefits in including young people in decision making. Her values and commitment have offered so many young people the chance to thrive, to learn new skills, build confidence and learn that they are important and valued. She does this all whilst being an amazing mother to her children. Alex is a role model to all the young women that we have the chance to work with, she shows them it is important to stand up for what they beleive in, and supports them to do it in the right way ~Michaela

Shout out to: Kim Rix

Kim Rix she inspires me and others to be better versions of ourselves by her absolute dedication to nurse love and care for each child in our school she's absolutely amazing and knows what to do in every situation her kindness is what inspires me the most to make the world a better place ~Lucy Owen

Shout out to: Sarah Redrup

For being an inspirational leader, leading by example with enthusiasm and positivity.

Shout out to:Janine White and the brokerage ladies

Janine is the most supportive and friendly boss, and the ladies on our team are fabulous! I love working with them :) ~Lindsay Kerslake

Shout out to: Sian Clement-Davies and Jo Beynon

The Vale was the fourth Local Authority to receive Age Friendly status from the World Health Organisation - primarily due to the work of Sian Clement-Davies and Jo Beynon. They continue to lead the way, organising innovative ways to engage with the public and ensuring that the voice of older people is reflected in our plans and strategies.

Shout out to: Nicola Hale

The best manager I have ever worked with ~ James Livingstone

Shout out to: Susannah McWilliam and Anne Sharp

Susannah McWilliam and Anne Sharp continue to push the organisation forward in our journey to net-zero. They not only talk-the-talk, but literally walk (or cycle) the walk. They inspire colleagues through their actions, and play a huge part in ensuring Project Zero is going in the right direction.

Shout out to: Jacquie Jones

Inspiring leadership skills, always very supportive and approachable; I feel like I can speak to Jacquie about anything, whether that be work related or personal. She is an example of the type of manager I would like to become - Jacquie is a leader, not a boss ~ Nakita Lewis

Shout out to: Sarah Redrup.

She is extremely knowledgeable and manages her team with fairness, professionalism, understanding and humour.

Shout out to:Early Help Staff For showing warmth and kindness to me while I am learning a new role and for being so inclusive and welcoming, I thank you all! ~Demie Haywood

Shout out to: Benefits and Payments Staff

To all of the women working in the Vale of Glamorgan council especially the benefits and payments section helmed by Christina Delaney, you are all inspirational and all deserve a shout out:- Chris, Vicky, Lisa W, Becky, Ellen, Emily, Kath, Kelly, Marnie, Mena, Sarah, Teresa, Tiegan, Fran, Dawn, Kirsty, Lisa S, Becky R, Tasha, Bethan. You all do an amazing job ~Nadia

Shout out to: Lisa Davies

She is basically super woman to the money advice team ~Courteney B