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Soroptimist International GBI Tunbridge Wells and District Branch. Women working for women and girls everywhere. Meets 3rd Monday of each month, 7.30pm, Chamberlain Court, TW. https://sigbi.org/tunbridge-wells/
28th November:

One in five women aged 16 years and over has been a victim of stalking. Younger people are more likely to be stalking victims.

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‘I feel like I am living someone else’s life’: one in seven people a victim of stalking - Office for National Statistics
Exploring the latest ONS data on stalking, in England and Wales, looking at the experiences behind the numbers through the voices of victims
www.ons.gov.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:11 AM
27th November:

Between 2009 and 2018 in the UK, 888 women were killed by a current or former partner. Of these, 43% had separated or tried to separate from the person who killed them

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Domestic abuse, the facts - Women’s Aid
Domestic abuse, the facts Domestic abuse, the facts Domestic abuse is a gendered crime which is deeply rooted in the societal inequality between men and women. It is a form of gender-based violence, v...
womensaid.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 8:45 AM
26th November:

From April 2023 to March 2024, about 1.6 million women in England and Wales suffered domestic abuse. Around 712,000 men also faced abuse.

www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...

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Domestic abuse victim characteristics, England and Wales - Office for National Statistics
Characteristics of victims of domestic abuse based on findings from the Crime Survey for England and Wales and police recorded crime.
www.ons.gov.uk
November 26, 2025 at 11:12 AM
25th November:

Violence against women and girls makes up just under 20% per cent of all recorded crime in England and Wales.

www.npcc.police.uk/our-work/vio...

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Violence Against Women and Girls
Policing, and society, must focus on violence against women and girls so that it can be eradicated. The policing response has been shown to be inconsistent and so there is now a national focus on supp
www.npcc.police.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM