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Stacey is employed by Fylde Coast Women’s Aid as a Health IDVA. She has been based at Blackpool Teaching Hospital since 2016. Stacey began her career as an Immediate Response Officer in Lancashire Constabulary, responding to crimes including victims of domestic and sexual assaults. Stacey felt passionate about understanding domestic abuse and making a lasting […]

Kathy Ridgway joined the Police in 2007 as an Immediate Response Officer. In that role her interest in domestic abuse developed, and she contacted her local domestic abuse service – Fylde Coast Women’s Aid – and spent a day shadowing one of their Idvas. In 2015 she applied for an Idva role, and has been […]

FCWA are currently planning our fourth bi-annual conference. The theme for this year’s event will be ‘Coercive Control’ and will take place on the 13th November 2019 at a venue in Blackpool. As always, we are working hard to ensure that the conference is the biggest and best that FCWA has delivered, so far. We […]

FCWA are delighted to announce that we have secured 3 year funding for a stalking and harassment project from Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. The funding will ensure that victims of stalking across the Fylde coast are provided with much needed specialist support. Please follow FCWA on Facebook & Twitter for further information.

FCWA is proud to announce it has been awarded the Women’s Aid National Quality Standards Award. With thanks to the dedicated team at FCWA.

FCWA is proud to announce that in August 2016 it was awarded a second quality assurance certificate. SafeLives Leading Lights