Brunch Club

Gastronomy Cowes | Isle of Wight

Tuesday 30th May | 10 - 11:30 pm

Members £20 | Non Members £24

The theme for this month’s Brunch Club is ‘Return to Work with Confidence’ and will be led by the wonderful Alice Darbyshire. The session will cover:

• Having a career alongside motherhood

• How to use your keeping-in-touch days to support your return

• Flexible working - things to think about

• Breastfeeding at work

Alice Darbyshire

It was during her 20 years working in HR that Alice found her mission; to support businesses to develop environments that enable working parents to truly thrive. While in HR, she was deeply struck by the conversations she witnessed around maternity transitions; too often feeling they were more a conflict than a celebration.

She set up her business to change how businesses support working parents and in particular, to enable mothers to move into leadership roles. She creates and runs leadership events and manager training; and supports women through one-to-one maternity coaching and her online course, Return to work with confidence. 

Alice is an NLP trained coach and has worked in senior HR roles within TV, branding and manufacturing. 

She's also a mum of 2 children and her first born, Roxie, the cocker spaniel.

Come with babies (under 12 months), friends, bumps or on your own. You are all welcome to come and meet other like-minded parents.

The event will be held at Gastronomy Cowes. The cost for members is £20 and the cost for non-members is £24. Not yet a member, join today and gain access our online Bump + Beyond programme (over 50 on-demand pre- and post-natal wellness classes).

Each ticket includes a Gastronomy Brunch (options include Raspberry Granola Sunday, Avocado on Toast (option to add eggs), Porridge Bowl, and Banging Beans on Toast) and unlimited tea. Other hot drinks (including a selection of coffees) will be available to purchase on the day at an additional cost.

Tickets are non-refundable & non-transferrable (unless event is cancelled by the hosts due to unforeseen circumstances).

A word from co-founder and new mum, Evelyn:

“As a new mum and business owner I have experienced the challenges of juggling work and family life. There have certainly been times where I have felt that I am failing on all levels and times where I’ve had to let go of certain things (you can’t say yes to everything). But on the flip side, I also feel very lucky to have the opportunity to juggle these two aspects of my life that I love so much. It wouldn’t be possible without the flexibility and support from Jenny (co-founder), the rest of the team and my husband - Romilly has attended meetings, hosted several Bump + Beyond Brunches, been there for retreat set-ups, and napped in coffee shops. I want other women in the workplace to feel supported and have the flexibility they require to allow them to work alongside family life.”