On International Women’s Day (March 8th 2024), three female figures in the East Midlands commercial property sector have shown their support for a Nottingham-based domestic abuse charity.

Juno Women’s Aid is a domestic abuse service that includes drop-in services, refuge provision, specialist one-to-one and community outreach support for women, children and young people, justice team support through civil and criminal court proceedings, group work programmes and access to Nottingham College training and education.

Jude Weston, Charlotte Steggles, and Alicia Lewis from NG Chartered Surveyors will participate in Juno Women’s Aid’s ‘Steps to Survive’ campaign.

The initiative, which runs annually from May 1st to May 31st, challenges participants to walk 39 miles throughout the month to raise funds for the cause.

Jude Weston: “We feel privileged to be able to help such a vital organisation such as Juno Women’s Aid. Charlotte, Alicia and I will be raising awareness of the average amount of distance a survivor of domestic abuse will have to travel to freedom: 39 miles. We will walk the average distance of two survivors (78 miles) in one month and we hope the funds we raise in May will go some small way to allow Juno Women’s Aid to continue the incredibly important work they do on behalf of women – and we can think of no better way to mark International Women’s Day this year.”

Paula Clarke, deputy CEO for Juno Women’s Aid, said: “We’re so pleased to hear NG Chartered Surveyors have chosen to take part in our annual fundraising campaign, to support us in continuing the vital work we do. We must continue to raise awareness of domestic abuse and the true impacts it has on Women and their children.”

Juno Women’s Aid is based in the Heathcote Buildings in Hockley, Nottingham – a premises which is managed by NG Chartered Surveyors.

In 2022-2023, Juno worked with 2,726 women, 472 children and young people, fostered 56 pets, and received nearly 16,000 calls on its helpline. It supports 500-600 women and children in Nottingham and south Nottinghamshire at any one time.

Its domestic abuse services include a drop-in service; refuge provision, specialist one-to-one and community outreach support for women, children and young people; justice team support through civil and criminal court proceedings, group work programmes and access to Nottingham College training and education.