November 21st 2025 9.30am – 4.30pm @ Wymondham Rugby Club (Lacon’s bar) Norfolk NR18 0GQ Registration closed

We are delighted to invite you to our NIDAS Annual Conference this year. We have some wonderful speakers on the subject of Domestic Abuse and Intersectionality. We hope you will find this a wonderful place to network with other Domestic Abuse Champions and add to your learning.

We have limited places and therefore no more than 2 people per organisation will be able to attend. Your name will be placed on a waiting list and we will let you know you if you have been successful in gaining a place by 21st October 2025.

Lunch will be provided and we will cater for vegetarians and vegans. If you have any other specific dietary requirements, we ask that you bring your own lunch please. Refreshments will be provided throughout the day.

Agenda

09:30am – Welcome and arrival refreshments 

10.00am – Michelle Frazer – NIDAS Service Manager to open conference.

10:10am Dr Mirna Guha – Deputy Head at the School for Humanities and Social Sciences, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge.

‘Gossip and Domestic Abuse: Insights from the lived experiences and intersectional vulnerabilities of Asian-heritage women in East England’

10:55am Diverse Communities IDVA, Rachelle – Role in NIDAS

11:05am H.O.P.E Training & Consultancy – Meena Kumari, founder and director of H.O.P.E Training & Consultancy

‘Navigating complex systems’ (racialised communities and cultural competence)‘

11:50am COMFORT BREAK

12:05pm NIDAS Disabilities IDVA, Sarah – Role in NIDAS

12:15pm SignHealth – Catherine Cooper – Domestic Abuse Navigator

Domestic Abuse in the Deaf community’

12:55pm LUNCH

1:35pm Older Person’s IDVA, Jo – Role in NIDAS

1:45 pm Age UK Norfolk – Ann Donkin – CEO

‘How domestic abuse uniquely affects older people ‘

2:25pm Recovery Programmes @ NIDAS – Kayleigh

2:30pm MAP (Mancroft Advice Project) Norfolk – Richard Gallard – Generalist Advisor/DA Champion

‘Domestic abuse and younger people with mental ill-health’

3:10pm COMFORT BREAK

3:25pm NIDAS LGBTQ+ IDVA – Cibele

‘Intersectionality and the role of the NIDAS LGBT IDVA within the community’

 4:00pm Q&A with Panel 

4:30pm – Close

** Please ensure you are able to attend this event before you register and add it to your calendar whilst awaiting to hear if you have successfully gained a place. Due to the high cost of providing this event, any cancellations will need to be made at least 14 days prior to 21st November 2025 (deadline 07/11/25) or your organisation will incur a cost of £40.