Community events we support

Winter warmer events provide a warm and inviting environment for participants to enjoy. They often involve physical, social and cultural experiences and foster community season celebrations while supporting different community causes. Through the campaign we supported community engagement and the NHS Health Improvement Winter Warmer event across our communities. 

Between November 2025 and January 2026, we successfully distributed over 3,000 units of free period products across two events. 

Highlights

• The events recorded strong engagement with community members and high interest.
• Two information and resource stalls were set up with free period products and informational resources for community members.
• Feedback on positive impact of period kits for opening up period conversations with young people.
• Improved awareness of local support and anchor organisations.
• Increased collaborative engagement with community and voluntary organisations.

Why it matters

The events addressed immediate community needs and provided free access to essential products with:

• continued support for open and stigma-free conversations with young people and community members of different backgrounds
• opportunity to obtain feedback on campaign progress within localities
• information on future priorities and strengthened project awareness
• signposting of participants to local support services where relevant.

Where we went

Events were held across two community locations including:

• Airdrie @ Home Centre
• Lanarkshire Mosque Bellshill

The annual Challenge Poverty Week was held between 6 and 12 October 2025. We joined organisations across Scotland to raise awareness of the realities of poverty and promote collective action for change. Through the Access to Free Period Products Campaign, we focused on ensuring equitable access to period products and breaking down barriers that affect wellbeing, confidence and opportunity.

This year, we successfully distributed over 8,800 free period products across five events.

Highlights 

• school-based activities including parents evenings encouraged open discussion on dignity, inclusion and the cost-of-living impact on students and their parents and carers.
• information stalls across five locations providing free period products and signposting support services.
• collaborative engagement with schools and voluntary organisations to strengthen community participation.

Why it matters

Challenge Poverty Week 2025 gave families the opportunity to: 

• access free period products close to home.
• understand more about the campaign's commitment to the provision of free period products for all who need them without exclusion from learning, work or daily life.
• share feedback on the campaign and its impact.

Where we went

Events were held across community venues including:

• Maranatha Centre, Motherwell
• Millbrae Towers, Coatbridge
• Abronhill Primary School, Cumbernauld
• Chryston Primary School, Chryston
• St Patrick's Primary School, Kilsyth

Period Dignity Week was one of the highlights of our 2024/2025 Community Events Programme, bringing community members together to access free products and join open conversations about period health.

It was the first one we organised between 17-21 February 2025. It was a key event aimed at raising awareness of the Access to Free Period Products Campaign in over 100 local community locations including:

• Community centres
• Leisure and sport centres
• Libraries
• Health Centres and
• Voluntary organisations

Highlights

The major highlights of the week included:

• 12 pop-up stalls across North Lanarkshire.
• around 90 visitors at each stall reflecting strong community engagement.
• more than 1,000 free product bags distributed (thanks to donations from our supplier).
• strong promotion through our social media, community partners including anchor organisations, schools and other voluntary partners

Why It Matters

Period Dignity Week gave community members the opportunity to:

• access free period products close to home.
• learn more about our local community locations.
• share feedback on services.
• join open conversations about period health .

Where we went

We held pop-up stalls in our 9 localities across 12 venues including:

• Chryston Hub
• Shotts Health Centre
• Buchanan Centre Coatbridge
• Airdrie Health Centre and Airdrie Leisure Centre
• Bellshill Health Centre
• Tryst Sports Centre Cumbernauld
• Kilsyth Health Centre
• Motherwell Library and Ravenscraig Regional Sports Centre
• Harthill Health Centre and Houldsworth Centre

Police Scotland organised a family-friendly and inclusive event featuring activities that encouraged open conversations about periods and reducing stigma. The event also involved emergency services and partner agencies showcasing the support and services they provide within the community.

Highlights 

The major highlights of the day included:

• interaction with over 100 community members
• successful distribution of over 3,500 individual units of free period products.
• pop-up stalls displaying emergency vehicles and relevant community products/services (including ours).
• fun activities including street soccer, walk-through cells  and finger-print fun.
• early session for families with children with disabilities to enjoy the event at their own pace.

Why it matters

Lanarkshire Police Open Day gave families the opportunity to:

• access free period products close to home including My First Period and Pads for Dads. Kits to support young preteen and teenage community members just starting their period
• learn more about our over 100 community pick-up venues.
• share feedback on the campaign and contribute to conversation on normalising periods an reducing stigma.

Where we went 

Motherwell Police Station.