Stopcocks http://stopcocks.org Creating the Next Generation of Female Plumbers Mon, 14 May 2012 10:38:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Happy Saturday http://stopcocks.org/happy-saturday http://stopcocks.org/happy-saturday#comments Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:32:22 +0000 Stopcocks team http://stopcocks.org/?p=225 The sun shone brilliantly in Whitworth Park, Manchester yesterday. As per usual I turned up with my picnic blanket food and big white dog and waited for the plumbers to arrive.

Out of the six invited, 3 had contacted us to apologize for not being able to make it, but a great thank you [...]]]> http://stopcocks.org/happy-saturday/feed 0 Brilliant Event http://stopcocks.org/brilliant-event http://stopcocks.org/brilliant-event#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:25:06 +0000 Stopcocks team http://stopcocks.org/?p=191 What a brilliant event!

The rain poured down, but the plumbers arrived. We convened at Henry’s cafe across the street and created a bit of interest in the bar staff. As we didn’t know what any of the plumbers looked like it was fun to see the faces of those women that weren’t plumbers [...]]]> http://stopcocks.org/brilliant-event/feed 0 500 entrepreneurs gather to hear Hattie speak http://stopcocks.org/500-entrepreneurs http://stopcocks.org/500-entrepreneurs#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 06:34:02 +0000 Stopcocks team http://stopcocks.org/?p=150

In March 2011, I was asked to speak in front of 500 entrepreneurs in London’s Mermaid Theatre. I spoke about my passion to leave a legacy to change the way women are regarded in the plumbing industry. In order to make changes I needed to become a key person of influence. I [...]]]> http://stopcocks.org/500-entrepreneurs/feed 3 The Evidence is out there http://stopcocks.org/the-joy-of-plumbing http://stopcocks.org/the-joy-of-plumbing#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2011 22:19:07 +0000 Stopcocks team http://stopcocks.org/?p=75 If you are a female plumber reading this; you will know how much you are loved by your customers. You have no doubt heard many stories from them about disasters they’ve had, and how different it is having you in their homes.

This message needs to be broadcast on a wider scale. I was [...]]]> http://stopcocks.org/the-joy-of-plumbing/feed 0 Meet Karen Matthews http://stopcocks.org/meet-karen-matthews http://stopcocks.org/meet-karen-matthews#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:20:37 +0000 Stopcocks team http://stopcocks.org/?p=60

After weeks of phone calls exchanged and diary bashing I finally got to meet up with the Damsel Fly herself Karen Matthews.

If you want to contact Karen please follow the links on the original newsletter and we will make sure your email reaches her.

Some news just in… I have [...]]]> http://stopcocks.org/meet-karen-matthews/feed 0 Our newsletters have gone digital http://stopcocks.org/our-newsletters-have-gone-digital http://stopcocks.org/our-newsletters-have-gone-digital#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 23:08:48 +0000 Stopcocks team http://stopcocks.org/?p=48

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Welcome to our new blogsite. As you can see this site is dedicated to the passing on information and news to female plumbers around the UK.

At the top of the page you will find links to the information about The Stopcocks [...]]]> http://stopcocks.org/our-newsletters-have-gone-digital/feed 0 Social Media is the new black http://stopcocks.org/hello-world http://stopcocks.org/hello-world#comments Sat, 12 Jun 2010 08:37:06 +0000 Stopcocks team http://stopcocks.org/?p=1 What a week it was in the Stopcocks camp last week. It was so hot that I found myself working from my garden office. I just happened to tweet and put a couple of pics up on facebook, when before you know it I was contacted by @shedworking. They write solely about people who [...]]]> http://stopcocks.org/hello-world/feed 0