Turtle Dove Cambridge

Turtle Dove Cambridge Supporting young women into work. Through Turtle Dove Cambridge, Your event can make a difference!

Turtle Dove Cambridge was created to fill a gap in youth support work. With one very specific aim, Kate Nation founded Turtle Dove to improve the future of young women who are or are at risk of becoming unemployed through not having the confidence or experience to seek employment. This mission was driven by Kate’s first-hand experience in the youth sector where she saw the effects of a system wher

e there are twice as many young women not currently searching for jobs compared to their male peers. She also wanted to create a safe, female-only space that offers these young women an opportunity to flourish away from the pressure of their male contemporaries, around whom research shows they often don’t perform to the best of their abilities. Having grown organically over the past few years, Kate has ambitious plans to drive this project forward – reaching more young women than before, offering them the opportunity to strengthen their self-confidence and work towards building successful futures. By providing them with opportunities in hospitality, working as part of a team and with a defined structure, these young women can gain invaluable life experience. Our team of young women help assist in small-scale events, working on and off site to help ensure the event runs smoothly and seamlessly. We combine our service by working in partnership with various local caterers, restaurants, other social enterprises and community groups as well as supplying our very own vintage china hire.

We’re delighted to share that Cloud Nine Community Choir, Eclipse Vocal Group and friends are holding a special Summer S...
11/06/2026

We’re delighted to share that Cloud Nine Community Choir, Eclipse Vocal Group and friends are holding a special Summer Solstice Concert in support of Turtle Dove Cambridge on Saturday 21st June at 6pm.

This promises to be a wonderful evening of music, community and celebration, and we are incredibly grateful that all profits from the concert will be donated to Turtle Dove, helping us continue our work supporting and empowering young women aged 14–24 across Cambridge.

If you're looking for a lovely way to spend a summer evening, we'd love for you to come along. And if you can't make it, please consider sharing this event with your friends, family and local networks.

📍 Cyriacs Church, Swaffham Prior
🕕 6:00pm, 21st June
🎟️ Tickets £12 (£5 for children under 16)

To book tickets or find out more, please contact Julie Bristow on 07793 025326 or email [email protected].

Can't make it but would still like to support Turtle Dove? Donations can be made here:

https://buff.ly/19vPDta

A huge thank you to everyone involved for choosing to support Turtle Dove through music, generosity and community spirit. We hope to see you there.

Thank you to our amazing chef Aimee's grandparents Lillian and David for donating our new Pizza Oven!We are excited to n...
05/06/2026

Thank you to our amazing chef Aimee's grandparents Lillian and David for donating our new Pizza Oven!

We are excited to now add pizzas to our Pop up Cafe Menu! Come try one one out today, we are open every Friday from 11:30-4pm at Cotton Hall, Girton!

Comment your favourite pizza topping and we might add it to our menu... 🤔 🍕

A huge thank you to Big Yellow Storage Cambridge for their continued support of Turtle Dove Cambridge.We areBig Yellow S...
04/06/2026

A huge thank you to Big Yellow Storage Cambridge for their continued support of Turtle Dove Cambridge.

We areBig Yellow Self Storage David, who always goes above and beyond to make everything run smoothly for us. From providing a safe place for our van to be stored, to generously allowing us to temporarily house our new kitchen unit on site, his support has made a real difference.

As a small organisation supporting young women into work through training, work experience and community opportunities, practical support like this helps us focus our resources where they matter most.

We have some exciting plans ahead, and this next chapter simply wouldn’t be possible without the kindness, flexibility and encouragement of people like David and the team at Big Yellow Storage.

Thank you for believing in what we do and helping us create more opportunities for young women across Cambridge.

Volunteers make our work possible here at Turtle Dove.From supporting events and workshops to helping with admin, stock ...
01/06/2026

Volunteers make our work possible here at Turtle Dove.

From supporting events and workshops to helping with admin, stock management and communications, volunteers enable us to reach and empower more young women across Cambridge. Their time, skills and encouragement directly impact confidence, opportunities and brighter futures.

This Volunteers Week, we're celebrating the incredible people (Volunteers, Advisors and Directors) who stand alongside us and strengthen our mission every single day.

Want to get involved and make a real difference in the lives of young women in Cambridge? Visit our website at buff.ly/QCKTquy and head to the 'Get Involved' section to join our amazing volunteer community.

We will be looking for new Directors soon 🙂

Tonight’s Turtle Dove Pop Up Take Away is ready for you 🍛We’ll be serving homemade vegetable curry and potatoes for coll...
26/05/2026

Tonight’s Turtle Dove Pop Up Take Away is ready for you 🍛

We’ll be serving homemade vegetable curry and potatoes for collection between 5pm – 5.30pm this evening at St Andrew’s Baptist Church, Cambridge.

First come, first served, so come along and grab your dinner for tonight.

Every meal purchased helps support young women across Cambridge to build confidence, gain work experience, develop hospitality and catering skills, and access real opportunities in a supportive environment.

Good food that helps make a difference in our community.

We’d love to see you there.





Something special is growing in Dry Drayton…On Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st May, Turtle Dove Cambridge will be popping ...
21/05/2026

Something special is growing in Dry Drayton…

On Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st May, Turtle Dove Cambridge will be popping up at Sol Creative Foundry with fresh coffee, homemade cakes, savoury lunches and sweet treats from 10:30am–3:30pm.
Whether you’re attending one of the workshops, looking for a creative space to spend time in, or simply fancy a really good coffee and lunch, we’d love to welcome you.

Sol Creative Foundry has already become a vibrant and inspiring community space in just a few short months, and we’re excited to be part of what we hope will become a beautiful long-term collaboration.

Together, we want to help create opportunities for connection, creativity, wellbeing and confidence-building through workshops, community cafés and supportive spaces for people of all ages.
Come and experience the space, meet the people behind it and support something meaningful happening locally.

📍 Sol Creative Foundry, Dry Drayton
📅 Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st May
⏰ 10:30am – 3:30pm

Please share with friends, family and local community groups.

Today we stand for love, respect, and the right to be yourself 💛On International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & B...
17/05/2026

Today we stand for love, respect, and the right to be yourself 💛

On International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia, we celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and stand against discrimination in all its forms.

At Turtle Dove, we’re proud to be a space that is welcoming, values difference, and is supportive — always.

Everyone deserves to feel safe, seen, and respected, today and every day.

This Mental Health Awareness Week, we’re shining a light on something that sits at the heart of everything we do at Turt...
11/05/2026

This Mental Health Awareness Week, we’re shining a light on something that sits at the heart of everything we do at Turtle Dove Cambridge CIC.

Wellbeing comes before education or employment.

Over the last 10 years, we’ve learnt that confidence, resilience and emotional safety are the foundation for stepping into learning, work and business.

That’s why we don’t just focus on CVs and experience.

We have a dedicated Young Women's Development Worker and a structured peer support programme, creating space for honest conversations, 1:1 support and real connection. Because when a young woman feels heard and supported, everything changes.

Mental health challenges, trauma, neurodiversity, anxiety, social pressure, addictive behaviours, low self-belief – these aren’t side notes. They are often the barriers standing in the way of opportunity.

This week, let’s remember that supporting mental health isn’t separate from supporting employment. It is the starting point.

At Turtle Dove Cambridge, we know how important mental health and wellbeing at work really is. Creating a supportive env...
07/05/2026

At Turtle Dove Cambridge, we know how important mental health and wellbeing at work really is. Creating a supportive environment for our team means we can show up as our best selves — not only for each other, but for the young women we support every day.

The work we do is built on trust, compassion, and understanding, and that starts within our own team. We’re so grateful to work alongside people who genuinely support, uplift, and look out for one another through both the good days and the challenging ones. 💛

A little reminder that support in the workplace matters more than ever.

Sometimes the right opportunity appears at exactly the right time.Stepping into something new can feel daunting, but gro...
27/04/2026

Sometimes the right opportunity appears at exactly the right time.

Stepping into something new can feel daunting, but growth often lives just outside our comfort zone. Being surrounded by encouraging, driven women who genuinely want to see you succeed makes all the difference.

This experience reminds us that it's never too late to pivot, learn new skills and move towards work that truly energises you. When you're supported, you stand taller. When you're encouraged, you think bigger.

Here's to brave decisions and the power of the right environment.

Thank you to Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority for the ability to make this happen and have Keeley join us. We are also so excited to say that she started a job in Comms and Marketing, having been integral to the TD social media team.

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