- Home Page
- Biography
- Lord Mayor 2008 to 2009
- Her Majesty and Number 10
- Lord Mayor Engagements
- Lord Mayor's Special Olympics
- Lord Mayor Articles
- Doctorate of Laws
- Woman of the Year Award 2006
- Labour Party Merit Award 2004
- Photo Gallery
- Councillor Sood Articles
- CV of Cllr Sood
- Contact Form
- Guest Speaking
The pictures below are from Councillor Soods' Woman of the Year award for Leicestershire and Rutland in 2006
The ”LeicestHERday” was set up in 2002 to engage,
support and empower women throughout Leicester, Leicestershire and
Rutland and through this initiative empower families and communities.
The LeicestHERday Trust is an umbrella organisation formed to give an equal voice to all women and enhance the community at large by enhancing women's life experiences. Since 2002, the charity has been recognising the achievements of women living in Leicester to:
Celebrate women’s achievements
Accelerate change to meet the diverse needs of women
Share expertise, knowledge and experience
Challenge organisations and communities
Unite in friendship
Empower women
Promoting their personal and professional development
Acting as a co-ordinating forum
Providing practical support and assistance in particular through the sharing of expertise, knowledge and experience
Convening
and holding conferences meetings lectures and courses and providing
facilities for the same either alone or with others
Writing
publishing distributing or securing the written publication and
distribution gratuitously or otherwise of books pamphlets, journals or
articles or other documents promoting the aforementioned objects; and
Developing
co-operative relations and arrangements with authorities,
organisations, institutions and individuals promoting, engaged in or
interested in the same.
The LeicestHERday Trust is an umbrella organisation formed to give an equal voice to all women and enhance the community at large by enhancing women's life experiences. Since 2002, the charity has been recognising the achievements of women living in Leicester to:
Celebrate women’s achievements
Accelerate change to meet the diverse needs of women
Share expertise, knowledge and experience
Challenge organisations and communities
Unite in friendship
Empower women
Promoting their personal and professional development
Acting as a co-ordinating forum
Providing practical support and assistance in particular through the sharing of expertise, knowledge and experience
Convening
and holding conferences meetings lectures and courses and providing
facilities for the same either alone or with others
Writing
publishing distributing or securing the written publication and
distribution gratuitously or otherwise of books pamphlets, journals or
articles or other documents promoting the aforementioned objects; and
Developing
co-operative relations and arrangements with authorities,
organisations, institutions and individuals promoting, engaged in or
interested in the same.
Councillor Sood, was fortunate to receive the Women of the Year award for Leicestershire and Rutland in 2006 for her tireless voluntary contribution for community of Leicester. She was the first Asian women to receive the coveted Award. The Woman of the Year is a special award and has no parameters.
The pictures below show Councillor Sood with the guest speakers at the event, Rosemary Conelly and Toyah Wilcox.
The pictures below show Councillor Sood with the guest speakers at the event, Rosemary Conelly and Toyah Wilcox.
The pictures below show Councillor Sood with the winners from other categories as well as a close up of the prestigious award.
