Circle of Six. From left to right: Rosemary Tonks, Sarah Bonetta, Verena Holmes, Kathleen Courtney, Lorna Wing and Eileen Tirzah Garwood.
The Circle of Six is a Medway Libraries project celebrating the lives, achievements and legacies of 6 extraordinary women with connections to Gillingham.
You can read the Circle of Six women biographies to find out more about each of the 6 women.
Discover their stories through the Circle of Six murals at Gillingham Community Hub.
Circle of Six book
Medway Libraries commissioned 2 books for a community creative response to these 6 women.
The book for adults was published in 2023, and is available to borrow from Medway Libraries. There is also a copy
The children's book will be published in winter 2026 and available to borrow from Medway Libraries.
Discover more
We ran a series of talks about each women.