PEOPLE can eat, drink and discuss democracy in a Worcester park on Saturday.

To celebrate the birth month of campaigner and suffragette, Emmeline Pankhurst, Gheluvelt Park will host a Pankhurst Picnic on Saturday, July 25.

Pankhurst Picnics have previously only been held in London, but this year Worcester will join other cities in celebrating the political activist who was crucial in winning women the right to vote.

Barbara Mitra, senior lecturer at the University of Worcester and member of Woo Feminsta, said: "Everyone is welcome to join us for tea, cake and to celebrate Emmeline Pankhurst and what she helped achieve. I don't think enough is done to celebrate women in history, so this is an event that will do just that."

Emily Randall, senior campaigner for Unlock Democracy, which first hosted the Pankhurst Picnics, said: "We will be chewing over what Mrs Pankhurst might be demanding if she were still alive today.

"This year we’ll be looking at the prospects for reform under this current government. The recent election seems to have reignited the appetite for reform — while more women than ever now sit in Parliament, the cracks in our electoral system are growing ever clearer.

"This is the first year we are running picnics across the country. Pankhurst Picnics came out of a desire to celebrate a democracy hero and to whet the appetite for reform.

"It is fantastic seeing people come together to learn and reflect on what Emmeline achieved.

"The need to campaign for a better democracy didn't end when women got the vote.

"Most importantly it is about creating a space where people can comfortably talk about politics and add some bite to reform."

The picnic runs from 1pm until 3pm in the park.

For more information visit www.unlockdemocracy.org/events/2015/7/11/pankhurst-picnic-worcester.