theWI Adderbury & District WI – Face Book Post – Save Our British Farmers’ – Tuesday, 2nd February 2016
Dear Ladies, Here’s a Facebook Post by Trina sharing Save Our British Farmers’ photo Trina Coombes shared Save Our British Dairy Farmers‘s photo. 23 hrs · LikeComment Share You and 2 others like this. Comments Margaret HalsteadFair deal for dairy farmers with NFWI Campaigns! Good work xxx Margaret...
Read MoretheWI Adderbury & District WI – OFWI Circulation Request – “Be a real life Superhero – Monday, 1st February 2016
Dear Members, We have been asked by Sara Buck of OFWI if we could circulate this request for more volunteer drivers for Oxfordshire. If any member is able to help with driving needs please contact the telephone or website link below. -Be a real life super hero – > Give your community a liftOxfordshire County Council has teamed up with > Community First Oxfordshire, to launch the new ‘Be a > real life superhero – give your community a > lift’ campaign. The campaign is appealing for > volunteer drivers to support their local community transport > scheme and for communities across Oxfordshire to set up new > community led transport schemes where there is a > need.Who > benefits? Elderly and disabled people in > communities across Oxfordshire need real life heroes to give them a > lift. They need help with transport to get to appointments, > shops and to clubs and to access the day to day occasions > that most of us take for granted. Is community transport really > so important? Yes – > community transport schemes give people access to > transport, where they may otherwise have none. Community transport provides support > in both rural and urban > areas. Expenses are reimbursed and you > can do as many or as few journeys as you wish – drivers living in villages are > particularly needed. > Visit www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/volunteerdriver > or call 01865 883488 to find out about community transport > groups near you and who to contact to offer your > support. Margaret...
Read MoretheWI Adderbury & District WI – “The WI history of campaigning” NFWI download – Monday, 1st February 2016
Dear Members, I find the history of our WI movement absolutely fascinating and hope you will be keen to read up on this article copied from the NFWI website for you to read here. “The WI history of campaigning You are a very powerful force for good in our country… from domestic violence to women’s pay; from venereal disease in the 1920s to AIDS in the 1980s. That is a great tribute to the depth of your compassion, your fearlessness in tackling hard issues and the energy with which you further the cause of not just women but British society. The Rt Hon Tony Blair MP, Prime Minister, June 2000 The WI has a long history of campaigning on a wide range of issues that matter to women and their communities. Over the past 100 years, WI members have campaigned to empower and support women within society, exerting their individual and collective influence; brought a series of controversial issues into the public domain; and brought about many changes in legislation and government policy. In celebration of the WI Centenary we have put together a snapshot of campaign highlights, examining the WI’s role promoting women’s rights, fostering health awareness, encouraging sustainable development and building a fairer society. This booklet is available to download here – ‘The WI as a force for change: 100 years of campaigns’ Ten decades of WI campaigns – A snapshot Previous Next Previous Next The SOS for Honey Bees campaign was launched after a resolution calling for increased funding for research into honey bee health was passed in 2009. Concerned that the outlook for bees remained bleak, despite funding for research and improved awareness of pollinator declines, the NFWI later joined with Friends of the Earth to campaign for more national leadership; the National Pollinator Strategy was launched in November 2014. In the early 1990s the NFWI joined with CAFOD, Christian Aid, Oxfam, Traidcraft and the World Development Movement to become a founding member of the Fairtrade Foundation. In 1986 the NFWI was one of the first organisations to talk about AIDS and used its unrivalled network of local organisations to educate the public and get people talking about the issue. In 1975 the WI started informing members about the importance of breast examination and lobbying the government to set up screening clinics. A national screening programme was eventually introduced in 1988. Members were among the first to debate the dangers of smoking when the WI passed a resolution to ban smoking in public places in 1964. In 1954 a resolution to ‘inaugurate a campaign to preserve the countryside against desecration by litter’ led to the formation of the Keep Britain Tidy group and was influential in transforming litter policy following the introduction of the 1958 Litter Act. The WI passed a resolution calling for ‘equal pay for equal work’ in 1943 and was represented for many years on the Equal Pay Campaign Committee. Starting with a resolution in 1922, the WI campaigned throughout the 1930s and 1940s to increase the number of women police, lobbying the home office and winning the support of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The WI first campaigned on jury service in 1921, urging women to ‘accept their full responsibilities as citizens in whatever way they may be called upon to serve their country’ and later urging the government to open up jury service to all” – See more at: https://www.thewi.org.uk/campaigns/the-wi-history-of-campaigning#sthash.hDatsYga.dpuf Please see my next post for latest NFWI News and Update. Margaret Halstead...
Read MoretheWI Adderbury \& Dist rict WI – Agenda for WI Meeting – Thursday, 4th February 2016
Dear Ladies, Here is our Agenda for Thursday’s evening meeting and we look forward to seeing you there. The Institute Adderbury, 7.30 pm 4 February 2016 Welcome and opening remarks Minutes of the meeting held on 7 January to be agreed and signed Matters arising: Cards for members, calendars still available, Resolution votes Correspondence/communications Committee report (items not covered elsewhere): Your WI questionnaire, new committee members, speakers’ selection day, tea rota Programme and activities: Blenheim walk, Clean for the Queen, Denman open day, visit to Ardley energy recovery facility, March 3 AGM speaker, Queen’s birthday celebration Any other business Community items After a break for refreshments, Andrew Jenkins from Cherwell District Council will speak on the subject of recycling. Margaret...
Read MoretheWI Adderbury & District WI – NFWI Face Book Post – Friday, 29th January 2016
Friday, 29th January 2016 Dear Ladies, Here’s a post from NFWI today on Cervical Cancer Prevention Week. The WI (National Federation of Women’s Institutes) 6 hrs · This week is Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (24 – 30th January) The WI first passed a resolution calling for a national screening programme to detect cervical cancer in 1964. The WI’s campaign successfully made the case for screening facilities, as well as raising awareness about the importance of cervical screening. Please read our blog post and help to spread the word about the importance of Cervical Cancer screening: …See More Behind the door of 104: Cervical Cancer Screening LikeComment Share Chronological 96 people like this. 101 shares Comments Miranda FagandiniLittle bit late to tell us the day before it finishes! Like · Reply · 1 · 1 hr Wendy RobinsonDemos states “the most common reason (women declined screening) was embarrassment (35%). 1 in 6 said they were too busy or didn’t have the time (17%), while 15% replied that they had avoided the test because it was painful.” Like · Reply · 47 mins Margaret HalsteadEvery woman should be checked all thru’ their life to life’s end. We deserve that care and attention for we need to stay healthy and free from disease for as long as possible. Proactive health care is the only way to deal with Cancer, for every women and for every age range.xxx Me fromAdderbury & District WI See below Behind the Door Post – BEHINDTHEDOOROF104.BLOGSPOT.COM|BY THE NFWI Behind the door of 104 A look behind the scenes at 104 New Kings Road – the National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI) head office FRIDAY, 29 JANUARY 2016 Cervical Cancer Screening The WI first passed a resolution calling for a national screening programme to detect cervical cancer in 1964. The WI’s campaign successfully made the case for screening facilities, as well as raising awareness about the importance of cervical screening. What do women need to know today?This week is Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (24 – 30th January). Every day in the UK eight women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and three women will lose their lives to the disease [1]. Cervical cancer is largely preventable thanks to cervical screening and the HPV vaccination programme. The WI’s pioneering campaign called for better screening facilities, more public information and an effective recall system, which was first achieved in 1988. But in recent years take-up of cervical screening has declined year on year.Research by cervical cancer charity Jo’s Trust has revealed that one in three 25 – 29 year old women in the UK do not attend their smear test when invited [2]. In England, cervical screening peaked at around 82% in the late 1990s but rates are now just above 78% [3]. In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, screening rates are very similar. Worryingly cervical cancer is on the increase, with the Office for National Statistics data showing a 6% rise in cases between 2013 and 2012. Even more worrying is that the UK has one of the lowest survival rates for the disease out of the OECD countries [4]. This highlights the importance of cervical screening as the NHS cervical screening service saves around 5,000 lives a year in England [5].In 2014 Jo’s Trust published a report which explored the financial impact of cervical cancer on the woman, the NHS and the state. It revealed that the average cost to the NHS per person diagnosed with stage 2 or later cervical cancer is £19,261, while for those at stage 1a, the cost to the NHS is around £1,379 per...
Read MoretheWI Adderbury & District WI – Agenda for WI Meeting – Thursday, 4th February 2016
Dear Ladies Here is the agenda for our meeting next Thursday. We’re aiming to keep the first part of the evening as brief as possible so we have more time to socialise over our refreshments before we listen to our speaker. Mary Walker has kindly offered to lead a walk around Blenheim on TUESDAY 9 FEBRUARY and writes: I am planning to lead a walk in the grounds of Blenheim Park at Woodstock on Tuesday 9 February. What I am suggesting is to meet at Adderbury at 9.30 am and car share to the Woodstock car park. We would then walk in on public footpaths and do the walk which takes you round the back past the Combe gate, on towards Bladon and on round to the palace. For those who wished we could then have lunch in The Oxfordshire Pantry at the Palace. The walk is on tarmac paths, so good in wet weather. There are no stiles. My guess is that it is about 3/4 miles. If you would like to join the walk can you email me at [email protected], ring me on 01295 257109 or 07932 711516, or sign up at the next meeting. Hope you can join me. Mary Walker Looking forward to seeing you next week Kind regards Bernice Please find the Agenda below – The Institute Adderbury, 7.30 pm 4 February 2016 – Agenda for February WI Meeting Welcome and opening remarks Minutes of the meeting held on 7 January to be agreed and signed Matters arising: Cards for members, calendars still available, Resolution votes Correspondence/communications Committee report (items not covered elsewhere): Your WI questionnaire, new committee members, speakers’ selection day, tea rota Programme and activities: Blenheim walk, Clean for the Queen, Denman open day, visit to Ardley energy recovery facility, March 3 AGM speaker, Queen’s birthday celebration Any other business Community items After a break for refreshments, Andrew Jenkins from Cherwell District Council will speak on the subject of recycling. Margaret...
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