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Thanks to you all for wearing your white ribbons and supporting our chosen charity, Solace, to help in these terribly sad times 💔In the UK, 1 woman is killed every 3 days as a result of domestic abuse. Last year, 119 women were killed in the UK.
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought to the forefront, the alarming and devastating magnitude of this issue. We will continue to fight for all survivors to ensure they have the support and safety they need and continue to push for sustainable long-term funding for specialist support services.
Today is the final day of the UN's 16 Days of Action Against Gender-Based Violence. For information on how you can continue to help, please visit www.thewi.org.uk/media-centre/blog/blog-listing/2020/december/no-more-violence-against-women-look...
National Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0808 2000 247
Bilingual Live Fear Free Helpline (Wales): 0808 8010 800
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Bit short notice, as it's tomorrow night, but as our diaries might be clearer than usual at the moment I thought it was worth sharing 🎀
Timeline PhotosTake part in our ‘Supporting Survivors’ Webinar on 1 December at 1-2.30pm!
Open to all WI members, you will have the chance to hear from expert speakers on how WI members can support survivors of domestic violence on a local and national level, what the impacts of Coronavirus and the lockdowns have been on survivors and specialist support services on recognising abuse.
Places are limited so register your interest here: thewi.org.uk/16dayswebinar
You will have heard that Denman faces closure. There seems to be a glimmer of hope to save it. Please see this post and have your say on the survey 💚💜💚
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A friend just made me aware of this Sylvia Pankhurst giveaway from The Radical Tea Towel Company. You have to subscribe to their emails to enter, but apparently the messages they send are fascinating with lots of great true stories 💜💚💜
Sylvia Pankhurst Giveaway September 2020 | Radical Tea Towel
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Radical Tea Towel has teamed up with Bloomsbury Publishing to give away exclusive early copies of Rachel Holmes's magnificent biography of Suffragette and socialist heroine, Sylvia Pankhurst.Our wonderful Recollect and Reconnect Bunting 8 metres long on rainbow ribbon. Thanks to all of you who created a pennant and lots of thanks to committee member Carmela for putting it all together. Looking forward to being able to display it when we are next able to meet up. Take care and keep safe everyone. Xx
Further opportunity to recycle more plastic. Below gives information about a scheme that is run by BIC to offer the recycling of writing tools - ball point pens, markers plus. Many London Ryman stores are part of this scheme. You just hand your supply to a member of staff and they organise delivery to BIC.
More info on www.terracycle.com
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TerraCycle is an innovative recycling company that has become a global leader in recycling hard-to-recycle materials. They offer a range of free programs, as well as recycling solutions available for purchase for almost every form of waste. Eliminating the Idea of WasteI've never known what to do with my used make up containers, but now they can all be recycled at easily accessed points in major retailers via L'Oreal 👏
There are links to further initiatives in this article too, including Selfridges starting up a clothing rental operation and a mending concierge service, to truly make Reuse and Repair the first considerations before recycle ❤️
Jane xx
L'Oreal launches make-up recycling across UK shops
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The firm's Maybelline brand has set up recycling points in shops including Tesco and Superdrug.Food for thought 🌍❤️🌏
Zero Waste Week 2020 - Day Three | Zero Waste Week
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Welcome to day three of Zero Waste Week. The average UK household throws away 22% of their weekly food shop which adds up to £700 per year! Every day in the UK we throw away 20 million slices of bread 6 million potatoes 4 million bananas The food and drink we waste, that could have...Zero Waste Week - 2020 Day One | Zero Waste Week
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Reduce your food waste by creating an Eat Me First shelf. Here's how.To kick off Zero Waste Week, from today, I give you WI Dolly! Made from leftover fabric scraps, thread and wadding with a biro face. Pattern and demo a bargain at £5 from Denman at home.
This should make interesting watching - following up on their single use plastic series earlier in the year. Tomorrow night, 1 Sept, at 9pm on BBC1 🌍 ❤️ 🌏
Jane x
BBC One - War on Plastic with Hugh and Anita, The Fight Goes On
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Hugh and Anita find out how Covid-19 has made the problem of single-use plastics worse.Huge thanks to all who came along today to our first SRWI meet up since lockdown ❤️
In lieu of our annual garden party, around 20 of us braved the chilly Bank Holiday weather for a socially distanced catch up at the Hollow Ponds.
All brought along their decorated pennants for our "Recollect & Reconnect Bunting" project which we added to those sent in by post. Such a great variety of designs that our committee crafters will now stitch together with rainbow ribbon to commemorate this unusual time 🌈
It was so lovely to enjoy a can of Pimms & a long overdue face to face catch up 😃
Two years ago committee member Carmela Crute Jones gave a talk about bee friendly gardening. It took me a while but I've finally finished the bee /bug hotel it inspired me to make. Made entirely from leftover wood, paint, nails and filled with materials from the garden /walks!
As part of our Get on Board campaign we have produced a survey to hear about your experiences with local bus services. You can access the survey here thewi.org.uk/getonboardsurvey
Your responses to the survey will help the NFWI better understand the availability of bus services and how willing and able people are to use them. Please share the survey link with friends, family and those in your community- we want to hear from as many people as possible!
Hello Ladies
If you're missing your monthly WI meetings and the companionship of your WI friends, then WI Wanderers might just be able to help.
The aim of the group is to share virtual events that are being hosted by WIs up and down the country, where those WIs have thrown their metaphorical doors open to visitors. So far, we have learnt how to put victory rolls in our hair in Cambridge; make a gift bag in Harrogate; concoct a Tom Collins in Brighton and observe the restoration of Hay Castle in Hay on Wye ... and all in from the comfort of our own homes!
We are also sharing the links for virtual events such as Hay Festival, Royal Albert Hall Home, National Theatre Live and a veritable buffet of other entertainment.
Come and join us for a wander. You are assured of a warm welcome!
Of course, if your WI is an old hand at virtual meetings and have an event that you would like to throw open to a few wanderers, then please do let us know.
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.Stone Rangers sister, Elinor, has shared this wonderful photo of her success with the Morning Glory seeds sent to members back in May. Simply gorgeous!!
Has anyone else got similar successes to share?
Photo in the Waltham Forest News Summer 2020.
Not sure this is you Jane Ramsell 🙃
Hi Stoners! Some of you may already know about this but if not, there's a Public Zoom meeting on Wednesday 22nd July on the latest developments with the new Whipps Cross hospital. It's getting to crunch time on the design and scope of the place with the appointment of architects and the demolition of the old nurses' home. If the design isn't right, we'll end up with the wrong hospital. All the details are in the attached flier - if you want to know more, please get in touch with Leytonstone inhabitant but still only a Wanstead WI member - really must sort out that dual membership....
I've been out delivering masks from the scrubs project I'm volunteering for again today...bringing the total donated to Solace to 3,000 - all thanks to our WI's involvement with them 🥰😷🥰Another 1,500 face coverings delivered to Solace Women's Aid 💙
I was really honoured to deliver 500 face masks to each of 3 locations for Solace last Friday, thanks to our Stone Rangers connection with them as our chosen charity for 2020 & my & Emma Hayward's volunteering for this scrubs project during lockdown.
I'll be delivering another 1,500 to them this Friday ❤️
Jane xxProud to provide 1,500 face coverings for Solace Women's Aid 💙