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+44 (0)20 7371 9300 extension 209, or out of hours on +44 (0)7803 086 115. 
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LATEST PRESS RELEASES

WI Foods flour slipping out of cupped hands onto a table
WI Foods: inspired by tradition to bring you the closest thing to homemade

LAUNCHING AT BBC GOOD FOOD SHOW 23 - 27 NOVEMBER 2011


Legal Aid is a Lifeline: NFWI research
WI warns that Government’s legal aid proposals will put women at greater risk of violence

The National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI) has today launched research exploring the experiences of women who have experienced domestic violence and either used, or applied for legal aid as the Legal Aid, Sentencing, and Punishment of Offenders Bill reaches report stage in the Commons.


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WI members urge Government to remember library lessons of the past

WI members are urging the Government to remember the lessons of the past after revealing key archive material on the organisation’s role in the establishment of library services.


Statement from the National Federation of Women's Institutes: report on the future of libraries

Commenting on the report on Future libraries: Change, options and how to get there from the Local Government Group and MLA, Ruth Bond, NFWI Chair said:...


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WI members welcome the decision not to cancel cheques

The WI welcomes the recent announcement from the Payments Council that the use of cheques will continue for as long as customers need them and the target for possible closure of the cheque clearing in 2018 has been cancelled.


WI members welcome EU vote but maintain it does not go far enough for consumers

The Women’s Institute (WI) welcomes the vote in the EU Parliament for the introduction of mandatory country of origin food labelling on fresh meat products, but maintains that the failure to extend mandatory country of origin labelling to processed meat products such as sausages and pies is disappointing.


The NFWI warns that Legal Aid proposals still risk failing most vulnerable

The NFWI remains concerned that the proposals in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill still risk leaving vulnerable women unprotected.


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WI members will fight library closures

Delegates at the National Federation of Women’s Institutes’ AGM in Liverpool today voted to support a resolution urging H.M. Government to maintain support for local library services with 98% of members voting in favour.


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Statement from Ruth Bond, Chair of the NFWI, on rejected resolution vote at NFWI AGM

Delegates at the National Federation of Women’s Institutes’ AGM in Liverpool rejected a vote on one of their resolutions today, calling on the industry and relevant bodies to open up a rational and transparent debate on the future direction of UK farming.


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WI member taped mouth shut in silent protest against legal aid cuts

A WI member taped her mouth shut outside the Supreme Court of Justice today as part of a photo call organised to protest against the proposed cut of £350 million to the legal aid budget.


Country of Origin Labelling campaign - image of food labelling packaging
WI members welcome voluntary code from Defra but insist more must be done

The Women’s Institute (WI) welcomes the publication of the evaluation of the voluntary code of conduct on country of origin labelling by Defra today, but insists that only a mandatory country of origin labelling will secure real consumer choice.


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National Federation of Women’s Institutes – AGM 2011

The National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI) AGM 2011 takes place on Wednesday 8 June at the Liverpool Echo Arena from 10.30am until 4.30pm. More than 4,500 members are expected to attend to decide the organisation’s campaigning focus for the forthcoming year.


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WI members take on Fast Fashion

The WI is launching a national campaign looking at the negative impacts of “fast fashion” on people and the planet with a swishing event on Saturday 21 May 2011.


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Media statement to explain the WI resolution process

Every year, WI members put forward a range of issues for national debate at the AGM, which, if passed, go on to become the mandates that form the basis of the organisation’s campaigning and awareness-raising activities in the future.


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Women’s Institute Wales Annual Conference in Llanelli explores Past and Present

Over seven hundred members from across Wales will be attending the 87th Annual Conference of the National Federation of Women’s Institutes-Wales at the Selwyn Samuel Centre, Llanelli on 20 April 2011 between 10.45am and 4.00pm. The theme of the conference is ‘Past and Present’.


Barbara Stocking, Chief Executive Oxfam GB, Stephen O'Brien, Parliamentary Under-secretary of State for International Development and Ruth Bond, NFWI Chair
WI members urge Government to keep their maternal health promises

WI members presented an 8,000-strong petition asking the Government to keep their promises to improve maternal health globally to Stephen O’Brien MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development yesterday at the WI’s Women Reaching Women Project Conference.


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WI members welcome proposals on offenders’ mental healthcare

The National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI) will welcome Rt. Hon. Ken Clarke MP and Rt. Hon. Andrew Lansley MP to the Care not Custody reception on Monday 28 March 2011 to examine and discuss the issues surrounding inappropriate detention of offenders with mental health problems.