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For media enquiries, please contact the PR team through the contact us button, on +44 (0)20 7371 9300 extension 208 or out of hours on +44 (0)7803 086 115.  Our press office hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.

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We can comment on WI issues and campaigns including the environment and climate change, saving our honeybees, ending violence against women and ending inappropriate detention of people with mental health problems.

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The WI get quilting to show ‘patchy’ help for victims of violence

A graphic reminder of how “patchy” violence against women support services are in the UK. The red areas have few services funded by local authorities; the green areas have a good spread of services to meet demand”. At the moment someone looking at the photos would struggle to understand what it’s got to do with the campaign.


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WI welcomes support for rural women affected by violence

The National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI) today welcomed the commitment to tackle violence against women in rural areas, as part of the government’s first integrated strategy on all forms of violence against women.


Kingsnorth Power Station
NFWI response to Kingsnorth power station delay

The National Federation of Women’s Institutes’ (NFWI) welcomes E.On’s decision to delay the building of the new coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth in Kent, and believes it is an extremely positive step forward in tackling the global threat of climate change.


President of Goldsmiths WI
Students join the WI to gain lost skills

Are you keen to learn interesting skills or make some noise about issues that matter to you? A growing number of students across England are joining the WI in a bid to learn new, quirky skills and get involved in campaigning in their communities.


Ruth Bond
New Chair appointed

The NFWI has today appointed Ruth Bond as its new Chair. Ruth has been a trustee of the board of the NFWI since 2003 and chaired its Public Affairs Committee for the past four years.


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WI members vote to save honeybees at the AGM

Delegates at the NFWI AGM at the Royal Albert Hall in London today (3 June) passed a resolution by an overwhelming 99.4 % majority calling on the Government to increase funding to research the plight honey bees.


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AGM calls for public awareness campaign to tackle violence against women

Women living in rural areas are suffering as much violence as those in towns and cities but are less likely to think that it is happening in their community according to new research launched today by the NFWI at the AGM.


Bee on wall
WI to debate plight of honeybees at AGM

More than five thousand WI members are expected to attend the National Federation of Women's Institutes' (NFWI) AGM at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Wednesday 3 June. Members will discuss and vote on a resolution about the plight of honeybees.


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Top tips for healthy living

The National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI) has today published a new booklet ‘Step into a Healthier Lifestyle’ offering simple hints and tips for a healthier lifestyle. Ranging from top tips for healthy living and new mums to losing weight and easy exercise, the booklet also includes a range of recipe and picnic ideas.


Women and Climate Change Campaign Front Cover Design
WI calls for women to have greater role in tackling climate change

The National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI) is today launching a post card campaign calling on the Government to ensure that climate change policies take into account the needs of women and recognise the serious effects of climate change on women from developing countries.


WI Cookery School launch
WI Cookery School launched

The NFWI is launching its first WI Cookery School at 3pm on Monday 20 April at Denman College, its adult education centre near Oxford. The WI Cookery School will offer a range of courses and is open to everyone, including families and children or those wanting to learn or improve their cooking skills.


Marylyn Haines-Evans - Board of Trustee
Annual Conference of the WI in Wales

More than 700 members from across Wales will be attending the 85th Annual Conference of the National Federation of Women’s Institutes-Wales (NFWI-Wales) at Venue Cymru, Llandudno on 2 April 2009 between 10.45am and 4.00pm. The theme of the conference is ‘Mines and Mountains’.


VAW petition hand-in - Ruth Bond, Fay Mansell and Liz Kelly of EVAW
23,322 petition to end violence against women

Fay Mansell, chair of the National Federation of Women’s Institutes’ (NFWI), will today (18 February) deliver a petition signed by 23,322 WI members to 10 Downing Street calling on the government to eliminate violence against women and girls in the UK.