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AGM 2009

The 2009 AGM took place on Wednesday 3 June at the Royal Albert Hall in London. More than 5,000 WI members attended this year's event, sponsored by the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) with a wide range of speakers.AGM
Maureen Lipman speaking at the AGM
Guest speaker Maureen Lipman addressed the AGM, entertaining the delegates and speaking about her support of WI campaigns.
The following resolution was debated and passed with an overwhelming majority of 99.4%:
"SOS for Honey Bees – honey bees play a vital role in the pollination of food crops and in our environment. In view of concerns about the accelerating decline in the UK honey bee population, this meeting urges HM Government to increase funding for research into bee health."
New research as part of our No More Violence Against Women campaign was also launched at the AGM. The research found that 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. You can read more on the campaigns and news releases pages.

The following speeches are available to download: NFWI Chair, Fay Mansell; NFWI Honorary Treasurer, Aleathia Mann; Chief Executive of CAF, John Low; NFWI Public Affairs Chair, Ruth Bond; Chief Executive of Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate, Jonathan WIld and Chair of Denman College, Anne Harrison.

Other guest speakers at the AGM included journalist Eve Pollard and musician Richard Stilgoe with The Orpheus Centre apprentices.

PHOTOGRAPHS

Below are photographs taken from the 2009 AGM at the Royal Albert Hall. Click on the play button in the centre of the first photo to start the slide show. If you want to enlarge the slide show images, once the slide show has started, click on the little box with 4 arrows pointing in opposite directions. To return to the normal view click on the box again or press the 'Esc' key on your keyboard.

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