Author: sotonettes
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The New Woolston Library
The New Woolston Library 2016 saw a number of libraries in Southampton close or cease to be council run but for the residents of Woolston it was different story. Their long awaited new library in opened in August in part of the new Centenary Quay complex (on the former Vosper Thornycroft ship building site. The new…
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Our inspirational women!
Its International Women’s Day and to mark it we decided to share a few of our committee’s inspirational women. Some you know, some you won’t but hopefully they will inspire you to think about those women that inspire you. J K Rowling “Anything’s possible if you’ve got enough nerve.” As inspiring women go, Joanne Kathleen…
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NFWI Resolutions Shortlist 2016 – Resolution Number 8: Appropriate care in hospitals for people with dementia
In the final NFWI resolution to be presented to Sotonettes members for ballot, provision of carers for hospital patients with dementia is debated. Sotonettes members are entitled to vote on this issue; for more information, click here, or download a handy booklet here. Or visit our Facebook page! “We call upon HM government and the NHS to…
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NFWI Resolutions Shortlist 2016 – Resolution Number 7: Avoid food waste, address food poverty
In the penultimate NFWI resolution to be presented to Sotonettes members for ballot, the allocation of surplus food from supermarkets is discussed. Sotonettes members are entitled to vote on this issue; for more information, click here, or download a handy booklet here. Or visit our Facebook page! “The WI calls on all supermarkets to sign up to a…
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NFWI Resolutions Shortlist 2016 – Resolution Number 6: Mind or body – equal funding for care
In the sixth of the NFWI resolutions to be presented to Sotonettes members for ballot, equal funding of care for people with poor mental health is debated. Sotonettes members are entitled to vote on this issue; for more information, click here, or download a handy booklet here. Or visit our Facebook page! “The National Federation of Women’s Institutes calls…
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NFWI Resolutions Shortlist 2016 – Resolution Number 5: First aid to save lives
In the fifth of the NFWI resolutions to be presented to Sotonettes members for ballot, the promotion of first aid training in the local community is discussed. Sotonettes members are entitled to vote on this issue; for more information, click here, or download a handy booklet here. Or visit our Facebook page! “The NFWI considers that suffering could be…