Author: sotonettes
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Should we have better access to defibrillators?
As part of our series of blogs about the upcoming vote on WI resolutions for 2015 (for more details, see our earlier blog post), we turn our attention to public access to defibrillators. We’re writing these posts to kick-start the debate about these issues in advance of our December meeting; they don’t reflect any particular view or…
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Campaigning to end FGM
As part of our series of blogs about the upcoming vote on WI resolutions for 2015 (for more details, see our earlier blog post), we turn our attention to the practice of female genital multilation (FGM). We’re writing these posts to kick-start the debate about these issues in advance of our December meeting; they don’t reflect any…
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Resolutions for 2015
This month, Sotonettes will be voting on a selection of resolutions to decide which one should be taken forward for discussion at the Annual Meeting in June 2015 – if successful, we will be campaigning on the chosen resolution in 2015/16. For anyone who doesn’t know much about WI resolutions and campaigning (most of us…
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Wartime inspired baking
The Sotonettes have been at the Make Do and Mend Vintage Fair today, promoting both the Sotonettes WI but also the WI as a whole. The Make Do and Mend theme got us thinking about what sort of things we could have on our stand and we decided to go for some wartime inspired baking. …
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Book Club round-up
The summer has been a busy time for our book club and our members have had a great few months reading a wide variety of books. We now have a ‘Sotonettes score’ for each book – if you’re looking for something to read, have a look below to see what we all thought of our…
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Raising money for Naomi House and Jacksplace
Earlier this year, Sotonettes members voted Naomi House and Jacksplace as our nominated charity for 2014. Our aim is to use our combined efforts to raise loads of cash for this very deserving charity. Funds are vital for the hospice to keep it running as it delivers support to children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions, and…