Letters: Dr Caitríona Beaumont on the WI’s history of activism, Wilma Rush on its local impact, Sarah Akhtar on the National Women’s Register and Jill Wallis on paying a visit to a WI meeting
The aims of support, change and making a difference are also those of a small, isolated, rural women’s institute like ours . We never sing Jerusalem and seldom make jam but do have an enjoyable programme. We are able to support the national organisation’s issues along with vital local ones: we’ve raised hundreds of pounds for Welsh Air Ambulance, Blood Bikes Wales and the county’s domestic violence support group.
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