by WRA Admin | Oct 25, 2021 | 1876, Archives, BWTA, History, WRA Blog
Mrs Scholefield – Founding member During recent work on the collection of glass magic lantern slides held in our archives, I have come across some new images from the early years of the BWTA. Images like the one below featuring Mrs Scholefield (seated), bring...
by WRA Admin | Oct 15, 2021 | 1861, Archives, Band of Hope Review, Black History Month 2021, Slavery, WRA Blog
In support of Black History Month October 2021, we are sharing the account of a man named Lewis Smith who came to England from America in the 1860’s. This is the real story of how the abomination of slavery tore families apart but also how ‘….the energy, self-denial,...
by WRA Admin | Jul 16, 2021 | Bournemouth, Massingberd, Temperance Hotels, Uncategorised, WRA Blog
All things temperance are never far from my mind, as my other half found out during our first weekend break away since the last Covid lockdown. I feel very fortunate to look after the archives of the British Women’s Temperance Association (BWTA) here at the White...
by WRA Admin | Jul 12, 2021 | Archives, National Fitness Campaign, Olympics, Wellbeing, WRA Blog
The UK is facing a fitness drive following lock down and Covid. In the year of the Olympics in Japan and the Euros (Football tournament) 2021, we take a step back in time and look at a previous ‘Fitness Campaign’ that the UK Government ran in the 1930’s. In July...
by WRA Admin | Jun 9, 2021 | Duxhurst, Growing for Wellbeing Week, Horticulture, Lady Henry Somerset, WRA Blog
National Growing for Wellbeing Week 7th – 13th June 2021, ‘is a celebration of the magic that growing your own produce can do for your wellbeing, both physically and mentally.’ You might imagine that ‘Growing for Wellbeing’ is a modern concept; that...
