by WRA Admin | Jul 29, 2020 | Football, Gambling, WRA Blog
10.That is the amount of Premier League football teams that have aligned themselves with gambling outlets via shirt sponsorship. With 20 teams competing in the division overall, this means that there is a 50% chance that when you see a Premier League team’s kit,...
by WRA Admin | Jul 29, 2020 | Drugs, Four Pillars, Switzerland, WRA Blog
While it is impossible to know exactly how many deaths in the UK can be attributed to drug abuse, it is apparent that drugs pose a serious threat to society. In the UK, controlled drugs are placed in one of three classes: A, B, or C. The class which a drug belongs to...
by WRA Admin | Jul 29, 2020 | Archives, CETS, Police Court Mission, WRA Blog
My admiration for the work undertaken by the women of the BWTA continues to grow on a daily basis during my work in the archives here. It is an admiration for their passionate dedication and determination, especially during the earlier years of the organisation when...
by WRA Admin | May 6, 2020 | V E Day, World War II, WRA Blog, WWCTU
Elsie Gainham was born in 1908 in Manchester and died in 1999 aged 90 years. Her life appears to have been devoted to the Temperance cause and also helping others facing adversity. As you will read below her passion for sharing the temperance message, and her...
by WRA Admin | Apr 27, 2020 | Archives, Coronavirus, NHS, WRA Blog
1918…Then and Now…… The scenes we have experienced recently in the supermarkets, of empty shelves and people rushing to buy and store up essential items (toilet rolls, pasta!) isn’t a new phenomenon. It has happened in the past during difficult times...
