by WRA Admin | Apr 3, 2024 | Archives, White Ribbon, WRA Blog
The British Women’s Temperance Association (BWTA) was founded in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1876, at the height of the temperance movement in the 19th century. The organisation still exists today as the White Ribbon Association. Although we no longer promote total...
by WRA Admin | Oct 26, 2023 | Archives, History, Temperance, WRA Blog
I have recently been looking through the early Annual Reports of the British Women’s Temperance Association, as we are planning to have these digitised for research purposes. This provided me with a good opportunity to take a look at the numbers of branches and...
by WRA Admin | Jun 12, 2023 | Lady Henry Somerset, Our Village Life, St Marys Home Reigate, WRA Blog
We have recently acquired a finely illustrated book for our archive collection. ‘Our Village Life’ was published in 1884 and was written and illustrated by Lady Henry Somerset. In the preface she explains how the sale of the book would help to support a home she had...
by WRA Admin | Jan 26, 2023 | Seven Men of Preston, Temperance, Total Abstinence, WRA Blog
I have recently been cataloguing our collection of temperance badges and medals, item by item. It has taken me some time to be able to get to the point of being able to examine these pieces in further detail. One particular piece caught my attention as being...
by Ashley | Aug 19, 2022 | Drugs, WRA Blog
As part of our November 2020 blog, Should GHB be Reclassified to Class B? – White Ribbon (white-ribbon.org.uk), we discussed concerns regarding the increasing consumption of GHBRS (GHB and closely related compounds) with ‘Chemsex’, as well as various crimes of...
by Ashley | Aug 10, 2022 | Summer Safety, WRA Blog
During the summer months, our health display campaign focuses on Summer Safety. Within our campaign, we highlight the risks of drinking alcohol in the sun and the dangers of mixing alcohol with water activities. As a result of recent extreme heat, the NHS has issued...
