National Organisations
CO-OP Women’s Guild
The Co-operative Women’s Guild was founded in 1883 (1892 in Scotland) to educate women in the principles and practices of Co-operation and to work for the improvement of the status of women. It is an Education Auxiliary of the Co-operative Movement.
Meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday Evening of each month between 7:30 - 9:30pm.
Kesgrave Community Centre
Twelve Acre Approach
Kesgrave
IP5 1JF
Contact: Pat Trenter
Tel: (01473) 623758
Website: www.coopwomensguild.co.uk
Mothers' Union
Mothers' Union is a Christian organisation with more than 3.6 million members in over 78 countries worldwide. The backbone of Mothers' Union is its worldwide network of grassroots volunteers. Whatever their individual backgrounds, members are united in their commitment to supporting marriage and family life. They give their time to generously help others, whether by running local projects, supporting international campaigns, or fundraising.
Contact: Mrs O Jeavons
Tel: (01473) 624008
Website: www.themothersunion.org
Royal British Legion (RBL)
The Royal British Legion provides financial, social and emotional support to millions who have served and are currently serving in the Armed Forces, and their dependants. Currently, nearly 10.5 million people are eligible for support.
The Legion was founded in 1921 as a voice for the ex-Service community and over 450,000 members continue to ensure that this voice does not go unheard. Although the needs of ex-Service people have changed over the years, they are still there to safeguard their welfare, interests and memory. British service people are in action around the world every day of the year. They know that if they need support - now or in the future - the Legion is always on active duty for them.
Contact: Mr R Garrard
Tel: (01473) 612931
Ladies Section:
Contact: Mrs D Conway.
Tel: (01473) 624273
National Website: www.britishlegion.org.uk
Poppy appeal website: www.poppy.org.uk
St Johns Ambulance
Volunteers are well known for the thousands of hours they spend each year ensuring public events are safe. They are also the leading first aid training provider in the UK and the third largest youth organisation.
County HQ
Priory House
Duckamere
Bramford
Ipswich IP8 4AJ
Tel: (01473) 241500
Email: info@suffolk.sja.org.uk
Main Website: www.sja.org.uk/suffolk
National Website: www.sja.org.uk
Women’s Institute (WI)
The Women’s Institute was formed in 1915 with two clear aims: to revitalise rural communities and to encourage women to become more involved in producing food during the First World War.
Since then their aims have broadened and they are now the largest women’s organisation in the UK. They celebrated their 90th anniversary in 2005 and currently have 211,000 members in 6,800 WIs.
They play a unique role in providing women with educational opportunities and the chance to build new skills, to take part in a wide variety of activities and to campaign on issues that matter to them and their communities.
Meets 1st Tuesday Evening of each Month.
Kesgrave Community Centre
Twelve Acre Approach
Kesgrave
IP5 1JF
Contact: Sheila Stokes
Tel: (01473) 274869
Website: www.womens-institute.org.uk
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