In this episode, we hear first-hand from two WI members who have their own stories of attempting to access NHS dental care but struggled to get the support that should be straightforward. We also hear from North Norwich MP, Alice Macdonald who hosted our Dental Health Matters report launch in Parliament, in April 2025. Plus there's a teaser for the Annual Meeting, June 2025, from our "fireside chat" interviewee, British ceramics legend, Emma Bridgewater.

This podcast is presented by Aanchal Mann, and produced by Rob Dyson, May 2025.

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In this episode, we speak to members about three different partnership and campaigning topics - the first of which focusses on the continuing work of NFWI-Wales and the Not In My Name campaign. Next we hear all about the England Rugby and WI collaboration through the former's Impact 25 initiative - and it's not just about rugby. Finally we explore the Clean Rivers campaign, and hear a part of NFWI CEO Melissa Green's speech from the March for Clean Water, organised by River Action, that took place in November 2024 in London.

We hope you enjoy episode three!

This podcast is presented by Aanchal Mann, and produced by Rob Dyson, December 2024.

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In this episode, we re-live the very special event that was the NFWI Annual Meeting, 2024, held on 6 June at The Royal Albert Hall. We hear key moments from Nazir Afzal OBE’s landmark speech on the “pandemic” of violence against women and girls, and sit down with Spice Girl Mel B MBE before she addressed 5,000 members in the hall - about her lived experience of an abusive 10 year marriage. We also hear from Eddie Crouch, Chair of the British Dental Association – as our new resolution ‘Dental Health Matters’ gets the green light to be the WI’s new campaign. And with members’ voices and a huge chorus of WI anthem ‘Jerusalem’, if you weren’t there, it will feel like you were!

To sign Mel B’s Family Courts petition to train judges using experts working with abused women and children, visit https://takeaction.womensaid.org.uk/melaniebrownpetition

This podcast is presented by Aanchal Mann, and produced by Rob Dyson. June 2024.

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