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[A NEWLY-formed l' aench of the [Women‘s institute in ChestertOn has high- 3 Mile the r orgams - in . today. ‘he branch in East '6 s‘terton â€" which had introductory meeting in We‘ â€" is now fully _ edged wrmw members Eand looks set to grow ' um bigger during- the its new . Ma rio rie traditional by Phlilipoa .Dain‘ks Wlfs new trend’of moving into the tO'Wn. Cambridge county federation secretary] Mrs Brenda Cassidy, said: "This is in response to demand rather than policy. We are about to form a branch in Bar Hill because it was obvious from the. interestin our promotions bus and stall recently that there are enough women to get one going." Branches of the WI have even been forming in London after the JUne Wl - exhibition at Olympia â€"- and Barnes and Selling now havean. A Press officer at the London headquarters said: "In a sense the needs of women in the cities don't differ that much i . from those in the country. Largest ”I' here are going to be more WI branches formed , m London. We are imâ€" . Aponant‘ in the rural areas un‘try minded people re as, been much umytfederatio‘nsp â€"o in 793cc rs a or nisation a’nyf .Binitish Wl “V Anglesey in ‘a’l'e‘s in 1915. the movement ' nada in 1897 bloodless; 'w e, ’fr‘ tin lost her‘finst baby. floodford . .. president of the East Chesterton WI‘. national matters and those specifically concerning women. ‘In the 19205 ‘the «W1 fought to combat VD wrth better health educa~ ‘Cieek in {Onfa rio, She believed this was- the’ result of her own ignorance of hygiene and child care and started classes «for local women on domestic science and Ahomemaking; , " Over the years the WI has campaigned both fat turned its efforts to giving posrtive help for the on,- ‘em‘ployed. The 19405 was the decade for equal ,pay for equal {work and in the 19505 the WI started the titan, and in the 1330s Keep Britain Tidy cam- paign. Greater support for disabled housewives was . the bulk of the organisa- tion’s work in the 605' and in the 705 it supported more research into alternative sources of energy. 'Anniversary The Wl celebrates its 70th anniversary next year â€" and in the 19805 its main campaign is a reflection of the tragic circumstances which began the movement back in Canada nearly 90 years ago. For this decade the WI wants to ensure better maternity and child health care, and improved facilities for single-parent families. It is also concentrating on fitness and health facilities for adult educa- 'tion and encouraging women to have more in- volyement in decisionâ€" making. Perhaps the best known ,of WI activities nowadays are the 470 markets which open once or twice a week in villages, country towns and suburbs. Anyone â€"r_nember or not â€"â€" can become a market producer by buying 3 So share in the co-operatlve. ‘ . Any further information on the WI can be obtained from the County Federa~ 'tion Secretary. Brenda Cassidy. on Cambridge 354095 on Tuesday, . Wednesday and Friday . between _9 am and 3 pm.