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44-613: The WI movement began at Stoney Creek, Ontario , Canada, in 1897 when Adelaide Hoodless addressed a meeting for the wives of members of the Farmers' Institute. WIs quickly spread throughout Ontario and Canada, with 130 branches launched by 1905 in Ontario alone, and the groups flourish in their home province today. As of 2013, the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario (FWIO) had more than 300 branches with more than 4,500 members. Madge Watt ,

88-626: A Stoney Creek Councillor for 20 years. The last mayor of Stoney Creek was Anne Bain. Stoney Creek is served by the Queen Elizabeth Way , various current or former Ontario provincial highways and a largely irregular network of residential streets. Portions of Upper Stoney Creek are laid out in a grid pattern. It is served by public transit in the form of the Hamilton Street Railway , or HSR, which has been operated in Stoney Creek by

132-566: A former Canadian heritage minister who supported Jean Chrétien , in a bitter constituency nomination election after redistricting forced the two sitting MPs head-to-head in the formerly divided Hamilton East-Stoney Creek. From 2006 until 2014, Hamilton East-Stoney Creek has been represented by the New Democratic Party MP Wayne Marston , who was defeated in 2015 by former Mayor and Liberal Party candidate Bob Bratina . Like its bigger neighbour, Stoney Creek expanded over

176-851: A founder member of the first WI in British Columbia, organised the first WI meeting in the United Kingdom, which took place on 16 September 1915 at Llanfairpwll on Anglesey, Wales. The organisation had two aims: to revitalise rural communities and to encourage women to become more involved in producing food during the First World War . Women's Institutes were formed in Scotland and Northern Ireland independently of those in England and Wales. The first Women's Rural Institute started in Scotland on 26 June 1917, and Madge Watt travelled up from London to speak to

220-739: A local office and one or more paid staff. The National Federation of Women's Institutes ( NFWI ) is the overall body of the WI in England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, with headquarters in London. There is also an office in Cardiff, NFWI-Wales. WI Enterprises is the trading arm of the organisation and exists to raise funds and provide benefits for members. As of January 2019 there were approximately 220,000 members of 6,300 Women's Institutes in England, Wales and

264-770: A meeting at Longniddry . After the end of the Great War, Watt returned to Canada where she continued as an activist for the interests of rural women . In 1930 she founded the Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW). After the end of the First World War, the Board of Agriculture withdrew its sponsorship, although the Development Commission financially supported the work of the forming of new WIs and gave core funding to

308-495: A month. There is usually a speaker, demonstration or activity at every meeting for members to learn and develop a range of different skills. Craft has always played an important role in the WI and thousands of members are involved in a range of different crafts. The Women's Institute is often associated with food, cooking and healthy eating, and food and cooking form an important part of the WI's history. Home-prepared foods continue to be

352-576: A new logo highlighting the IT within BRITAIN , reading "Keep It Tidy" as well as "Keep Britain Tidy". The "tidyman" logo is still used in public campaigns, alongside campaign straplines such as "Let's keep it tidy!" and "Help keep it tidy!" Following a year-long strategic alliance, in 2011 Keep Britain Tidy merged with the environmental charity Waste Watch . Keep Britain Tidy became the trading name. Keep Britain Tidy runs

396-515: A small craft harbour. Both the Devil's Punchbowl and the large cross mentioned above were featured in the 2006 horror film Silent Hill and can be seen during the first few scenes. Another movie filmed in the area was the 1998 film The Big Hit , starring Mark Wahlberg . On a more commercial note, the Winona Peach Festival serves up homegrown fruit, crafts and music. Like the peach festival,

440-522: A staple for the institute. Country Markets Limited is now independent of the WI but its markets were formerly known as "WI Markets" and it was previously part of the NFWI. In 1948, NFWI bought Marcham Park in Berkshire, England and converted it into a short-stay residential adult education college, named Denman College in honour of Lady Gertrude Denman . Now referred to as Denman, it has grown and developed over

484-508: Is derived from the area's central watercourse, Stoney Creek, which runs from the Devil's Punchbowl , in the Niagara Escarpment , to Lake Ontario . It is often taken for granted the 'Stoney Creek' is a description of the creek's rockiness although some evidence suggests the name comes from an early settler Edmund Stoney. Others say that it refers to a type of 'Stoney' flour that was produced by

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528-429: Is located on the south shore of western Lake Ontario , east of downtown Hamilton, into which feed the watercourses of Stoney Creek as well as several other minor streams. The historic area, known as the "Old Town", is below the Niagara Escarpment . Stoney Creek experienced an increase in residential growth, particularly in the lower city in the 1970s and 1980s, and in the west mountain in the 1990s and 2000s, but most of

572-630: The Covid-19 pandemic . The NFWI produces a membership magazine, WI Life . Published eight times a year, WI Life is delivered (as of 2017) to more than 220,000 WI members. During the 1920s, many WIs started choirs and NFWI set up a music committee. W.H. Leslie, an amateur musician from Llansantffraid, Shropshire, acted as an advisor, and held a one-day school for village conductors in London in early 1924. He asked his friend Sir Walford Davies to write an arrangement of Hubert Parry 's setting of " Jerusalem ", for WI choirs. This hymn, with its association with

616-529: The Federated Women's Institutes of Canada (FWIC) is the national organisation, and provincial organisations including Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario . As of January 2019 there were 8,000 members in 672 branches across 10 provinces. The New Zealand Federation of Women's Institutes was founded in 1921 and was previously known as The Dominion Federation of Women's Institutes (from 1932), The Dominion Federation of Country Women's Institutes (from 1952) and

660-699: The Second World War , they limited their contribution to such activities as looking after evacuees, and running the Government-sponsored Preservation Centres where volunteers canned or made jam of excess produce; all this produce was sent to depots to be added to the rations. Women's Institutes in England, Wales, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man are affiliated with the National Federation of Women's Institutes. In Scotland and Northern Ireland there are similar organisations tied to

704-547: The "WI Search for a Star" competition. It was released in 2010 as part of the album Voices of the W.I. Queen Elizabeth II was a member from 1943 until her death in 2022, and was President of Sandringham WI. Her mother Queen Elizabeth was also a member, as are Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh ; Queen Camilla ; and Anne, Princess Royal . Queen Elizabeth II attended the January meeting at Sandringham each year and in January 2019 referred to "common ground" and "never losing sight of

748-529: The "time line" on the official Scottish Women's Institutes website begins at Longniddry in 1917 with no mention of any Canadian roots. The first WI in Northern Ireland was formed at Garvagh , County Londonderry , in 1932 and the Federation of Women's Institutes of Northern Ireland was established in 1942. As of January 2019 there were about 5,000 members of 154 institutes grouped into 21 areas. In Canada

792-547: The 2021 census, Stoney Creek's population had risen to 112,028. The median age of the population was 43.2. The temperate environment on the Niagara Peninsula 's western end made the Stoney Creek area in eastern Wentworth County to be known for fruit growing. In recent decades, as the quality and reputation of Ontario wines grew, Stoney Creek became part of the fringes of the Niagara winery region. Agriculture continued to be

836-557: The 20th century to encompass more and more of its smaller neighbours like Fruitland, Winona, Vinemount, Tapleytown, Tweedside and Elfrida in Saltfleet Township. The Village of Stoney Creek consolidated with Saltfleet Township in 1974 to become the Town of Stoney Creek. Areas it annexed on top of the Niagara Escarpment west of Highway 20 (now known as Upper Centennial Parkway) became known as Upper Stoney Creek or Satellite City. In 1984, it

880-604: The Library of the London School of Economics. The WI's archives are open to the public. The Scottish Women's Institutes (SWI) was formed in 1917 as the Scottish Women's Rural Institutes, and was renamed in 2015. As of January 2019 it had approximately 15,300 members in 700 institutes grouped into 32 federations. In 2013 the Scottish Women's Rural Institutes website traced its history to Stoney Creek and 1897, but as of January 2019

924-541: The National Federation until it could become financially independent. By 1926 the Women's Institutes were fully independent and rapidly became an essential part of rural life. One of their features was an independence from political parties or institutions, or church or chapel, which encouraged activism by non-establishment women, which helps to explain why the WI has been extremely reluctant to support anything that can be construed as war work, despite their wartime formation. During

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968-529: The New Zealand Federation of Country Women's Institutes (from 1982) before acquiring its current name in 2004. As of 2018 it had over 4,000 members in 245 Local WIs grouped into 38 District Federations. There are Women's Institutes in South Africa, some long-established: Eikenhof WI celebrated its 65th birthday in 2017 and Kloof its 80th in 2018. The Southern Rhodesia Federation of Women's Institutes

1012-614: The Stoney Creek Little League team became the first (and as of 2018, only) Canadian team to play in the World Championship Game. (It lost to Windsor Locks, Connecticut , 3–1.) Local jam merchant E. D. Smith promoted the area and served as a Wentworth MP around the turn of the 20th century. Otherwise, the most recent political tremor occurred when Tony Valeri , the federal minister of transport who supported Paul Martin as Liberal leader, defeated Sheila Copps ,

1056-500: The Stoney Creek Flag Festival is also held every summer. The Stoney Creek Dairy on King Street, with a stylized Battlefield Monument in its logo, offered frozen treats to people in the region for decades under a variety of ownership, the current one being Ben & Jerry's. In 2013, the former dairy was torn down for redevelopment. Eastgate Square Mall straddles the former border between Hamilton and Stoney Creek. In 1965 ,

1100-540: The WI through the Associated Country Women of the World : the Scottish Women's Rural Institutes and the Women's Institutes of Northern Ireland. Each individual WI is a separate charitable organisation, run by and for its own members with a constitution agreed at national level but the possibility of local bye-laws. WIs are grouped into Federations, roughly corresponding to counties or islands, which each have

1144-549: The bigger picture" in a speech which was widely reported and interpreted as touching on the Brexit debate. The evening's guest speaker was Alexander Armstrong , host of TV show Pointless , and the Queen participated in a game of Pointless played at the meeting, on the winning side; Armstrong commented on her "deft, silky Pointless skills". The archives of the National Federation of Women's Institutes are held at The Women's Library at

1188-536: The country". In 1943 they called for "Equal Pay for Equal Work" and continued to argue for this until the Equal Pay Act 1970 was passed. 1954's resolution to "‘preserve the countryside against desecration by litter" lead to the formation of the Keep Britain Tidy group, which became a registered charity in 1960. The WI discussed HIV/AIDS in 1986, agreeing "to inform the general public of the true facts concerning

1232-488: The disease AIDS" and subsequently working with the Terence Higgins Trust to produce a leaflet on "Women and AIDS". The 2017 meeting passed a motion on microplastics pollution or " Plastic soup ", and in 2018 the WI agreed to "Make Time for Mental Health", "calling on members to take action to make it as acceptable to talk about mental health as it is about physical health". Every individual WI meets at least once

1276-513: The fight for women's suffrage , was considered appropriate for the emerging WI movement which was encouraging women to take their part in public life, and to improve the conditions of rural life. Leslie suggested that Walford Davies' special arrangement for choir and string orchestra should be performed at the Annual General Meeting of NFWI held in the Queen's Hall , London in 1924. He conducted

1320-401: The islands, linked through the Associated Country Women of the World to other WIs worldwide. The WI is a women-only organisation, and has clarified in a 2017 statement Transgender WI membership that "Anyone who is living as a woman is welcome to join the WI and to participate in any WI activities in the same way as any other woman". Colonel Richard Stapleton-Cotton and his dog Tinker are

1364-472: The land mass of Stoney Creek remains agricultural. The communities of Elfrida, Fruitland, Tapleytown, Tweedside, Vinemount, and Winona serve as distinct reminders of the agricultural legacy of Stoney Creek and Saltfleet Township . Stoney Creek was explored by French-Canadian fur traders before the area was settled by Loyalists fleeing the American Revolution in the late 1700s. The name 'Stoney Creek'

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1408-562: The latter's establishment in 1791, and was later designated a town in 1974, as part of the Regional Municipality of Hamilton–Wentworth . In 1984 it obtained city status, and on January 1, 2001, it was amalgamated into the City of Hamilton . According to the 2001 census, the population of Stoney Creek was 59,327 up 5.5 per cent from the 1996 census. Children under 14 years of age totaled 19.4% while those in retirement age constituted 12.6% of

1452-667: The main anchor tenant. The mall had been a drive-in theatre that closed in 1975. In addition to the Stoney Creek, and Battlefield House, the Erland Lee Museum , site of the first Women's Institute in the World, is also in Stoney Creek. Branches of the Bruce Trail provide access to Battlefield Park as well as the Devil's Punchbowl . The latter is marked by a large illuminated cross and offers an excellent lookout for both Stoney Creek and Hamilton. Other notable green spaces include Fifty Point Conservation Area, which includes camping and

1496-459: The major employer for decades, only supplanted by others as community growth brought it into closer contact with Hamilton and the great conurbation of the Golden Horseshoe . Stoney Creek became a centre for light industry, road transportation, and commuting residences since its land costs were much lower than in neighbouring Hamilton. Fiesta Mall is a power centre type mall with Fortinos as

1540-564: The only two males ever to be accepted as fully paid-up WI members: the Colonel, a "highly influential man locally", played a major part in setting up the first WI meeting in Anglesey in 1915. The WI campaigns on a wide range of issues affecting women, based on resolutions agreed at each year's national Annual Meeting. Its first resolution, passed in 1918, called for "sufficient supply of convenient and sanitary houses, being of vital importance to women in

1584-513: The regional government since 1974 and the megacity government since 2001. Keep Britain Tidy Keep Britain Tidy is a UK-based independent environmental charity. The organisation campaigns to reduce litter, improve local places and prevent waste. It has offices in Wigan and London . Keep Britain Tidy was originally set up by a conference of 26 organisations in 1955. The conference

1628-402: The singing, bringing a choir from local WIs with him to lead. This was so successful that it continues to be sung at the opening of NFWI AGMs, and many WIs open meetings by singing "Jerusalem", although it has never been adopted as the WI's official anthem. As part of the 95th anniversary celebration, a "modern" version of "Jerusalem" was recorded by The Harmonies , selected from entrants from

1672-531: The stone mills in the area at the time. On June 6, 1813, the settlement garnered some notability during the War of 1812 as the site of the eponymous battle . After being informed of American troop movements by Billy Green, a local hero and the namesake of Billy Green elementary school, British forces overwhelmed the Americans in a surprise night attack. The Village of Stoney Creek became part of Saltfleet Township upon

1716-422: The total population. Some 25.94% or a quarter of the population was foreign born. The census showed that Stoney Creek was 92.72% white ( European ), of which 55% had British or Irish origins, 16% Italian , 21% Slavic ( Croatian , Polish , Serbian , Ukrainian etc.); 3.0% South Asian ; 1.0% Black ; 1.0% mixed race; and 0.6% Chinese . As of the 2006 census, Stoney Creek's population had risen to 62,292. As of

1760-521: The years and is a well-appointed adult education centre attended by approximately 10,000 students each year. It is open to non-members as well as members. Courses offered at Denman include yoga, history of fashion and dance. The WI Cookery School at Denman offers a range of over 100 day schools, residential courses and family courses. The courses are tutored by specialists. In July 2020, the NFWI announced that Denman College would be closing permanently due to longstanding financial difficulties exacerbated by

1804-502: Was at "History" An archived copy (24 July 2011) of that page is available Stoney Creek, Ontario Stoney Creek is a community in the city of Hamilton in the Canadian province of Ontario . It was a municipality until 2001, when it was amalgamated with Hamilton , Dundas , Ancaster , Flamborough and Glanbrook to form the City of Hamilton. The community of Stoney Creek

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1848-412: Was founded in 1925 as a "European-based" organisation, and continued until at least 1985 as the National Federation of Women's Institutes of Zimbabwe. As of 28 February 2011, this article is derived in whole or in part from thewi.org.uk . The copyright holder has licensed the content in a manner that permits reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 and GFDL . All relevant terms must be followed. The original text

1892-440: Was granted city status, and was looking to challenge its more populous neighbour. However, over its residents' strenuous objections, the City of Stoney Creek was amalgamated with Glanbrook, Ancaster, Dundas, Flamborough and Hamilton to form the City of Hamilton. However, its suburban voters helped ensure the first mayor of an amalgamated Hamilton came from the former suburbs. The new city's second mayor, Larry Di Ianni , had served as

1936-556: Was initiated by the British Women's Institute after a resolution was passed at its 1954 AGM to start a national anti- litter campaign. In 1987, Keep Britain Tidy changed its name to Tidy Britain Group. In 2002, following a merger with environmental awareness charity, Going for Green, the charity changed its name to ENCAMS — short for Environmental Campaigns. In June 2009, the charity changed its name back to Keep Britain Tidy, introducing

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