birmingham district women's league

It is with regret that I have to report the disbanding of Birmingham District Women's League as from the end of April. A new branch will be formed at Dudley under the secretaryship of Barbara Russell. I will continue to keep in touch with Current Fellowship Members who will continue to receive their bimonthly League Letter . Oxford and Kingswood Branches will no longer be affiliated to a District but will continue to function as currently.

This is a sad end to an era that had so many well known hard working people from within the Birmingham District over the last 5 decades, and not a very nice end to my year as National President.

Ann Harrison

The British League of Unitarian and Other Liberal Christian Women (known as the Unitarian Women’s League) was founded in 1908. Birmingham District, founded in 1923, is one of eleven affiliated Districts.

Ladies of churches in the Midland Unitarian Association can belong to the Women’s League via the District. The District members meet twice a year in the Spring and Autumn, usually in Birmingham.

Current District Officers

President – Mrs. Pamela Rose
Treasurer – Mrs. Florence Wood (UNM)
Secretary – Mrs. Ann Harrison

Rev. Ann Latham is the District’s representative on the MUA Executive Committee.

Mrs. Barbara Russell (Wolverhampton and Dudley) represents the District on the Central Committee of UWL.

The following Midland Unitarian Association Members have held National Offices in the Women’s League:

National Presidents

1947 – Mrs. A. Nightingale JP (Evesham)
1966 – Mrs. Amy Howarth (Oxford)
1967 – Mrs. Sheila Stooke (Kidderminster)
1985 – Mrs. Elsie Bright (UNM and Evesham)
2006 – Rev. Ann Latham (Kidderminster)

National Secretaries

Miss Cecily Harrison (Birmingham) in the ‘70s
Mrs. Ann Harrison (Dudley & Coseley) 1999 - 2010

India Fund

Mrs. Elsie Bright was Treasurer for many years.

League Letter Devotions

Contributed by Joan Lamb (UNM) for 28 years prior to her death.

Further Information

Can be obtained from Mrs. Ann Harrison 0121-525-1123
Email: annken26@btinternet.com
Website: http://www.unitariansocieties.org.uk/womensleague/index.html

Presidential Visits

As National President of Women's League, I visited Scottish District WL in mid-May. The ladies met in Dundee, and although the attendance was small it was very welcoming. Ken accompanied me, and was very interested in seeing Dundee church. I spoke about Send a Child to Hucklow, which is WL project for the coming year.

I have been invited to visit the following during the coming months:

Coseley for morning service on 27th May (WL Service)
Kingswood WL - Thursday 7th June
Coventry for morning service on 10th June
Sheffield District WL on 4th October
Birmingham District WL on 13th October
Mansfield for morning service on l4th October
SE Wales District on 31st October
Manchester District on 2nd February 2013

Ann

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