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General => The Common Room => The Lighter Side => Topic started by: johncrowner on Friday 03 June 11 08:47 BST (UK)
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Cast your memories back to the 50's- does any one remember the NBWTAU? ( National British Womens Total Abstinence Union) and their emblem- the White ribbon? I remember signing the pledge( when too young to understand it!) 'I promise with Gods help to abstain from all intoxicating liquors as beverages' not that I have! I must have been a junior member! I am now trying to find one of these White Ribbon brooches- can anyone help please? -I'm off to lie down!! John
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It appears to be now called The White Ribbon Association, http://www.white-ribbon.org.uk/
The White Ribbon Association is the working name of the W.T.A.E.U. Ltd, a UK registered Charity. We are a women's organisation with a long history dating back to 1876.
Stan
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Thanks for posting this. My mother told me of how her mum had signed 'the pledge' as a young girl. Since researching the tree, I had assumed it was because she was of Methodist descent, now it cold have been otherwise. I hadn't known about this organisation.
sallysmum
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I have my parents wedding reception menu. They were Free Church people and although there was alcohol, I don't think it would have gone far
36 guests +Bridal party.
1 Bottle Sherry and 1 Bottle Port.
They remained alcohol free for the rest of their lives
wiini
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I should have said this was in 1937
wini
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I feel the bottle of port was probably excessive - surely the sherry alone would have been enough? ;)
Carole
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Yes you are probably right but you don't want to skimp on Wedding celebrations, the whole affair cost 13pounds 50shillings
wini
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13 pounds, 50 shillings? How could that be, with 20 shillings to the pound?
13 pounds 5 shillings, perhaps?
A lot of dosh, either way ;)
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I STAND CORRECTD
wini
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One of my friends and I signed "the Pledge" when we were about 12 or 13 I imagine or perhaps even younger.. We came out of Sunday School at our local Methodist Church feeling quite pleased with ourselves. However, my Mother was a bit upset that we may have signed something that we really didn't understand and had got a bit carried away not realising the significance of it.
We lived in a big town then with plenty pubs and it was not unusual to see men who were drunk either on the street or trams, buses and I think we wanted to ensure we'd never be in this state.
Cuthie