Women In Neighbourhoods

The term ‘vegan’ was coined in the 20th century, but evidence of people opting not to eat animal products can be traced back over 2,000 years. As early as 500 BC, Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras promoted harmony among all species and ate a vegetarian diet. At around the same time, Buddha was discussing vegetarian diet with his followers.  In the early 19th century, the concept of veganism was beginning to be formed, with Dr William Lambe and Percy Bysshe Shelley amongst the first Europeans to publicly object to consumption of eggs and dairy products on ethical grounds. In 1944, the Vegan Society was formed. This group differed from vegetarians in that they chose not to eat dairy, eggs, or any other products of animal origin, in addition to refraining fro...

We are delighted to announce that Soroptimist International (SI) of Bolton is now supporting our Foodbox Project. Soroptimist International is a worldwide organisation of women who work to advance the status of women at local, national and international level. They do this through local and national projects and by raising awareness of issues that affect women and girls throughout the world. The Bolton club was first chartered in 1938 and even in lockdown have been able to celebrate  82 years of service to women and girls in Bolton and around the world. SI Bolton has chosen Women In Neighbourhoods as their charity to support and fundraise for 2021 and their members have already raised £200 for the Foodbox project. We are extremely grateful to Soroptimist Bolton for their support. L...

Mangoes are widely used in cuisine. Sour, unripe mangoes are used in chutneys (see Mango chutney), pickles, dhals and other side dishes in Bengali cuisine, or may be eaten raw with salt, chili, or soy sauce. A summer drink called aam panna comes from mangoes. Mango pulp made into jelly or cooked with red gram dhal and green chillies may be served with cooked rice. Mango lassi is popular throughout South Asia, prepared by mixing ripe mangoes or mango pulp with buttermilk and sugar. Ripe mangoes are also used to make curries. Aamras is a popular thick juice made of mangoes with sugar or milk, and is consumed with chapatis or pooris. The pulp from ripe mangoes is also used to make jam...

Our latest project #Let‘sMoveMyWay, in collaboration with #SportsEngland #ThisGirlCan, was launched in February, with Lesley Kelly as Project Lead. With lockdown and working from home severely limiting our chances of physical movement, the project is designed to encourage women to get moving, with a variety of sessions and activities centred around fitness, wellbeing, meditation, yoga, walking and dance sessions. Physical fitness is known to help not just physical but also mental wellbeing. As we begin to move out of lockdown restrictions, our project remains relevant, with the Covid-19 transmission rates in several areas in the Bolton Borough reminding us that we are not yet back to a sense of ‘normality’ and many people remain cautious about stepping boldly back into the social lives ...