Cooking Up a Partnership – Glen Dimplex and the WI

Merseyside-based Glen Dimplex Home Appliances, manufacturer of Stoves, Belling, New World and Lec home appliance brands, has joined forces with the UK’s largest women’s organisation – the Women’s Institute - in a new long-term partnership agreement aimed at getting more people cooking.

The partnership was announced at the Women’s Institute’s AGM last week, as WI members from across England, Wales and the Islands descended on Liverpool’s Echo Arena.

The new collaboration will see the cooker manufacturer and the WI work together long term on a number of educational projects to get people back in the kitchen, including the launch of a new cookery school at Denman College in Oxfordshire.

The cookery school, which will go back to basics to teach people traditional cooking skills which have been lost over the years, will link together the expertise of the Women’s Institute’s members with leading innovation from Glen Dimplex Home Appliance’s Stoves brand.

Alongside the cookery school, Glen Dimplex Home Appliances will also work closely with the Women’s Institute’s 205,000 members on a number of initiatives including educational projects, new product innovation and WI 60th anniversary celebrations.

Denver Hewlett, Chief Executive of Glen Dimplex Home Appliances commented: 'The Women’s Institute is world-renowned as the largest voluntary organisation for women in the UK. Although steeped in history, the WI is a diverse and radical institution which continues to thrive and innovate, attracting new members from a wide demographic.

'With people becoming increasingly interested in the quality, nutritional value and origin of the food that they are eating, in recent years there has been a huge shift back towards traditional methods of cooking although these skills have been lost to many.

'This new partnership and the launch of the new cookery school will go a long way in educating people about how to cook. Both Glen Dimplex Home Appliances and WI share a wealth of expertise on this subject and brought together it is sure to be a winning collaboration.

Stephen Hackett, Principal of Denman College commented: 'This is a really exciting partnership which is set to benefit not only members of the WI but also people attending the new cookery school. Educating people about the importance of home cooked food and teaching them new skills is something that is integral to both the WI and Stoves brand which is why this is such an ideal collaboration.'

For further information about Glen Dimplex Home Appliances visit http://www.gdha.co.uk or call 0871 222 2625.

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Image 123097 and 123094 from L – R: Anne Harrison - Chair of Denman College Committee, Vera Langley - training manager at GDHA, Liz Eaton – board member of NFWI, Denver Hewlett – chief executive of GDHA, Fay Mansell, chair of NFWI.