'Women' dropped from WRVS in re-brand
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'Women' dropped from WRVS in re-brand

20 May 2013 | Celina Ribeiro

The WRVS, which mobilised women on the home front during World War II, has today dropped the reference to women in its name as it seeks to shed its female identity and reach a more masculine audience.

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