Site Supporter MickyD Posted July 21, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted July 21, 2022 My wife has approached the club with a view to providing (FOC to the club) sanitary products for the ladies toilets in the WSL(S). She’s very much against the fact girls are required to pay for such products, hence her crusade. Club Chaplain, Phil Mason has just been in touch thanking her for the idea which the club will take forwards in all the ladies toilets in the ground. A company has been found which provides these products in a machine (still free) but it’d cost £8000 per season to provide. Wife has donated £50 to get the ball rolling. Anyone else feel benevolent enough to put in as well? If you (or your workplace) can help the club please get in touch with Phil Mason or Alison Bell at the club. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jol_BWFC Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 3 hours ago, MickyD said: My wife has approached the club with a view to providing (FOC to the club) sanitary products for the ladies toilets in the WSL(S). She’s very much against the fact girls are required to pay for such products, hence her crusade. Club Chaplain, Phil Mason has just been in touch thanking her for the idea which the club will take forwards in all the ladies toilets in the ground. A company has been found which provides these products in a machine (still free) but it’d cost £8000 per season to provide. Wife has donated £50 to get the ball rolling. Anyone else feel benevolent enough to put in as well? If you (or your workplace) can help the club please get in touch with Phil Mason or Alison Bell at the club. Cheers. Stinks of a WanderersWags sponsorship… I’d be happy to chuck in. Any contact details or another way (crowdfunding?) of making it easy for us lazy people? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Faustus Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 I'll remove any soiled one FOC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyther_Matt Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 43 minutes ago, Dr Faustus said: I'll remove any soiled one FOC I fully expect this to appear on your charge sheet now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Faustus Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 48 minutes ago, Leyther_Matt said: I fully expect this to appear on your charge sheet now. community service innit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 6 hours ago, MickyD said: My wife has approached the club with a view to providing (FOC to the club) sanitary products for the ladies toilets in the WSL(S). She’s very much against the fact girls are required to pay for such products, hence her crusade. Club Chaplain, Phil Mason has just been in touch thanking her for the idea which the club will take forwards in all the ladies toilets in the ground. A company has been found which provides these products in a machine (still free) but it’d cost £8000 per season to provide. Wife has donated £50 to get the ball rolling. Anyone else feel benevolent enough to put in as well? If you (or your workplace) can help the club please get in touch with Phil Mason or Alison Bell at the club. Cheers. Mrs D is right. Period poverty is a real issue, which is why most schools now provide said items free of charge. I'm not sure of the demographic of those being able to afford to watch professional football not being able to afford sanitary products, though. That said, it's still a very good idea and a worthwhile cause. If discussions have taken place and the club are behind it, have they given a reason why they or the ST or the Community Trust can't find the £8,000 required? Surely it's a good cause and 8k is fuck all to a football club. Plus how would free stuff cost £8,000? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieb Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 £1.60 per season ticket holder spent on tampons. I know our transfer policy has been dicey over the last decade.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Surely they can simply put them next to the toilet roll in each cubicle as a standard? Fuck this £8k firm off the robbing fuckers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted July 22, 2022 Author Site Supporter Share Posted July 22, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, Traf said: Mrs D is right. Period poverty is a real issue, which is why most schools now provide said items free of charge. I'm not sure of the demographic of those being able to afford to watch professional football not being able to afford sanitary products, though. That said, it's still a very good idea and a worthwhile cause. If discussions have taken place and the club are behind it, have they given a reason why they or the ST or the Community Trust can't find the £8,000 required? Surely it's a good cause and 8k is fuck all to a football club. Plus how would free stuff cost £8,000? Wife’s plan was to put a basket on the sink unit of the ladies toilets and have folk helping themselves on trust. Besides, if someone took enough for the week rather than just for the current need, fine. Added by edit - Her initial plan was to spend an extra few pounds every couple of weeks buying low-price sanitary products; pads and tampons, and replenish just the toilets in the WSL(S) as an experiment. The club has expanded this to include the whole ground. The club would rather have dispensing machines and this is where the cost comes. I reckon there’ll be around 16-20 different ladies toilets in the ground. If each one requires a dispensing machine I’d say £8,000 is fairly low cost. I think the club will stand the cost but probably feel any offer of a donation to offset the cost would benefit the club generally. If they have anything about them, the club’s community action group would be making a big deal about this effort to help end period poverty. Edited July 22, 2022 by MickyD Added info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazBob Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Can't afford jam rags, but I bet they've got a mobile phone and a flat screen telly at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyther_Matt Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 10 hours ago, Traf said: Mrs D is right. Period poverty is a real issue, which is why most schools now provide said items free of charge. I'm not sure of the demographic of those being able to afford to watch professional football not being able to afford sanitary products, though. That said, it's still a very good idea and a worthwhile cause. If discussions have taken place and the club are behind it, have they given a reason why they or the ST or the Community Trust can't find the £8,000 required? Surely it's a good cause and 8k is fuck all to a football club. Plus how would free stuff cost £8,000? 1 hour ago, DazBob said: Can't afford jam rags, but I bet they've got a mobile phone and a flat screen telly at home. I have been advised that often the issue isn't necessarily affordability (although that is clearly a massive issue) and more that there's a risk of being 'caught out' while at the stadium when you wouldn't necessarily have your 'everything but the kitchen sink' handbag with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted July 22, 2022 Moderators Share Posted July 22, 2022 @Smiley could sponsor them Sanitary Products Brought To You By White Love We Love Your Knickers To Be White Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Egg Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Great idea this. Good on Mrs MickyD for seizing the initiative 👏 Perhaps we could progress onto incontinence pads for those unfortunate gimmers who sit in the upper tiers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweep Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Indeed, well done Mrs D for highlighting the issue 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 3 hours ago, Leyther_Matt said: I have been advised that often the issue isn't necessarily affordability (although that is clearly a massive issue) and more that there's a risk of being 'caught out' while at the stadium when you wouldn't necessarily have your 'everything but the kitchen sink' handbag with you. This is very true. Well done, Mrs D for raising the issue, but I'd now be expecting the club/trusts to sorting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolton_blondie Posted July 22, 2022 Members Share Posted July 22, 2022 6 hours ago, Leyther_Matt said: I have been advised that often the issue isn't necessarily affordability (although that is clearly a massive issue) and more that there's a risk of being 'caught out' while at the stadium when you wouldn't necessarily have your 'everything but the kitchen sink' handbag with you. This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter FrancisFogarty Posted July 22, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted July 22, 2022 Mrs. F. was 'caught out' on holiday once. Fortunately we know the lady who had the bar who had made provision for such emergencies. All she asked for was a replacement pack so whe could replenish. This must have been thirty odd years ago . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little whitt Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Woman Bleeding from a Axe wound who'd have thought it i seen Mrs D today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Breightmet Boy Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 On 21/07/2022 at 17:39, MickyD said: My wife has approached the club with a view to providing (FOC to the club) sanitary products for the ladies toilets in the WSL(S). She’s very much against the fact girls are required to pay for such products, hence her crusade. Club Chaplain, Phil Mason has just been in touch thanking her for the idea which the club will take forwards in all the ladies toilets in the ground. A company has been found which provides these products in a machine (still free) but it’d cost £8000 per season to provide. Wife has donated £50 to get the ball rolling. Anyone else feel benevolent enough to put in as well? If you (or your workplace) can help the club please get in touch with Phil Mason or Alison Bell at the club. Cheers. £8k a season, what’s the bloody crack with that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyther_Matt Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 13 minutes ago, Breightmet Boy said: £8k a season, what’s the bloody crack with that? I suppose when you consider the scale of the stadium, £350 a game doesn’t sound that much. Though you’d think installing the gizmos are a bit of a one off cost rather than per season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomski Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Well done Mrs D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted July 24, 2022 Moderators Share Posted July 24, 2022 On 22/07/2022 at 23:06, Leyther_Matt said: I suppose when you consider the scale of the stadium, £350 a game doesn’t sound that much. Though you’d think installing the gizmos are a bit of a one off cost rather than per season? I think it was unfunny enough to be a breightmet joke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyther_Matt Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 18 hours ago, Casino said: I think it was unfunny enough to be a breightmet joke Bloody hell yeah that was a bit of a whoosh on my part 😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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