80th anniversary of Loughgall Women’s Institute

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That this House congratulates Loughgall Women’s Institute on its 80th anniversary in 2026; notes that the Institute was formed in 1946 following a meeting at the Cope School and that its members bought the former Cadets’ Hall in the 1950s; recognises its contribution to village life over eight decades; pays tribute to the generations of members who have sustained the Institute and given local women a place to build friendships, share skills and support one another; welcomes the acknowledgement of this milestone by the Royal Household at Buckingham Palace earlier this year; and extends its warmest wishes to all past and present members of the Institute.