WI Day Celebratory Coffee & Cake at Cotefield Garden Centre Coffee Shop
2022-09-16 10:30 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Cotefield Garden Centre Coffee Shop, Oxford Road, Bodicote, Banbury OX15 4AQ
Our plan is to meet at Cotefield’s Coffee Shop at 10.30 for coffee and cake (and buying our own favourite items) hoping that as many members as possible will be able to join in to celebrate the very first WI Meeting in Britain, at Llanfair PG on Anglesey, North Wales in 1915. This 16th September marks our 107 birthday.

Broughton Grange footpaths walk
2022-10-03 11:00 - 12:30
Sheila P, whose planned walk in August was cancelled because of Covid, has kindly offered to lead a walk that goes through the arboretum at Broughton Grange. There should be plenty of Autumn colour on the trees. More details will be available later.

Members' Meeting
2022-10-06 19:30 - 21:30 | The Institute, The Green, Adderbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 3NE, United Kingdom
On a seasonal theme, this evening Juliet Corston will demonstrate flower arranging with pumpkins. If you would like to buy a pumpkin to make your own arrangement there will be a sign up sheet at the August and September meetings. The cost per pumpkin is £7.50, payable in advance, preferably at the August meeting.

Discussion group
2022-10-10 14:00 - 15:30 | Harper’s Coffee Shop, Adderbury, The High Street, Adderbury'
Our discussion of issues relating to climate change will continue at this meeting. If you have not been to a discussion before but would like to join us, then please contact Margaret asap.

Lunch at Bloxham
2022-10-12 12:40 - 14:30
This first group lunch will be on Wednesday 12 October at the Chequer Trees, Bloxham Garden Centre. We will meet there at 12.40.
If you were not at the October WI meeting but would like to come, please contact Margaret asap.

Book Group meeting
2022-10-12 19:30 - 21:00
We have already enjoyed two titles by Tracey Chevalier and this evening we will be talking about her novel Remarkable Creatures, which is based on the true story of Mary Anning and her discoveries of fossils.

Craft Group
2022-10-17 14:00 - 16:30
Maureen Golder has kindly offered to host this meeting at her house in Hempton. If you have not been to a craft group before but would like to come, please let Margaret know.
We will meet at the Institute at 2 o’clock for car sharing

Holt archive group
2022-11-01 11:00 - 12:30
As usual we will meet at Harper’s.

Members' Meeting
2022-11-03 19:30 - 21:30 | The Institute, The Green, Adderbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 3NE, United Kingdom
Joe Cummings, one of the three core team members of Voices Across Time, will tell us the story of the Oxfordshire based theatre group, which was founded in 2016. Their original shows combine music and history and several have been performed In Adderbury. Since 2028 VAT have also run a community outreach programme.

Craft group
2022-11-07 14:30 - 16:30
This meeting will be at Janet’s house. We will be working on the decorations for our entry for the Christmas tree festival. New members will be most welcome to join us.

Discussion group
2022-11-08 14:00 - 16:00
As usual we will meet in the upstairs room at Harpers coffee shop. New members are very welcome. Please contact our President if you would like to come along.

Book Group meeting
2022-11-09 19:30 - 21:00
This evening we will be at Dawn’s house, sharing our thoughts about Niall Williams’ book ‘This is Happiness’.

ArtyCrafty morning workshop
2022-11-10 10:00 - 12:30
On our return to ArtyCrafty there will be two workshops, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Members are welcome to come to either or both. We hope to find a nearby venue to have lunch. For more details, directions and to pay for your session please contact either Chris S or Janet P.

ArtyCrafty afternoon workshop
2022-11-10 14:00 - 16:30
Members are welcome to join us at ArtyCrafty this afternoon, whether or not they have been at the morning session. Please contact Chris S or Janet P for details, directions and payment. We hope to find a convenient venue for lunch between the two sessions and members coming only for the afternoon will be welcome to join us.

Craft group
2022-11-14 18:30 - 20:00
This evening we will continue our work on the decorations for our Christmas tree, kindly hosted by Janet P..

Adderbury Christmas Market in St Mary's Church
2022-11-26 10:00 - 16:00
Now that the Market is to take place again we are very pleased to have booked a stall. We will need cakes, biscuits, jams, lemon curd, chutney…
Items with festive decoration and wrapping always sell well.
A sign- up sheet will be available at meetings nearer the time. The market opens at 11 but help will be needed to set up our stall before that.

Christmas Tree Dressing for St. Mary's Christmas Tree Festival
2022-12-01 13:00 - 15:30 | St Mary’s church

Christmas Social
2022-12-01 19:30 - 21:30 | tba
Our Christmas social evening and meal will again be at the Institute, with the same caterers as last year providing the food. The cost is £21, which includes tips but not coffee or tea. The committee will provide wine and soft drinks.

Book Group Meeting - to discuss Threads of Life by Clare Hunter
2022-12-07 07:00 - 17:00

Discussion group
2022-12-07 14:00 - 16:00
Our last meeting of 2022 will be in the upstairs room of Harpers coffee shop. The subject for discussion is still to be decided. Please let our President, Margaret know if there is a topic you would like the group to talk about, or if you are interested in joining the group.

Archive Group Meeting - Monday 12 December at Harper's Coffee Shop at 11am
2022-12-12 11:00 - 13:00 | Harper’s Coffee Shop, Adderbury, The High Street, Adderbury'

Members' Meeting
2023-01-05 19:30 - 21:30 | The Institute, The Green, Adderbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 3NE, United Kingdom
Our speaker for the first meeting of the new year will be Ian Upstone from Oxfordshire Waste Services.

Members' Meeting
2023-02-02 19:30 - 21:30 | The Institute, The Green, Adderbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 3NE, United Kingdom
This evening, as Carole Humphris and Alan Davies from Banbury Talking Papers are unfortunately unable to be with us, Stuart Lowen, Marketing Manager of Ball (formerly Ball Colegrave), is going to speak to us about the business and about patio and garden plants for summer. We will also consider the proposed Resolutions for 2023 to help members come to a view as to which to vote for.

Discussion group
2023-02-03 11:00 - 12:30
The next meeting of our lively discussion group will be at Harper’s coffee shop. Everyone is welcome but if you have not joined us before please contact Margaret, our President, to let her know you will be coming.

An Evening with Karen Wright, Great British Bake Off contestant in 2018
2023-02-22 19:00 - 21:00
Karen is now a popular speaker and demonstrator and members who have enjoyed her presentations at the Blenheim Food Festival found her very entertaining. Karen will share anecdotes about her time in the competition and what she has done since.
This event at the Institute will be open to the general public. Tickets cost £5 and coffee and cake will be available for £2.50. Doors will open at 6.30pm.

Monday book group meeting
2023-02-27 18:30 - 20:30
The second meeting of our second WI book group! The group meets at the Bell in Adderbury. New members are welcome and if you would like to join us please contact our President, Margaret. Future meetings will be on the fourth Monday of the month.

Annual Meeting, Members' Meeting and social activity
2023-03-02 19:30 - 21:30 | The Institute, The Green, Adderbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 3NE, United Kingdom
The evening will start with our Annual Meeting at which our President and committee for the following twelve months will be chosen. Following this will be our March meeting and a social activity.

Bring and Buy coffee morning
2023-03-15 10:00 - 12:00
Everyone is welcome to a fund-raising coffee morning with a bring and buy sale very kindly hosted by Caroline. Any items that do not find a new home will be put in a free raffle at our April meeting.

Book Group meeting
2023-03-15 19:30 - 21:00
This evening we will meet at Mary’s house to discuss Bella Bathurst’s book Field Work, about modern farming in Britain. This meeting was postponed from last week because of the weather.

Adderbury Monday Book Group
2023-03-27 06:30 - 19:30 | The Bell PH Adderbury
6 members meet to receive our first wish-list book choice from Oxfordshire Reading Library of Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
A ‘modern novel’ or a rollicking good read, only time will tell. We read out extracts and described our current book choice. We meet again on Monday 24 April, 2023
