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 […]

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.

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 […]

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Unfortunately because the pickers, hi-viz jackets, gloves and bags ordered from Cherwell District Council failed to arrive, only a few members were able to take part, using pickers  kindly provided by a villager .Several bags of rubbish were collected and the difference in the areas covered was noticeable. We hope to arrange another litter pick […]

Our speaker this evening is Peter Barker from the RSPB, whose presentation is titled 'Otmoor - a wilderness restored.' Otmoor is now a beautiful site supporting a wonderful range of wildlife, and renown for the starling murmurations in late Autumn, but it was not always like this. Annual subscriptions are due this month. Please see […]