Adderbury & District WI

Monday Book Group
2023-06-26 18:30 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | The Bell PH Adderbury
If you are interested in joining our group please contact Margaret who will give you the title of this month’s book. The Bell makes us very welcome.

Discussion group meeting
2023-06-26 14:30 - 16:00 | Harper’s Coffee Shop, Adderbury, The High Street, Adderbury'
As usual we will meet at Harper’s coffee shop to enjoy each other’s company over refreshments while we talk about current issues of interest or concern to our members. If you haven’t been to a discussion group before and would like to join us, please let Margaret know in advance if you can, otherwise just come to Harper’s. new faces are always welcome.

Open meeting with the Cotswold Rivers Trust
2023-06-20 19:00 - 21:00 | The Institute, The Green, Adderbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 3NE, United Kingdom
This evening has been arranged by our Vice-president, Pat Smith, in response to the Resolution to be voted on at the NFWI Annual Meeting at the end of May ‘Clean Rivers for People and Wildlife. The speakers from the Cotswold Rivers Trust will be Richard Knowles, Chair of the Trust, and Tony Bostock, one of the Trust’s directors. Although Adderbury is not in the Trust’s area, Richard is very familiar with our local rivers. They will be alerting us to the critical issues around water quality and encouraging participation in ways to bring improvements to the current unsatisfactory condition of most rivers in England. There is no charge for the meeting but the Trust will accept donations. Refreshments of tea, coffee and biscuits will be available for a small charge or donation. For more information please contact Pat by email: pat_smith_52@yahoo.co.uk

Village litter pick
2023-06-17 10:30 - 12:00
As part of Big Green Week we will pick litter around the village this morning. Meet at the Coach and Horses at 10.30 to collect equipment and agree areas to be picked.

Wednesday Book Group Meeting
2023-06-07 19:30 - 21:00
The classic novel 1984 by George Orwell is our book for this month.

Members' Meeting
2023-06-01 19:30 - 21:00
Our speaker this evening will be Mary Moore who is a Blue Badge guide in Birmingham. Her talk is titled ‘Discovering Birmingham’ and we it will inspire members to visit the city later in the year.

Monday Book Group
2023-05-22 18:30 - 20:00
Our May meeting will be at the Bell starting at 6.30pm.These evenings are proving very enjoyable and stimulating and we are always happy to welcome new members. If you are interested in joining us please contact Margaret for more information.

Discussion Group
2023-05-22 14:00 - 15:30
We will meet at Harper’s Coffee Shop at 2pm. Everyone is welcome to join our informal discussion and to suggest topics for future meetings. Please contact Margaret for more information or just come along. We will be delighted to welcome new faces.

WI Group Meeting
2023-05-18 19:30 - 21:30 | The Institute, The Green, Adderbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 3NE, United Kingdom
This year it is the turn of Adderbury and District WI to host WI members from the local branches who are part of our District Group. There will be a surprise theme for the evening which may extend to the refreshments! Our speaker will be Richard O Smith, already familiar to some members, whose talk on Oxford Eccentrics should be very entertaining. Adderbury and District members who would like to come will need to buy a ticket, price £4, from a member of the committee.

Wednesday Book Group meeting
2023-05-10 19:30 - 21:00
This evening we will meet at Bernice’s house to share our reactions to Still Life by Sarah Winman.

May Members' Meeting
2023-05-04 19:30 - 21:00
At this meeting we will consider the Resolutions for 2023.4. Our branch chose Resolution 4: Clean Rivers for People and Wildlife but until the vote in June at the Annual Meeting we will not know whether it has been adopted. The evening will end with a Beetle Drive organised by Sue M, a joint member who is also President of Bloxham WI, and she promises it will be fast and furious!. Beetle Drives often featured at meetings of the Adderbury and Milton WI .

Monday Book Group
2023-04-24 18:30 - 20:00
Our next meeting will be at the Bell. If you would like to join us, please let Margaret know. You will be very welcome and the Bell provides a comfortable space for our discussion.

Discussion group
2023-04-24 14:00 - 15:30
Our next meeting will, as usual, be Harpers. If the idea of a friendly discussion of a topical subject appeals and you would like to join us, please let Margaret know. You will be very welcome.

Book Group evening
2023-04-12 19:30 - 21:00
Our title for this evening’s discussion is The Promise by Damon Galgut and Tricia has kindly offered to host our meeting.

April Members' Meeting
2023-04-06 19:30 - 21:30
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 the recent email from our Treasurer with details of the various ways to pay.

Village Litter Pick
2023-04-01 10:00 - 12:00
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 as part of Big Green Week in June..

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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'

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.

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

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.

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