Visit to Viridor Energy Recovery Facility at Ardley
2023-07-19 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London)
This is a remarkable place and a visit is a very interesting experience. Members who were there some years ago have never forgotten the sight of furnace that converts waste materials that can’t be recycled into energy to power local homes. Up to 15 people can be accommodated at one time and an afternoon visit on the same day may also be arranged. Please let Margaret or Caroline know as soon as possible if you would like to come. The final list of names has to be given to Viridor by 30 June and car sharing needs to be agreed.

Discussion Group
2023-07-24 14:00
Our July meeting will as usual be at Harper’s Coffee Shop. New members will be warmly welcomed, so do join us there at 2pm for a lively discussion of topics of current interest to members.

Monday Book Group
2023-07-24 18:30
Our next meeting will be at the Bell PH. If you are interested in joining us, please contact Margaret for more details.

Monday Book Group Summer Gathering
2023-08-14 18:30 - 20:00
A social evening kindly hosted by Sarah.

Member's Open Garden
2023-08-17 14:30 - 16:30
Janet P invites members to enjoy her garden with tea and cake. Either walk with friends to St Mary’s Road from the Institute or arrange to car share.

Craft Group
2023-08-29 15:00 - 17:00
Do join us at Gill’s house for our first meeting of the new season. No matter what your crafting skills or experience are, we will be delighted to welcome you. We will be discussing our next projects and perhaps beginning to think about that Tree Festival! To find out more please contact our President, Margaret.

Monday Book Group
2023-09-04 18:30 - 20:00
We will meet at the Bell at 6.30pm as usual. New members are always welcome. If you would like to join us please contact Margaret H for details of the title we will be discussing.

Members' Meeting
2023-09-07 19:30 - 21:30 | The Institute, The Green, Adderbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 3NE, United Kingdom
Our speaker this evening will be Alan Wolstencroft, sharing his experiences as a long-term volunteer in Sierra Leone.

Wednesday Book Group
2023-09-13 19:30 - 21:00
This month we will be sharing our thoughts on David Nott’s ‘War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line’. Mary has kindly offered to host this meeting.

Adderbury Activity and Open Doors Day - WI stall
2023-09-16 11:00 - 16:00 | The Institute, The Green, Adderbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 3NE, United Kingdom
This event, organised by the Parish Council, is an opportunity for all village organisations to showcase what they offer, either at their own premises or at a stall in the Institute. We have reserved a table and are planning a display to promote Adderbury and District WI and encourage more local women to come to a meeting and see if the WI is for them. We need volunteers to join a rota of helpers for a short while during the day, so if you can spare an hour or two please contact a member of the Committee. More details will be available soon.

Craft Group Meeting
2023-09-20 14:30 - 17:30 | Sarah’s House
We are to meet again on Wednesday 20 September at 2.30pm at Sarah’s house for further explorations of our crafting options for this year’s Adderbury Christmas Tree Festival

Discussion Group
2023-09-25 14:30 - 16:30
Do come and join us at Harper’s for one of our afternoons mulling over topics raised by group members. New faces always welcome!

Monday Book Group
2023-09-25 18:30 - 20:00
This evening we will be discussing Toast, Nigel Slater’s award-winning memoir of a boy’s hunger. If you would like to join our group please contact Margaret. You will be warmly welcomed if you join us at the Bell from 6.30 pm

Guided walk at Otmoor RSPB reserve
2023-09-27 10:30 - 12:30
Peter Barker, the volunteer at Otmoor whose talk at our April meeting inspired this visit, will lead a guided walk around the reserve. Meet at the Institute at 9.15 for car sharing. After the walk members may like to have a pizza lunch at the Abingdon Arms in nearby Beckley.

Members' Meeting
2023-10-05 19:30 - 21:30
This should be an entertaining evening as we learn about burlesque, admire the costumes and perhaps even have a go at a routine ourselves! We will be inspired by our speaker, Lauren Dean aka Miss Cherry Buns.

Craft Group
2023-10-09 14:30 - 16:30
Sarah is kindly hosting our next meeting when we will continue with preparations for our entry for this year’s Christmas Festival. Any member with an interest in craft activities is very welcome to join us. Please contact our President for more details.

October walk at Broughton Grange
2023-10-11 10:00 - 12:00
Sheila P has kindly arranged to lead a walk at Broughton Grange, followed by optional lunch at Ells Lane garden centre. Please sign up at our members’ meeting or contact Sheila if you would like to join the walk but won’t be at Thursday’s meeting. Lunch must be pre-booked and the menu will be available shortly. If you would like to join us for lunch but not for the walk, you will be very welcome, but please let Sheila know as soon as possible. As usual we will meet at the Institute for car sharing. Timings to be confirmed.

Wednesday Book Group
2023-10-11 19:30 - 21:00
Sheila has kindly agreed to be our host for this evening when we shall be sharing our thoughts on a murder mystery, a genre we have not included in our programmes before. The Devil and the Dark Water is by Sturt Turton. Set in 1634 it features a detective trying to solve a series of inexplicable crimes aboard an East Indiaman ship.

Discussion group
2023-10-23 14:00 - 16:00 | Harper’s Coffee Shop, Adderbury, The High Street, Adderbury'
Do join us at Harpers for another opportunity to share our thoughts on issues of current interest. New faces always welcome! Please let Margaret know if you would like to come.

Monday Book Group
2023-10-23 18:30 - 20:00
Our title this month is Madame Bovary, the classic French novel by Gustave Flaubert, published in 1856, and met with fierce controversy, It is the story of Emma Bovary, a doctor’s wife whose romantic ideas, boredom and dissatisfaction with her life lead her into lies, debts and entanglements and eventually to suicide. We will meet at the Bell as usual from 6.30 pm. New members are always welcome to join us. Just contact Margaret to let her know you would like to be involved.

Craft Group Meeting Monday 30 October at 2.30pm at Sarah's
2023-10-30 14:30 - 17:00 | Sarah’s House

November Members' Meeting Please note the earlier start time of 7.20pm
2023-11-02 19:30 - 21:30 | The Institute, The Green, Adderbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 3NE, United Kingdom
Our speaker for this evening, Liz Woolley, will introduce us to the life of Olive Gibbs, a significant figure in many aspects of Oxford life and in local education. She is remembered among much else for her role in preventing the proposed ring road being built across Christchurch Meadows and as a founder member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
We will be trialling an earlier start time and a new layout for the chairs . The committee members will welcome feedback.
There will be sign-up sheets for help with setting up the furniture for our Christmas meal, for donations of items for the Christmas Market stall and for help on the day. Payment for the Christmas meal (£22) can be made at the meeting and must be received by 15 November.

Wednesday Book Group
2023-11-08 19:30 - 21:00 | 2 Long Wall Close
Our title this month is Anthem, a novella by Ayn Rand, which was recommended by Dawn. We will meet at Bernice’s for our discussion of the book – and probably much else!

Adderbury Christmas Market
2023-11-25 09:00 - 16:00
We will have a stall at the Christmas Market in St Mary’s church as usual, selling cakes, biscuits, jams, chutneys….. all contributions welcome! Produce presented as Christmas gifts always sells well. Please remember to label items with allergy advice. Theresa has kindly agreed to receive donations at Beehive Cottage. Helpers to set up, run and dismantle the stall will be needed and there will be a sign-up sheet for this at the November members’ meeting.

Monday Book Group
2023-11-27 18:30 - 20:30 | The Bell PH Adderbury
The book to be discussed this evening is ‘The Frequency of Us’ by Keith Stuart, Please contact Margaret if you would like to join us in the Bell from 6.30pm.

Discussion Group - please note change from usual date.
2023-12-04 14:00 - 16:00
Our next discussion group meeting will be on Monday 4 December, a week later than our usual date. Do come and join us at Harpers. Your contribution to the topics will be much appreciated.

Christmas meal
2023-12-07 19:00 - 21:30
We do not meet in December but enjoy each other’s company and good food at our Christmas meal. This will again be at the Institute with the food provided by the caterers we have used recently. Please make sure you have put your name on the list if you would like to come and have added your choice for each course. Payment by cash, cheque or Bacs is needed by 15 November. Tinsel may be worn!

Christmas Tree Festival
2023-12-08 - 2023-12-10
We have now paid for our tree and the craft group are busy creating the decorations for it. Times for each day’s opening are to be confirmed. Help may be needed to set up and to dismantle the tree.

Wednesday Book Group meeting
2023-12-13 19:30 - 21:00 | 18 Henge Close
For our final meeting of 2023 we will be sharing out thoughts on a novel by an American author, Elizabeth Strout. My name is Lucy Barton is the first in a series of books about many of the same characters over s long period of time.. It was recommended by Bernice and Dawn has kindly agreed to host our evening.

Monday Book Group Christmas party
2023-12-18 18:30 - 21:00
Meriel has very kindly offered to host members of the Monday book group for a Christmas get-together.
