Adderbury & District WI

Members' Meeting
2023-02-02 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | 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

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.

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..

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.

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.

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’.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

WI Day Celebratory Coffee & Cake at Cotefield Garden Centre Coffee Shop
2022-09-16 10:30 - 13:00 | 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.

Discussion group meeting
2022-09-12 14:00 - 15:30
The topic for discussion this time will be Climate Change. If you would like to join us, please contact our President, Margaret. Your contribution will be most welcome. Meetings are held at Harpers coffee shop in their upstairs room.

Cinema Group
2022-09-08 18:30 - 22:00
We will be seeing the NT Live screening at The Light in Banbury of their production of Much Ado About Nothing. If you would like to join us please contact Margaret, our President, on 07800 721432. Meet in the foyer about 6.30 for the 7 o’clock start..

Visit to Aston Pottery and tour of the gardens where the dahlias should be in bloom.
2022-09-08 14:30 - 15:30
Aston Pottery, which has a restaurant and a gift shop, is well known for its gardens and has a wonderful display of dahlias in the autumn. The cost will be £6.95, with the option of lunch before the tour Please arrange car sharing where possible. Members planning to have lunch would leave about 12.15 and the visit will start at 2.30 pm.. Aston Pottery is about 28 miles from Adderbury. The postcode OX18 2TB. If you would like to join this trip or for more information, please contact a committee member.

Book Group meeting
2022-09-07 19:30 - 21:00
This evening we will be sharing our thoughts on a modern classic, Jean Rhys’s novel Wide Sargasso Sea.

Members' Meeting
2022-09-01 19:30 - 21:30 | The Institute, The Green, Adderbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 3NE, United Kingdom
Our speaker this evening will be Cath Marriott, Head of Partnership and Community Safety at the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley. These partnerships bring together local organisations with the shared goal or reducing crime and the fear of crime, anti-social behaviour, alcohol and drug misuse and reducing re-offending.

Summer Party - Games in the Garden
2022-08-24 18:00 - 20:30
Caroline has kindly offered her lovely garden as the venue for our party this year. Please bring a plate of food to share. Let’s hope the weather is kinder than it was for last year’s party!

Upton House walk - Not held due to Covid virus
2022-08-18 11:30 - 12:30
Sheila P has kindly offered to lead a walk starting from the car park at Upton House. Please arrange your own transport, car sharing where possible, and meet at the car park at 11 am. This is an easy walk of about two and a quarter miles with three stiles. There is a bit of a climb to start with and at one point we walk along the wide grass verge for about five minutes. Everyone is invited to bring a picnic to eat on our return to the car park at the top of which there are picnic tables and benches.If you don’t want to walk but would like to come for the picnic meet us at about 12.30 in the car park.
