July Members' meeting
2024-07-04 19:20 - 21:30 (Europe/London)
Our speaker this evening will be Ian Wilkinson, the co-founder of FarmEd. Some members have previously enjoyed a tour with Ian in Shipton-under-Wychwood and after Ian’s talk it is hoped others will be inspired to visit.

Craft Group Meeting - Monday 8 July 2024 at 2pm
2024-07-08 14:00 - 16:30
We are to meet by kind invitation of Sarah for sewing, crafts and discussion for our Christmas Tree Festival event.

Wednesday Book Group
2024-07-10 19:30 - 21:00
Our title for this month is The Midnight Library by Matt Haigh and We will be meeting at Bernice’s house.

Holt Archive Meeting
2024-07-22 09:30 - 23:30 | Harper’s Coffee Shop, Adderbury, The High Street, Adderbury'

Adderbury Monday Book Group Summer Party - Monday 22 July at 6pm
2024-07-22 18:00 - 22:00 | Sarah’s House
We are to have our Book Group Summer Party in Sarah’s garden from 6pm to 10pm and many thanks to Sarah for her kind invitation

Members' Meeting
2024-08-01 19:20 - 21:00
This evening we will welcome back Mariella Bliss, cookery teacher and cook. Marilla is from Italy and passionate about all things Italian. This time she will show us how pasta is made and there may well be a tasting opportunity!

Walk and social
2024-08-16 14:00 - 17:00
Janet P has kindly offered to host a social afternoon with tea and cakes in her garden. Members who would like to walk to her house in St Mary’s Road should meet at the Institute at 2 pm and we will walk together. If you would like to come to Janet’s but don’t wish to walk, then please just join us there. If you are able to bake a cake for the occasion then please let Pat or Janet know as soon as possible and then deliver to Janet’s house on the morning of the 16th.

Members' Meeting
2024-09-05 19:00 - 21:30
This evening we will be celebrating our heritage and honouring the lives of the women who were here before us as members of the first WI in Adderbury, which began in 1921 and finally closed in 2005. We will open the meeting, as they did, with Jerusalem Then there will be a short introduction drawing on the contents of the Holt Archive, a collection of programmes, press reports and cuttings and a few photographs from the Adderbury and Milton WI. Members are invited to channel the 1960’s by wearing something from or reminiscent of the period . After this everyone will be invited to enjoy a bring and share supper, again with a sixties theme, and perhaps to recall what they were doing in 1967. One competition that year was to ‘Make a necklace from nature’ which we hope to recreate this evening. Necklaces should be made from natural objects, though manmade fastenings are allowed, There will be a prize! We will also have an exhibition on the theme of ‘The Fruits of our Labours’ – please bring something you have made, not necessarily recently. It might be a piece of writing, a jar of chutney, a flower arrangement, a loaf of bread, a garment…..
PLEASE NOTE: The meeting will start at the earlier time of 7 o’clock.

Craft Group
2024-09-09 14:00 - 16:30
Sarah is kindly hosting us this afternoon. We would be very happy to welcome any member interested in craft, either working on their own piece or joining our planning for a collaborative project such as our entry for the Christmas tree Festival. Please contact Margaret H. if you would like to join us.

Wednesday book group
2024-09-11 19:30 - 21:00
Our title for this evening is The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Sharaf. Set in Cyprus and England and with a tree as one of the characters, the novel explores the impact of the religious divisions of the island. Tricia will be our host this evening.

Discussion Group
2024-09-16 14:00 - 16:00
From September this group will meet on the 3rd Monday of the month. Any member is welcome to join us for lively conversation about issues of interest to those taking part. We meet in the upstairs room at Harpers and enjoy coffee or tea and perhaps a slice of their delicious cakes while we talk. Just turn up or, if you would like more information beforehand, please contact Margaret who kindly co-ordinates the group.

Adderbury Monday Book Group
2024-09-23 18:30 - 20:00
For our discussion of this month’s title we will meet as usual in the Bell pub at 6.30pm. New members are always welcome to the group which is co-ordinated by Margaret. Please let her know if you would like to come. We meet on the 4th Monday of every month except for August. We next meet on Monday 23 September at The Bell at 6.30pm

Members' meeting
2024-10-03 19:20 - 21:30
After our business section Thea Rogers will introduce us to seated Zumba. Thea is an experienced teacher who runs Zumba classes in Abingdon. She guarantees that everyone can take part as we will always be sitting down.

Wednesday Book Group
2024-10-09 19:30 - 21:30
Our discussion this evening will be about A Dictionary of Mutual Understanding by Jackie Copleton. The book has an unusual format and tells of the effects on generations of Japanese, in Japan and America of the bombing of Nagasaki in 1945.

Discussion group
2024-10-21 14:00 - 16:00
We meet in the upstairs room at The Burrow (Harper’s new name) on the third Monday of each month. Any member is welcome to join us for lively conversation about issues of interest to those taking part. We enjoy coffee or tea and perhaps a slice of their delicious cakes while we talk. Just turn up or, if you would like more information beforehand, please contact Margaret who kindly co-ordinates the group.

Craft group
2024-10-28 14:00 - 16:30
Sarah is kindly hosting us this afternoon when we will plan our entry for this year’s Christmas Tree Festival. New members would be very welcome to join this very friendly and active group. Please contact Margaret H. if you would like to come.

Adderbury Monday book group
2024-10-28 18:30 - 20:00
For our discussion of this month’s title we will meet as usual in the Bell pub at 6.30pm. New members are always welcome to the group which is co-ordinated by Margaret. Please let her know if you would like to come. We meet on the 4th Monday of every month except for August.

November Members' Meeting
2024-11-07 19:20 - 21:30
This evening we will welcome Sylvia Vetta, a freelance writer, author and speaker and a long-term contributor to the magazine of The Oxford Times. She has also written for other magazines on art, history and science-related events. Her subject this evening will be memoir.

Craft Group meeting - Monday 11 November 2024 at 2pm at Sarah's
2024-11-11 14:00 - 16:30 | Sarah’s House
We meet to continue with our Christmas Tree crafting

Wednesday book group
2024-11-13 19:30 - 21:00
This evening we will be discussing a non-fiction book by Caroline Crampton called The Way to the Sea:The Forgotten Histories of the Thames Estuary. which was recommended by one of our fellow readers.

Adderbury Discussion Group Meeting - Monday 18 November, 2pm at Burrows of Adderbury
2024-11-18 18:30 - 20:30 | The Bell PH Adderbury
Members will gather on Monday, 18 November at 2pm at Burrows (Harper’s) for new discussions and Burrows delicious coffee and cake xxx

Adderbury Christmas Market
2024-11-23 09:00 - 17:00
Once again we will have a stall at the market. This is always a lovely event and an opportunity to raise much needed funds for our branch. Members are invited to donate ingredients for cakes in October and cakes, biscuits, jams, chutneys and marmalade for the stall, preferably festively wrapped, in November. These can be delivered to Theresa’s house in advance or brought to the church on the day. The market opens at 11 and closes at 4 o’clock but help is needed to set up beforehand and to pack up once the market closes. There will be a sign-up sheet for this at the November meeting.

Craft Group meeting - Monday 25 November 2024 at 2pm at Sarah's
2024-11-25 14:00 - 16:30 | Sarah’s House
We meet to finalise our Christmas crafting plans and ideas

Adderbury Monday Book Group meeting - Monday 25 November at 6.30pm The Bell
2024-11-25 18:30 - 20:30 | The Bell PH Adderbury
Members will gather at The Bell at 6.30pm on Monday 25 November, 2024, to discuss our latest read and receive our new book from Kay.

Victorian Christmas Tree Dressing for St. Mary's Christmas Tree Festival
2024-12-05 13:00 - 16:30 | St Mary’s Church
As in previous years, members will gather at 1pm at St. Mary’s, Adderbury, to dress our tree for this year’s Christmas Tree Festival and we look for help from members to support those of our Craft group members who will be available to dress our tree.
It will probably be cold in the church but warm with enthusiasm and glee as our design takes shape and comes into its own.

Christmas supper
2024-12-05 19:20 - 21:30
Our annual Christmas supper together will be at the Institute this year. Payment of £25 and your choice of dishes needs to be made by the WI meeting on 7 November. This is always a lovely evening with good food and a chance to enjoy each other’s company.

Wednesday book group
2024-12-11 19:30 - 21:00
Our title this month is The Alchemist by Paul Coelho.

Wednesday Book Group
2025-01-08 19:30 - 21:30
We will meet on Wednesday 8th January, kindly hosted by Wendy, to discuss the American classic, Cannery Row by John Steinbeck.

Members' Meeting
2025-01-09 19:15 - 21:15
At our first meeting of 2025 we will hear from Rod Roberts about his work in bomb disposal.

Discussion Group meet - Monday 20 January 2025 - at The Burrows
2025-01-20 14:00 - 16:30
Members will gather at the Burrows at 2pm for lively discussions on a topic for today and the lives we live now.
