Members’ Meeting
The Institute The Green, Adderbury, Oxfordshire, United KingdomThis evening one of our members, Jo Dyson, will speak about the work of FareShare, a national charity that aims to tackle hunger and food waste by redistributing surplus food from supermarkets to local charities.
Book Group meeting
Our second title by Amor Towles, Rules of Civility, will be the subject of our meeting this evening.
Visit to Hill Close Gardens in Warwick with tour and coffee POSTPONED
This visit has been postponed because it was to take place at the height of the July heatwave. The hidden hedged gardens of Warwick are rare survivals of Victorian gardens, originally used by townspeople who had no outdoor space where they lived. They were threatened with destruction but were saved and restored, The summer houses […]
Archive group meeting
Group members will meet to progress the various strands of research and recording relating to the Holt archive.
Work on the original Adderbury WI banner
Three members will spend the day at the National Needlework Archive in Newbury to continue cleaning and conserving the banner,
Discussion group meeting
If you would like to join this lively group please contact our President, Margaret. As usual, members will meet in the upstairs room at Harpers.
Work on the original Adderbury WI banner
Three members are spending the day at the National Needlework Archive in Newbury to continue cleaning and conserving the banner.
Members’ Meeting
Our speaker this evening, Liz Mitchell, will tell us about wool weaving and its history in the Cotswolds. Liz is a member of the Oxfordshire Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers and was the editor of their newsletter for a number of years. On this occasion refreshments will follow her talk with the business part […]
Visit to the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies with a short talk and a tour of the buildings and gardens
This visit has been arranged following a talk at our meeting in January. There will be a short introduction to the Centre, followed by a guided tour of the buildings and the gardens, both of which are of outstanding quality. Depending on numbers, we hope to have the use of the Barton community bus which […]
Upton House walk – Not held due to Covid virus
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 […]