Adderbury & District WI

Work on the original Adderbury WI banner
2022-07-28 08:30 - 17:00 (Europe/London)
Three members are spending the day at the National Needlework Archive in Newbury to continue cleaning and conserving the banner.

Discussion group meeting
2022-07-25 14:00 - 16:00
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
2022-07-21 08:30 - 17:00
Three members will spend the day at the National Needlework Archive in Newbury to continue cleaning and conserving the banner,

Archive group meeting
2022-07-20 11:00 - 12:30
Group members will meet to progress the various strands of research and recording relating to the Holt archive.

Visit to Hill Close Gardens in Warwick with tour and coffee POSTPONED
2022-07-19 11:00 - 12:30
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 are Grade 11 listed. The gardens are approximately 26 miles from Adderbury and the postcode is CV34 6HF. The minimum number for this visit is 10 and the cost is £8.50 per person. Members are encouraged to arrange car sharing where possible. We will need to leave the village by 10.15 am. For more information or to add your name to the list of members planning to come, please contact a committee member.
Hot drinks and light snacks are available but if the weather is good members may like to take a picnic to enjoy on one of the allotment plots that make up the gardens. Some of the plants raised in the gardens are sold in the plant nursery.

Book Group meeting
2022-07-13 19:30 - 21:00
Our second title by Amor Towles, Rules of Civility, will be the subject of our meeting this evening.

Members' Meeting
2022-07-07 19:30 - 21:30 | The Institute, The Green, Adderbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 3NE, United Kingdom
This 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.

Farm visit
2022-06-30 14:30 - 17:00 | Meadowsweet Farm, Horley
Emma Hamer, our speaker at our meeting in April, has kindly invited us to visit her farm at Horley. This will be in the afternoon of Thursday 30 June, starting at 2.30. Members can choose either to walk the fields or to go straight to the farmhouse to watch a film about the farm in the old farm shop. The walk is about two miles long and and after it members will drive to the farmhouse to join the rest of the party for tea and cakes. Please arrange to share transport where possible. Parking for those joining the walk will be at the Old forge. To reach the farmhouse, turn right just before the signs for the end of the village. at Contact Margaret, our President, for further details.

National Needlework Archive, Newbury
2022-06-23 10:00 - 15:30 | National Needlework Achive, Newbury
Members visit the Archive to continue their cleaning and stitching work on our original Banner of 1921 under the guidance of Conservation expert Wendy.

Craft Group meeting
2022-06-14 14:00 - 16:30 | Beehive Cottage, Adderbury
Members gather to create lovely crafts for ongoing and future events hosted by Theresa. Contact Margaret, our President, for further details and join us if you are interested in creating lovely craft items.

Craft Group Meeting
2022-06-14 14:00 - 16:30 | Beehive Cottage, Adderbury
Members gather together to create lovely crafts for ongoing and future Branch events. Our meeting will be hosted by Theresa for fabric tulips and discussion for future events’ crafts such as poppies, bunting and Christmas items

June Members' Meeting - NB change of date
2022-06-09 19:30 - 21:00 | The Institute, The Green, Adderbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 3NE, United Kingdom
Our speaker for this evening will be Jane Robinson, the author of ‘Ladies Can’t climb Ladders: The Pioneering Adventures of the First Professional Women’.

Book Group meeting
2022-06-08 19:30 - 21:00
The book we will have read for this evening’s discussion is The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng.

Members' meeting has been moved to 9 June because of the Bank holiday.
2022-06-02 08:00 - 17:00

Discussion Group
2022-05-30 14:30 - 16:00 | Harper’s Coffee Shop, Adderbury, The High Street, Adderbury'
Any member interested in joining the discussion group will be very welcome. The next meeting will be at Harper’s which has proved a successful venue. Please contact our President, Margaret, for further information or to suggest a topic for this or for a later meeting.

Craft Group
2022-05-18 14:00 - 16:00
If you enjoy craft pleased do join us for our next meeting. Theresa has kindly offered to host the group at Beehive Cottage.

Book Group meeting
2022-05-11 19:30 - 21:00
This month we will be discussing Notes from an Exhibition by Patrick Gale.

Members' Meeting
2022-05-05 19:30 - 21:30 | The Institute, The Green, Adderbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 3NE, United Kingdom
This evening we will be considering the proposed Resolution for 2022 and deciding how we wish our representative to vote at the Annual Meeting. After this we will enjoy each other’s company over refreshments and a social activity, the nature of which will be revealed at the meeting.

Adderbury Lakes and village walk with North Oxfordshire and Banbury Ramblers
2022-04-28 18:30 - 20:30
Do join us for this walk of about 3 .5 miles which will start from The Green, Adderbury. It will be a leisurely walk with the option of visiting a local pub. Please contact Janet P for further details.

Discussion Group
2022-04-28 14:00 - 15:30 | Harper’s Coffee Shop, Adderbury, The High Street, Adderbury'
The second meeting of this new group will be in the upper room at Harper’s Coffee shop. Members who wish to take part are asked to bring a current newspaper with them. Suggestions for future discussions are very welcome.

Craft Group
2022-04-21 14:00 - 16:00
This month we will be using paper and fabric to create bees and flowers for May’s celebration of International Bee Day. Chris has kindly offered to host our meeting. If you would like to join us, feel free to contact Margaret Halstead for more details. We would love to see you.

Book Group meeting
2022-04-13 19:30 - 21:00
This evening we will be sharing our thoughts on Maggie O’Farrell’s novel, Hamnett. The venue will be announced nearer the date of the meeting.

Members' Meeting NFU talk
2022-04-07 19:30 - 21:30 | The Institute, The Green, Adderbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 3NE, United Kingdom
Our speaker this month will be Emma Harner, the National Farmers’ Union County Advisor for Worcestershire. Emma was due to come last September but was admitted to hospital so we are particularly glad to welcome her for this evening. She will tell us about British farming and the ongoing role of the NFU.

Craft group meeting
2022-03-28 14:30 - 16:30
Our next meeting will be kindly hosted by Gill, We will be finishing the paper flowers for cards we are making for our next Members’ meeting.Do come and join us. We love to share our projects with new crafters whatever their level of expertise.

Craft Group Meeting
2022-03-14 14:30 - 16:30 | St. Mary’s Road, Adderbury, St. Mary's Road, Adderbury
Craft Group’s next meeting to be held on Monday, 14 March 2022, from 2.30pm at Chris’ house. All members welcome to attend for own crafts and discussions about our next project for Easter – Spring 2022 xx

Book Group meeting
2022-03-09 19:30 - 21:00
Our title for this month is Klara and the Sun by Kasuo Ishiguro. The venue will be decided at the previous meeting and included here after that.

March Members' Meeting followed by our Annual Meeting
2022-03-03 19:30 - 21:00

Craft Group Meeting
2022-02-14 14:30 - 17:00 | Beehive Cottage, Adderbury
Craft Group members to meet on Monday 14 February at 2.30pm for own crafting ideas and to discuss our new project possibilities for Easter

Improving our WI - the second of two meetings to discuss the future of our branch
2022-02-10 19:00 - 20:30
Janet invites all members to an evening meeting at her house to share ideas about improving our WI and increasing members’ involvement. She is kindly providing refreshments. Do join us. Please bring indoor shoes or slippers to change into.

Improving our WI - the first of two meetings to discuss the future of our branch
2022-02-10 10:30 - 12:00
Janet invites all members to a coffee morning at her house to share ideas about improving our WI and increasing members’ involvement. She is kindly providing refreshments. Come from an hour or so in the morning 10.30 (or to the second meeting in the evening from 7). Please bring indoor shoes or slippers to change into. .
