Adderbury & District WI

November Members Meeting at The Institute
2021-11-04 19:30 - 21:00 (Europe/London)
‘Himalayan Dreams’. Our speaker this evening, Al Sylvester MBE, spent 31 years in the RAF and served in the RAF’s Mountain Rescue Service for over 20 years. He has led various expeditions and will share his breathtaking experiences of trekking in the Himalayas. His presentation will detail the preparation needed for and the physical and mental emotions of trekking. His photos will open up the magical world of Nepal, its beautiful culture and people. One quote that encapsulates what we will see is ‘The Himalayas will bring tears to your eyes and then gently freeze them to your face.’

Craft Meeting
2021-10-26 14:30 - 16:00
Chris has kindly offered to host this meeting when we plan to finalise ideas for decorating our tree at the Adderbury Christmas Tree Festival.. Everyone is welcome whether you have been to a craft meeting before or not…

Craft Group
2021-10-20 19:30 - 21:00
Janet M is kindly hosting the group. The current project is making knitted or crocheted poppies to create a wreath for Remembrance Day. All are welcome, whether beginner or expert. If you haven’t taken part before and would like to join in please contact a Committee member.

October Members Meeting at the Institute
2021-10-07 19:30 - 21:00
Kit de Waal: Leon and Life. Kit is an award winning novelist and short story writer and her book ‘My Name is Leon’ was recently enjoyed by the book group. Kit was brought up in Birmingham. She worked for fifteen years in criminal and family law and advised on adoption and foster care. She works tirelessly in promoting diversity and accessibility to the arts.

Craft Group
2021-09-28 19:00 - 21:00
Everyone is welcome to our next craft meeting at Janet M’s house.

Big Green Week - Village Litter Pick
2021-09-25 10:00 - 12:00
Our second litter pick of the year will be part of our contribution to the national Big Green Week. As before Cherwell District Council will provide hi-vis vest, gloves and grabbers and will collect the bags of litter from a member’s home after the event. Meet at the Coach and Horses where the landlord kindly offers us coffee.

Walking the Bodicote circular route, starting from The Rydes.
2021-09-21 09:30 - 11:30
This is a very pleasant walk of about 2.5 miles, almost all on level ground. It takes us past a small reservoir which often has a variety of ducks on it, as well as Bloxham Grove farm and the Bloxham windmill.
Naomi has kindly offered to lead the walk and everyone will be welcome to tea and cake at her house afterwards.

Adderbury Community Day
2021-09-18 12:00 - 17:00
We will have a stall for this event to publicise our WI and support the organisers. Our theme is sustainability and we hope to show a variety of ways to re-use or recycle everyday things. Help to run the stall would be welcome as would recipe cards, chutney, excess vegetables, examples of making new from old….Contact a committee member for more information.

September Members Meeting at The Institute
2021-09-02 19:30 - 21:00
Emma Hamer, the National Farmers’ Union County Advisor for Worcestershire, will talk about British Farming and the ongoing role of the NFU.

Craft group
2021-08-23 19:00 - 20:30 | Berryhill Road
Our first face-to-face craft group meeting, kindly hosted by Gill. We will be discussing poppy flowers or decorations. Everyone welcome.

Evening walk from Barford St Michael
2021-08-17 19:00 - 21:00
Meet at Summer Ley, Barford St Michael., postcode OX15 0RG for a 7pm start..The walk is about 2.5 miles with no stiles and should take about 90 minutes. Please let the organisers know you are coming and bring your name and contact details for NHS tracing. These details will be destroyed after 21 days. Please let the organisers know if you have a positive test for Covid in that period.

Summer Social
2021-08-05 19:30 - 21:00
Details of this evening will be published when it is clear whether or not we will be able to meet in person.

Evening walk round Great Tew
2021-07-13 19:00 - 21:30
Meet at Great Tew car park for a seven o’clock start. The walk is about 212 miles long. It begins along a village road and thereafter is on good paths.with some beautiful views. if you haven’t let the walk administrator know beforehand that you are coming,please bring a piece of paper with your name, email address and a contact phone number in case of an incident. These details will be destroyed after 21 days. If you develop Covid during that time, please inform the administrator.

Craft Group via Zoom
2021-07-12 19:30 - 21:00, 2021-07-05 14:00 - 15:30, 2021-06-14 19:30 - 21:00, 2021-06-07 14:00 - 15:30

Reading Group
2021-07-07 19:30 - 21:00
At our July meeting we will be talking about the story of the life of Wallis Simpson written by Anna Pasternak and titled American Duchess.

July Members Meeting
2021-07-01 19:30 - 21:00
Rebecca Nelson from the Mayday Trust, will share the different way in which the Trust now works with people experiencing homelessness and how this was changed following a deep listening exercise they undertook.

Walking group
2021-06-23 19:00 - 20:30
Janet P has kindly offered to lead a fairly easy, relatively short, evening walk around Steeple Barton, starting at Steeple Barton church. Members will need to make their own arrangements for transport.to the starting point..
If you would like to join the walk please contact Janet by email as soon as possible. You will need to bring your emergency contact details on a piece of paper to be given to Janet at the start. These will be destroyed after the walk.
Hopefully June 23rd will be a lovely, fine midsummer evening!

Reading Group
2021-06-09 19:30 - 21:00
For our meeting for June we are reading Human Croquet by Kate Atkinson..

Village Litter Pick
2021-06-05 10:00 - 12:30
This is arranged in conjunction with Keep Britain Tidy and Cherwell District Council. W will meet at the Coach and Horses where coffee will kindly be offered by the landlord, Tony. Pickers, hi-vis jackets, gloves and bags will be provided thanks to CDC. These will need to be returned at the end of the morning when we meet for a photo opportunity back at the pub at 12.30. .

June Members meeting via Zoom
2021-06-03 19:30 - 21:00
‘A Family from Prague’. Our speaker this evening, Simon Gregor, is a historian, photographer and tour guide. His talk has all the elements of a fast-moving European 20th Century adventure with a wonderful twist in its tail. What could possibly link a cancelled tennis tournament in Somerset with a controversial Jewish-Roman Catholic marriage in Prague? A leading Czech actress, a long walk, a spell in prison and various train and ship journeys feature in this fascinating and moving real life tale.

Craft Group via Zoom
2021-05-17 19:30 - 21:00
Everyone is welcome to join our virtual meeting this evening. Please contact Pat if you would like more details.

Reading Group
2021-05-12 19:30 - 21:00
Our title for May is the nineteenth century autobiography of a former slave: The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass..

Craft Group via Zoom
2021-05-10 14:00 - 15:30
Everyone is welcome to join us. Please contact Pat for further details.

May Members Meeting via Zoom
2021-05-06 19:30 - 21:00
After our business meeting this evening there will be an opportunity to chat in smaller groups. Then we will consider the proposed Resolution for 2021 which calls for improvement in the early diagnosis of ovarian cancer.. The evening will end with a ‘Show and Tell’ session in which members are invited to share their own interesting or enigmatic object.

Craft group via Zoom
2021-04-12 19:30 - 21:00
Only one craft group meeting this month because of the Easter long weekend, but as always everyone is welcome. All members will receive an invitation from Pat with instructions on how to join the meeting/

Reading group meeting via Zoom
2021-04-07 19:30 - 21:00
This month we will be discussing a modern novel, My Name is Leon by Kit de Waal,

April Members Meeting via Zoom
2021-04-01 19:30 - 21:00
After our business meeting this evening we will learn more about bumblebees and what we can do to increase their numbers.Our speaker will be Gill Perkins from the Bumblebee Conservation Trust.
