Adderbury & District WI

Adderbury Christmas Market
2024-11-23 09:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London)
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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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
2024-08-01 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!

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

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

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.

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.

July Members' meeting
2024-07-04 19:20 - 21:30
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.

Holt archive group
2024-07-01 09:30 - 11:30
At this meeting at Harpers coffee shop we hope to develop plans for a WI meeting at which we recreate parts of one from decades ago, based on surviving programmes in the Holt documents. We plan to include food, a competition and a social activity. Copies of the material and a few original programmes will be on display. Please note that the time for the meeting may change.

Adderbury Monday Book Group
2024-06-24 18:30 - 20:00
New members are always welcome. A list of books we have read recently can be found on the Groups page of the website. We meet at the Bell and enjoy an informal discussion of the current title. Please contact Margaret Halstead for more information or just join us at the Bell.

Discussion group
2024-06-24 14:00 - 15:30
Do join us upstairs at Harpers coffee shop for an informal but lively discussion of issues of current interest to members.

Wednesday Book Group
2024-06-12 19:30 - 2024-06-13 21:00
Tricia has kindly offered to host us on this occasion when we shall be discussing our non-fiction title, Erebus by Michael Palin.

Hill Close Gardens visit
2024-06-12 10:00 - 15:00
For more details about the gardens see the Outings page. If you would like to take part please contact Maureen Golder for confirmation of availability, prices and timing

Craft group meeting
2024-06-10 14:00 - 16:00
This month we will meet at Sarah’s house from 2pm. New members are always welcome. Whatever your level of skill or particular area of interest do come and join us. Our entry on the Groups page of the website describes what we have done in the past and any project we are currently working on. Contact Pat Smith for more information.

June Members' Meeting
2024-06-06 19:20 - 21:00
Our speaker at the Institute this evening will be Phil Isherwood who is an experienced genealogist. Phil will tell us about his own research and the methods he has developed and encourage us to explore our own families’ forebears. There will be a short business meeting and, as always, a selection of cakes, tea and coffee.

Monday Book Group
2024-05-27 18:30 - 20:00
We will meet as usual at the Bell. If you would like to join this group please contact Margaret for further details.
