Adderbury & District WI

Evening walk round Great Tew
2021-07-13 19:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London)
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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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
2021-10-20 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.

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…

November Members Meeting at The Institute
2021-11-04 19:30 - 21:00
‘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 group meeting
2021-11-11 14:30 - 16:00
Plenty to be done as we work on the decorations for our Christmas tree! Do come and join us for an afternoon of stitching and chatting.Thank you to Theresa who is kindly hosting this meeting at Beehive Cottage.

Craft Group meeting
2021-11-23 14:30 - 16:30
This afternoon will be another session working on the decorations for our entry for the Christmas Tree Festival. If you enjoy stitching then please do come along. Chris is kindly hosting the meeting at her house. If you would like to know more, please contact our vice-president Pat.

Christmas Social Evening
2021-12-02 19:30 - 21:30
Details of this evening’s get-together will be published later this year.

January Members Meeting
2022-01-06 19:30 - 21:00
Our speaker for this evening will be Richard Weyers who will introduce us to the history and architecture of the Centre for Islamic Studies in Marston..

Book Group meeting
2022-01-12 19:30 - 21:00
This evening we will be discussing Agent Sonya, Ben Macintyre’s best selling book about the WW2 spy, Ursula Kaczynski. We hope to meet in person at Bernice’s house, but may need to revert to Zoom.

Craft Group meeting
2022-01-17 10:30 - 12:30
Gill has kindly offered to host the first meeting of 2022 when we will explore different ways of creating green hearts for the ‘Show the Love’ campaign. We may try our hand at Origami! Any member is welcome to join in, just contact a committee member.

Snowdrop Walk
2022-01-31 10:30
Janet has kindly offered to lead our January walk. around Steeple Barton to see the snowdrops. The walk is 1.5 to 2 miles long on mostly good tracks and roads and a couple of fields. One short section can get muddy after heavy rain. We may stop for a break part way, so please do bring a drink. Meet at the church in Steeple Barton by 10.30. Please contact Naomi or a Committee member for detailed directions.and to let her know that you will be joining us.

February Members Meeting
2022-02-03 19:30 - 21:00
Ellie’s Kitchen. This evening Elissavet Stagoni will make a welcome return visit to talk about her tours of Thessalonika. She will follow this with a demonstration of a favourite local dish.

Second snowdrop walk at Steeple Barton
2022-02-06 14:00 - 15:30
The snowdrops and aconites should be looking even better this weekend as we walk from Steeple Barton Church and around the Barton Abbey grounds.Please join us at the church for a 2 o’clock start. For further details please see the entry for the walk on Monday 31st January.

Book Group meeting
2022-02-09 19:30 - 21:00
This month we will be discussing On Chapel Sands, a memoir by Laura Cumming. We hope to meet in person at Bernice’s house.

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. .

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.
