Adderbury & District WI

Craft Group
2021-10-20 19:30 - 21:00 (Europe/London)
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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