Future Events – Adderbury & District WI

theWI Adderbury & District WI – Facebook Post for KHH Open Garden Day – Sunday, 5th June 2016

WI — Thu, 19 May 2016 17:48:40 +0000

Dear Ladies,

This is my Facebook Post for today – with a photo of KHH poster for their Open Garden Day – Sunday, 5th June – 2 – 5pm.

Dear Ladies, what a great shame our circular Horton – Horley walk had to be cancelled for this evening – bother the rain!

But hey ho, a new event to be looked forward to – Katharine House Hospice Open Garden Day on Sunday, 5th June – 2 – 5pm with tea and coffees and plant sale – and a raffle. Lots to see and do and Team WI will be there too with our own GWS garden which is in bloom already with pink Campion flowers with some forget-me-not too. It’s all looking good for June xxx

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The Volunteer Garden Team under head gardener Colin Sykes is hard at work getting everything ready for June and Team WI is busy too, making our garden ready for June.

Margaret Halstead xxx

theWI Adderbury & District WI – Denman Day Event – Friday, 1st July 2016 – Brush up on your Oral Health

WI — Sat, 14 May 2016 17:17:20 +0000

Dear Ladies,

We are being offered an opportunity for members to attend a free Denman Day event – Brush up on your Oral Health with Poligrip, Friday, 1^st July 2016 – with places allocated on a first come, first served basis, to hear about oral health and denture-care, with demonstrations by former Great British Bake Off contestant Holly Bell.

Each WI may apply for up to four members. Contact Gill for an application form if you are interested in attending. Details of any dietary requirements and your consent to inclusion in any photographs or film taken at the event will be needed.

“Throughout our life teeth and gums go through many changes and some of us lose our teeth. But that need not impair our enjoyment of food. Join us for a free Denman Day on Friday 1^st July to hear about oral health and denture-care, with demonstrations by former Great British Bake Off contestant Holly Bell.”

We have been asked to inform all Adderbury & District members of this. Please complete an application form and email with all relevant information. Notification of place will be emailed directly.

Timing for this day – arrival at 10.00am for refreshments in time for a 10.30 start, a buffet lunch and afternoon tea is also provided, with the day ending at 4pm.” Short notification is accepted but Denman is working with the marketing schedule of the company concerned.

Margaret Halstead

theWI Adderbury & District WI – Bursaries for Attending Denman 2015/16 – Thursday 2nd July 2015

WI — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 12:52:59 +0000

Dear Members, here is a brief note about Denman Bursaries with reference to the notice seen at our 2nd July WI Meeting for which the closing date is this Friday, 17th July – Apply directly to Denman for Bursaries for attending Denman 2015/16.

Here is the list of Bursaries Allocated by Denman – these are in addition to the bursaries awarded by own WIs and OFWI.

BURSARIES ALLOCATED BY DENMAN

DENMAN FIRST-TIME BURSARIES

DENMAN WI MEMBER BURSARIES

DENMAN CARER BURSARIES

DENMAN ‘SPRING FLING’ BURSARIES

GWEN GARNER BURSARY

LOIS PARKER BURSARY

HOW TO APPLY FOR BURSARIES: To apply for any of the Denman bursaries detailed above, please send a short letter in support of your application to:

Therese Greenhalgh, Denman, Marcham, OXON OX13 6NW or email it to her at – [email protected]

In your letter or email please give the following details: Your full name, contact details, WI & Federation; the name of the bursary you would like to apply for; how you would benefit from attending the course; whether you have received a bursary from Denman in the past; the number and title of the course byou would like to attend if your application for a bursary is successful plus a second and third choice. Your WI Secretary will have a programme brochure or visit the website – www.denman.org.uk ; any accommodation or dietary needs, should your application be successful.

The closing date for applications is Friday 17th July 2015. Successful applicants will be contacted in writing by Friday 31st July 2015. Regrettably it will not be possible to notify unsuccessful applicants.

NOTES: All bursaries awarded must be used on residential courses taking place before the end of September 2016. For WI individual members only. Only one bursary may be applied for per individual. A bursary cannot be awarded to anyone who has been awarded a Denman bursary in the past three years. Denman Bursaries are open to WI members only, for residential open courses and cannot be applied to a course arranged via a federation or a small group booking. Denman Bursaries cannot be applied to courses already booked with the exception of travel bursaries.

Please refer to Diane or Gill for further information or help.

Margaret Halstead.

theWI Adderbury & District WI – Cropredy Battlefield Walk – Thursday, 30th July 2015

WI — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 19:00:11 +0000

Mary has asked Bernice to forward the details of our next walk which she is kindly organising for us. Let’s hope for a fine evening! And here are Mary’s walk details passed on by Bernice for all members to read on our own website. I’m sure we’re all looking forward to another smashing walk and pub supper afterwards.

Margaret….

The walk will be in the evening of Thursday 30 July (not Monday 27th as I had stated at the last walk). It is called The Cropredy Battlefield Walk, and is 4½ miles long. It is a lovely walk which includes 2 stretches of canal, the pretty village of Williamscot, one hill, some views and one stile (which dogs would be able to negotiate). There are a couple of points where there are notices to keep dogs on leads, but otherwise I would think it would be suitable for dogs. There is one stretch of road.

As sunset is around 9pm by then, we will need to start walking by 6pm at the latest, as I think it will take 2½ hours. I suggest people arrive in Cropredy by 5.50pm, and park either outside the Brasenose Arms, or in the pub car park. I think that people would need to gather either at the Institute in Adderbury at 5.15pm, or at my house at 44 Waller Drive, Banbury (off the Bloxham Road) at 5.25pm.

I will book a meal at the Brasenose Arms for 8.30pm, for those who would like to stay on for the meal. I was told that if there are more than 10 people they would like orders in advance.

Could anyone wishing to join us please contact Mary Walker, on 01295 257109 or 07932 711516 or email [email protected], stating also if you would like to stay for the meal, and where you will meet. Friends would be welcome.

Can I suggest people bring torches, just in case it turns out to be a dark evening, as I don’t want to have to rescue anyone from the canal if they trip on a mooring rope! Could I also suggest a bottle of water, as we really needed it when we did the walk. Hope to see many of you then.

Best wishes.

Mary

theWI Adderb,ury & District WI – OFWI Programme for 2015 – Sunday,12th July 2015 – 2nd Part of Details (from 24/2/2015)

WI — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 12:31:57 +0000

AUGUST EVENTS COMMITTEE NOTES

18th Events coach trip Events London

20th Events coach tri,p Events London

SEPTEMBER

7th Science Lecture S & Tech tbc

9th Outdoor Bowls S & L tbc

15th OFWI at Christ Church Cathedral BOT Oxford

22-25th OFWI Holiday H & G France

29th Events coach trip Events Gloucester

OCTOBER

12/19 Event T & CM tbc

15th Speakers Selection Day YrBk Tackley Village Hall

21st Music Tasters C Arts tbc

tbc Rambles & Treasure Hunt S & L tbc

NOVEMBER

6th Short Mat Bowls S & L tbc

10th Flower Lunch H & G tbc

tbc Christmas Market Events tbc

23rd 400+ Club AGM, evening 40o0+ Club OFWI, Tackley

26th Daytime Event F Affs Stanford-in-the-Vale

30th Christmas Songs C Arts Oxford Town Hall

DECEMBER

E. & O. E.

Margaret Halstead.

theWI Adderbury & District WI – News & Views Magazine May 2015 – New Events 2015

WI — Fri, 08 May 2015 19:36:07 +0000

From Your Board of Trustees: Green Card notices seen at Meeting 7th May 2015

Page 5 – NATIONAL MEMORIAL ARBORETUM – Monday 27th July

For this visit there will be two options: Option 1 – Coach only: Cost – Members £20.00 , non-members £22.00. Option 2 – Coach and Land Train: Cost – Members £24.50, non-members: £26.50. Provisional pick-up points – Nettlebed, Redbridge P&R, Pear Tree P&R, Banbury. Closing date – Friday 3rd July

Page 6 – Combined Arts – Elvis Presley Memorabilia Exhibition at the O2 London – Wednesday 22nd July

Cost – Members £$34.00, non-members £37.00. Closing date – Friday 5th June

Page 7 – Events – A Visit to Buckingham Palace – Tuesday 18th August or Thursday 20th August – And a tour of Royal London – all with a Blue Badge guide. Full details see the April issue of News and Views. Provisional pick-up points – Nettlebed, Peartree P&R, Redbridge P&R, Didcot. Cost of coach, entry and guide – Members £47.50. non-members £49.50. Closing date – Friday 5th June

Page 8 – Home & Gardens – Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Romsey – Thursday 6th August

Provisional pick-points – Chipping Norton, Pear Tree P&R, Nettlebed and Didcot. Cost – Members £28.00, non-members £31.00. Closing date – Friday 3rd July

Page 9 – Sport & Leisure – Mitford Country Ramble – Wednesday 8th July & Wednesday 15th July – Distance – 5 miles. Start – 10am in Asthall (Between Witney and Burford

Cost – Walk only – £4.50 (members only. Closing date – Friday 5th June

Contact Gill Hunt for further details – [email protected] . / tel. 01295 811786

theWI Adderbury & District WI – New Events Posting – Monday, 27th April 2015

WI — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 11:41:41 +0000

Dear Ladies,

“Home Fires” ITV 6-part series based on “Jambusters” by Julie Summers and Grow Wild Seed Planting at Katharine House Hospice

Diane thought you might all like to hear, if you’ve not done so already, about the new 6-part ITV series – “Home Fires” which begins next Sunday, 3rd May, at 9pm – on ITV television – the Bank Holiday weekend – which I for one am looking forward to very much indeed.

About “Jambusters” ….

Julie Summers book “Jambusters” – a history of the Women’s Institute in wartime as an historical overview of village institutes and tales about jam making, vegetable growing, and other activities associated with WW2..

In MailOnline posted on 24th April 2015 on FaceBook – the opening line reported – “The Jambusters! The WI were the backbone of the Home Front in WW2, now a powerful new drama follows the war’s impact on the women of one village circle.

By JULIE SUMMERS FOR THE DAILY MAIL

PUBLISHED: 23:31, 24th April 2015 | UPDATED: 23:31, 24th April 2015″

A copy of this article is in my FaceBook WI Publications File which will be at our meeting on 7th May at Church House for members to read.

FaceBook comments on “Jambusters” “Superb…this book tells a wonderful story….highly recommended.” from Who Do You Think You Are Magazine” –

from Mail on Sunday – “Julie Summers recounts how thousands of women rallied round during the dark days of Hitler, baking cakes and knitting jumpers as if their lives depended on it.”

This piece also appears on the front page of her book as does this comment from the Economist – “That image of defiant jam making sums up the way many see the wartime contribution of the Woman’s Institute. But Julie Summers….shows its much wider contribution.”

Ref: FaceBook comments on “Jambusters” and comments shown on the front page of “Jambusters”

And now the ITV “Home Fires” series….I should think we’re all in for a great viewing season for the next six weeks!!!

“Jambusters” by Julie Summers

GROW WILD SEEDS at KATHARINE HOUSE HOSPICE – Katharine House Hospice have very generously offered us the use of a patch of ground within their lovely gardens on which to plant the Grow Wild Seeds given to us by Kew Royal Botanic Gardens and supported by The Big Lottery.

Grow Wild Seed Kit from Kew Royal Botanic Gardens supported by The Big Lottery Fund

I’ve just opened one seed kit box to find it contains – 6 packets of seeds, 5 plastic markers, a getting started guide and a DIY bee house !!!

Diane, Gill and Margaret will be at the gardens on Thursday, 30th April from 9.30pm to midday, to start prepping the ground for planting. We should be delighted to welcome other members to join us, if they are free and happy to do so, to help with our patch of ground at KHH for our Adderbury & District WI wild flower garden.

There is a little clearance and digging to be attempted but we have been offered some help by Mr. Colin Sykes, who is one of the gardens volunteers’ Team Leaders, the use of their tools, a nearby water supply and quite possibly, mid-Morning Coffee with buns – so a great fun morning to look forward to!

A telephone call or email to Diane, Gill or Margaret would be much appreciated so that I can tell KHH how many will be there on Thursday morning.

We are all terribly excited to be involved with this project of Kew Botanic Royal Gardens and looking forward to the planting, sowing and nurturing our new wild flower garden for Katharine House Hospice who are looking forward to our joining them.

Margaret Halstead

07800721432 / [email protected]

Ball Colegrave Summer Open Day – 23rd July 2014, 4 – 8pm

WI — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 14:48:10 +0000

Visit Ball Colegrave for their “mini Chelsea” event to see what’s new in the plant world. Entrance to the event is £2.50 for adults (no concessions) and children under 12 get in for free; there is no pre-booking feature.

There will be a small craft fair, refreshments – tea and coffee and cakes – and a plant stall. They have plenty of car parking spaces, some wheelchair access, some areas of gravel and the site is mainly flat for walking. A charitable event for funds going to Katherine House Hospice and Ball Colegrave’s own charity. If you view their website – ww.ballcolegrave.co.uk/Gardeners/_PublicOpenDay.aspx

or type in – Ball Colegrave Summer Open Days –

you will find a printable map of their site for the event – and much other interesting information about them.

Their address is – Milton Road, Banbury OX17 3EY