theWI Adderbury & District – Facebook Posting Wild Flower Gardening July 2016
2nd August 2016 Dear Members, Gardening at Adderbury Lakes last week was also a great matter of pruning – of weeds, thistles, some burdock and other small plants, this activity resulting in a great clearance of the beds of plants and seeds nicely growing in our circular groupings within our two beds. And then I found a new wild flower right in the middle of one of those clumps, which is terribly exciting. I think its a White Campion and it must be there because of the planted wild seed mixture from our May sowings. I include a photo of this new wild seed too… Adderbury & District WI added 2 new photos. 11 mins · Dear Members WI Gardening at KHH last week was rather more a pruning session as our pink campion and small daisies were somewhat fading and had to be removed. Luckily I have a quantity of GWS seedlings all ready for planting and shall fill up the bare spaces with nice new plants …. In a few weeks I’ll also scatter a few seeds for spring growth and new blooms xxx Margaret...
Read MoretheWI Adderbury & District WI – 2016 NFWI Annual Meeting Delegates Report – Saturday, 11th June 2016
2016 NFWI Annual Meeting – The Brighton Centre – Saturday 11th June 2016 Delegates’ Report The meeting opened with the singing of Jerusalem. Appointment of returning officers and tellers: It was proposed, seconded and voted on to appoint the returning officers. Adoption of standing orders These were proposed, seconded and voted on. Chair’s Address: Janice Langley welcomed the members to the 2016 NFWI Annual Meeting. She spoke about the wonderful Centenary year the WI had experienced from a Fair in Harrogate, the Ballet at Covent Garden at the end of the year and of course having the Queen and members of the Royal Family in attendance at last year’s Annual Meeting in the Royal Albert Hall where 5,100 members had attended. The WI is not just a group of women getting together but an organisation providing education and friendship. This year’s main concern is, of course, Denman. The cost of the listed building is constantly increasing and although the numbers are up and the type of courses available are more varied it is always under threat. There will be 4 open days to encourage members to go and visit and learn what a wonderful asset Denman is to our WI. A collection for the Saving of Denman raised at the meeting raised £4,852. On the NFWI website there are now a number of projects where you can download the information and learn something new. We have had 123 new WI’s open in the year bringing our total membership to over 226,402 in over 6,300 WI’s Hon. Treasurer’s Statement: The NFWI Trustees had managed the finances effectively and used the monies for the benefit of our members. As of September 2015 our total income was £6.83 million and the expenditure was £7.28. A lot of the costs were education and training for members including the cost of WI Life which every member received. There was £9.13 in endowments and funds. WI Enterprises Ltd., is a separate entity and had made £.72 million in profit. Denman has its own funds and not subsidised by subscriptions from members. It costs over £100,000 the facility without essential renovation work that will need to be done. Resolutions: The first Resolution was: “We call upon HM Government and the NHS to provide facilities to enable carers to stay with people with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia that have been admitted into hospital” There were presentations both for and against the resolution. Our speakers were Brett Terry from the Alzheimers Society FOR the Resolution. It has been proved that having carers with the patient provided better quality of care and therefore quicker recovery time. They understood what the patient needed and kept them calm and happy. The end result would be the well being of the patient. Nurse Rozalyn Jackson, NHS Nurse spoke AGAINST saying she believed there was a different way of dealing with the problem. Arguments against were the cost of providing this with a NHS stretched already for funding. Also put pressure on carers or family members to stay with the patient when it could be a time for respite. It was also felt that the money should be found to train all nursing staff in the care of dementia patients. I voted on behalf of Deddington, Stoke Lyne, Bodicote and Adderbury & District for the Resolution as instructed. The Resolution was passed with 79% of the votes. Guest Speaker Rona Fairhead, BBC Trust Chairman: Rona has a Law Degree, Masters in Business Administration from...
Read MoretheWI Adderbury & District WI – Facebook Posting – August Dates for your Diary – 26th July 2016
Dear Members, August dates for your diary – Games in the Garden, Holly House – Bring and Share supper – Thursday, 18th August – 6.30pm Upton House Visit – Wednesday 24th August – 11.00am start Mikron Theatre – Canary Girls at The Great Western Arms, Aynho – Wednesday, 17th August, 7.30pm Mikron Theatre – Pure at The Pig Place, Adderbury – Thursday, 18th August, 7.30pm Community item: Upton House ‘Knitting for Victory’ – longest record for bunting attempt. Jean has pattern leaflets and instructions also available from NT website for Upton House – see – www.nationaltrust.org.uk/upton–house-and…/knitting-for-victory-at-upton–house 2016 NFWI Annual Meeting Delegates Report on our website. Margaret Halstead Boost post LikeShow More Reactions...
Read MoretheWI Adderbury & District WI – Facebook Posting on Adderbury Lake Gardening – 26th July 2016
Dear Members, Gardening at Adderbury Lakes was hot work last week but very satisfactory. We now have cornflowers blooming amongst the white daisy heads and they are enchanting to see. The thistles are ever-present but as they’re easy to remove, they are coming out whenever possible. Our little groups of plantings and sowings within our two beds are doing well. We have a variety of young seedlings springing up and it will be interesting to watch as they mature and flower. Here’s a few photos for you to view progress… You can just see the cornflowers in the middle of the first two photos. More weeding was accomplished on Saturday 23rd July before the sun became too hot. The ground is very dry but it’s quite easy to remove unwanted plants. Margaret...
Read MoretheWI Adderbury & District WI – Our Facebook Post for GWS at KHH – Thursday, 21st July 2016
Adderbury & District WI added 2 new photos. Saturday, 23rd July 2016 1 min · Dear Members, our GWS garden at KHH is still blooming with corn chamomile and corn daises. The bright pink campion continue to bloom and I’ve now made a second collection of dried seed pods for future plantings. Our two poppy plants bloomed whilst Team WI were absent on holiday but we may have future bloomings later on. Margaret Halstead...
Read MoretheWI Adderbury & District WI – Facebook Posting for GWS Wild Flower Gardening – Thursday, 30th June 2016
Dear Members, Last Thursday was an excellent day for gardening at KHH and Adderbury Lakes and dealing with the weeds Facebook Post – Tuesday, 5th July 2016 GWS wild flower gardening at KHH and Adderbury Lakes last Thursday. At KHH I spotted a little brown furry body with a tail, weaving his way thru’ the long campion stems towards the back of the garden. He vanished almost as soon as I spied him.. so no pic to show you, but the bees were a’buzzin and the wasps and hover flies doing their thing too! We also have two poppy plants growing up by boarding beneath the watering can…! Adderbury Lakes planting is mixed in with many thistles, grasses and docks so hand-weeding is an absolute must-do occupation but the wild geranium plants are doing their best to bloom and we have growth from all the seeds from Andrew Barnes and myself, sown in May xxx +3 No more GWS gardening at KHH or Adderbury Lakes gardening for a week as I’m off on my hols. so I’m expecting a few more weeds to have emerged by the time I return to Adderbury. I shall miss July’s meeting sadly but look forward to our August ‘Games in the Garden’ social evening. Margaret Halstead...
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