theWI Adderbury & District WI – A Clean for Adderbury – Saturday, 5th March 2017
Dear Ladies, I am delighted to tell you that our event, A Clean for Adderbury, managed to secure a total of 15 bags of rubbish and 5 bags of leaf mould and that we also were instrumental in identifying a further 4 items of dumped rubbish, whose location we have passed on to Cherwell District Council for clearance and disposal. Over coffee and biscuits at the Coach and Horses PH we planned our litter pick-up walks, going off in all directions, filling our Clean for the Queen purple and black bags, and cleaning grubby road signs wherever possible. Luckily the sun came out as the morning progressed and the cold wind failed to stop our clean-up endeavours. Gill kindly took all filled bags home with her and these were picked up bright and early by Cherwell DC on Monday morning, plus their loaned hi-viz jackets and pickers. We all enjoyed a splendid morning’s activity, coffee and biscuits and a tasty lunch to round off the event. Here’s a few photos of mine and Gill’s for all to view…. Adderbury has been congratulated for taking part by Campaigns Adviser Jane Finnerty and OxClean Team Leader Rosanne Bostock with the hope that “more WI’s will be inspired to join in next year”. Margaret Halstead...
Read MoretheWI Adderbury & District – Our Face Book Post on WI Events – Thursday, 3rd March 2016 & A Clean for Adderbury
Dear Ladies, My Face Book post on our WI Meeting and AGM last night and my day at Didcot with NFWI Craft Committee “ShoWIng-Off” Demonstration Workshop which was really excellent. Margaret Halstead added 4 new photos. 8 mins · Excellent day yesterday for WI Events with a day at Didcot for NFWI Craft Committee ShoWIng Off Demonstration Workshop with excellent input from Alan Springall on what not to do when creating displays for competition entries, co-operative schemes or good raffle prize tables. Oxford Federation provided an excellent lunch at Didcot’s Civic Centre and a brilliant day was enjoyed by all attendees. Then home to attend Adderbury WI Meeting and AGM and re-election of Committee and our present President, Diane, for another year. We are all with you Diane – Bernice, Chris, Caroline, Gill, Me and our two new members, Maureen and Pat. Jean Geary kindly joined us to ease our way through the AGM voting process and a great evening ensued. Pat spoke to us of the Hospice Movement and about Katharine House Hospice and gave an excellent presentation, and our Raffle Table provided many welcome prizes for lucky members to take home. xxx Comment Share 1 share Comments Margaret HalsteadAnd on Sat,. 5th March – we at Adderbury are to host – A Clean for Adderbury – for Clean for the Queen Campaign – from 10.30am with coffee at the Coach and Horses before we set off in small groups to ensure our fabulous village of Adderbury remains Fabulous xxx Margaret Halstead...
Read MoretheWI Adderbury & District WI – Face Book Post – Sunday, 28th February 2016 – Clean for the Queen
Dear Ladies, Adderbury & District WI shared your post. 3 mins · Dear Ladies, We shall be out in force on Saturday 5th March around Adderbury, from 10.30am at The Coach and Horses for coffee and biscuits at £1. before our – A Clean for Adderbury . Pickers, gloves, bags etc. will be distributed and small teams will litter pick agreed areas. Cherwell District Council will collect filled bags on the following Monday Margaret Halstead 10 mins · Banbury · Adderbury & District WI – A Clean for the Queen – event for – CLEAN FOR THE QUEEN – weekend – on Saturday, 5th March at Adderbury Village. Meet at 10.30am at the Coach and Horses – (coffee and biscuits £1) for cleaning around our fabulous village of Adderbury, to keep it fabulous x Pickers, gloves, bags etc. will be distribnuted and small teams will litter pick agreed areas. Full litter bags will be collected on Monday morning as agreed. Our thanks to Oxford Federation WI, Cherwell District Council, OxClean and the Landlord of the Coach and Horses for advice and practical support. CommentShare Adderbury & District WI shared your post. 4 mins · Dear Ladies, We shall be out in force on Saturday 5th March around Adderbury, from 10.30am at The Coach and Horses for coffee and biscuits at £1. before our – A Clean for Adderbury . Pickers, gloves, bags etc. will be distributed and small teams will litter pick agreed areas. Cherwell District Council will collect filled bags on the following Monday Margaret Halstead 10 mins · Banbury · Adderbury & District WI – A Clean for the Queen – event for – CLEAN FOR THE QUEEN – weekend – on Saturday, 5th March at Adderbury Village. Meet at 10.30am at t… See More Looking forward to Saturday’s event – A Clean for the Queen . Margaret Halstead...
Read MoretheWI Adderbury & District WI – Agenda for Annual General Meeting – Thursday, 3rd March 2016 at 7.30pm
Dear Ladies, Here is the Agenda for Thursday’s WI Annual General Meeting at The Institute at 7.30 pm. Please do remember to to bring your completed My WI Questioinnaire with you. Adderbury and District Women’s Institute Annual General Meeting To be held at The Institute, Adderbury, 3 March 2016 7.30 pm Part A Ordinary Business: President’s welcome Minutes of the meeting held on February 4 2016 Matters arising: Committee report: Decision about remaining calendars, speakers selection day, team for developing 2016-17 programme, Denman appeal and brochure Future activities: Clean for the Queen, book and needlecraft groups, Cherwell Group meeting, OFWI annual meeting, Queen’s Birthday celebration Community items Any Other Business Date of next meeting: Thursday 7 April 2016 Part B Adderbury and District WI AGM: Minutes of the AGM held on 5 March 2015 Financial Statement for 2015-16: Presentation by Christine Shafe (Treasurer) and vote to adopt the statement Annual Report for 2015-16: Presentation by Bernice Mansell and vote to adopt the report Election of Committee for 2016-17: Resignation of current committee members. Invitation for nominations from the floor. Voting for committee members. Nomination of committee members. Voting for President: Distribution of nomination papers by WI adviser Stella Oakes President’s address Election of President: Announcement of result of ballot. Declaration of President for 2016-17 Any Other Business Date of 2017 AGM After a break for refreshments and the drawing of the raffle, Pat Smith will talk to us about the hospice movement and Katharine House. Looking forward to meeting up with everybody.. Margaret Halstead...
Read MoretheWI Adderbury & District WI – NFWI Food and Cooking – Monday, 22nd February 2016
Dear Ladies, I thought you might like to see this NFWI Food and Cooking page on this very interesting topic. The WI is synonymous with good food and its preparation and these traditions of healthy well made food and preserves continue in a wide range of activities with individual members, WIs, Federations and NFWI events. If you have time this spring try to make some of our special recipes for family and friends. Home made Meals, Cake, Puds, Drinks as well as savouries all taste better made with love and care. And you know what went into them! Go to therecipe pages to find hundreds of recipes We have had great fun making some sweet treats for Christmas, see WI LIfe Nov & Dec Issue 72 for more details as well as the recipe pages for all the Cranberry recipes. The spiced vodka recipe can be made using different red fruits or spirits for a range of drinks WI members are committed to improving the nation’s diet and health particularly regarding food and sustainability. The emergence of childhood obesity and the cumulative effect of advertising unhealthy food and soft drinks reinforce bad dietary habits and undermines parents and health professionals in encouraging healthier eating. What the WI does The NFWI trained cookery and preserves judges follow the WI publication On with the Show, an indispensable guide for exhibitors, judges and show committees. A range of tempting recipes and for inspiring cookery courses visit our WI Cookery School at Denman, Marcham, Oxfordshire. NFWI Baking and Preserves Courses for WI members in federations NFWI Demonstrators course, blended learning ie WI moodle and taught, for WI members Campaigning on food issues that matter to members. Up to date information for members including food hygiene and nutrition. Let’s Cook Local The Let’s Cook Local project which ran 2011 – 2013 gave WI members the opportunity to support young families in their areas by running basic cookery courses using local food and avoiding waste so that they have the knowledge and skills to eat healthily on a budget. Let’s Cook Local was sponsored by the the Big Lottery, Local Food from May 2011 – August 2013. The WI achieved all the targets set by the Big Lottery and a number of WI Federations are still running the final courses. For more information about the project please contact the project manager, Diane Sanderson Home Economics Adviser at email [email protected] – See more at: https://www.thewi.org.uk/what-we-do/food-and-cooking#sthash.eeVwyWdc.dpuf Happy cooking and eating. Margaret Halstead...
Read MoretheWI Adderbury & District WI – Face Book Post Knitting for Syria – Wednesday, 17th February 2016
Dear Ladies, Looking forward to our Needlecraft group meeting tonight for knitting squares and diamonds for blankets for Syria. We meet at Janet’s house at 7.30pm where patterns and wool will be on hand for everybody. And an earlier photo….. Let’s get knitting, ladies xxx Margaret...
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