Adderbury Christmas Market – Saturday, 29th November 2014
A few more photos from Adderbury’s Christmas Market at St. Mary’s Church…. ...
Read MoreAdderbury’s Christmas Market – Saturday, 29th November 2014
Christmas is upon us again with everybody making, baking, crafting and preparing so as to be ready for the annual Adderbury Christmas Market for which Market committee members have been busily organising and arranging all year. And now it was here and so was Father Christmas and, finally, every stallholder was standing by their beautifully covered and decorated stalls, once again delighted to be in Adderbury’s glorious St. Mary’s Church, for one of the best Christmas market events of the season. We were there too – our Adderbury and District WI members’ stall was in place with a mouth-watering collection of preserves, bakes and Christmas goodies all brightly enwrapped in Christmas paper, gift bags and ribbons. Here is our WI stall with a collection of our fellow Christmas Market stallholder’s festive goods. See my second post for general photos from the Adderbury Christmas Market and for those stalls with less well-documented details, please forgive my lack of attention! I thoroughly enjoyed the Market’s festive atmosphere and hope you did too. Margaret Halstead ...
Read MoreAdderbury Calendar Competition – Launch – 10th October 2014 – November Contact
Further to our article in October’s Contact, the Adderbury & District WI would like to invite everyone, young and old, to start sending in their photographs for the competition. As mentioned, the Calendar will be for sale in September 2015 and the categories are the four seasons. They can be photograph, of landscapes, buildings, local events or anything to do with our wonderful village. Pleased find below the relevant information: The deadline is 30th April 2015 With your covering email please provide: Name – including permission to use your name – this is optional Contact telephone number Season for which the photograph is being entered Title of the photograph – this is optional Please send all entries to the following email address: [email protected] Diane Danton – 814981 ...
Read MoreThursday, 6th November 2014 – Matters, Correspondence, Future Activities & Community Items
My report comes from the recorded notes of the draft Minutes of the WI meeting on Thursday, 6th November 2014. “4. Matters arising: WI District Meeting: Unfortunately no one from our WI was available to attend the meeting and no report has been received as yet. Further details of the baton transfer are awaited but we will need to plan an original means of transport. Details of the Norton group’s plans were outlined. PTA fireworks evening: Caroline had informed Caz that we were unable to help and in reply Caz had again expressed her thanks for our support at the fete. Christmas Market: The rota was on the table and members were invited to add their name to this. Produce for the Market should be delivered to Pauline or Trina or brought to the church early on the morning of 29 November. Christmas tree festival: Diane demonstrated her salt dough decorations and circulated instructions for making them, Caroline will host two sessions for decorating the items with glitter glue on 3 December at Holly House and will purchase the ribbon. Other suggestions for decorations will be kept in mind for future festivals. Trees will be decorated on Thursday 4 December. December meeting and Christmas meal: Carrol outlined the menu choices and asked for more volunteers to make desserts. She will provide recipes. The list of members able to help with cooking or serving was on the table. If anyone knows of other members who would like to come but whose names are not on the list they should email Carrol as soon as possible. Swishing evening: Caroline reminded members that a group is needed to organise this event in February in aid of Frank Wise School. Anyone interested should contact her. 5. WI Calendar: Diane reported that a further article is in the current Contact. The email address for photo entries is up and running. She has had an example of a calendar printed which she will bring to .a later meeting. She is impressed with the quality and pleased with the layout. 6. Correspondence/Communications: BHYP have sent a card thanking us for our donations. Members were encouraged to continue to bring items for BHYP. On a show of hands it was agreed that Diane would be our delegate at the NFWI Annual Meeting in the Albert Hall next June. If members wished to put their names forward as observers they should contact Caroline who will apply to OFWI. Places are limited. It was agreed that Adderbury WI should purchase a £10 ticket for the Oxfordshire 400+ club. The AGM of the club is on 24 November. Details of two weekends at Denman, one reserved for Oxfordshire members, were available. Margaret will be asked to contribute a short piece for each edition of Contact to inform the village of our activities. Sandra will investigate having copies of Contact available at our meetings for members who live outside the delivery area. 7. Future activities: In a change to the programme, our speaker in April will be Chris Windass who will talk about music in Adderbury and the Adderbury Ensemble. The book group will meet at 7.30 on 12 November at Tricia’s house to discuss Jeannette Winterson’s Lighthousekeeping (sic). The needlecraft group will meet at Maureen’s at 7.30 on 19 November. Caroline invited any member who would like to lead a winter walk to contact her or a member of the committee. 8. Community Items: Lucy Davidson is arranging a trip to Bath Christmas Market leaving from the Red Lion at 8.30 on Sunday 7 November. Tickets cost £20. Caroline has emailed Andy Green about our concerns over the state of the storage cupboard in the Institute. Enid is...
Read MoreThursday, 6th November 2014 – Sulgrave Manor by Cymon Snow
My report comes from the recorded notes of the draft Minutes of the WI meeting on Thursday, 6th November 2014. “Following refreshments our speaker Cymon Snow gave a very interesting talk on Sulgrave Manor. He introduced us to significant members of the Washington family from the 12th to the 17th centuries and explained how riches and land were often acquired by marriage to wealthy widows. The family connection with George Washington, so important to the preservation and continuing support of the manor, became clear. Cymon outlined the history of the building, much of which is of relatively recent date. He detailed surviving elements of the Tudor house which would indicate status, for instance the use of bricks for chimneys when these were much more expensive than stone and the symbols on the entrance indicating royal connections and involvement in the wool trade. Cymon went on to describe some of the artefacts in the house, many of great historical importance and to tell us about the development of the gardens. He gave us an idea of the many educational and other events organised at Sulgrave and finished by explaining that the manor is held in trust on behalf of the peoples of the United States and Great Britain and is a lasting symbol of peace and friendship between them. Caroline closed the evening with thanks to Cymon for a lively and informative talk. Confessing that she has never visited Sulgrave Manor she was now looking forward to seeing...
Read MoreFacebook Page for Adderbury & District WI – Sunday, 12th October 2014
Adderbury and District WI is on Face Book as of today Sunday, 12th October 2014, with notice of the Contact November Launch of our Adderbury Calendar Competition. If you can access Face Book – search for Adderbury & District WI – and the Face Book Page should open up immediately. Please “Like” our Page and join in the fun of of commenting and reading other people’s comments. If we achieve 25 “Likes” we could be given our own Face Book website, to make it even easier to access our Adderbury & District WI Page, which would be brilliant. More WI event photos will be added shortly. Please enjoy our Adderbury & District WI Face Book Page Margaret Halstead – [email protected] Here is our Cover photograph – Knitting for Victory – what a great idea for all of us to get involved with. Perhaps some of you are busy Knitting for Victory. I know I am and where I was in Daylesford, Victoria, Australia at the weekend, two very nice people selling Poppies for Australia Poppy Day Appeal, had heard of our Knitting for Victory project. Happy Knitting for Victory Ladies xxx Knitting for Victory: Have you been watching Facebook to see how this project has gone? I believe its done very well indeed and I’ve just sent off my last 12 poppies. Do please view our page on Facebook if you possibly can and see what everyone is doing,...
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