To mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest of the Nazi concentration camps, our speaker this evening will be Jeremy Sharpe. The title of his talk is 'It could have been me: the Holocaust through the life of a victim and his family'.

Our speaker for this evening, Liz Woolley, will introduce us to the life of Olive Gibbs, a significant figure in many aspects of Oxford life and in local education. She is remembered among much else for her role in preventing the proposed ring road being built across Christchurch Meadows and as a founder member of […]

This event, organised by the Parish Council, is an opportunity for all village organisations to showcase what they offer, either at their own premises or at a stall in the Institute. We have reserved a table and are planning a display to promote Adderbury and District WI and encourage more local women to come to […]

Our speaker this evening will be Alan Wolstencroft, sharing his experiences as a long-term volunteer in Sierra Leone.

The original speaker for this evening, a Blue Badge guide for Birmingham is unable to come because of a hospital appointment. Instead Ros, who knows the city well, will share some ideas and information about interesting places to visit. We hope members will be inspired to arrange a visit and for those who are there […]

This evening has been arranged by our Vice-president, Pat Smith, in response to the Resolution to be voted on at the NFWI Annual Meeting at the end of May 'Clean Rivers for People and Wildlife. The speakers from the Cotswold Rivers Trust will be Richard Knowles, Chair of the Trust, and Tony Bostock, one of […]

This year it is the turn of  Adderbury and District WI to host WI members from the local branches who are part of our District Group. There will be a surprise theme for the evening which may extend to the refreshments! Our speaker will be Richard O Smith, already familiar to some members, whose talk […]

The evening will start with our Annual Meeting at which our President and committee for the following twelve months will be chosen. Following this will be our March meeting and a social activity.

This evening, as Carole Humphris and Alan Davies from Banbury Talking Papers are unfortunately unable to be with us, Stuart Lowen, Marketing Manager of Ball (formerly Ball Colegrave), is going to speak to us about the business and about  patio and garden plants for summer. We will also consider the proposed Resolutions for 2023 to […]

Our speaker for the first meeting of the new year will be Ian Upstone from Oxfordshire Waste Services.