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October Members’ Meeting
The Institute The Green, Adderbury, Oxfordshire, United KingdomCuriosities in the Cotswolds. Speaker: Alan Copeland.
Alan Copeland is a licentiate of the Royal Photographic Society, Chairman of the Whitchurch Hill Camera Club and judge for club competitions. In this talk Alan will take us on a photographic tour of Cotswold villages looking at unusual aspects of village life in addition to admiring the beauty of warm Cotswold stone cottages.
Walk Barford St. Michael
The Institute The Green, Adderbury, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom3 mile walk about Barford St. Mary with lunch at The George, if liked. Or just come for the walk, or join us just for lunch if so desired. Apparently, the walk goes along paths and tracks crossing a few fields, one of which may have cattle in. There are two stiles on the route and a couple of gentle uphill slopes on quiet roads.
10am Car share and departure from The Institute
September Members’ Meeting
The Institute The Green, Adderbury, Oxfordshire, United KingdomMedical Detection Dogs. Speaker: Fraser Liversage.
This charity trains dogs to use their amazing sense of smell to help people with life threatening medical conditions, such as diabetes and Addison's disease, giving them greater independence and above all saving lives on a daily basis. Trained dogs are also helping scientists identify the odour of cancer.
August Members’ Meeting
The Institute The Green, Adderbury, Oxfordshire, United KingdomSummer Social
Good as New Jumble Sale
The Institute The Green, Adderbury, Oxfordshire, United KingdomSuffragette theme
July Members’ Meeting
The Institute The Green, Adderbury, Oxfordshire, United KingdomThe History of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists. Speaker: Keith Jansz.
In 1997 Keith Jansz was paralysed following a car accident. He was inspired to try painting with his mouth by reading a collection of biographies of mouth painting artists and in 1998 he was accepted into the international self help organisation The Mouth and Foot Painting Artists. The subjects he paints are figures, cityscapes and water and his paintings have been exhibited around the world.
June Members’ Meeting
The Institute The Green, Adderbury, Oxfordshire, United KingdomMédecins Sans Frontières. Speaker: Dr. Sarah Wookey. Founded in 1971 MSF is an international charity which sends emergency medical aid wherever it is needed in the world. On her retirement from local practice, GP Sarah Wookey decided to join the team of medics in MSF. She tells us this evening about the transition from GP to MSF medic and talks about her first few postings in the third world.
Group Meeting
The Institute The Green, Adderbury, Oxfordshire, United KingdomAdderbury & District WI - hosting the Group Meeting - April 2018 - with visiting members of Banbury, Deddington, Barford St Mary and Bodicote