February 2026 Congratulations to us – 60 years old! I hope most of you will be able to attend on 10 February and help us celebrate our Diamond Anniversary. Don’t forget to reply to the invitation. We will have a Read more
The Women’s Institute (WI) is the largest women’s voluntary organisation in the UK with about 180,00 members. The WI gives members the opportunity to learn something they didn’t know or couldn’t do before. It gives the opportunity to make new Read more
January 2026 New Year – Resolutions? It took a while to come down to earth for some after our Christmas party, especially our Secretary who has no idea what happened to her! What a great illusionist Katherine was. The whole Read more
Hello again Once again your generous donations for the homeless have meant l can take another bag, now totalling six, to Kay in Abingdon who will make sure that it all goes to the right place. You are all wonderful. Read more
December 2025 Ho! Ho! Ho! My goodness, what a noisy November meeting, chatting, cutting and sticking. Amazing what can be done when given the chance and the idea of course. A big thank you to Judy whose idea it was Read more
Abingdon Fitzharrys WI’s November monthly meeting saw members tackling a completely new craft challenge together. The task was to create a collage, using pictures they cut out from magazines, in the style of 16th century Italian artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo, who Read more
November 2025 Golly – how time flies! What a fascinating story we heard from Christine at the last meeting about her experience with The Repair Shop. And all that food! Thank you so much. I do my best with Read more
October 2025 Have you had your heating on yet? A big thank you to you all for a wonderful fruit and vegetable raffle selection at the September meeting. Quite a number of you went home with a large bag full. Read more
On a day of some seriously heavy showers, a group of Abingdon Fitzharrys members were lucky enough to miss the worst of the rain on a guided tour of the stunning 26 acres of grounds belonging to Worcester College, Oxford. Read more
September 2025 – soon be Christmas!!! The weather gods decided to be kind for our garden party. Twenty-seven members enjoyed a chat, tea and delicious cake. Maybe you are now even feeling cold? There will be a bit more news Read more