Dear Members, I have received an email from the OFWI Secretary informing me that they have postponed the Annual Meeting on Wednesday 25 March until the autumn. Because of the present situation regarding Coronavirus we have decided to cancel our Read more…
The Women’s Institute (WI) is the largest women’s voluntary organisation in the UK with about 220,000 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…
The next walk will be on Monday March 16th as long as it doesn’t rain on the day. We will catch the S8 bus to Wantage which leaves the Boundary House at 10.16. As it has been so wet recently, Read more…
Please note that all events are now subject to possible cancellation or postponement due to the coronavirus. Abingdon Fitzharrys WI arranges various trips and events locally. The Oxfordshire Federation WI also arranges trips, craft workshops/demonstrations and other events, details of Read more…
Moira opened the meeting by welcoming everyone and our speaker Gary Hibbins from The Abingdon Bridge (TAB). Apologies were received from Mary, Marian, Ann, Gaby, Loran, Maria and Sheila. Viv introduced our speaker Gary whom she first met in 1996 Read more…
At the Committee meeting we went through our new, exciting programme for 2020/21 which includes another visit from Jeff Rozelaar – the “Bagels and Bacon” man – who will tell us some more fascinating stories, this time about Sir Winston Read more…
Due to the coronavirus the sale has been postponed from 21 March to Saturday 11 July 2020 10 am to 3pm at Denman College in Marcham. The sale will include fabric, curtaining from the roll, lining, header tape, sewing threads, Read more…
If you thinking about joining the WI you are very welcome to come and join us at any of the meetings listed below. Meetings feature a talk by a visiting speaker or other organised activities, updates on future events and Read more…
In 2020, the first two meetings of the Art Group will be on Monday 13 January and Monday 27 Janaury. The last Art Group meeting for 2019 was a workshop painting Christmas cards with Bruscho on Monday 25 November led by Read more…
Happy New Year everyone. Here are a few reminders for Tuesday’s meeting. Judy White will give a presentation on The History of Northcourt, after which members are invited to recall their memories of Abingdon as it was. We are having Read more…