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…
It’s back! The next sale is on Saturday 21 March, 10 am to 3pm at Denman College in Marcham. The sale will include fabric, curtaining from the roll, lining, header tape, sewing threads, tapestry wools, embroidery silks and canvases, zips, Read more…
As most people seemed to enjoy the walk we did around Wantage last month we have arranged a similar walk around Wallingford for this month. It will be on Monday 17 February and we will catch the X2 bus to 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…
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…
Abingdon Fitzharrys WI arranges various trips and events locally. The Oxfordshire Federation WI also arranges trips, craft workshops/demonstrations and other events, details of which are provided in News & Views, a monthly publication available to all members. On Monday 27 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…
The Craft Group will meet for the first time in 2020 on Friday 31 January at 2 pm at Hilary’s house. The last meeting of the Craft Group in 2019 was on Friday 22 November, when the group made Christmas Read more…
January 2020 is kicking off with a visit to see the live screening of the Royal Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty, on Thursday 16 January. Summer 2019 included trips to live screenings of the Royal Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet, Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake Read more…