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Christmas card workshop
Abingdon Fitzharrys member produced some wonderful designs at their Christmas card workshop during the November monthly meeting.
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Walking group in November
Our next walk will be on Wednesday 24 November when we will walk to Sunningwell. We will meet at Christ Church, Northcourt Road at 10.30, as long as it is not raining. We may be able to find somewhere for coffee afterwards. I hope trying a Wednesday is OK for most Read more…
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Abingdon Fitzharrys Women’s Institute
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 friends, share interests, learn new skills and have fun. The Read more…
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November newsletter
Dear All I can’t quite believe that we are about to put the clocks back and before long we’ll all be making plans for Christmas. If you have any ideas for our Christmas Party – poems, prose or carols that you’d like to recite, please get in touch with Viv. Read more…
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Walking group in October
Our next walk will be on Monday 18 October. We will meet at Christ Church in Northcourt Road at 10.30 am. We will then walk to Radley and back and have a coffee at either Peachcroft Farm or the new cafe at Peachcroft shops. Hope to see you then.
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So what was our October talk about?
Our speaker in October was Jan Warner whose intriguingly titled talk “The survival of the fittest” looked at child rearing since the 17th century. There were plenty of opportunities to reflect on how ideas and practice had changed over the centuries. She illustrated it with a fascinating collection of child Read more…
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October newsletter
It was good to see you all enjoying Jeff Rozelaar‘s talk on ‘Young Winston’ at our September meeting. I thought he was excellent and I look forward to hearing the second half of the talk early in the New Year. Just to keep you updated, Marcella is unable to run the Read more…
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Walking group is back
September sees the Abingdon Fitzharrys WI walking group recommence their monthly walks led by Jenny, following a long break due to Covid restrictions. Our next walk will be on Monday 20 September. We will meet outside R&R on the Market Place at 10.30am and walk to Albert Park and then Read more…
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Summer outing
Abingdon Fitzharrys WI was lucky to have a sunny day for its outing in August to visit the gardens of Blewbury Manor. Members enjoyed a tour around the grounds with the head gardener, admiring both the planting and the sculptures. Tea and cake, of course, rounded off a very pleasant Read more…
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August newsletter
Good afternoon ladies I was delighted to see so many of you at the garden party in July, but disappointed not to be able join you all at Blewbury Manor, though pleased to hear you had enjoyed your day. Trine sent me some pictures, both the gardens and sculptures looked Read more…