There was an upbeat and well attended Annual General Meeting for Abingdon Fitzharrys WI on 11 March. A new committee was elected with some old and some new faces. The treasurer’s statement on the year’s finances was encouraging. The secretary delivered a fascinating report on all the numerous and various 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 friends, share interests, learn new skills and have fun. The Read more
March 2026 First day of Spring this Sunday! Here’s to the next big WI Birthday – 60 years and still growing! A huge thank you for all help, donations, and much more to make it such a memorable event. We pulled out all the stops and it worked. Special thank Read more
Abingdon Fitzharrys WI’s party to celebrate its foundation 60 years ago in February 1966 was full of colour, music and good food. The committee wowed in colourful outfits inspired by the psychedelic swinging sixties with a touch of Flower Power. Music was provided by the beautiful voice of singer Charis Read more
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 raffle but no sales table or books. January is often 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 meeting was memorable and demonstrated great teamwork from many of 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. And didn’t we have fun with extraordinary magic? I would 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 and all the other help given in the kitchen, with 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 was known for creating imaginative portraits from arrangements of fruits, 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 the sound-system, but some members still have a problem hearing Read more