Dear Friends a very select number of ladies attended our June meeting. It is always a busy month catching up, now that the weather is warm at last. There were 13 apologies. A big welcome to Linda who joined us and we hope that Wendy who came as a visitor Read more…
Hello again, here comes summer! About 30 members had a very jovial May meeting when John Crowley, one of Abingdon’s Town Criers came to talk to us. Who knew that Oh Yey comes from Oreilles the French word for ‘ears’? So much interesting history about Abingdon and the Town Criers. A Read more…
Abingdon Fitzharrys used their monthly meeting on Tuesday 9th May to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III. There was an Abingdon Town Crier in full regalia, special Coronation cupcakes, royal poems, a rendition of five verses of “God Save the King” and much more.
Hello! Golly, almost May already and nearly half way through 2023. I do hope it warms up a bit soon. We were thrilled to welcome several new ladies last month. Pat and Beryl who both want to join us and Monica and Jean who came as visitors and were very Read more…
Hello, here comes April, less of the showers please! We need the sun to put his hat on. I am thrilled to bits with our new logo. Thank you Mary and Marian. I might even turn it into a small quilt, goodness knows l have enough fabric. Thank you for Read more…
Many years have passed since l was President of this WI the first time around. The world has changed and I have changed. Women’s needs were different, that’s not to say we all still don’t have needs. Friendship, stimulation and much more. More recently the Pandemic changed everything yet again, so we pick Read more…
Hello ! March is here and we all hope it will bring sunshine all around. Bits are popping up in my garden along with ideas and plans for the future. We must never stop looking ahead. I want to thank Sheila G. for all her lightbulb moments, a bit like the March hare Read more…
Hello again February is the month of Aquarius, yes water and we have had plenty this year already. It would be wonderful if all this water could be saved properly and leaks mended for later on when the sun shines. We welcomed Joan last month as a new member and Read more…
Hello Ladies I intend to go for a walk on Wednesday 25th January, if it is not raining, and would be pleased if some of you can come with me. We will meet at Christchurch in Northcourt Road at 10.30 am and I intend to walk around some of the Read more…
Hello again and wishing you all a Happy New Year! I always heave a sigh of relief when we have passed the winter solstice. Longer days and hope. Hope for so much: peace and relief from hunger in the world. We can as individuals only do so much. It was a Read more…