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
HO, HO ! In Norway we are meant to bake seven different types of biscuit for Christmas, so that there is always something in the cupboard to offer at Yuletide. Well, l have been in a cupboard, but not with biscuits, our WI one at Northcourt Centre. The books have all been Read more
Our next walk will be on Wednesday 30 November. We will meet at the Leisure Centre at 10.30am and walk into Abingdon and along to the lock and back along the river into Abingdon. If it is muddy, we may have to think again!! We will also have a coffee Read more
Hello again, we are already gearing up for Christmas – it comes around a bit too often for my liking. The October monthly meeting was a noisy affair – I do hope some of you picked up a tip or two. We had two visitors, Kate and Joan, who we Read more
There was a hum of chatter at the October meeting as members sat together to make knitted or crocheted flowers out of wool. Trine’s advice and support were much in demand and she needed a sit down when she got home, but she felt it had been well worth it. Read more
The next walk is on Wednesday 19 October. We will meet at St Helens Church at 10.30 am and walk along the Ock Path and then around Albert Park. We can walk then walk into town for a coffee if anyone wants to. Let’s hope we don’t get too much Read more
Hello again, September certainly turned out to be an unforgettable month. New beginnings all around. Let’s hope the same goes for the WI. Now that we are all out and about again, new ideas and whatever takes your fancy can have free flow. It looked like the Zumba went down Read more
The next walk is planned for Tuesday 27 September. We shall meet at Christ Church on Northcourt Road at 10.30 am for a walk around north Abingdon, and coffee afterwards at The Barns for those who would like to.
Hello again In June I wrote in my newsletter to you that I would do a sun dance for our garden party. I am afraid I might have overdone it. We certainly have had both sun and HOT weather. No more dancing for a while, it might go dreadfully wrong. Read more
Quite a few of us had a wonderful WI summer outing to Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford. We were privileged to have a guided tour from Jim Godfrey, who gave us an excellent talk on the Cathedral last year. Thank you to Moira for organising the tour. Who knew that Read more