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
The committee is delighted to be able to welcome members to the first in person monthly meeting at the Northcourt Centre since March 2020. Abingdon Fitzharrys WI Annual General Meeting will take place there on Tuesday 8th June at 1.30 pm. The business part of the meeting will be followed Read more
Abingdon Fitzharrys WI are planning to have an in person get together in addition to their Zoom meeting this month. The proposal is to meet for tea and a chat in the Abbey Grounds on Tuesday 25 May at 2 pm, weather permitting of course. Those coming along should bring their Read more
Abingdon Fitzharrys WI hit a new milestone this week. On Tuesday 9th March at 7pm twenty-two members joined together for our first meeting on Zoom. There was lots of chat, catching up on news and comparison of lockdown hairstyles! Moira, the President, also filled us in on future plans. In Read more
The Committee and members of Abingdon Fitzharrys WI agreed during 2020 that one important way to deal with the difficulties of meeting during the present Covid 19 restrictions was to change the time of the monthly meeting from the evening to the afternoon. Accordingly, the Committee emailed Catherine Blaxhall, Chair of Read more
On a very warm afternoon on Tuesday 11 August, Abingdon Fitzharrys members were delighted to meet up again for the first time since March. They found a shady spot in the Abbey Gardens to enjoy a socially distanced picnic together. All are looking forward to be able to resume monthly Read more
Due to the coronavirus the sale has been postponed from 21 March to Saturday 11 July 2020 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, buttons, ribbon and Read more
Abingdon Fitzharrys member Viv and her golden Labrador Jemma appeared recently in the magazine WI Life in a feature on WI members and their dogs. As well as being a loved family dog, Jemma plays a special role as a canine blood donor for the Pet Blood Bank. With Viv’s support, Read more
Abingdon Fitzharrys’ Secretary Viv writes about the Oxfordshire Federation’s Centenary Exhibition on 21 September: If you were at Didcot yesterday you will know how well Abingdon Fitzharrys did in the competition. I thought you would all like to see the impressive tableau they assembled. They achieved very high marks –over Read more
Abingdon Fitzharrys went to Broughton Castle for their summer outing this year, on a sunny Tuesday in August. Our excellent guide was the house archivist and she was able to tell us all about the house and show us round. Read more