The Womens Institute, Wendlebury
We are part of the largest woman’s society in the world meeting up every month. You don’t have to be member to come to our meetings, come along as a visitor and give us a try. Meetings are on every second Tuesday of the month (except Aug.) at 7.30pm. in the Wendlebury village hall.
Annual subscription is £29 per year which includes 8 glossy magazines
For further information contact June Pearce: june@systemseed.co.uk
The WI has three layers and you choose how involved you want to be.
Layer 1 - Wendlebury WI
Our monthly meetings mainly consist of listening to invited speakers or demonstration on a very large range of subjects followed by tea, biscuits and a chat. Or we may try our hand water colour painting, painting pottery, making cards etc, As a group we like our food and drink so we have an Autumn meeting in a restaurant and in the summer we go out to a stately home or something similar followed by a meal. This year we went out for a skittles evening and more food and drink. Twice a year we have group meetings. We take it in turn to host an evening and invite surrounding WI’s. This give us a chance to meet new people and to splash out on more expensive entertainment.
Do go to our photo gallery for pictures of past events.
| 2009 | Our current programme |
| 14th April | PEPYS, PLAGUE & Fire - Colin Oaks |
| 12th May | RESOLUTIONS & SOCIAL EVENING |
| 9th June | NATURAL BURIAL GROUNDS - Emma Restall-Orr |
| 14th July | THE INVIGILATOR WHO SET FIRE TO HIS TROUSERS TALES FROM AN EXAM HALL - Dr Anne Borrowdale |
| August | NO MEETING |
| 8th Sept | AT HOME ABROAD. Staying in private homes - Sylvie Nickels |
| 13th Oct | AUTUMN "FEAST" - Venue to be announced |
| 10th Nov | WILD PLACES OF BRITAIN - Clive Jones |
| 8th Dec | CHRISTMAS MEETING - hosted by the committee |
| 2010 | |
| 12th Jan | JUST A SHARP SCRATCH - Duncam Wells |
| 9th Feb | THE MITFORD SISTERS - Gillian Cane |
| 9th March | AGM and MEMBERS EVENING |
Layer 2 - Oxfordshire Federation of WIs
The OFWI also puts on much larger events for our entertainment under the headings of Current Affairs, Combined Arts, Environment Agriculture and Science, Home and Garden, International, Sports and Leisure and Events. So there are subject to suit all taste. Some sample events for the next few months - Trips to Wilton House and Salisbury Cathedral, Garden Organic Ryton and Rutherford Appleton Laboratories. Talk by Ann Widdecombe M.P.
Here is a link to the Oxfordshire federation.
Layer 3 - The National Federation of WI (NFWI).
Nationally there are about 205,000 WI members, which is a large voice and each year it is used via our resolutions. This years resolutions to be discussed are “Ban on Bottom Trawling” which causes great loss to marine life, and “Inappropriate Imprisonment of the Severely Mentally Ill”
This link takes you to The National Federation.