The Womens Institute, Wendlebury
Wendlebury WI celebrates its 50th Anniversary in 2010
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.
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For further information contact Janet Whitney: jwitney@btinternet.com
Wendlebury WI celebrates its 50th Anniversary in 2010
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.
| 2010 | What's on at the W.I. |
| 13th April | A KOOKABURRA STOLE MY TENT PEG- Jill Bailey |
| 11th May | RESOLUTIONS & SOCIAL EVENING |
| 25th May | OUR 50th BIRTHDAY PARTY |
| 8th June | THE INCREDIBLE WORLD OF THE HONEY BEE - Steve Moll |
| 13th July | JUST A SHART SCRATCH - Duncan Wells |
| August | NO MEETING |
| 14th Sept | LIVING THROUGH THE TSUNAMI - Graham & Lynne Colverson |
| 12th Oct | AUTUMN "FEAST" - Venue to be announced |
| 9th Nov | HISTORY OF THE PARISH OF ST. THOMAS THE MARTYR WEST OXFORD - Liz Wooley |
| 14th Dec | CHRISTMAS MEETING - hosted by the committee |
| 2011 | |
| 11th Jan | MEMORIES OF A JEWISH CHILDHOOD IN POLAND UNDER GERMAN OCCUPATION IN WW2 - Renata Calverley |
| 8th Feb | THE BAYBERRY CLINIC - Dr Albert Zandvoort |
| 8th 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.