A lovely month that hails the start of Spring and hopefully we can now bid farewell to snow and ice as this is a busy month in WI terms, with no time for de-icing and slipping round pavements. I am looking forward to seeing you at Worton Hall on the 25th. I can’t believe it! Another Annual Meeting is nearly upon us and we have two very exciting speakers and a virtual parade of your lovely banners! Not to be missed. March was the first month of the Roman calendar and symbolise

Firstly, I would like to wish you all a slightly belated but very Happy New Year. Welcome to the February edition of Oxfordshire Inspires – I hope you feel well rested after the Christmas festivities and are looking forward to all the WI and 2026 have to offer. Thank you to those of you who have applied for tickets (delegates or observer tickets) for the OFWI Annual Meeting – you very kindly kept me company last year and I am glad you are doing the same this year. So, I hope

Welcome to the December/January double issue of our wonderful magazine. Yes it’s that most wonderful time of the year! Pictured on the front cover are two of our speakers for the Annual Meeting in March. Ciaran Martin, British professor and former CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and currently Professor of Practice in Management of Public Organisations. Michael Rosenblum a television producer and video journalist (VJ) who built the first major VJ-driven local

November is here, named from the Latin “novem” for nine. It marks the transition from autumn to winter, bringing shorter days and leads into the holiday season – the word that starts with C and ends with S! Celebrations include Guy Fawkes Night and “Stir Up” Sunday which is traditionally when the Christmas pudding was made. Talking of celebrations – the Federation has been successful in securing funding from the Denman Grant Scheme. This sum of money will allow us to run seve

I can’t believe that Autumn is now upon us. Soon it will be C…….s! But let’s skip over to March and let me tell you about the OFWI Annual Meeting. We are returning to Worton Hall on Wednesday 25th March 2026. Please don’t let me be there on my own! The day will follow much of the successful format as previous years and we are busy confirming speakers for the day – more on that next month. We have listened to your comments and hopefully we will again bring a day for you to enj

I hope you have had a really lovely summer – well it has certainly been warm enough! Possibly too warm but let’s not complain. I thought as we find ourselves nearly halfway through the WI year, that we should remind ourselves of what our WI membership includes – eleven monthly meetings which can include a speaker or an activity all with refreshments and possibly a raffle. Your WI might also have subgroups – walking, craft, book clubs all for you to enjoy. Plenty of fun, frien

Welcome to this double edition of Oxfordshire Inspires – July and August. I have been asked to remind you please to come and visit us at the Tackley office on Tuesday 16 September and celebrate the WI being 110 years old! I feel we are in relatively good order for that number of years! Do take the opportunity to visit the Federation office, wander round the history displays, artefacts, textiles, and memorabilia and view the displays and information about our subcommittees. Me