On Wednesday 24th June, fifteen ladies from the WI and one gentleman set off to see Evita at the theatre in Milton Keynes using the Northampton Community Bus. Evita with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice, follows the early life, rise to power, charity work and eventual death of Eva Peron,…
Maytime in the Square Despite the weather Maytime in the Square was well attended. The crowd watched Annabel Charlesworth crowned queen by Mrs Ann Rickard then enjoyed the children’s maypole dancing. The mummers’ play was next and was a great success. However, the rain then arrived with a vengeance so it was with great relief…
Another much anticipated WI Christmas party took place on Friday 2nd December. As always the members provided an excellent selection of sweet and savoury dishes. Doug Maddy the illusionist entertained us with his amazing and baffling ‘magic’ which was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Friday 23rd September 2016 The weather was glorious and a group of WI members had a very interesting walk finding the amazing fungi around the base of a tree and passing the 92ft obelisk in the grounds of Tusmore Park. This was erected by Wafic Said in celebration of the Queens Diamond Jubilee.
On Wednesday 3rd August a group of U3A members based in and around Banbury visited Aynho to hear about its history. They enjoyed an interesting talk by Peter Coles and visited the main areas of interest in the village. This was followed by a very welcome and delicious tea provided by the WI ladies. The money…
We were lucky again this year with the weather as up until the day before it had been persistently cold and wet. But on the day of the garden meeting the sun shone. It was hot but by 7.0pm, when we met in Jan’s garden there was a welcome cooling breeze. After Barbara had dispensed…
On Tuesday 21st June 11 members of Aynho WI met at the Old Flight House for a look round the antique centre and lunch. The Old Flight House is an amazing place. As you walk round one room opens up into another and another. It has a wide range of items for sale from furniture…
Bodicote Circular Walk – 3 miles After a quick look inside St John the Baptist church we walked along the High Street and turned into Salt Way an ancient bridle path that was used primarily to transport salt from mines in Droitwich to London. Once past the housing estate on our right we turned off and…
Wicked Women—A talk by Graham Sutherland It was Aynho’s turn to host the group meeting this month so 60 members from Aynho and the surrounding WI’s met on Monday 21st March in Aynho Village Hall to listen to a talk by Graham Sutherland on Wicked Women. Graham, an ex –policeman, dressed appropriately for his role…
Hobson’s Choice at Milton Keynes On Wednesday 9th March, sixteen ladies from the WI set off for the theatre in Milton Keynes. It was a very wet day, so our cheerful driver of the Northampton Community Bus had to take an alternative route to avoid roads closed due to flooding. However, he delivered us safely…