South Oxford WI
Previous Speakers
2019
January 15th
Liz Mitchell, Weaving
February 19th
Olivia Payne ' An introduction to Oxfam's work and reflections from Bangladesh'
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March 19th
Annual Meeting followed by Anne Laurence
"Travellers, Printers, Laundresses and
Shepherds..."
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April 16th
Peggy Williamson, Felt Flowers Workshop
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May 21st
Mary Gregory, Associated Country Women of the World
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June 18th
Liz Woolley "Beer, Sausages and Marmalade"
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July 16th
Louise Chantal, Oxford Playhouse
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September 17th
Janet Royall, (Baroness Royall of Blaisdon) Principal of Somerville College, Oxford
"On the Shoulders of Giants"
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October 5th
The return of SOWI's FAMOUS CEILIDH!
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October 15th
MEMBERS NIGHT (anything might happen)
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November 19th
Peggy Seeger "First Time Ever"
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December 17th
Christmas celebration
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2020
January 21st
Georgina Ferry: Dorothy Hodgkin
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February 18th
Grape Minds "Wine!"
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September 15th
Al Sylvester - Southern Reach
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October 20th
Gillian Walnes Perry - the Legacy of Anne Frank
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November 17th
Sabita Banerji and THIRST - The International Roundtable for Sustainable Tea
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December 15th
Lucy Atkins, author and journalist
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2021
January 19th
Oxfordshire on Canvas with Marie-Louise Kerr
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February 16th​
Spoons workshop with Jo May, percussionist
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March 16th
Our AGM and then Tess Taylor from Tap Social
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April 20th
Jim Godfrey
Meadow Road - the plans to build a road through
Christ Church meadow...
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May 18th
Susan Roaf
Future-proofing your life in a changing climate
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June 15th
Annelie Talent - Beatrix Potter
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July 20th
Reunion Social!
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August - no meeting
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September 21st
Uncomfortable Oxford - Proctors and Prostitutes
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October 19th
Members' Night - ballet night
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November 16th
Craft evening - Felt Christmas decorations with Peggy Williamson
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December 21st
Christmas celebration
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2022
January 18th VIA ZOOM
Tim Pocock "What is a Magistrate?"
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February 15th
Fiona Whitehouse - The Ghent Altarpiece
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March 15th
AGM followed by guest Dr Marie Tidball
- Representation of disabled people in the media
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April 19th
Informal fun and games!
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May 17th
Andrew Billen - Author, journalist and staff writer on The Times newspaper
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June 21st
Richard O Smith - The Z-A of Oxford: 1000 Years of History in 26 Letters
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July 19th
Scientists from the UKAEA
Fusion: The Ultimate Energy Source
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September 20th
Marie-Louise Kerr - Curator without a museum
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October 18th
Members' Night (it's a surprise!)
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November 15th
Armaleggan Border Morris Dancers
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December 20th
SOWI Christmas celebration
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2023
January 17th
Rug making with Dorothy
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February 21st
"Winters in the World" Dr Eleanor Parker
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March 21st
AGM followed by a talk from CRISIS
April 18th
Tom Seaward, Oxford Mail Reporter
"Murder, Acrobats and the Home Secretary"
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May 16th
Professor Dame Sue Black
The Real World of Forensic Anthropology
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June 20th
Craft Evening with Peggy Williamson
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July 18th
Dr Anna Railton - AI for WI
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September 19th
Tessa Rea
Articulate - Performance and Persuasion
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October 7th SOWI CEILIDH!
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October 17th
Members' Night The story of lavender
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November 21st
Jane Fletcher - The Art of Giving
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December 19th
Christmas Celebration
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2024
January 16th
Dr Ian Williams - "Women, Wives and Witches in the Star Chamber"
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February 20th
Andrew Hall, The History and Philosophy of Hairdressing
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March 19th
AGM, followed by Kate Vigors, Physiotherapist
"Move beautifully for spinal health"
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April 16th
Chrissie's Owls
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May 21st
Spring Flowers demo with Nic and Jo
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June 18th
Why we sing - with Julia Hollander
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September 17th
Charles Foster: Writer, naturalist, lawyer, lecturer
Being a Beast: How to stop being a human
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October 15th
Members' Night - anything could happen!
(It was fabric printing - great fun!)
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October 19th
RETURN OF THE FAMOUS SOWI CEILIDH
SOLD OUT!
With the OU Ceilidh Band
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