About Us

updated 8 February 2012

About Us

Chairman, Sue Cox, and the Oxfordshire Federation of Women's Institutes (OFWI) welcome you to our website.

We are part of the National Federation of Women's Institutes - the largest voluntary organisation for women in the UK with over 200,000 members in 69 Federations throughout England, Wales and the Islands.

In Oxfordshire we have just over 4,600 members spread across approx 150 WIs around the county. Our numbers are steadily rising and we opened three new WIs in 2010 and four in 2011! Watch our News page for the latest information.

If you would like to send a message to Sue or the Board of Trustees, you can do so by clicking on Contact Us. We look forward to hearing from you.

Directions to Tackley

- Tackley can be found on www.maps.google.co.uk

From Oxford and the South

- take the A44 Yarnton to Enstone Road. Right at the roundabout just before Woodstock and Blenheim Palace, direction of Bicester. Left on to the next main road A4260 the Kidlington to Banbury road. *Take the turning for Tackley opposite the Sturdys Castle Pub. Medcroft Road winds down to the village, with the Court Farm Barns on your right, clearly signed (see photo). The OFWI office is number 5 in the far left corner across the car park.

From Bicester and the East

- follow the A4096 through Kirtlington and eventually right turn on to the A4260. Follow from * above.

From Banbury and the North

- take the A4260 through Deddington and Tackley is a left turn opposite the Sturdys Castle Pub. Follow from * above.

From Witney and the West

- taking the A40, follow signs for Kidlington and at the Sainsbury's roundabout in Kidlington, turn left on to the A4260 for Banbury. Follow from * above.