We are having a busy August. Members have enjoyed a croquet evening, an event at Foxlease with other local WI clubs and we entered the New Forest Show. Beautifully made items taking hours to sew, knit, macrame, bake, make fruit marmalade, photograph, paint flower arrange and make a 1920’s larder with contents and a model allotment we managed to have several third prizes. A tremendous … Continue reading August Update
Member of Brockenhurst WI went on a trip to Furzey Gardens in Minstead, New Forest that was postponed form 2021. Despite being local, several members confessed that they hadn’t visited Furzey Gardens before and they were in for a treat! Karen Mc not only organised the outing, but she also laid on a beautiful sunny evening! The head gardener gave us a talk about the … Continue reading Trip To Furzey Gardens 8th August 2022
Rita kindly hosted the bandage making session this week. Everyone had a really fun and friendly morning making bandages. Huge thanks go to Rita for hosting. Look at this lovely picture! Thanks go to Maureen for fuelling us with delicious biscuits! 54 triangular bandages were made at this session. Meral has continued to be busy and has made a further 42 triangular bandages and 90 … Continue reading Bandage Making -week of 1st August 2022
Thank you to each and every one of you for your help with bandage making, whether it be supplying sheets, washing, ironing, cutting, ripping, sewing or rolling. It all makes a big difference. Rita has offered to run a bandage making session on Wednesday 3rd August 10.30am at her house (limited to 6 people). Please contact us for more details or see email from Elaine … Continue reading Bandage Making for August 2022
On 14th July Brockenhurst, sixteen members from Brockenhurst WI went to Woodside Park in Lymington for a Croquet session. We played croquet under the supervision from members of the Croquet Club. They guided us through the rules and gave out tactical tips. First prize went to Zena, second prize to Rita and third prize to Kathryn. This was followed by a picnic tea. Many thanks to Issy for a … Continue reading Croquet Outing
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