Why not come for a gentle walk and meet-up on 28th February. This walk will start at Beechern Wood car park off the Rhinefield Road in Brockenhurst at 10am. We will walk for one to two mile miles and will walk at gentle pace to suit all. The paths can be wet or muddy, so please wear appropriate footwear for all eventualities. Please contact us … Continue reading February Walk and Meet Up
The January lunch club met at Mabel’s at Shallowmead Nursery. We had a good choice of food to choose from and a very lovely waitress. A happy time was had by all. Continue reading January Lunch Club
Our next meeting is at Carole’s house on 11th February at 2 pm. We will start with some gentle decoupage. Please bring sharp scissors a brush suitable for adding pva glue and any old magazines you have. Plus an item to cover. I have a few if you have nothing suitable. We also need to discuss our programme for the year and plans for the … Continue reading February Craft Group Meeting
We had a dull day for our walk this month and although it was chilly, it wasn’t too cold. We set off walking across Whitemoor to Puttles Bridge, where we saw flocks of Fieldfare and Redwings feeding on the ground. We followed the path until we reached the second bridge. We then cut up through the woods. We then headed back to the third bridge. … Continue reading January Walk
You may remember that last Easter Brockenhurst WI members took part in a lockdown craft project with the theme of Renewal. (Click here to read about it). It was always the intention that the squares that were knitted/crocheted to produce these eggs would be turned into a blanket and passed on to charity. We can now report that 5 blankets have been produced thanks to … Continue reading Transformation
From Greener Brockenhurst: The New Forest National Park Awakenings Festival is a series of online and in-person events, talks and workshops, where people can discover why the New Forest is so special, its role in the climate and nature emergencies, what people are already doing to protect it, and how everyone can help. Greener Brockenhurst will be hosting a HOME ENERGY SOLUTIONS event in Brockenhurst which you … Continue reading Greener Brockenhurst Home Energy Solutions Event
A last minute decision took our January meeting on Zoom and our committee and speaker came up trumps to make this happen. Our president Elaine welcomed everyone. She told us about the upcoming walk on Monday 24th January and the lunch club on 28th January (Click red links for more details). We voted on the Resolution for the year and our nomination will be put … Continue reading January Meeting 2022
Our meeting on Monday 10th January is now a Zoom meeting. Please look for an email from Elaine for the Zoom link or contact us for the Zoom link. Speaker Linda Miller, Professional Embroiderer -Virtually in Stitches, machine embroidery. Continue reading January Meeting – Update
Our next Lunch Club will be on Friday 28th January at Mabels, Shallowmead Nurseries, Boldre Lane, Boldre, Lymington SO41 8PA at 12 noon. Please contact us to sign up. Continue reading January Lunch Club
Hampshire WI currently have three competitions running which anyone can enter. It would be great if our talented members would like to take part in these competitions. Competition 1 – Calendar Photo Competition (Application form at https://hampshirewi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2023-Calendar-Competition-entry-form.pdf) Closing Date 4th February Competition 2 make a card for Her Majesty the Queen celebrating her Platinum Jubilee. Calling all card makers and crafters to make a card … Continue reading Hampshire WI Competitions
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