World Textile Day is a free exhibition and fair trade market of world textiles held annually in venues across England, Scotland and Wales. The south of England World Textile Day is being held on Saturday 9th October from 10am-4pm at Brockenhurst Village Hall. Come and see the Fair Trade Market from makers, workshops and villages around the world Meet specialist world textiles traders Monitored entry … Continue reading World Textile Day
After a few showery days, we were lucky to have a dry and sunny morning for our walk. We set off from Beechern Wood car park across Whitemoor, heading to the middle bridge on the Puttles Bridge walk. We had a ‘charm’ of Goldfinches singing to us – they were also enjoying the sunshine, as we were! There were also ponies sheltering from nip in … Continue reading September Walk
On Monday 27th September, 7 ladies from Brockenhurst WI enjoyed lunch at Mabel’s at Shallowmead Nursery. A good time was had by all. Continue reading September Lunch Club
Our next meeting is on Thursday 23rd September at Corinne’s house at 2pm. Please bring your cooked models to paint/varnish, plus a thin paint brush, Corinne has the paint. At this meeting, the group show will also be discussed/worked on. The following meeting will be on Friday 8th October. We will be deconstructing our Easter balloons and hopefully turning them in to blankets. This will … Continue reading Craft Group Meetings
Our September walk and meeting-up is on Wednesday 29th September. Meet at Beechern Wood car park, just off the Rhinefield Road, Brockenhurst for a 10am start. We will walk around the short loop which is around a mile long. We will walk at gentle pace to suit all. This walk will be on a mixture of surfaces, including grass and gravel tracks. It passes through … Continue reading September Walk and Meet-Up
September has already been a busy month for us! We helped serve refreshments at the weekend for the Needlework Fiesta. Members baked beautiful cakes and scones. On the evening of 13th September, we had our first in person meeting since March 2020! It was lovely to see a big turn-out and to catch up with each other. Our president Elaine welcomed 6 visitors. We had … Continue reading September Meeting and Press Report
Chrstine K has very kindly offered to re-start our lunch club. A chance to meet up, have a chat and a bite to eat. The September session will be held on Monday 27th September at Mabel’s at Shallowmead Nursery, Boldre, Lymington, SO41 8PA at 12.30 If you would like to attend, please contact us so Christine can let Mabel’s know numbers. Continue reading Lunch Club Resumes
September is upon us and just a reminder that our first proper Craft Group meeting is this Thursday 9th at 2pm. We are making salt dough and seeing what can be achieved!! The basic recipe is 2 cups plain flour, 1 cup table salt. Please bring the amount you want to work with. Also bring a mixing bowl and spoon. The weather is hopefully looking … Continue reading September Craft Group Meeting
Are you interested in crafts? Carole Blaylock has very kindly offered to run a Craft Group. Carole has invited those interested in crafts to a meeting at her house on Thursday 19th August at 3.30pm for a general discussion. Please contact Carole using the form below if you wish to go to the meeting or if you are interested in joining the Craft Group. Contact … Continue reading Craft Group
We managed to salvage our summer outing which had to be cancelled, by meeting up on the Forest instead. A very chilly but happy couple of hours with our own drinks and snacks. Carole Blaylock has kindly agreed to run the craft group. She has invited those who are interested to a meeting at her house on Thursday 19th August at 3.30pm for a general … Continue reading August Newsletter from our President Elaine
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