Our April activities started with our April meeting with a talk by Claire Sherwood from The New Forest Park Authority. A report can be read here. Rita has continued to head up bandage making for Ukraine and the team are doing sterling working making and rolled bandages which will be sent to Ukraine. Rita welcome help either on Wednesday mornings from 10am -12 noon. Or the tasks can … Continue reading April Round-Up
Each year at the New Forest Show, we get the opportunity to compete against other Hampshire WI’s in the WI marquee. The theme this year is celebrating. After our success at the Group Show, we would very much like as many members to take part as possible. You don’t have to be a member of the Craft Group to enter, or a Michelin starred chef! … Continue reading New Forest Show WI Schedule
Our next meeting is at Brockenhurst Village Hall on Monday April 17th with a speaker from the NPA talking about Ground Nesting Birds. At the meeting we will have the Competition of the Month which is a photograph of something that makes you happy. A photo taken within the last year. Size no larger than 7 x 5 inch or 13 x 18 cm. Proceeds … Continue reading April Activities
The focus of the March craft group sessions was preparing for the Group Show. Kim’s quilting groups have been busy. The beginners group are making great progress with their quilts. The intermediate group have been learning a variety of great techniques to further their quilting skills including piping and double borders. They ended the course learning to make a zipped pouch and as you can … Continue reading March Craft Group Sessions
This weekend saw the 73rd Brockenhurst Group Show where members of the Brockenhurst Group comprising of Brockenhurst WI, Sway WI, Barton Bees WI and New Milton Sands WI competed. The hall was a riot of spring colours and was a delight to see. There were 16 individual categories and 2 Co-operative categories that members could enter. 25 members from Brockenhurst WI entered in 15 classes, … Continue reading The 73rd Brockenhurst Group Show
Bandage Making Rita continues to hold Bandage making sessions at her house on Wednesdays between 10am and 12 noon. All are welcome to attend and lend a hand. Rita’s Open Garden in Aid of Ukraine Rita held an Open Garden in aid of Ukraine on the weekend of 18th and 19th March. Despite a a wet morning on Saturday, the weather in the afternoon was … Continue reading Ukraine Update
Well done to everyone who has agreed to enter the forthcoming Group Show. It can seem daunting to enter, but it is important to put it into perspective. The Group Show is an occasion. A chance to show each other what we can do. A chance to work as a team within our WI. It’s not a case of life and death. It’s not about … Continue reading How Group Show Items are Marked
This month we were treated to a speaker who had visited us before. Jane Glennie , an actress and historian , who spoke about the working experiences of Violet Jessop. Jane dressed in a period costume and spoke the part of Violet. Violet worked on various ships as a stewardess to begin with in 1908 and once war declared , she trained as a Voluntary … Continue reading March Meeting 2023
Special Socks for Ukraine Special socks are needed for the wounded in Ukraine. It is not possible to buy them but they are easy to knit – the heel is not required but they need to have buttons with the opening starting right after the toes area (the example on the photo below is a bit wrong as the buttons are starting too high, needs … Continue reading Knitters, Can You Help?
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