Our meeting on Monday 11th October was attended by 34 members and 7 guests. We heard from Ann about the forthcoming Group show and the categories we could enter, encouraging us to get creative! To read more about this, please click here. The ‘Competition of the Month’ was a flower in a vase and this was won by Maureen Our speaker was Jackie Dimmock, who … Continue reading Our October Meeting
The Brockenhurst Group Show takes place on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th December 2021 at St Mary Magdalene Church Hall, New Milton. Brockenhurst WI members are encouraged to enter the following categories: SECTION A – PRODUCE A1 – Jar of Festive Jelly (Jelly must be clear) – 8oz/250grams or underA baric top to be supplied by committee for display on the viewing day A2 A … Continue reading Brockenhurst Group Show
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
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
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
Brockenhurst WI are having a stall at Brockenhurst Green Day on Saturday 10th July. Many local and New Forest groups and businesses are taking part in this day and it is promising to become a very interesting and educational Eco fair. It is being held at St Saviours Church garden on Saturday 10th July from 12 noon to 4pm The WI Sub-committee for this event has come … Continue reading Brockenhurst Green Day
The beginning of April saw a flurry of activity amongst some of our members who were committed to demonstrating their craft skills. Some had produced samples of their work for a display in the window of the Parish Council office in Brookley Road and others had been busy knitting and crocheting squares to be used for decorating 2 large Easter Eggs sited at the front … Continue reading Press Report April 2021
Brockenhurst WI members took part in a lockdown craft project with the theme of Renewal. The group’s craft ladies decided to get busy and individually produce something bright and cheerful leading everyone towards Spring and Easter. A4 panels were displayed in the Parish Council window in Brookleys Road Knitted or crochet squares were stitched together and used to decorate giant Easter Eggs that were placed … Continue reading Easter Renewal Project
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