Members of our Craft Group have been busily beavering away. Mel and Carole have submitted Platinum Jubliee cards for the Queen. The group has been coming up for plans the the New Forest Show. The Craft Group is entering the Church Easter Egg display, with Recycling theme and intend to use ribbons, buttons, fabric and other pretty things we have at home to decorate our … Continue reading Craft Group Update
Our WI member Kim has very kindly volunteered to teach a group of our WI members how to make a quilt. Kim made a stunning quilt which she entered into the Group Show in December. In the first session Kim demonstrated how to cut material using a rotary cutter. We then went shopping and bought material for the quilt we are going to make. In … Continue reading Craft Club Quilting Group
The March craft sessions will be as follows:- Friday 11th March at Anne H’s house. Friday 25th March at Meral’s house. Please contact us for more information. Continue reading March Craft Club Sessions
Every Shrove Tuesday Brockenhurst Parish Council put on a Pancake Race. Brookley Road is closed to cars for the occasion. There are races for Pre-School children right up to teenagers. There are also adult races and Brockenhurst WI took part in one of the team relay races. Four ladies from Brockenhurst WI braved the rain to take part- Zena, Janice, Anne and Jayne. Brockenhurst WI … Continue reading Brockenhurst Pancake Race
February’s Lunch Club was held at The Forest Park Hotel in Brockenhurst. The hotel staff were very welcoming and throughout our lunch the staff were attentive. We had a large table overlooking the garden. We enjoyed our meals and a happy time was had by all. Continue reading February Lunch Club
It was a dull day for our February walk with drizzle in the air, and our expectations for keeping dry weren’t high! However as we left Beechern Wood car park and headed over Whitemoor the drizzle had gone and we enjoyed chatting to each other as we went along. We stopped briefly to look at a flock of Fieldfares and Redwings up ahead of us. … Continue reading February Walk and Catch-Up
We are entering a team in Brockenhurst Pancake Race on Tuesday 1st March. We are looking for team members. If you would like to join in the fun, please contact us. Continue reading Brockenhurst Pancake Race
Our February meeting saw Brockenhurst WI celebrating our 104th Birthday with 35 members and 7 guests in attendance. We had an action packed evening! We celebrated in style and started the evening with a glass of Bucks Fizz. 14 members celebrate their birthday in February and they were presented with a birthday posy. Certificates and a floral tribute were presented to 6 members for their … Continue reading Our February Meeting and our 104th Birthday
At our recent Craft Club session, members experimented with decoupage. We also had a very productive time brainstorming some great ideas for the upcoming New Forest Show. The next craft session will be on 25th February. Please contact us for more Information. Continue reading February Craft Club
A date for your diary -we are planning a walk on 25th April at 10am (venue to be confirmed) We will walk for one to two mile miles and will walk at gentle pace to suit all. This will be followed by a coffee and cakes for a donation to ACWW. Non-walkers are welcome to join us at 11am. The Associated Country Women of the … Continue reading Walk and Coffee Morning in aid of ACWW
Brockenhurst Women's Institute 