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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Due to a last minute cancellation of our planned trip, it was decided that we should still to get together. We met on Whitemoor with a drink and a snack and had a good time catching up with each other. It was lovely seeing members that we have only otherwise seen on Zoom for a year. Janette had sign-up sheets for the help at the … Continue reading Our August Get Together
On the morning of 26th July some of Brockenhurst WI members met at Whitefield Moor car park to have a walk and a get together. It was a beautiful sunny morning and the New Forest was looking glorious. We headed for the path through Puttles Bridge along the river and were grateful for the shade in the woods. We walked at a gentle pace for … Continue reading July Walk and Get Together
At our July meeting we were delighted to welcome back speaker Jane Glennie. We were transported back to 1913 where we attended a secret meeting of the Brockenhurst Votes for Women Society We all had to have a houseplant to hand in case Mrs Catctcold’s husband should enter the room, so he would think it was a horticultural meeting. Mrs Catchcold would pretend to have … Continue reading Suffering Suffragettes
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