Can you join #TheBigHelpOut this Bank Holiday Monday? To mark His Majesty The King’s Coronation thousands of organisations across the country are getting together to give us all the chance to help out in our own local communities. Rita is looking for volunteers to help with Bandage Making for Ukraine and is offering a volunteering opportunity between 10am and 12 noon on Monday 8th May. … Continue reading The Big Help Out -Can You Lend a Hand?
Here are a list of activities and events for May: This month’s walk and meet up will take place at 2.30pm on Thursday 11th May. The venue is to be confirmed (as Julie would like to try and arrange a bluebell walk if the bluebells are still out!) If you would like to come, please contact us to book your place and Julie will email … Continue reading May Activities
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
Despite a month of mixed and often rainy weather, we were able to do our March walk with just occasional drizzle as we started off from Beechern Wood car park. After so much rain in was nice to get out into the ‘fresh’ air and stretch our legs. Even on a breezy grey day, there are always interesting things to see in the New Forest … Continue reading March Walk and Meet Up
Most people probably know Wealden Down as being the home of the TV show The Repair Cafe, but there is much more to it that that as Brockenhurst WI members and guests found out when we visited. It is the home to 1,000 years of rural life in an open air site. The Museum’s 40 acres site, historic gardens and buildings are fascinating places to … Continue reading Trip to Wealden Down
Report written by Elaine about the Hampshire WI Spring Council meeting: Last Wednesday Evelyn, Maureen and I attended the HCFWI Spring Council Meeting and AGM at The Guildhall, Portsmouth. The event was not well attended despite the NFWI Chair as Guest Speaker. This was a shame as you all know her face and article from the WI magazine! The usual AGM business went through with … Continue reading Spring Council Meeting 2023
Brockenhurst Women's Institute 