November has one again been a busy month for Brockenhurst WI. Our craft group and members have worked hard making Christmas decorations for our Christmas Stall at the Brockenhust Christmas Fun Evening. The bandage makers have continued to be productive to help Ukraine. Our lunch club members braved the elements to have lunch at the Hare and Hounds in Sway. Brockenhurst WI laid a poppy … Continue reading November Round-Up
Members from Brockenhurst WI have continued to work hard making bandages for Ukraine. Carole hosted the first session of the month and triangular bandages were prioritised as these are needed for trauma packs. The second session was held at Julie’s house. Evelyn hosted the 3rd session of the month. Julie hosted the last two sessions of the month and we worked on using up the … Continue reading November Bandage Making
Our craft group have continued to work hard making Christmas decorations for our stall at the Brockenhurst Christmas Fun evening which is taking place on Friday 2nd December. Carole hosted the first session. Corinne hosted the next session and work started on making a Christmas Tree for the competition amongst stall holders at the Fun Evening too. Julie hosted an additional session on Monday evening … Continue reading November Craft Group
Fifteen brave ladies ladies fought their way through the rain, high winds, floods and diversions to attend the November Lunch Club at the Hare and Hounds in Sway. A feat in itself! The lovely smiling faces show that a good time was had by all! Thanks got to Christine K for organising it. Continue reading November Lunch Club
On Remembrance Sunday, Brockenhurst village get together for the Service of Remembrance at the War Memorial, in Sway Road. There is also a beautiful display of poppies at St Saviour’s Church. Continue reading Brockenhurst Remembers
After a heavy downpour, it was a a relief to see sunshine at the start of our walk. But then it clouded over and the sky was dark in the distance. There was also an autumnal nip in the wind as we headed off from Beechern Wood car park across Whitemoor. However, the weather did not detract from our walk. As usual, the New Forest … Continue reading September Walk
We are having a busy August. Members have enjoyed a croquet evening, an event at Foxlease with other local WI clubs. We entered the New Forest Show. Beautifully made items taking hours to sew, knit, macrame, bake, make fruit marmalade, photograph, paint flower arrange and make a 1920’s larder with contents and a model allotment we managed to have several third prizes. A tremendous effort … Continue reading August Update
After a two year gap, this week saw the return of the New Forest Show. The WI Schedule was ‘Step back in Time’ (carried over from 2020). The entry classes were: 1. ‘Sweets for my Sweet’ Peppermint Creams. Six sweets (half dipped in chocolate optional) displayed in a box with clear lid/clingfilm no larger than 6″ x 4″ (15 x 10cm). This category was entered … Continue reading New Forest Show 2022
Thankfully, it was cooler for our July walk. We started at Beechern Wood car park and Whitemoor was very parched and almost white, with only a few animals too. The Bog areas were quite green so they are probably still wet areas. The heather is just beginning to flower. We headed up to Puttles Bridge, where, as you can imagine, the water levels were low. … Continue reading July Walk and Meet-Up
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