Keith Saunders

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WI Newsletter – September 2003

I cannot believe that September has come and gone so quickly, our feet do not seem to have touched the ground. For us the month started with the Village Fete, as usual we did the “teas”. This is very much a team effort, all hands on deck or rather the kitchen of the Village Hall …

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WI Newsletter – July 2003

Gosh what have we been up to in July? We have just had a very successful open meeting – as explained in our June newsletter, an open meeting is when invitations are sent to neighbouring Institutes for a specific meeting, although anyone is welcome to come along at any time. Not having hosted one for …

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WI Newsletter – June 2003

Our June meeting took the form of a visit to Sparsholt Agricultural College, where we had two excellent guides in Mark and Nathan. We were given a tour of the glasshouses, where there were plants in abundance in various phases of development. These will be used at large flower shows, such as Hampton Court in …

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WI Newsletter – May 2003

Before going into detail on our busy month of May, just a few more words about our April meeting, which as mentioned in the last newsletter, Helen Stuart organised with the assistance of other non-committee members, including Julia Jenkins who was our speaker for the evening. Julia and her husband Alan re-visited India last year, …

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WI Newsletter – April 2003

First I will explain as to how we have come to take up so much space on the Village website, for some time we have had a page on the Hampshire Federation’s Website (link?) which up until recently has just had a brief paragraph about our Institute and our Programme for the year, but space …

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Hampshire Village of the Year 2002/03

Winner of the “Information Category” of Hampshire Village of the Year 2003 Mary Fagan presented the award to Keith Saunders with the Managing Director of the Sponsors, Calor Gas.Picture above provided by Brian Challis Pictures below taken by our MP, Sir George Young

Formal Opening of the Village Post Office and Shop

The Village Post Office and Shop is located in the centre of Abbotts Ann in what is known locally as Duck Street, however you will not find a street sign that says so. Almost everyone turned out for the opening as well as the annual fete also held in the main street. Click on the …

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Celebrating the Queen’s Golden Jubilee

Little Ann celebrates the Queen’s Golden Jubilee with a street party on Monday 3rd June 2002 [Show slideshow]

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