Sharon King

Writing these newsletters is getting increasingly difficult as the current guidelines still prohibit any indoor meetings, so there is very little to report on.  However, we do want all our members to be aware that the Committee is still meeting regularly via Zoom and trying to be creative in how we can get …

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A newsletter has now been sent out to members giving them information on what the Committee has been doing behind the scenes.  Our President Julia Rowling apologised that she hadn’t issued it sooner, but her day job as Manager of the Village Shop had had to take priority. We still don’t know when …

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Whilst we are slowly coming out of lockdown, as measures are being eased, there is still no news as to when public gatherings can take place, so we are unable to plan any meetings at the moment.  Keeping within social distancing guidelines, three members of our walking group strolled together this month; two …

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Unfortunately, we still cannot give any diary dates to our members, even though some restrictions are being lifted, but only very gradually.   Nevertheless, the committee has been having meetings via Zoom (other software is available) for those who are connected to wi-fi and wish to join in.  We are being positive and still …

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The end of the month is looming as I sit here to write our newsletter for this month, and it would normally be a busy week for us.  But of course, life is not normal at the moment. Whilst there is nothing on our WI calendars, our members are still in touch with …

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Who would have thought when I published our February Newsletter that very few of our diary dates for March would be fulfilled? Five of us met up for Supper Club at The Abbotts Mitre, the pub was full, probably everyone out before the expected lock-down was announced due to the global outbreak of …

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There are so many opportunities for our members to get together and this month all our groups met to read, eat and walk.  The latter being fortunate to enjoy a good walk the day before Storm Keira arrived, from Wherwell across to Chilbolton and back, seeing signs of spring along the way, Now …

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Our meeting started this month with our President reading out all the events that were on offer throughout this month and into next year. These included visits to the Village Pantomime, the Studio Theatre in Salisbury, an invitation to Coffee & Mince Pies at Upper Clatford, a Christmas concert and our own post-Christmas …

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