Sharon King

Summer is now over with autumn upon us, so this month meant being back in the village hall for our monthly meeting.  For us this meant Yoga with Tamsin Kelly.  No-one came along prepared by wearing a leotard, or any other sporty gear, not even under their day clothes, but that didn’t stop …

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Despite no monthly meeting in our diaries, some members have still taken the opportunity to meet up at the various social events that occurred this month. Several of us attended Hampshire Federation’s Centenary Event at Hillier’s Arboretum near Romsey on Saturday 4th August for an evening of celebrations.  With arm bands checked on …

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With all the doors and windows of the Village Hall open to allow the air to flow through to cool us all down, on yet another sultry hot summer evening, it is possible that the whole village could hear the shrieks of laughter emanating from our members this month. Judy Theobald, a journalist …

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This month is traditionally a Garden Meeting – and this year we met at Conholt Park in the northern corner of Hampshire. A last-minute change of plan involved a great deal of work for Colleen Jackson and she came up trumps with this venue. With temperatures hovering around 30°C, members moved around the …

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Annual Meeting time and this year as an incentive to attend, Lynne Lucas had the idea of beginning the evening with a fish and chip supper.  Orders were taken, and individual boxes collected in time for our 7.30 p.m. start. It all went down very well.  Especially when it was followed up with …

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Our members have spent another month catching up with each other at the various opportunities available, but there is still lots to organise when we gather for our meetings. The Village Hall resounds to us planning our walks, arranging pick-ups for the lunch, talking about whether we are going to the supper club …

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Our speaker this month, Heather Wylde, shared her family’s story of Love, Honour, Tragedy and Bravery.  Heather had been intrigued that little mention was made of her uncle who went missing in World War II, but neither of her parents talked much about their experiences during that time.  However, when she and her …

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Lots to talk about when we gathered back in the Village Hall this month: subscriptions, fete teas, resolution selection, coffee mornings, summer meetings and all the dates to be put on the calendar for the reading, walking, supper, lunch and breakfast clubs. Helen Jankowski bade us a fond farewell as she embarks on …

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Not quite so much on our calendars for this month, but there was still time for fun, festivities, food, fairies and farewells – all with a capital F! Our meeting this month was very informal and full of fairies – yes you did read that correctly.  As part of the evening’s fun we …

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