Sharon King

Our members enjoyed a post-Christmas/late New Year Dinner in the Village Hall this month.  It was a lovely relaxed evening as we all sat there whilst our various selections were cooked and brought to us.  As usual Mr Davies from Southampton came up trumps, portions were generous and delicious.  Unfortunately, this was the …

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There are so many calls upon our members’ time that the WI does tend to take a back seat during December, but the reading group still managed to fit in a session to discuss their latest book and the walking group rambled around Barton Stacey.  Several members went to the Cinema to see …

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For some of us at this month’s meeting it was if our life was flashing before our very eyes.  Our speaker this month was Jill Hannington, who shared her memories of Andover during her childhood in the 1940s and 50s. Our journey back in time started at Hundred Acre Corner at the top …

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It was like time had slipped at this month’s meeting; the Calendar showed October, indeed the autumn colours have been stunning this year, thoughts are reluctantly beginning to turn to Christmas and there was our speaker talking about Easter Eggs – but not the chocolate variety. Our speaker this month, Mark Wilson has …

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The month started for us, as for so many in the village, with a busy day at Abbotts Ann Fete.  We didn’t stop; from the moment we arrived at 9.30 a.m. to start our set-up until the end of the afternoon, possibly a little earlier than usual due to the inclement weather, when …

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It never does any harm to have a break from routine, and as much as we enjoy all things WI some of our regular activities have taken a backseat this month, although we have still managed a lunch and a walk.  For a change the lunch group met at the beginning of the month, this …

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For our meeting this month, we enjoyed a leisurely “cruise” up and down the Basingstoke Canal.  Whilst June 2016 has been unseasonably cool and wet, for us the weather came up trumps as it remained dry with occasional glimpses of sun throughout the afternoon.  We left from Odiham and travelled towards Basingstoke, stopping …

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We have had a very enjoyable and social time this month.  The walking group had a lovely ramble around Stockbridge Down, the sun was shining and there were plenty of fauna and flora to see, but not necessarily identify.  This was followed by a very pleasant lunch at the Abbotts Mitre in Chilbolton.  …

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This month’s meeting should have been sponsored by a major supplier of pens, as there were so many sign-up sheets available on which to put our names, it is a wonder any of us had any ink left at the end of the evening. Opportunities included a canal trip, our summer outing, Abba’s …

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