Category: WI

Lots to write about this month, but we will gloss over our performance at the first round of Hampshire Federation’s skittle competition – it wasn’t our finest performance, although we didn’t come last. Enough said. The Supper Club met for the second time at the Poplar Farm Inn, this time our visit on was on …

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I have been so busy, not had time to open laptop and get tapping to report on this month’s activities, but here goes. Naturally it started with the Village Fete and several of our members were up at the sportsfield early in the day getting everything ready for the afternoon’s refreshments. Cakes were delivered throughout …

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It is Bank Holiday Monday as I begin to write a summary of this month’s activities and as I sit here pondering what to say, I gaze out of the window at the dull grey, damp afternoon. Unfortunately the lawn cutting will have to wait a little longer, but my garden’s loss is the WI’s …

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Phew – we are at the height of Olympic fever as this Report is being penned and I am exhausted. We have had super Saturday and already today (Sunday) we have won two more gold medals in tennis and sailing, and who knows what else by the end of the day. It was the London …

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Whilst our members have enjoyed celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, we are exhausted with all the jubilations, goodness knows how Her Majesty feels as she continues with her busy schedule. Maybe that is why some of our members were waiting outside the pub before opening time. They were so keen they arrived at The Crown …

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As I write this newsletter we have just had the Jubilee Weekend, but it is the month of May that is being reflected upon here and what a month it has been. It literally started on the 1st of May with two of our members being lucky enough to secure places on a Hampshire Federation …

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I have been writing these newsletters for some years now and each month I ponder on what to write, to keep repeating our monthly cycle of events, no matter how much we enjoy them, can be a little repetitive. Although this month I could mention the walking group’s unfortunate experience, whilst not present myself, I …

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It is the last day of March as I sit and reflect on this month’s activities and what a whirlwind of a month it has been. We have been walking, lunching, visiting Portsmouth Guildhall where the afternoon speaker was Libby Purves, the novelist and broadcaster, heard about fine cell work at the Danebury Group Spring …

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Unfortunately, the snow put paid to our walking group venturing out this month, although not deep, crisp or even there was enough for us to decide not to take the risk as we don’t bounce back-up again so easily should we slip up. Shame, but we hope to pull our boots back on next month. …

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Members were delighted to be back in the Village Hall for a post-Christmas meal early this month, now that Christmas had come and gone once more, it was a delight to have our favourite caterers return to provide a lovely hot buffet. There was plenty of choice to suit all tastes, followed by scrumptious desserts. …

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