We hope you all had a good summer break and welcome you back to our September programme – hopefully there is something here for everyone!

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Allotment – Every Monday

The allotment is producing some lovely fruit and veg – thanks to the dilligent watering and weeding of the allotment group members. The badgers still managed to do some damage to the sweet corn, but everything else seems to be thriving. The group meets every Monday (weather permitting) at 2pm so if you would like to join this season, please contact Julie at Jusellars1960@gmail.com to get the access details for the allotment site on Stevens Street.

Craft Club – 3rd September

The Craft Club will be meeting at 7pm in the upstairs room at the Congregational Church in Bowden Lane for a talk about Peruvian Textiles and some related crafting.More details will be broadcast via the WhatsApp group. Please contact fegraham1@gmail.com if you would like to be added to the group.

Walking Group – 6th September

The Walking Group will be meeting at 10am at Wistow. The meeting place will be broadcast as usual through WhatsApp, so if you would like to join, please email Fiona at f_tomlin@sky.com to be added to the WhatsApp group.

Coffee Club – 10th September

The next Coffee Club meeting is booked from 2pm at the Red Lion in Great Bowden. No need to book, just turn up for a coffe and a natter. Look forward to seeing you there!

September Social Event – 11th September

The committee are putting on an extra social event this month at Mimi’s, the new cafe in the Old Firestation Annex. Mimi will be putting on a Cheese & Wine evening specially for the MHWI. If you would like to join, please email marketharboroughwi@gmail.com or sign up at the Monthly Meeting on Wednesday. Places are limited, the cost is £ 30,- pp.

Book Club – 16th September

The Book Angels Book Club will be meeting at the Three Swans at 2.30pm. This month’s book will be To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

Please contact Valerie at vhitchcox50@hotmail.com if you would like to join in.

MHWI Annual General Meeting –  23rd September

September is the month where we elect/confirm our committee and have a social evening with a dutch supper. Apart from a chance to catch up, chat and get to know more members there will be some pimms and some blind tasting. Look out for an email with more details closer to the time. The meeting will start as usual at 7.30pm at the Church Hall of Our Ladies of Victories Church in Fairfield Road. 

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Hopefully you have all been able to enjoy summer so far – despite the heatwave and associated challenges. The WI calendar is moving on into August with some interesting meetings coming up – hopefully you’ll be able to join us!

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Allotment – Every Monday

The focus at the allotment is on watering and thinking about new recipes for the crops that are starting to be ready. The group meets every Monday (weather permitting) at 2pm so if you would like to join this season, please contact Julie at Jusellars1960@gmail.com to get the access details for the allotment site on Stevens Street.

Walking Group – 2nd August

The Walking Group will be meeting at 10am to take on the Tilton Heritage Walk. The meeting place will be broadcast as usual through WhatsApp, so if you would like to join, please email Fiona at f_tomlin@sky.com to be added to the WhatsApp group.

Craft Club – Summer Break

The Craft Club will be back in September. More details will be broadcast via the WhatsApp group. Please contact fegraham1@gmail.com if you would like to be added to the group.

Coffee Club – 5th August

The next Coffee Club meeting is booked from 10 am at Esquires Coffee Shop in Wellington Place.No need to book, just turn up for a coffe and a natter. Look forward to seeing you there!

Book Club – 19th August

The Book Angels Book Club will be meeting at the Three Swans at 2.30pm. This months members will be presenting their Holiday Read of Choice.

Please contact Valerie at vhitchcox50@hotmail.com if you would like to join in.

MHWI Monthly Meeting –  26th August

On our return from the summer break this month’s session will focus on Foraging and Preserving with timely tips on how to make the most of nature’s bounty at this time of the year. The meeting will start as usual at 7.30pm at the Church Hall of Our Ladies of Victories Church in Fairfield Road. 

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At this month’s meeting of the Market Harborough Craft Club the members tried their hand at silk painting with some stunning results:

An image on a piece of silk fabric is outlined with gutta and then coloured in with special paints. The fabric can then be framed or used in a greeting card. Everyone agreed that this was a fun and relaxing craft to try.

Quick reminder: There is no monthly meeting in July as it is our summer break, so hopefully we’ll see a lot of you at the next meeting in August!

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At this week’s monthly meeting of the Market Harborough WI Susie Lickman talked about her passion for all things houseplants – and looking after 92 of them in her own home she knows something about them!

In her highly entertaining talk Susie charted her journey from redundancy to opening her shop in Market Harborough, gave tips where to buy house plants (and which places to definitely avoid!) and demolished a lot of myths about her favourite subject: Polishing leaves? So 1970s Darling! Misting? Not the answer to humidity issues unless you want to stand permanently next to your plant and mist. Houseplants are not Tomatoes – so use Baby Bio, not Tomato feed, Lovely!

Her advice: If you place them in the right place in your home, talk to them regularly and refrain from overwatering them, houseplants are a pleasure to have around.

Despite the heat, the meeting was well attended and our members enjoyed the talk and browsing through the plants Susie had brought.

Quick reminder: There is no meeting in July as it is our summer break, so hopefully we’ll see a lot of you at the next meeting in August!

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Last week a group of members of the Market Harborough WI went on a trip to London to visit the Houses of Parliament at the invitation of our local MP, Neil O’Brien.

The day started with refreshments and a tour around the Palace of Westminster with our guide who was very knowledgeable about the history of the place. The tour included the chambers as well as Westminster Hall where Queen Elizabeth II had lain in state. We watched the procession of the speaker into the commons and the maze being carried by the Serjeant at Arms as a symbol of his authority.

Neil O’Brien spent time with us in one of the committee rooms talking about his role as an MP, as the shadow MP for policy development and most importantly about his priorities representing his constituents.

Finally we went to the public gallery to listen to a debate about housing in the commons and a few of us moved on to ‘The Other Place’ – i.e. the House of Lords – to catch some of the debate about the defense investment plan. It was great watching politics in action!

Thank you to Neil O’Brien and his team for inviting us and looking after us so well – it was a very informative and fun day out!

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We are nearly at the longest day of the year – amazing how quickly the year is flying by. Just so that you don’t miss any of the activities planned for July, here are the dates for your diary!

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Allotment – Every Monday

The season is in full swing at the allotment – focus is on watering and thinking about recipes for the crops that are ripening. The Gardening Girls meet every Monday (weather permitting) at 2pm so if you would like to join this season, please contact Julie at Jusellars1960@gmail.com to get the access details for the allotment site on Stevens Street.

Craft Club – 2nd July

The Craft Club will be meeting at 7pm in the upstairs room at the Congregational Church in Bowden Lane for a session of silk painting with Denise. More details will be broadcast via the WhatsApp group. Please contact fegraham1@gmail.com if you would like to be added to the group.

Coffee Club – 7th July

The next Coffee Coffee Club meeting will be at 10am at the Mercado Lounge. Join us for a natter and a cuppa. No need to book – just show up. Look forward to seeing you there!

Walking Group – 8th July

In July the Walking Group has the Griffin Trail between Market Harborough and Braybrook in their sights at 6pm for an evening walk. Information will be broadcast as usual through WhatsApp, so if you would like to join, please email Fiona at f_tomlin@sky.com to be added to the WhatsApp group.

Book Club – 15th July

The Book Angels Book Club will be meeting at the Three Swans at 2.30pm. There are two books by Elizabeth Taylor to choose from this month: A view of the Harbour or Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont.

Please contact Valerie at vhitchcox50@hotmail.com if you would like to join in.

MHWI Monthly Meeting –  No Meeting due to Summer Break

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This week both the Walkers and the Crafters avoided the rain and had their monthly meetings.

The Walking Group met on Wednesday evening at East Carlton for a well researched walk. The rain stopped in time and the group enjoyed their evening walk laced with surprises – getting chased by dogs, meeting baby raindeers and finding the best pub loos in the county to name just a few…

The MHWI Craft Club meanwhile met this week to make gift boxes – perfect for small or oddly shaped gifts – and tassles to decorate them. Great fun – especially as all sorts of left over yarn, paper and ribbon can be used.

There will be also a change to next month’s theme: Instead of decorating boxes the group will be doing silk painting. If you would like to take part, please email marketharborougjwi@gmail.com for more information.

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At the monthly meeting of the Market Harborough WI this week members enjoyed a talk by Bridget Albano of The Happy Stylist.

As a personal stylist Bridget draws on years of experience as a high street buyer for a range of fashion brands and her obvious passion for fashion. Her bubbly personality turned the evenig into a fun as well as educational event. Using items from the rack of clothes she had brought, Bridget took us through subjects such as body shape (‘are you a juicy pear or an apple shape?’) and colour theory and demonstrated her tips and tricks on how to transform the shape and look of an outfit on volunteers from the audience. It was eye opening to see what a difference adding a belt and jacket can make! Or how locating your waist in the right place and using it to shape a look can make all the difference!

Really useful tips included trying on different sizes of an item as sometime a smaller size actually works better, using understanding of shape and suitable style to pick clothes from a range of shops, not just a single brand and looking for and nurturing ‘wardrobe friends’. Every Day is an Occasion – and that warrants suitable clothes to make us feel good.

At the end members were invited to try on some of Bridget’s items and ask their own style questions. It was hard to bring the evening to a close! If you would like to find out more about Bridget, see her website: The Happy Stylist

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The lovely weather continues and hopefully you are all able to take some time out and enjoy the sunshine. Here are the dates for your diary if you would like to take part in any of the activities planned by the Market Harborough WI.

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Allotment – Every Monday

The Gardening Girls have started planting for this season. Although some seedlings were lost to the brief period of frost all is now in the ground and growing nicely. The group meets every Monday (weather permitting) at 2pm so if you would like to join this season, please contact Julie at Jusellars1960@gmail.com to get the access details for the allotment site on Stevens Street.

Coffee Meeting – 2nd June

The next Coffee Meeting is organised from 2pm at the Three Swans. Join us for a natter and a cuppa. No need to book – just show up. Look forward to seeing you there!

Walking Group – 3rd June

In June the Walking Group will be meeting at East Carlton at 6pm for an evening walk. Information will be broadcast as usual through WhatsApp, so if you would like to join, please email Fiona at f_tomlin@sky.com to be added to the WhatsApp group.

Craft Club – 4th June

The Craft Club will be meeting at 7pm in the upstairs room at the Congregational Church in Bowden Lane to craft gift boxes and tassels. More details will be broadcast via the WhatsApp group. Please contact fegraham1@gmail.com if you would like to be added to the group

June Social – 15th June

The Social Event this month is a visit to the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, organised with the help of the MP for Market Harborough, Neil O’Brien. This event is open for friends and family as well, so if you would like to take part, please email marketharboroughwi@gmail.com or sign up at the May Monthly Meeting

Book Club – 17th June

The Book Angels Book Club will be meeting at the Three Swans at 2.30pm. The book of the month is Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.

Please contact Valerie at vhitchcox50@hotmail.com if you would like to join in.

MHWI Monthly Meeting –  24th June

This month we are looking forward to meet by Susie Lickman, proprietor of the local shop Windowsill Plants. Susie will be talking about all things houseplant – so have your questions ready!

The meeting will start as usual at 7.30pm at the Church Hall of Our Ladies of Victories Church in Fairfield Road. 

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At our next Monthly Meeting on the 27th May Bridget Albano will dispense style tips and inspiration on how to choose outfits from our own wardrobes with confidence.

The meeting will start as usual at 7.30pm at the Church Hall in Fairfield Road – Hope to see you all there!

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