Spring is upon us with some fabulous weather this week. We are also looking forward to a busy April – if you are interested in any of the events contact the person noted in the post or email Marketharboroughwi@gmail.com

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Allotment – Every Monday

The Gardening Girls have started clearing the plots and preparing for this years big project – moving the terrace and creating additional seating to accommodate our growing group. 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 – 2nd April

The Craft Club will be meeting at 7pm in the upstairs room at the Congregational Church in Bowden Lane to make gift tags from recycled greeting cards. More details will be broadcast via the WhatsApp group. Please contact fegraham1@gmail.com if you would like to be added to the group.

Welland Valley Group Spring Meeting – 8th April

This year it is the turn of Medbourne WI to host the Welland Valley Group Spring Meeting. They will host the evening at Medbourne Village Hall starting at 7.30pm. As part of the evening Friars Farm Cheeses will give a talk about their products and offer some of them for tasting. The cost is £ 5,- (pay at the door) which includes refreshments. Please sign up at the next monthly meeting of the MHWI or email marketharboroughwi@gmail.com so that we can confirm numbers.

April Social – Afternoon Tea at Wistow Garden Centre – 10th April

The Social Event this month is a Afternoon Tea at Wistow Garden Centre. If you would like to join, please email marketharboroughwi@gmail.com or sign up at the Monthly Meeting on Wednesday. The cost is £ 18,- pp for sandwich, cake of choice, scone, cream & jam and a drink of choice. Payment in advance so we can reserve the table.

Coffee Morning – 13th April

The April Coffee Morning is booked from 10 am at Esquires Coffee Shop on the Hight Street. Note: This is a revised venue & at a slightly earlier time. We’ve asked for the bench seating area at the back of the café on the right hand side to be set aside for us. Look forward to seeing you there!

Book Club – 15th April

The Book Angels Book Club will be meeting at the The Swans at 2.30pm to discuss the book of the month – Agent Zigzag by Ben Macintyre.

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

Walking Group – 19th April

The first walk of the season will see the group meet in Hallaton at 10am. 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.

MHWI Monthly Meeting –  22nd April

This month Carol will be treating us to ‘Carol’s Capers’ – a funfilled presentation about her travels all over the world with her dog to support charity projects. 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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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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The Market Harborough WI Craft Club held their first crafting session this week. Plenty of members showed up to make name badges and/or show off some of their current projects.

The Craft Club programme for this year has now been uploaded to the website here – If you are interested in joining in, just email marketharboroughwi@gmail.com!

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At this week’s monthly meeting of the Market Harborough WI members turned the church hall on Fairfield Road into a flower arranging extravaganza.

With the help of Sharon Badger and her assistant our members turned their hands at making arrangements from basic supermarket mixed bunches of flowers. It was great fun and the aroma of the blooms in the room was amazing. The meeting was so well attended that there was no room to move or indeed photograph all of the amazing displays. So here are just a few impressions from the evening:

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Standing with Giants is a registered charity founded by Dan Barton, a community artist, who has been organising large scale rememberance displays to honor the soldiers that have fought and died for their country.

WIs from around the country have been supporting Dan by crafting poppies for the displays and at MHWI we have been asking members to make and donate poppies for this year’s effort. The deadline for handing them in was this week’s monthly meeting. We are proud to say that our members collectively have crafted over 80 poppies, which we will be sending to Standing with Giants

They look absolutely fabulous – thank you so much to everyone who contributed!

And if you would like to learn more about Standing with Giants and Dan’s amazing story, have a look at their website: standingwithgiants.co.uk  

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There are four spaces left for our visit to the Kilworth House Theater on Tuesday, 23rd June 2026 to watch Anything Goes

We have booked the two community buses to take us to Kilworth, leaving at 5.30pm from the car park behind Our Lady of Victories Hall Fairfield Road. Return approx 10.00pm.

If you would like one of the remaining tickets, please email marketharboroughwi@gmail.com or add your name on the list at the monthly meeting next Wednesday. Please also ensure that you make your payment of £ 46,- (which covers both the entrance ticket and the transport) as soon as possible after getting confirmation of your participation.

Any questions? Please email marketharboroughwi@marketharboroughwi and we’ll be happy to help.

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Our second monthly meeting this year is set to bring a hint of Spring with a flower arranging session.

Sharon Badger (@Sharonbadgerflowers) will be demonstrating the key techniques and guide us along to put our own arrangement together.

Sharon will provide a dish, oasis and pot tape for the session, but members should please bring the following:

• A mixed bunch of flowers from the supermarket max. spend £ 10,-
• A small bunch of foliage (for example ivy leaves, Hebe, Skimmia, Conifer) anything with small leaves, mixed items are best
• A few twigs (3-5) with buds or catkins if available (but not essential)
• Secateurs or sharp scissors
• A binliner to cover the table

The meeting will start as usual at 7.30pm at the Church Hall in Fairfield Road. See you there!

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And before you know it we are well into 2026, the snowdrops are already fading and the daffodils are popping up. Here are a few dates to put into your diaries in March:

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Allotment – Starting the Planning

The Gardening Girls are starting to think about plans for the new season. If you would like to join the group this season, please contact Julie at Jusellars1960@gmail.com to get the details. 

Coffe Club – 5th March

The next Coffee Club Meeting will be at 2pm at Louisa’s Place. Just come along if you fancy a cuppa and a natter. Any questions, please email Hilary at marketharboroghwi@gmail.com.

Craft Club – 5th March

The Craft Club will be meeting as usual in the upstairs room at the Congregational Church in Bowden Lane at 7pm. This month’s session is open to all members. We will be making more name badges so everyone ends up having one. We will also be doing a show and tell , so bring any of the crafting work you are working on at the moment to show the others! Final details of the session will be provided as always nearer the time through the WhatsApp group. Please contact Fiona at fegraham1@gmail.com if you would like to be added to the group.

Book Club – 18th March

The Book Angels Book Club will be meeting at the Swan at 2.30 pm to discuss the book of the month – The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortime

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

MHWI Monthly Meeting –  25th March

The March Monthly Meeting will bring us a food demonstration of Indian Cookery with Anita from Hobbycooks. There will be an opportunity to taste some of her dishes as well as a chance to pre-order takeaway dishes and accompaniments. The meeting will start as usual at 7.30pm at the Church Hall of Our Ladies of Victories Church in Fairfield Road. 

Walking Group – Starting soon

The Walking Group has been working on the programme for this year and details will be on the website soon. Information about the first walk 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. 

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The first Market Harborough WI Social Event of the year was a full success. Nearly a third of the whole membership turned out for an evening of skittles and fun at The Royalist in Western Avenue.

Pam was the star of the evening with a fantastic score. Thank you also to the mangement of The Royalist who sorted out a lovely dinner for the group.

The next social event will be the informal Coffee Club at the Settling Rooms on the 4th February at 10.30am. Hope to see many of you there!

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The January Monthly Meeting of the Market Harborough WI traditionally is all about well-being and helping us through the dark days of Winter.

This year Rebeka Cohen of Oli-Co Hypnotherapy will talk to us about the importance of managing stress and good sleep and how small changes and new habits can make a huge difference. Attendees should please bring a blanket for a relaxation session at the end of the talk.

A reminder also that we will be casting votes for the resolutions. If you have not done so already, please read the details which can be found here: WI Resolutions 2025/2026

The meeting will start as usual at 7.30pm at the Church Hall in Fairfield Road. See you there!

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