We have arranged a visit to the Plant Man on Tuesday 5th September at 6pm. We will have the run of the nursery and the tills will be open if anyone would like to purchase anything. Tea and coffee will be served free of charge and we will hear about what the Plant Man has been doing and plans for the future. He will show us how to do a planting display in the form of a hanging basket with trailing pansies and there will be the chance for a gardeners question time.
We look forward to seeing you there
(The Plant man is situated at The Hawthorns, Park Hill, Braybrooke, LE16 8LP)
Our August Meeting will be held on Wednesday 23rd August. We look forward to welcoming Andrew Sutton, a retired teacher and practising painter. Andrew will be chatting to us about his love of still life painting and his inspiration. The meeting will be in the Catholic Church hall at 7.30pm
Two of our WI members, Lesley and Jane, have been praised by the Eco Village for all of their efforts in bringing to life and maintaining the Eco village community garden and also for their colourful garden bunting.
Thanks to their efforts the garden is now thriving and has so far provided rhubarb, raspberries, kales and much more for the community fridge and community cafe.
Jane and Lesley offered their services to the Eco Village after our meeting there in May and it looks like they have done an amazing job. Well done ladies x
A date for your diary – Craft club will be hosting a wreath making evening on Thursday 30th Nov from 6.30-9.30pm. Further details to follow nearer the time.
The craft club enjoyed an evening at The Paint Pottle in July. They decorated some plates – some following the proforma drawn by Claire the Paint Pottle owner and some doing their own designs. A great evening was had by all with some wonderful creations made
Our meeting on Wednesday 28th June will have a visit from Roxanne Dinsdale. Roxanne will share some of her stories as a belly dancer especially those involving snakes and fire! There will be a little class afterwards for us to have a go! Any donations for the raffle would be much appreciated. We look forward to seeing you there.
The social in July will be Alpaca walking and afternoon tea. This will be on Wed 5th July at 6pm. The cost is £35 for both. We need to confirm numbers by 29th June so please email marketharboroughwi@gmail.com to confirm your attendance and pay the £35 into the WI account. Please confirm also if you have any dietary requirements. You will have the chance to meet and learn about your alpaca followed by a walk and then afternoon tea. The walk is fairly flat but sturdy shoes will need to be worn. There is a maximum number so please advise your attendance asap to secure a place. The walk will be held at Buttercups Tea Room, Tilton Road, Billesdon. LE7 9FE.
The WI craft club are organising a session at the Paint Pottle on Thursday 6th July from 7-9pm. They will be decorating a 12 x 20cm rectangular dish. Cost £15. If you would like to come please sign up at Wednesday’s meeting and pay the £15 in cash. Alternatively you can email marketharboroughwi@gmail.com and pay £15 into the WI account. Confirmation of your attendance needs to be by 1st July.
A reminder that we will need you to confirm your attendance and confirm your preferred platter by email and pay the £10 for the June social event at Fernie Hall by tomorrow.
We look forward to seeing you all there for a fun evening.
We will be holding our June social event at Fernie Hall, St Marys Rd, Market Harborough on Wednesday 21st June at 7pm.
A mixed platter containing a selection of cheeses, cured meats, crackers, grapes and chutneys will be provided for £10 per head. For anyone preferring a cheese only platter this can be arranged. All drinks to be paid for separately.
Please can you email marketharboroughwi@gmail.com to confirm your attendance and please advise if you would prefer a cheese or a mixed platter. A £10 payment needs to be made into the normal WI account.
Please confirm your attendance and payment by Monday 19th June. We look forward to seeing you all there for a fun evening.
The Craft club activity in May saw us decorate glass bottles and jars with paper napkins to provide really effective and pretty lights. Many thanks to Sarah Trappit for running the evening and guiding us through what to do.
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What a very informative and interesting evening we had at The Village on Wednesday evening. Beth Lambert gave us an update on their various initiatives including the Community Fridge. If anyone has any unopened perishable food that would otherwise be thrown away please feel free to take it to the Community Fridge so that others may benefit. Similarly if anyone has a glut of fruit and veg from allotments or gardens this can also be taken to the Community Fridge to help support other families and reduce food waste. Staggeringly over 2 tonnes of food has been saved from being wasted since the inception of the Community Fridge which is a massive achievement.
We had a chance to sample the delights of the Community Cafe – well worth a visit for their delicious cakes and well priced drinks. We also had a look around the Village and make some purchases from the many stalls including Refill Revolution. If you haven’t been to the Village we can highly recommend a visit. The Village is a non profit Community interest company set up to support and work with the local community. To enable them to continue to do this they are in need of donations and have set up a go fund me page. Any donation of any amount would be greatly received and the following link will provide all the details.
We also heard from the Harborough Woodland group regarding their many initiatives to plant trees in the area and also their flood prevention schemes. They have been instrumental in the planting of 34,000 trees over the last 3 years in the area! The Harborough Climate Action group provided us some practical suggestions on how we can reduce our carbon footprint and information on the Big Green week. For further information please see http://www.sustainableharboroughcommunity.co.uk/biggreenweek
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We had a great evening last week harnessing our inner ‘Maid Marion’ when we had a go at Archery. The Market Harborough Archery club were brilliant in their teaching and we were all quite pleased with how we mastered this skill. They also made a mean cup of tea!
Many thanks to the Market Harborough Archery club – we had a great evening.
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