Members of the Market Harborough WI Walking Group went on a walk at Laughton last Sunday.

This was the last walk of the season and the weather did its best to make it special. The sun was out and the walk took the group through some stunning scenerie. Even the local ‘wildlife’ was friendly!

The next meeting of the group will be in December for the annual Christmas Lunch and planning session for the next season. If you would like to join the group, just send an email to marketharboroughwi@gmail.com – we look forward to hearing from you!

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The Market Harborough WI Craft Club met last week to make the best of the autumn bounty to create some stunning autumnal wreaths.

Members collected and contributed leaves and other decorations that they attached to the wreaths provided and came up with some stunning designs. Keep an eye out for the beautiful door decorations as you walk around Market Harborough!

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There are still a few places left for our trip to the Golden Mile in Leicester on the 6^th November.

We have booked the community bus, which will take us there and back. We’ll leave Market Harborough at about 12.15 and plan to first visit Anokhi House of Sari https://anokhisarees.co.uk/about-us/ They will chat to us about the history of the sari, how to wear it and give us a chance to try one on. They also sell accessories so we can look around their shop while we are there.

After this, we will visit Vama Jewellers https://vamacollections.co.uk/pages/about-us who will talk to us about how they make their jewellery and we’ll have a chance to have a browse around.

We have then booked Bobby’s Indian Café at 4pm for an early dinner before we get back on to the bus at about 6pm to return to Market Harborough.

The WI is funding the community bus charge, so the only cost for participants will be the cost of their chosen meal (and any shopping you’ll do of course… :-))

To join in please email marketharboroughwi@gmail.com to secure your place on a first come, first served basis.

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Well – this picture says it all:

It was a wet and windy evening last Wednesday when 26 odd hardy members of the Market Harborough WI met at the Church Hall in Fairfield Road to hold their AGM and have some fun despite the weather…

The evening started with the business ‘bit’ of the AGM – After Notices Bridget, our President, talked about the past year and the plans for the next one and Clare, the outgoing Treasurer reported on the state of the MHWI finances. Both Bridget and Fiona (our Secretary) were confirmed in post and Michelle was voted in as the new Treasurer. This fills the statutary positions and allows our WI to continue for another year. In addition to Bridget, Fiona and Michelle, Carolyn has agreed to continue looking after the membership administration and Lynn and Mary are joining the committee to lend a hand in committee activities.  A number of members have also kindly volunteered to help at the meetings.  Thank you to you all for giving your time to the running of the MHWI. We can always do with additional hands on deck, so if you would like to help please talk to one of the committee members at the next meeting!

Next followed the fun part of the evening – helped along with free cake and prosecco. Tables were set up with traditional (and some newer!) games and members had fun chatting, playing Jenga, Kerplunk, Dominoes, Connect Four Qwirkle and Twister and may be even learning a game they had not tried before.

Thank you to everyone who came along despite the weather and congratulations to our committee members! 

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Just a quick reminder, that our Annual General Meeting is tomorrow!

Join us at the Church Hall in Fairfield Road from 7.30pm to elect/confirm the committee members for the coming year and enjoy an evening of entertainment, games and fun.

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And onwards into October – where has the year gone?

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Allotment – Every Monday

Just a reminder that The Gardening Girls are meeting every Monday (weather permitting) from 2pm (until we run out of steam…) at the allotment in Stevens Street. Please contact Julie at Jusellars1960@gmail.com for the code to the gate if you would like to come and have a look. Our plots are right at the bottom of the main road down towards the cricket field. Hope to see you there soon! 

 Craft Club – 3rd October

The Craft Club will be meeting at the Congregational Church to make Autumn Wreaths this month. 

The cost will be £ 10,- which includes the room hire and the basic wreath as well as some materials for making and attaching the mini posies, but you can bring along your own flowers and leaves to add a personal touch to your wreath. 

Please subscribe via the WhatsApp group or email Fiona at fegraham1@gmail.com if you would like to join in.

Walking Group – 13th October

The Walking Group will meet at 10am for a walk at Laughton. Details will be posted on the Walking Group WhatsApp group closer to the date – please contact Fiona at f_tomlin@sky.com if you would like to join.

Book Angels – 16th October

The Book Angels Book Club will be meeting at the Three Swans at 2.30pm. This month’s book is ‘A Gentleman in Moscow’ by Amor Towles.

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

MHWI Monthly Meeting – 23rd October

We will be joined from 7.30pm at the Church Hall in Fairfield Road by the Leicestershire and Rutland Blood Bikers to learn about the volunteer bikers who transport blood supplies for medical emergencies. And this is also a chance to sign up for any of our clubs and social events coming up!

Eco Village Garden Reminder

The Eco Village garden is always looking for donations of seeds, seedlings, plants and compost for the garden and to raise funds. Please speak to Leslie if you have anything that may be useful. 

Preview: Social Event Visit to the Golden Mile – 6th November

For the November social event we are organising a trip to the Golden Mile in Leicestershire. We’ll be visiting a sari shop, a jewellers and have a meal afterwards. An opportunity to stock up on some fabrics if you are going to attend the Furoshiki Sustainable Wrapping session of the Craft Club in December! Watch the website blog for more details and sign up at the September monthly meeting or email marketharboroughwi@gmail.com

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Last Sunday the MHWI Walking Club was going to walk around Burton Overy, but the weather was looking miserable, so they decided on a shorter stroll along the Canal instead and did some Hedgerow Harvesting.

Due to the amount of rain we had this year, the elderberries, sloe and blackberries had perfect growing conditions and now is the time to pick a bumper harvest. The group got very creative planning recipes as well – from sloe gin to elderberry jam to blackberry vinegar. We’ll report back how they turn out!

As usual the walk also offered not just a nice amble along with plenty of chatting and nice scenery, but the local wildlife took an interest in our walkers again too. Not as agressively as last time though… More along the gentle ‘say hello’ lines. Piece de resistance was the encounter with a tiny newt. 

Despite the weather a lovely morning out blowing the cobwebs away.

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This month the MHWI Craft Club met with external tutor Tina for a session of painting dot mandalas. 

Patience and accuracy are required with this, but all felt that it was a very relaxing activity. And the results speak for themselves:

Thank you Tina for a great evening!

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Clare Farquhar is arranging places on the Regional Federation visit to Canine Partners on Wednesday 30th October at 10.30am. Canine Partners trains dogs to help people with a variety of disabilities.  Their speakers that came to the Annual Council Meeting had amazing stories to tell and the Regional Federation have made Canine Partners their charity of the year.  If anyone is interested please email marketharboroughwi@gmail.com by 9th September 2024. The cost is £8 and once we know numbers, Clare will arrange car shares fro transport etc.

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Allison Emery joined us at our monthly meeting last wee to talk about her visit to Chernobyl a – site of the biggest nuclear disaster in history in 1986. Her visit (well before the current war in the Ukraine) started of in Kiev in an old communist era hotel (think army training camp style rooms). Discovering Kiev mainly by Ueber Allison discovered a historic landmarks such as the cathedral, visited the opera and managed to purchase essential tourist souvenirs – an army fur hat and a roll of Putin toilet paper…

She visited Chernobyl as part of a guided tour which inclued the site of the failed reactor and visits to various villages in the loca area – most of the buildings in ruins although some people who did not want to abandon their homes still live there despite the health risks. The story of the Chernobyl disaster is harrowing – more so because it had been entirely preventable or at least could have caused a lot less damage if proper safety procedures had been in place and followed.

On a lighter note Allison also showed us her kit bag from the Paris Olympics, which she got as one of the volunteers driving people around between venues. She spent 5 weeks in Paris – totally self funded – doing shifts as part of the local volunteer force. And is already trying to apply for another volunteer trip to the winter olympics.

Plenty more Tales From Her Travels to come for sure!

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