Calling all MHWI Walkers! The Walking Group is coming out of its two year long hibernation!

Wether you are a longstanding member or would like to join this year to do something new: join the Walking Group on Sunday, 13th March at 10am at the Three Swans in Market Harborough for a planning a meeting to put together an itinerary of walks for the coming year.

Hope to see you there!

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With the relaxation of the Covid restrictions our programme for the remainder of this year has been finalised and published!

See what is planned for our monthly meetings here or check our social events list here. Our clubs are also planning their activities more long-term – see what they are up to here and follow the links.

And if you are not a member yet but like what you see why not get in touch at marketharboroughwi@gmail.com and join us for a taster meeting? We are always open for new members to join.

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Members of the MHWI had a great time crafting Zip Flowers at their monthly meeting last week.

Watch out for the tell-tale decorations on handbags and clothes when out and about in Market Harborough!

In a change to the original program the MHWI February Meeting will feature an evening of Crafting with Clare. 

Clare will teach us how to make zip flower brooches that can be used to pep up clothes, as a piece of jewellery or to add some zip (pun intended) to a bag. Materials will be provided! So join us on the 23rd February at 7.30pm at the Church Hall in Fairfield Road. And remember to bring any donations for the raffle prize box along.

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On Sunday some hardy MHWI members braved the weather and took part in the Snowdrop Walk in the historic village of Ashley. Tickets included a map to some of the village gardens opened to visitors for the day as well as a lovely (and warming!) cup of soup and a roll served up by volunteers in the church.

The snowdrops made a great show and at least some of us had a severe case of ‘garden envy’! Our walk ended with a hot cup of coffee from the fully stocked cake buffet back at the church. Thank you for a nice afternoon out – we’ll be back next time

For our February Social Event we are looking to join in the Ashley Village Snowdrop Walk around this lovely village and some private gardens that are opening for the occasion. We’ll be meeting at the church at 12pm to buy our tickets and collect the maps and provisions 😉

Sign up at the WI Monthly Meeting tonight or by email to marketharboroughwi@gmail.com and see the Ashley Village website for more details about the walk and parking options

Ashley Snowdrop Walk – Ashley Village Northamptonshire

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Would you believe that we have arrived in February already?!?

Please find below the key dates for our program for the next few months. The committee is also working on a full programme schedue for the rest of the year which will be published shortly. So watch this space!

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Craft Club

3rd February, 7pm – We’ll kick off the Craft Club program for the year with a Silk Painting Session led by our own Anne Clayton. Remember that Craft Club Meetings will now be held at the Methodist Church in Northampton Road (opposite the Market Hall) in the upstairs room. Materials will be provided, so please email marketharboroughwi@gmail.com if you would like to join in and are not currently on the craft club list.

Book Club

10th February, 2.30pm –  The February Book of the Month will be ‘I Am an Island’ by Tamsin Calidas

The Book Club will be meeting as usual at the Greenhouse Cafe at the Langton Garden Centre.

Monthly Meeting

23rd February, 7.30pm – In a change to the original program the February Meeting will feature an evening of Crafting with Clare.  The Colourworks session will be re-scheduled to later in the year.

Clare will teach us how to make zip flower brooches that can be used to pep up clothes, as a piece of jewellery or to add some zip (pun intended) to a bag. Materials will be provided, so we’ll be emailing members to find out how many will be attending the meeting. 

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Craft Club

3rd March, 7pm – At our March craft club meeting we will learn how to decorate cards with beads, jewellery and buttons. Materials will be provided! And if you are interested in what else the craft club will be doing this year why not have a look at the full programme here

Book Club

10th March, 2.30pm –  The Book of the Month for March will be ‘The Glorious Guiness Girls’ by Emi Hourican

The Book Club will be meeting as usual at the Greenhouse Cafe at the Langton Garden Centre.

Monthly Meeting

23rd March, 7.30pm – In March we will welcome Yuko Dixon, who lives in Leicestershire and runs a Japanese Dining Sevice and Cookery School. Yuko will give us an introduction to Japanese culture and then a cooking demonstration – and of course you’ll be able to sample her dishes! Just so that we can plan the amount of food required we will ask you to let us know if you are coming nearer the time.

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Craft Club

7th April, 7pm – In April we will be doing some Mirror Work – this a technique of using little pieces of mirror in embroidery and is often found on asian decorative fabrics. Contact us on marketharboroughwi@gmail.com if you would like to join in and are not currently on the craft club email distribution list.

Book Club

14th April, 2.30pm – The book of the month for April will be ‘The Promise’ by Damon Galgut 

The Book Club will be meeting as usual at the Greenhouse Cafe at the Langton Garden Centre.

Easter Break

15th April – 18th April

Monthly Meeting

27th April, 7.30pm – In April we will hear a talk by Suzi Felstaed about The Magistry and what is means to be a Magistrate. This promises to be a very informative evening, so make sure to safe the day!

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We’ll be updating the ‘Dates for the Diary’ post on a monthly basis, so keep an eye on the website for the latest news. And please remember to let us know if your contact details change so that you won’t be missing out!

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On Wednesday members of the MHWI met for their first in-person meeting of the year for a talk about the benefits of Hypnotherapy by experienced therapist (and former MHWI member!) Carmen Harrington.

In this most interesting and witty talk we learned about how our brain processes information, how our stress bucket can fill up without us noticing, how bad thought cycles can happen and why at times we all are awake at 4 am trying to solve the world’s problems. Carmen also gave us tips on how to gradually get into a more positive frame of mind and demonstrated that wearing really cool shoes can be a great conversation starter!

If you missed out on putting your name on the distribution list for Carmen’s Audio Download please get in touch with her via her website:

https://inspiredtochange.biz/hypnotherapist/market-harborough-hypnotherapy/

Next month’s meeting will feature an evening of Crafting with Clare – watch out for the next Dates for the Diary posting for more information

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For our February Social Event we are looking to join in the Ashley Village Snowdrop Walk around this lovely village and some private gardens that are opening for the occasion. We’ll be meeting at the church at 12pm to buy our tickets and collect the maps and provisions 😉

Sign up at the WI Monthly Meeting tonight or by email to marketharboroughwi@gmail.com and see the Ashley Village website for more details about the walk and parking options

Ashley Snowdrop Walk – Ashley Village Northamptonshire

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If January is the month that leaves you a bit depressed or out of sorts then we hope you’ll find our January session helpful. We are kicking the program for the New Year off with a talk by Carmen Harrington about the benefits of Hypnotherapie and how the technique can help restore balance and calm in times of stress.

And remember – this meeting will take place at the new location!

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