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When Sarah Hunt and Dominic Withington first moved to Broadwindsor in 2021 , they were keen to make a little positive mark on the village.

At the side of North Cottage, the small patch adjacent to the allotment entrance was in need of a touch of TLC….

As Parish land but under the Allotment group. Sarah and Dominic cleared the scrub and planted 400 bulbs for the Spring 2023 season and seeded with poppies and of course the abundant oxeye daisy seed…

As you can see, the poppies are coming into glorious bloom now and the oxide daisies on the other side are looking smashing too.

Hopefully all who pass will take some joy from these beautiful plants and look forward to spring bloooms in 2023 before more poppies 🙂

Thank you Sarah & Dominic!
They do indeed look beautful.

Happy Summer Solstice!

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This beautiful display of poppies made by Broadwindsor’s W.I. next to the village shop will be dismantled this weekend.

The idea grew from the ladies of the W.I. wanting to observe Rememberance Day with a display of poppies for their garden. They were made from the bottoms of plastic bottles that were cut, melted and painted red to looks like poppies. A small group of them got together and made 103 in total to signify the end of World War 1.
John Staff kindly made the frame for the display. Hopefully, residents of the village have enjoyed them as much as they enjoyed making them. 🙂

W.I. meetings are usually held at the Comrades’ Hall, Broadwindsor, DT8 3QP (normally upstairs in the Lewesdon Room), on the third Thursday of each month, normally starting at 7.30pm. Members begin to arrive around 7.15, and the meeting would normally finish about 9.30pm.

Joining Broadwindsor WI
Their membership year runs from January to January, and the usual membership fee is normally £44.00. However, due to Covid restrictions, the fee is half-price at present, £22. If you are not sure if the W.I. is for you, why not go along as a visitor free to one of their meetings? Just contact them to let them know you are coming! Email: broadwindsorwi@gmail.com

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Happy Summer Solstice!

Happy Summer Solstice!

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W.I. Poppies

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Happy Summer Solstice!

#Broadwindsor,#Burstock,#Blackdown,#Drimpton,#Hursey,#Kittwhistle,#Seaborough,#Village,#Community,#Dorset,#WestDorset,#2022,#SummerSolstice,#Flowers,#NorthCottage,#BGPC,#Poppies,#SmellTheFlowers,#ThankYou,#BeKind,#BeSafe,#StaySafe

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