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It’s only 3 weeks to go before we have our first market stall at the Twilight Markets, Branxton Community Hall, 28 November. Today we set up our tables with all the beautiful homemade craft projects. There are so many lovely things for sale but we still have a long job list. We have some classicContinue reading “TO MARKET, TO MARKET”

We would like to acknowledge that our weekly meetings are held on the traditional lands of the Wonnarua people and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future. We have made some water bottle bags and hair scrunchies in Aboriginal colours to celebrate NAIDOC week. We only have a few in stock butContinue reading “CELEBRATE NAIDOC WEEK”

Our Women’s Shed Branxton members are buzzing with anticipation of our market stall at the Branxton Community Hall Twilight markets, Saturday 28 November. There will be some Christmas items such as in the photo of the Santa cushion, as well as some Christmas gifts, stocking fillers and novelty items. It’s only five weeks away. ComeContinue reading “BUZZING WITH ANTICIPATION”

We are all working hard at the moment to make items for the Christmas Twilight Markets. We have a Women’s Shed table booked at the Branxton Community Hall for Saturday 28 November 2020. We hope to see lots of people there. What a great opportunity to talk to us about what we do. Here’s aContinue reading “SIX WEEKS UNTIL OUR MARKET STALL”

Billy made a new friend with Ruby today while there were lots of crochet and knitting projects being worked on. There was a pocket scarf, a baby cardigan and a successful ‘reading a crochet pattern’ lesson. You’ll need to wait until next week to see what it is. We’re a bit excited that as ofContinue reading “BILLY HAS A NEW FRIEND”

This week we had a special visitor named Billy, Susan and John’s new puppy. He’s such a cutie and sooooo little! We all enjoyed playing and having a cuddle, (except Henry). John brought with him a project for us all to help with……Billy’s new bed! Welcome to Keren, who joined us this week. It wasContinue reading “MORE THAN CROCHETING”

After ten weeks, we have six people who attend regularly and some others who come and go intermittently. Most of us are into crocheting and our beginners have been making practice pieces that are now very big. We are all so proud of them and their persistence to stay with it. Others have learned newContinue reading “LOTS OF CROCHETING”

Celebrating our first month Our Women’s Shed has now been open for a whole month. We have had women of all ages attending, including a couple of men. We mostly sit around and chat while our fingers are busy with crochet or knitting. We have a couple of beginners who are learning a lot fromContinue reading “WELCOME”

Plumbing Upgrades We have a men’s and ladies’ toilet were both in need of some work. The plastic cisterns had perished and the pipework to and from the cistern had aged too. With the new cisterns we now have toilets that work well and look better too. Thank you to everyone for their fundraising effortsContinue reading “OUR REPAIRS AND RENO”