Here are Brockenhurst WI’s activities for the following month:

Our monthly meeting is on Monday 8th June. Our speaker is Alan Baxter and he will be talking about ‘the amazing world of bees in our gardens’. The ‘Competition of the Month’ is ‘a single rose in a jar/bottle’. It will be held in the Forest Hall at Brockenhurst Village Hall – arrival from 7pm for a 7.30pm start.

The ‘Competition of the Month’ is ‘a single rose in a jar/bottle’. This is in aid of ACWW.

There will be a raffle and we will also have NFWI raffle tickets on sale, so please bring some money to support these causes.

Monday 8th June is the last date for New Forest Show entries. If you haven’t had a look at the New Forest Show schedule, you can do so here. Please sign up at the meeting or contact us  with the categories that you would like to enter.

There will be sign-up sheets for forthcoming activities, including:

We have one space to fill on our quiz team for our Group Quiz on Wednesday 10th June at 6.30pm.

There are two spaces Croquet Evening at Lymington Croquet ClubWednesday 24th June 2026 5.30pm. The cost is £12

Lunch Club is on Tuesday 30th June 2026 at 12.30pm at Steff’s Kitchen, Fairweathers Garden Centre, Beaulieu. Please contact us for more details or to book a space.

The Quilting Group have session on Thursday 11th June at 2pm and an all day session on Thursday 25th June. Please contact us for more information or the location if you’d like to attend.

The Cross Stitch Group have a session on Friday 12th June at 2pm. Please contact us for more information or the location if you’d like to attend.

The next Knitting Group session, run by Suzanne, will be on Monday 15th  June at 2pm. Please see Suzanne at Monday’s meeting or contact us for more information or the location if you’d like to attend.

The Craft Group have a meeting will be on Friday 19th June at 2pm. They will be working on their Craft Cooperative for the New Forest Show. Please contact us for more information or the location if you’d like to attend.

The Darts team continue to practice on Thursday morning at the Foresters Arms from 11am.

Bandage making is changing to fortnightly and will be held on the first and third Wednesdays of each month from 10-12. Please contact us for the location.

We are opening up our August outing to the Poppy factory to friends and families at the cost £42.50. They are welcome to attend as a guest and not as a WI member (without the benefits that go with WI membership).

Forthcoming activities

Brockenhurst Carnival is making a come-back on 31st August. It is being called Brockival. The first carnival was in 1912 and was started to raise money for the school. Since Brockenhurst WI started in 1918, it has taken part and formed a big part of the carnival for many years, and we are keen to carry on this tradition. The theme of Brockival is ‘Brockenhurst’, so please put your thinking caps on as to how we can be involved. Also, if you would like to be on a sub-committee/working party for Brockival, please contact us . Thank you.

We have been invited to the following events:

• Invitation from Romsey WI to see  ‘The Portland White Dress’ in Dorchester on Tuesday 30th June Information will be put out at Monday’s meeting.
• Invitation from Brock Horticultural Association trip to Mapperton House and Garden 2^nd July cost £45. Information will be put out at Monday’s meeting.

There are also the following Hampshire WI events:

We look forward to seeing you again soon!