Miscellaneous – Page 3 – Brockenhurst Gateway

Sport on the Forest, Balmer Lawn 19.6.25

Brock GatewayClub Night, Miscellaneous23rd June 20250

A firm favourite on the Brockenhurst Gateway calendar is our annual visit to Balmer Lawn. A huge thank you to volunteer Jane Forrest for organising this activity. Jane has been volunteering at our club since the very beginning and has regularly hosted this event. Thank you Jane and thank you too for organising perfect weather for the evening! Everyone had a fantastic time.

Lots of people joined in the rounders game. Volunteer Lorraine and member Caitlin were very happy to complete their rounder.

Football was also a firm favourite. Assistant Leader Ryan making a fantastic save!

It was great to have chip buttys served by amazing volunteers.

It’s was good to also have a chance to meet up on a lovely evening for a chat.

A perfect evening, lovely views, sunshine and a refreshing drink.

….and finally time to relax in the evening sunshine.

Everyone agreed it had been a fantastic evening and had been a great opportunity to socialise. Thank you to club leader Sarah for organising chip buttys, cakes and lovely summer strawberries and raspberries. A perfect evening!

Woodwork 22.5.25

Brock GatewayClub Night, Miscellaneous, Uncategorised23rd June 20250

On Thursday 22nd May lots of members enjoyed constructing small boxes to take home to use themselves or to give to friends or family. A huge thank you to Howard for organising this activity and showing everyone how to make up the boxes. It was good too that some members were able to work independently to complete this activity and also help others.

Members and volunteer Howard worked together to complete the boxes.

A cup of tea and craft activities. My favourite kind of night!

I made my box for Assistant Leader Debbie.

I’m so pleased with my finished product to take home.

Games Event 15.5.25

Brock GatewayClub Night, Miscellaneous20th May 20250

On Thursday 15th May we held our second Annual Games Event. This was an activity that was requested by members at our review of the year in 2024. It has now become a very popular fixture on the calendar. Lots of members were keen to try out the different activities and it was certainly a busy and fun evening. Well done to everyone who tried new and different activities and, of course, joined in with old favourites!

Members showed great skill using the hula hoops.

It was great to have the opportunity to play table tennis.

As always, the pool table was in constant use throughout the evening. It is definitely one of our most popular activities!

Lots of concentration needed to win this game.

It’s always good to get some practise in before our annual visit to The Huntsman for a skittles evening!

Finally, there was also lots of opportunities for table top games too….always a firm favourite on club nights.

Quiz Night 1.5.25

Brock GatewayClub Night, Miscellaneous6th May 20250

In January we carried out a survey of club activities to see which events members enjoyed the most and also if there were any new activities they would like including in the programme. A quiz was requested as a new activity and it was certainly a great idea as everyone really enjoyed the evening.

A massive thank you goes to Assistant Leader Ryan Stevens for organising the evening and acting as Quiz Master. He was very ably assisted by club member Liam, thank you Liam. Also a big thank you to Julie and Jane for organising the raffle.

Ryan and Liam worked hard all evening organising the different rounds of questions.

The snack bar was open for members to buy refreshments. Thank you to volunteers for organising all the different food and drinks.

Teams worked hard to answer all the questions.

There was lots of discussion around the different team tables.

As always, the raffle proved very popular with lots of lovely prizes.

Everyone agreed it was a great evening and thank you once again to Ryan for the amazing organisation of this event.

Making Butterfly Houses 24.4.25

Brock GatewayClub Night, Miscellaneous25th April 20250

Everyone was pleased to be back at club after the Easter break, meet up with friends and enjoy a night of club activities. The most popular activity of the evening was definitely making butterfly homes and a huge thank you to Howard for organising everyone to make these. As members saw them being made more and more came to the table to make one to take home for their garden.

The first stage of making the houses was fitting all the parts together!

Everyone chose their own way to decorate the houses.

I’m really pleased with my finished design.

Everyone used their different skills to produce their individual designs.

I created beautiful butterfly designs for my butterfly house.

Easter Activities 3.4.25

Brock GatewayClub Night, Miscellaneous4th April 20250

It was great to have so many different activities to choose from on our Easter themed evening. Some members chose to make hats for the competition, some chose to decorate biscuits, many chose to do both! Alongside this lots of members decided to carry on with their favourite club activities including pool, puzzles and craft activities. It was certainly a great last session before our Easter Break, especially as one member brought a large cake for us all to join in to celebrate his birthday. Thank you!

Well done to Caitlin for winning the Easter Hat competition.

It was fantastic to have so many craft materials to choose from.

There were lots of different designs.

Rhiannon organised for the hats to be placed in order for a secret vote.

It was amazing to see so many different designs.

Easter biscuit decorating was also very popular and everyone was very pleased to take their biscuits home!

Club Activity Nights

Brock GatewayClub Night, Miscellaneous, Uncategorised31st March 20250

We hold regular club activity evenings where there are lots of different activities to choose from. These include Pool, Table Football, Puzzles, Drawing, Colouring and the snack bar is always open.

The activities are set out on tables and members choose which they would like to do, most people do several activities and of course have a chat with friends and visit the snack bar!

The snack bar is always popular and there are lots of drinks and snacks to choose from. It’s also a great place to have a chat.

Lots of members love the challenge of completing a puzzle.

Sometimes volunteers bring their dogs to club for part of the evening.

Volunteers run the snack bar each night.

Some members like to do craft activities, including knitting.

New Forest Meddlars 27.3.25

Brock GatewayClub Night, Miscellaneous31st March 20250

Thirty eight members attended an amazing evening of morris dancing, music and singing. A massive thank you to New Forest Meddlars for putting on a great evening of entertainment. Everyone hugely enjoyed watching, listening and joining in with the different routines.

Everyone enjoyed the live music to accompany the dancing.

First of all we were treated to a demonstration of a fabulous routine.

….and then it was our turn to learn the moves and join in!

Everyone was soon able to be part of the dance and as the evening went on more and more members, staff and volunteers joined in!

We had a break from morris dancing when a club member entertained us with an Elvis song. Thank you Matthew we enjoyed listening to your amazing singing.

This was certainly a fabulous evening with members, staff and volunteers having a great time. It was great to learn new dances while having so much fun.

Zumba 20.3.25

Brock GatewayClub Night, Miscellaneous, Uncategorised21st March 20250

A huge thank you to Julie, Jane and Dickie who led the Zumba session last night. Lots of members had a great time joining in to all the different music and following the moves. Some staff, volunteers, parents and carers also had a go! It was certainly a fun night for everyone.

Everyone concentrated to make sure they were following the moves!

It was great to see so many people joining in.

Lots of smiles, music and exercise is fun!

Valentine’s Disco 13.2.25

Brock GatewayClub Night, Miscellaneous14th February 20250

Everyone has been looking forward to our Valentine’s Disco which is one of the highlights of the club programme. As always, the hall was beautifully decorated and the food, music and lights expertly prepared. All the members had a great night listening and dancing to the music from our resident DJs Jacob and Matthew. A massive thank you to Club Leader Sarah for the work that went into preparing everything for the evening. Also a thank you to all the staff, volunteers, parents and carers who contribute so much to all our club activities.

Matthew arrived early to set up all the lights. He always tests them very carefully to make sure they are just right.

Volunteers putting the finishing touches to the buffet.

The tables were beautifully decorated and the teddies were raffled at the end of the evening.

A huge thank you goes to goes to Matthew and Jacob for working all night to provide the fabulous music and lights for everyone to dance or listen to. A special thanks to Sean too for all his support in setting up the music.

I enjoyed listening to all the different music.

It was lovely to dress up for a fun evening of dancing.

Club members enjoyed choosing their food from the great choice served by amazing volunteers.

A great big thank you to Julie C for preparing an amazing raffle to raise funds for club.

Everyone was very pleased to choose their prizes.

The night continued with lots more great dancing.

….and finally Tony, who loves craft activities, made the perfect Valentine’s heart.

With 40 members attending, everyone agreed it was a fantastic evening and we were especially pleased to welcome another new member.

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