Competitions

Monthly Photo competition winners

Why not enter our monthly photo competition.

BEWI PHOTO COMPETITION – You have to be in it, to win it.

For a number of months now we’ve met via Zoom.

We’re still not back in our meeting room

And so, we were asked for a different submission

Instead of the table-based competition.

Committee came up with a clever new scheme:

A photo or two on a given theme.

We’ve had trees, Christmas baubles and cute baby birds

Beautiful, personal, winsome, absurd.

I’ve entered – and while it was only for fun

I’m amused once or twice when I’ve found that I’ve won!

But now I’ve discovered a sad reason why.

Some of our members are too camera-shy!

I’ve heard that some members have sent nothing in

As they think the same people are going to win.

That’s quite disappointing, to tell you the truth,

Please send in your entries: a photo to Ruth.

My knowledge of cameras won’t go very far.

I thought an F stop was the size of my bra!

And as for getting a picture in focus

All talk of apertures is just hocus-pocus.

When shielding at home with my husband Mike

And watching Covid figures continue to spike

I ventured no further than my own Hill Lane.

My garden the place to keep fit and stay sane.

All I did was click photos outside on my iPad

Yet to me the results were really not that bad.

New technology’s easy and all automatic

So, you don’t need to be a camera fanatic.

Remember when film was very expensive?

Now our photo collections can be quite extensive.

So surely dear members, you’ve something to show?

But if you don’t enter, then we’ll never we know…

by Jacqueline Wiltshire

Annual Competitions

Button Cup
Pattisson competition
Photo competition

Congratulations to

Christine Butcher for her winning Carrot Cake (Pattisson plate).

Jacqueline Wiltshire for winning the Button Cup.

Anita Connor for winning the Photography trophy.

Monthly Competitions 2026

Every entry gains a point for the Button Cup.

March – Photo of your favourite garden or Heritage property

April – Something connected to ice or icebergs

June – Your picture of a Monkey in pencil, water colour or other medium.

September – if you were to write a book, what would it be about and why in less than 100 words.

October – Your favourite piece of music and why?

November – Bring a drawing or photo of a New Forest pony.

Special Photography Competitions – Monthly

Email 2 of your favourite photos to Ruth Dennison by the last day of the month to be entered into the competition. All entries are judged by professional photographer Jonathan Ellis.

January 2026

Theme: Winter

February 2026
Theme: Fruit and Veg

March 2026
Theme: Fungi

April 2026
Theme: Animal World

May 2026
Theme: Blooms

June 2026
Theme: Relaxing

July 2026
Theme: On the roof

August 2026
Theme: Landscape

September 2026
Theme: Fantastic Building

October 2026
Theme: Holiday memory

November 2026

Theme: Portrait

December 2026

Theme: Little and Large

Competition winners

January 2025 – Sandie Middleton, Joy England, Shirley Ryall

February 2025 – Carole Reid, Anita Connor, Sandie Middleton

March 2025 – Shirley Ryall, Pat Gibbs, Elba Thorne

April 2025 – Chris Hocking, Elba Thorne, Mary Budd

May 2025 – Chris Hocking, Caroline Brace, Pat Gibb

June 2025 – Anita Connor, Hazel Evans, Ruth Dennison

July 2025 – Anita Connor, Chris Hocking, Sandie Middleton

August 2025 – Pat Linney, Anita Connor, Ro Emerton

September 2025 – Anita Connor, Carol Hood, Chris Hocking

October 2025 – Carol Huxley, Sandie Middleton, Pat Linney

November 2025 – Pat Gibbs, Ro Emerton, Ruth Dennison

December 2025 – Anita Connor, Chris Hocking, Pat Gibbs

Winning photos for 2024 below

Remember: If you enter the BEWI competitions you gain a point towards the Button Cup or Photo Trophy with the winners gaining 5 points. Runners up receive 3 or 2 points and entrants 1 point.

Hampshire County Federation WI organises competitions, please see their website
HCFWI Competitions (hampshirewi.org.uk a