The Bumble Ball - 15th October 2026
Another Fundraising event - organised by New Forest Rotary this time
Honeypot are inviting everyone to join them for The Bumble Ball on 15th October at the beautiful Balmer Lawn Hotel in Brockenhurst, to celebrate Honeypot’s 30th anniversary. There will be a three-course dinner followed by live music and dancing all while helping to raise vital funds for young carers and children experiencing difficult circumstances.
So dig out your finest black and gold or yellow, gather your friends and make a night of it!
Tickets: £72.45 per person
Honeypot - our chosen Charity
If you watch us dance, chances are that you will have a collection tin rattled under your nose by a (not very) menacing Meddlar.
Every penny we collect from our generous audience, together with some of our own funds, goes to Honeypot, a charity which provides help and support to young carers locally.
We do now accept card donations as well as your hard earned pennies, and always time our giving so as to double the funds with match funding
Click on the bee to find out more about Honeypot
Your support really makes a difference to young carers' lives. Some children as young as five take on adult responsibilities such as cooking, cleaning and providing emotional support for family members who are sick, disabled or vulnerable. Honeypot provides residential respite and learning breaks, and special memory making days, so that these amazing young carers can have fun, make friends and regain their confidence.
Sunshine Special - June 2026
What a generous lot our audiences are! After just a month of Summer dancing we were able to present a donation of £238 to Hampshire Honeypot, which was promptly doubled to £476 with match funding. This is the thank you letter they sent us.
The Big Reveal at Beaulieu Victorian Evening 2025
Some very damp and storm blasted Meddlars presenting a cheque for £1700 to Honeypot's Bumble mascot following a match funding opportunity which doubled our donation to our favourite charity. It was a record-breaking year for us so thank you to all our generous supporters for digging deep at our 2025 Summer dance-outs!
2024 - A Record Fundraising Total
Representatives from the Meddlars again met up with Bumble from the Honeypot children's charity to hand over a cheque to go towards support for young carers locally. Last dance out season we excelled all former efforts and were able to hand over a cheque for £1,500 to go towards making a difference to the lives of some very deserving young persons.
2023 Bumble flies into Hythe
On a bracing, breezy winter's day the Meddlars met with a warmer-looking Bumble from the Honeypot children's charity to hand over a cheque for a massive £1,200 to go towards support and holidays for young carers locally.
The money was collected during our 2023 dance-out season at pubs, festivals and fetes and our thanks go to our generous onlookers for their donations, and also to our persistent, persuasive collectors, proud practitioners of the dark arts of extortion for a good cause.
2023 Bumble Learns to Morris Dance
Woodpeckers Care Home
2022 Honeypot House
Our charity for 2022 was Honeypot House in the New Forest. - a magical place which gives support and respite for young child carers aged 5-12 years.
A few of us visited Honeypot House to hand over funds collected during our two dance-out seasons. We were given a talk on the many ways in which the charity works with young carers and had a full tour of all the wonderful on-site facilities - it made us all the more determined to step up our fund-raising efforts next year.
2018-19 The Minstead Trust
Throughout 2018/19 we collected money for the Minstead Trust which provides hands-on training and life-skill lessons for people with learning difficulties.
You can check out the great work the Minstead Trust are doing here: www.minsteadtrust.org.uk
