What’s On - Activities & Events SAT 17 MARCH CONTINUED
TUESDAY 20 MARCH
Mums Weekend Fishers Farm Park Fishers Farm Park, Newpound Lane, Wisborough Green 01403 700063 Mums go free to Fishers Farm Park see www.fishersfarmpark.co.uk for details!
Spring Bunnies Surrey Heath Museum Knoll Road, Camberley 01276 707284 10.30am-12noon. Free drop in session for under 5s.
Toys in Motion Surrey Heath Museum Knoll Road, Camberley 01276 707284 For 5-10 years. Drop-in anytime from 11am-1pm to make your own motion toy. Free.
Easter Extravaganza Haslemere Educational Museum 78 High St Haslemere 01428 642112 1.30-2.30pm. For under 5s with an adult. Adult £1, child £2, no need to book. Make your own egg-citing creations and go on an Easter Egg Hunt in the garden.
Egg-cellent Easter Pots West End Centre 48 Queens Rd Aldershot 01252 330040 10.30am–12.30pm £4 per adult and £4 per child. For children with an adult. Create adorable chicken or rabbit shaped holders to keep all your Easter eggs safe. Booking advised.
SUNDAY 18 MARCH Mums Weekend, Fishers Farm Park See entry on 17 March. Mothering Sunday Clandon Park West Clandon, Guildford 01483 222482 Drop by from 12noon-4pm and make a small bouquet to take home for mum. For all ages. Pony rides for children from 11am-4pm with beautiful, safe ponies and experienced handlers. 3-5 minute ride. Suitable for 2-11 year olds. Normal admission + £2.50 per ride. Pony Magic at Clandon Park
FRIDAY 23 MARCH
SATURDAY 24 MARCH Horrible Science Best Bits Show H.G. Wells Centre Church Street East, Woking 01483 543 599 www.surreycc.gov.uk/ childrensbookfestival £5.50 per person. Age 6+. 4-6pm. Join best-selling author Nick Arnold for outrageous hair-raising highlights from the Horrible Science books with evil experiments, scary stories and queazy quizzes. Please book. Aesop’s Tales Camberley Library Knoll Road 01483 543 599 www. surreycc.gov.uk/childrensbookfestival. Cat’s Grin Theatre uses humorous and colourful characterisation plus plenty of audience participation. 10.30am-11.30am. £4 per child. Age 4+ with an adult. Please pre-book.
SUNDAY 25 MARCH Godalming’s Sport Relief Mile Charterhouse Club Dukes Drive, Godalming Take part in Godalming’s first Sport Relief Mile and do your bit by running, walking, crawling or skipping your way around 1, 3 or 6 miles. See www. charterhouseclub.co.uk for details. Adult £6, child £3, family (of 4) £15.
Free Entry for Mums Claremont Landscape Garden Portsmouth Rd, Esher 01372 467806 Free entry for mums with their children. Open 10am-5pm. Mothering Sunday Winkworth Arboretum Hascombe Rd, Godalming 01483 208477 11am-3pm. Mothers get in free when accompanied by their children. Plus make and take home a paper flower bouquet. Normal admission plus £1.50 for crafts. Open Afternoon, Guildford Model Engineering Society Eastern end of Stoke Park, London Road, Guildford Miniature railway rides for 80p. 2-5pm. Free Entry for Mums Painshill Park Portsmouth Rd, Cobham 01932 868113 Free entry for mothers when accompanied by children see www.painshill.co.uk for details.
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MONDAY 26 MARCH Maisy Party, Guildford Library 77 North Street 01483 543 599 www. surreycc.gov.uk/childrensbookfestival Come and meet Maisy. Enjoy stories and activities featuring your favourite storybook mouse. 2-3pm. Please book. For 3yrs+ with an adult.
TUESDAY 27 MARCH Maisy Party, Cranleigh Library High St, 01483 543599 www.surreycc. gov.uk/childrensbookfestival For ages 3+ with an adult. Meet Maisy and enjoy stories and activities. 10.3011.30am. Please pre-book. Storytelling, The Lightbox See entry on 13 March.
WEDNESDAY 28 MARCH Maisy Party, Knaphill Library 4 Anchor Crescent 01483 543599 2-3pm. Please pre-book. For ages 3+ with an adult.
Godalming & Cranleigh District NCT’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt Cranleigh Golf and Country Club The highly trained Easter Bunny will be hiding chocolate eggs! He’ll be leaving some a bit easier to find for the under two’s and leaving a more challenging trail for over two’s. The hunt will begin at 10.30am sharp but refreshments and other activities, face painting, raffle etc, will be available from 10. Estimated finish: 12noon. Entry is £3 per child, £5 max for a family. Parking is limited so registration is essential, please contact events@godalmingnct.org. uk for more details - all welcome. Family Tai Chi Woking Children’s Centre Blackmore Crescent, Sheerwater. Come and learn some simple Tai Chi techniques with your children, then relax and enjoy delicious fruity smoothies. 10am-12pm. Free but booking essential on 01932 794579.
THURSDAY 29 MARCH Maisy Party, West Byfleet Library High St, 01483 543 599 www.surreycc. gov.uk/childrensbookfestival For ages 3+ with an adult. Meet Maisy and enjoy stories and activities. 10.30-11.30am. Please pre-book.
FRIDAY 30 MARCH Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Maybury Community Centre Board School Road, Woking 10am12noon. Listen to a traditional children’s fairytale, then write your own story and make a puppet. For children with an adult. Free but booking essential on 01932 794579.
SATURDAY 31 MARCH Peppa Pig Fishers Farm Park Newpound Lane, Wisborough Green RH14 0EG 01403 700063 Oink! Come and meet Peppa Pig at Fishers! She’ll be available for all visitors to come and meet her at various intervals throughout the day for a great pig hug!! To celebrate her visit, there’ll also be extra special events such as ‘Pig Racing’ and a ‘Name The Piglet’ competition! Park is open 10am-5pm. An Egyptian Escape, The Lightbox Chobham Rd, Woking 01483 543599 www.surreycc.gov.uk/ childrensbookfestival With Emma Dodd and K A Gerrard. Drawing on their experiences of their novels, Emma and Kelly will offer you stepby-step help and advice on layout, dialogue and illustration for your own graphic novel. 2-3.30pm. £4 per child. Age 7+ (under 8s need to be with an adult). Please pre-book. Bugs ‘n’ slugs, Aldershot Library 01252 322560 Alison.Friend@hants. gov.uk 1-3pm. Suitable for 5+ with an adult. Free. Come and enjoy some buggy activities.
Liberty and Freedom Grounds of Farnham Library 28 West St. Experience life in an English Civil War soldiers’ camp free. You can also buy tickets for: Musket and Pike Drill - learn to march with the regiment. 10.3011.15am and 2-2.45pm. £3 per child. Age 5+ (under 8s must be with an adult). A Close Shave - the life of a barber surgeon. A realistic demonstration of the techniques and tools available to the regimental barber surgeon on the 17th Century battlefield. He doesn’t just cut hair!! 11.30am-12pm and 3-3.30pm. £3 per child. Age 9+ with an adult. An audience with Charles I Meet the man himself and ask him questions on the way to his execution. 12.301pm. £3 per child. Age 9+ with an adult. He’s behind you... A fun puppet show for the whole family from the Stuart period. 1.30-1.50pm. £2 per child. Age 3+ with an adult. 01483 543 599 www.surreycc. gov.uk/childrensbookfestival In The Mood Surrey History Centre 130 Goldsworth Rd, Woking 01483 543 599 www.surreycc.gov.uk/ childrensbookfestival Learn your jive from your jitterbug and try on some fabulous costumes at this fun family event for all ages. 10.30am1pm. £4 per child. Age 6+ with a participating adult. Please pre-book. The Organic Cookery School Cooking with Dad Park Children’s Centre, Gloucester Rd Aldershot 10am-12pm. Cookery workshop for dads/other male carers and children aged 3-11. Make some spiced Easter biscuits. Booking essential, please contact info@ organiccookeryschool.org or call 01428 787594. Free, but donations towards ingredients welcome.
31 MARCH - THURS 5 APRIL Children’s Scavenger Trail Claremont Landscape Garden Portsmouth Rd, Esher 01372 467806 A fun-filled trail for all the family. Included in admission. 10am-4pm. Easter Holiday Trail Polesden Lacey Gt Bookham 01372 452048 11-4pm. A fun family trail in the garden to keep little ones busy during the holidays. Admission + £1 per trail.
31 MARCH - SAT 7 APRIL Children’s Plant Hunter Trail Winkworth Arboretum Hascombe Rd, Godalming 01483 208477 10am-4pm. Learn fun facts that will enlighten the whole family. Included in normal admission.