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eptember has rolled around once more and parents throughout the county will be relieved to have survived another long summer holiday! We hope you all had fun & didn't let the rain spoil your plans too much, but most of all we hope you've got some energy left for autumn! We must also say "Hello" to new readers who may have found the Family Buzz in a book bag for the first time ! There's no shortage of things to do at this time of year, September is a very busy time for festivals and fairs by the seaside and before you know it, you'll be buying fancy dress outfits for trick or treating !. We've got another packed mag thanks to all of our wonderful advertisers & contributors, we hope you enjoy it, and don't forget to mention us if we've helped you find an event, venue or service - Jason & Debby The Family Buzz would like to thank the Hastings Printing Company for the excellent service they have provided, enabling us to bring you a great magazine. www.hastings-print.co.uk
05 Reader Competition 06 Event Listings 07 Childcare Section 08 Event Listings 10 Ask Alison 12 Active Kids 16 Halloween Party Treats 18 Halloween Funnies Tel - 01424 429 139 Sales - debby@familybuzz.co.uk Editorial & listings - jason@familybuzz.co.uk www.familybuzz.co.uk facebook.com/FamilyBuzzMagazine Twitter - @FamilyBuzzMag
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Invitation to Chestnut Tree House Open Days
2015 Friday 2 and Saturday 3 October 10am to 4pm Come and see us at Chestnut Tree House children’s hospice to find out about the care we provide across Sussex.
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On Friday 2 and Saturday 3 October, Chestnut Tree House, the children’s hospice for Sussex, will be throwing open its doors and inviting people from across the county to come and see the hospice for themselves. The Open Days take place every two years and are a fantastic opportunity for the charity to show the local community what their generosity has achieved and to say thank you for their support. Everybody is welcome. As well as tours of the House, visitors can experience the sights, sounds and scents of the new wheelchair-accessible Woodland Walk. There will be a chance to meet the Care Team who do such a wonderful job looking after the children and families. There’s no need to book and parking and refreshments are available on both days. Just come along between 10am and 4pm and find out for yourself what a special place Chestnut Tree House is! Chestnut Tree House Dover Lane Poling Near Arundel West Sussex BN18 9PX Tel: 01903 871820 www.chestnut-tree-house.org.uk
The Family Travel Show 2015 is proud to launch their Young Travel Photographers Competition! Do you have children who love taking charge of the camera on your travels? If so, then the Young Travel Photographers Competition is perfect for getting them ‘snap happy’ wherever your adventures take you. Created and organised by the Family Travel Show, this exciting new photography competition has one simple aim - to celebrate the skill of young travel photographers as they capture their adventures while exploring the world with their family! From quirky signs and bustling markets to incredible landscapes and amazing architecture – we look forward to seeing a variety of intriguing images through children’s eyes. There are two age categories, 11 & under and 12-17, and the winner of each category will win an amazing prize courtesy of our Partners Panasonic and Cewe Photobook: • A Panasonic A100 Wearable Camera • £150 voucher for CEWE PHOTOBOOK • And a 40 x 60cm acrylic print of their winning image Two runners-up for each category will each receive: • £50 voucher for CEWE PHOTOBOOK • A 40 x 60cm acrylic print of their winning image Winning images and further selected images will also feature in the Young Travel Photographers Exhibition at the Family Travel Show, Olympia London on 31st October – 1st November. Entering is child’s play! Simply upload your budding photographers’ images at www.youngtravelphotographers.com by 14th October 2015.
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Event Listings Bexhill Giants Basketball club host the inaugural World Club Basketball tournament featuring teams from the USA, Tunisia, Turkey and France. worldclubbasketballtournament.com
Bexhill Festival of the Sea 5th & 6th September. Bexhill Seafront. The biggest and best sea festival in the south. Entertainment, angling competitions, stalls, food and much more. bexhillseafestival.co.uk St Leonards Marketplace 5th Sept 10am to 4pm. A great selection of stalls, crafts, vintage goods, street food, entertainment, kids activities and more. Pregnancy and Baby Fair 5th Sept 10am to 4pm. Communitywise, Ocklynge Rd, Eastbourne. 35 stalls offering a wide variety of services. Entry ÂŁ2. St Matthew's Garden Fete 6th Sept 12-5pm. St Matthew's Gdns, St Leonards. A proper, old fashioned fete in beautiful surroundings. Stalls, games, face painting, exhibitions and more. Free entry. Heritage Open Weekends 10th to 13th September Various venues. Explore listed and historic local buildings for free! Full details of participating venues can be found at : heritageopendays.org.uk
St Mary's 900 19th Sept. 10am-6pm Upper Lake, Battle. Celebrating 900 years of Battle Parish Church. Stalls, hog roast, duelling competitions, historical re-enactments. Free entry, plus half price entry to Yesterdays world. stmarys900.co.uk Miniature Steam Weekend 19th & 20th September. Amberly Museum, Amberley, West Sussex. Small scale steam engines in operation. amberleymuseum.co.uk Eastbourne Discovery Bike Ride Picnic in the Downs 19th Sept, 11am. Start at Exceat Visitor Centre, Seven Sisters Country Park. Bushcraft and nature activities in the wilds of Friston Forest and Cuckmere Haven. Easy, 2hrs pedal time. Free but booking essential on 01273 482490 cycle.training@eastsussex.gov.uk
Rye Arts Festival 11th to 27th Sept. Now in it's 44th year, the festival provides a wide variety of. events. See the website for full details. ryeartsfestival.co.uk Medieval Weekend at Michelham Priory 12th & 13th Sept. 10.30am to 5pm Michelham Priory, Upper Dicker, Hailsham. Living History displays, have-a-go archery, medieval traders, storytelling, wandering minstrels, BBQ, Bar and much more! sussexpast.co.uk World Club Basketball Tournament 12th to 13th Sept, 11am to 7pm. Summerfields Leisure Centre, Bohemia Road, Hastings.
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Eastbourne Discovery Bike Ride The Long Man of WIlmington 13th Sept, 11am. A relaxed bike ride along quiet lanes and cycle paths. 2-3hrs pedal time. Start at Berwick Station. Free but booking essential on 01273 482490 cycle.training@eastsussex.gov.uk
Wild Woodland Weekend Club 26th September. 10am to 1pm Swallowtail hill farm, Hobbs Lane, Beckley, Rye. For ages 6-11. Den building campfire cooking, woodcraft, games. ÂŁ10 per child, booking essential. swallowtailhill.com Sooty & Friends 26th Sept. 10.30am Congress Theatre, Eastbourne. Magic, Mayhem and fun with Sooty and his friends. Great fun for children of all ages. eastbournetheatres.co.uk
A day out with Thomas 26th & 27th September. Kent & East Sussex Railway, Tenterden Station, Tenterden, Kent. Come and meet Thomas and his friends, an excellent day out for all Thomas fans. Meet the Fat Controller, Punch & Judy, Magic show, face painting, roundabout rides and more. kesr.org.uk Eastbourne Bonfire Procession & Fireworks 3rd Oct, 7.30pm to 9pm Eastbourne Seafront. Torchlit procession from Fishermans Green culminating in bonfire lighting between the Bandstand and Wish Tower. eastbournebonfiresociety.com St Leonards Marketplace 3rd Oct 10am to 4pm. A great selection of stalls, crafts, vintage goods, street food, entertainment, kids activities and more. Family Welly Waddle 3rd Oct 10am to 11am. RSPCA Mallydams Wood, Peter James Lane, Fairlight, Nr Hastings. Part of the 1066 Country Walking Festival. Discover Mallydams wood in your wellies, spotter sheets available as you explore the woodland. Booking essential. Tel 0300 1230723 Grandparents day at Knockhatch 4th October Knockhatch Adventure park, Hailsham Bypass, Hailsham. Free entry for grandparents when accompanied by their full paying grandchildren! knockhatch.com Spider Saturday at Drusillas Park 10th October Drusillas Park, Alfriston. Spider experience from the British Tarantula Society. Overcome your phobias while having fun and learning. drusillas.co.uk Re-enactment at Battle Museum 10th & 11th October, 10am to 5pm Battle Museum, High St., Battle. Dressing up and other activities to commemorate the Battle of Hastings. battlelocalhistory.com
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Eastern inspiration for new mums Walking into a pharmacy or health store in the UK you might be forgiven for assuming that nutritional support for new mums only comes in the form of tablets and pills. Whilst in the West this is the way dietary supplementation has gone, many women in Asian countries still swear by a more traditional approach. This traditional approach involves healthy homemade food bars, or muesli, which use plant based ingredients. The bars not only provide a natural energy source, to help beat the fatigue and tiredness that comes with being a new mum, but may also help with lactation and milk supply.
The recipes for these bars are passed from one generation to the next and have been used for over a century. Now Sharon Kaur, with a little help from a nutritional expert, has launched a ‘feeding food bar’ based on her family’s recipe in the UK; such that we can all benefit from this more natural approach to nutritional support for mums. freida’s pantry ‘Feeding Food Bar’ contains a combination of nuts, seeds and oats. These provide a host of important nutrients for both mother and baby; including omegas 3 & 6, a great source of energy and important for the development of the nervous system, and natural proteins which are vital for a strong and healthy body. The bars also contain fennel seeds, often said to be a ‘galactalogue’, a substance which can increase milk supply, and may be of particular use for breastfeeding women. Perhaps most importantly, the bars taste delicious with a soft flapjack style consistency, which make them the perfect snack for new mums and the ideal treat to slip into a handbag, as nutritionist Sarah Noyce from Matters for Health explains “Many of the milk boosting products available can be unappetising, for example vitamin supplements and medicines, and are often costly too. Freida’s Feeding Food Bars not only taste great, but are perfectly balanced to give mums what they need to potentially help improve their milk supply” The new bars are on sale at selected health food stockists, Ocado, WholeFoods Market and through www. FreidaPantry.com Mums should eat one a day for maximum benefit.
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Event Listings Battle of Hastings re-enactment 10th & 11th October, 10am to 5pm Battle Abbey & Battlefield, Battle. Over 400 soldiers clash on the battlefield. Get up close to knights and horses, immerse yourself in medieval life. Have a go archery, falconry, one of the best family days out in history. english-heritage.org.uk The Scarecrows' Wedding 12th Oct, 1.30pm & 4.30pm 13th Oct, 10.30am & 1.30pm Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne. A heart warming adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Sheffler's bestselling childrens book. eastbournetheatres.co.uk Family Fun Day 17th October,12 to 3pm White Rock Theatre, Hastings. The White Rock Theatre is throwing open it's doors to give families a chance to explore, with back stage tours,activities and performances. whiterocktheatre.org.uk Hastings Bonfire Celebrations 17th Oct, from 7pm Spectacular torchlit parade along the seafront, followed by fireworks on the beach. www.hbbs.info Spooky Half Term at Penshurst Place 17th Oct to 1st Nov. Penshurst Place, Penshurst, Tonbridge, Kent. A wide range of family activities and entertainment with a Halloween theme. Storytelling, Pumpkin carving, cupcake decorating and the Wicked Witches of the Wild Wood. penshurstplace.com
Halloween Trail at Bodiam Castle 24th Oct. to 1st Nov. 11am to 4pm Bodiam Castle, Bodiam, Nr Robertsbridge.
interactive screening showing you how to use your free prop bag. whiterocktheatre.org.uk
Autumn Open Wood 24th Oct 11am to 3pm. RSPCA Mallydams Wood, Peter James Lane, Fairlight, Nr Hastings. Chestnuts, den building and hibernation. Admission £1 per person. Tel: 03001230750
Halloween Week at KESR 27th to 31st October. Kent & East Sussex Railway, Tenterden Station, Tenterden, Kent. Plenty of ghostly goings on, themed entertainment and activities included in the price of your train ticket. kesr.org.uk
Shriek Week at Drusillas Park 24th Oct to 1st Nov Drusillas Park, Alfriston. Lots of frightful fun to keep the little horrors half-term happy. drusillas.co.uk
Halloween Happening 28th Oct & 31st Oct. Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre, Amberley, Nr Arundel, W Sussex. Spooky themed activities and evening Halloween trail. amberleymuseum.co.uk
Haunted Abbey 24th Oct to 1st Nov. Battle Abbey & Battlefield, Battle. Be prepared to be scared this autumn half-term. Prizes for best childrens fancy dress daily. english-heritage.org.uk
Explore the Shore 28th October, 1.30pm to 3.30pm. Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Lime Kiln Cottage, Rye Harbour Road, Rye. Family fun on the beach with a scavenger hunt, games, crafts and hot chocolate. 1.5 mile walk. Suitable for all ages, children must be accompanied by an adult. Booking essential, £3 per child. Tel 01797 227784 sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/whats-on
Halloween Week at Blue Reef Aquarium. 26th to 31st October. Blue Reef Aquarium, Rock-a-Nore, Hastings. Fiendish fun at the aquarium, searching for hidden pumpkins, design your own sea monster with the chance to win a child's annual pass for the best entry. bluereefaquarium.co.uk Ghostly facts at Battle Museum 26th to 30th October. Battle Museum, High St., Battle. Visit the museum to unearth ghostly facts about Battle. battlelocalhistory.com Medieval Mayhem 27th October, 10am to 3pm. Hastings Museum & Art Gallery, Bohemia Road, Hastings. All sorts of medieval fun and games as a part of the Battle of Agincourt 600th commemoration. hmag.org.uk
Half Term Trail & Halloween Event 24th October to 1st November. 10.30am to 4pm Michelham Priory, Upper Dicker, Hailsham. Spooky themed fun at Michelham Priory. Half term trail, plus extra Halloween events from 31st October. sussexpast.co.uk
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Have fun exploring the castle this Halloween on the Pilgrims' trail, survive the trail and you will be rewarded with a prize. nationaltrust.org.uk
Sing-a-long-a-Frozen 27th October, 10am to 3pm. White Rock Theatre, Hastings. A full screening of Disney's Frozen, with lyrics on screen to help you sing along. A live host will guide you through the
Glorious Mud 29th October, 2.30pm to 4pm. Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Lime Kiln Cottage, Rye Harbour Road, Rye. Search the muddy saltmarsh for crabs, sea slaters and sand hoppers. Wellies and old clothes advisable ! Suitable for all ages, children must be accompanied by an adult. Booking essential, £3 per child. Tel 01797 227784 sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/whats-on Wild Woodland Holiday Club 30th October. 10am to 3pm Swallowtail hill farm, Hobbs Lane, Beckley, Rye. Full day of holiday fun, games, crafts. Booking essential, £20 per child, parents do not accompany children. swallowtailhill.com Wild Woodland Weekend Club 31st October. 10am to 1pm Swallowtail hill farm, Hobbs Lane, Beckley, Rye. For ages 6-11. Den building campfire cooking, woodcraft, games. £10 per child, booking essential. swallowtailhill.com
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Ask Alison...
Alison Waterhouse has worked with children with Additional Educational Needs for the past 22 years in both mainstream and the private sector. Initially, she trained as a Special Needs Teacher and has worked in a variety of schools and educational settings. Alison now works as an Independent Educational Consultant for Special Educational Needs and Emotional Well being in both the Independent sector and mainstream. She is involved in staff training for Young Minds and Releasing Potential and she has an Educational Psychotherapy practice. For more information, please visit www.alisonwaterhouse.co.uk. In her regular “question and answer” page she’ll be using her experience to help readers & their children with educational concerns or problems. If there’s something you’d like to ask Alison, email your question to : alison@familybuzz.co.uk
Dear Alison, Our daughter is moving into Year 3 at school. She has had the same teacher in Year 1 and 2 and has been extremely happy. She is not looking forward to moving into Year 3 as her new class teacher is not someone she knows. She has started having bad dreams and doesn’t want to talk about her new teacher or class and just keeps telling us she is staying with her old teacher. What can we do to help her get ready for September and then to help her settle when she gets there? We are both dreading this. Transitions can be highly emotional times for many children however it is important to enable them to process the conflicting thoughts and emotions. When this is done then children can experience them positively. Transitions are about remembering the past and celebrating what has been achieved and the memories of this time, experiencing the sadness and loss of these and then looking to the future and managing the anxiety that this may create. For many children it is the ‘mess’ of things they are sad to leave behind the anxieties that thinking about the future creates and the excitement of what is to come that causes them difficulties as they are not able to unravel this and manage the conflicting emotions.
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Helping children process this and manage the different emotions that transitions evoke is really important. One way to do this is to create a Year Book. This can include all the things they have done - the best bits and the worse bits – photos are really good to add and also any pieces of work that she has brought home, drawings and stories. Include all the things she has done in the year not just school. Put them in order and ‘notice’ how her work has changed. Focus on what they are now able to do. You can use the phrases ‘Do you remember when you couldn’t …… wow that seems so long ago as you can now so easily ……..’ This collecting and remembering will help celebrate and capture what they have done. Give space and time to feel sad and experience the loss of that time. It is important to allow children to experience strong and sometimes difficult emotions as they grow as this is the foundation of their ability to cope with life later. Help them express their sadness through pictures, paintings, words or art. If you are able to be with them and do this then it shows your
daughter that these strong difficult emotions are manageable and not something to be frightened of in the future. Remind her that she will be able to visit her old teacher and that she will see her in the playground and at lunch time. Once children have experienced the loss of something then you can start to think about the future and what she is worried about. Try and help her think about how to solve these worries don’t just tell her what to do, empower her to think and explore ways of working things out for herself. Once she has gone through these things you will find it is much easier for her to explore and share what she is looking forward to. Dear Alison, We have a daughter in Year 8 at secondary school. She has facebook and has enjoyed staying in touch with friends and family. She has always managed this with great maturity. Over the summer she has been withdrawn and quiet and not her bubbly self. We recently discovered via a friend that she was being bullied by a group of other girls who were leaving horrible messages and being really unkind. We are really upset that she didn’t come to us with this but kept it to herself. How can we help her understand that we want to help and what can we do? Facebook is something that I have many emails about including what to do when things go horribly wrong for young people. I fully understand that you are feeling upset that your daughter hasn’t come to you for help however she will have her reasons for this. I would suggest that you let her know in a calm way that you know what has been happening and that you would like her to know that you are there to help her think about how she could manage all this. I would also suggest that you let her know that you won’t just take her off facebook but that you would like her to learn how to deal with other people who are not as thoughtful or sensible as she is. Research tells us that the main reason that children do not share difficulties that they are having on facebook is because they are worried that parents will just take them off and not let them use it any more. Once she feels safe that you will help her and not take over or take her off facebook I think you will find that she will be prepared to share what has been going on with you. When she does you need to try and remember to listen and to help her think about
the different ways she can deal with things. Support her exploring the different scenarios and then choose what to do. Think of this as laying the foundations for experiences to come. You want to let her know that you are there to support and help her think about things but that you also believe that she has the skills and abilities to solve her own problems. Dear Alison, Our 7 year old son has always been extremely close to his Grandfather. After he was born my parents looked after our son as I had to return to work. He spent 5 hours every day with them and particularly my father. Earlier this year my father died suddenly and my son has really been struggling to come to terms with this. What can we do to help him? Managing losing someone special is very difficult for many people and for a child or young adult can be very hard to process and make sense of. It is likely to set in motion a range of questions and thinking that he will need time and space to process. We are not very good in this country in managing the bereavement process which evokes a range of feelings and emotions over time. Your son is facing this for the first time. As the death of your father was a shock there was not time to prepare or adjust to things and so the death has been traumatic for him. The most important thing is to let him know that you are there if he would like to talk or if he feels this is too painful for you to manage then you could offer for him to work with a therapist as a way of helping him process and manage this time. His school will be able to access specially trained staff therapists that work with young people trying to manage the loss of someone very special. Let him know that this time of loss and bereavement is a complex one and that he will feel up and down for several months but that it is a natural way of coming to terms with losing a very important person from his life. There is a lovely book called ‘Badgers Passing Gifts’ by Susan Varley which you might like to buy for him. It talks about a group of woodland animals that loose a well loved friend – the badger and how they are able to talk about the gifts he has left them all. It is beautifully written and may help think of the gifts that your father has left you all.
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What is Educational Psychotherapy? For parents whose children are struggling at school, stuck in their learning, anxious or depressed, who have stopped thriving or are acting out, life can become overwhelming, full of worry and confusion as they try to find help for their children. Educational Psychotherapy is a powerful approach to addressing these issues. It is a way of meeting the child’s individual learning needs, which in turn positively affects their ability to cope within the classroom. Educational Psychotherapy is a way of working with children which combines teaching with therapeutic exploration of the emotional factors triggered by learning. It is recommended for children and young people who have become ‘stuck’ due to complex emotional barriers to learning and development. Barriers to learning and development may manifest themselves as: •
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Positive Progress for Parents
Are you thinking about going back to work? Need a CV? Do you need advice on training or do you need new interview clothing? We offer FREE one to one advice and support for parents living in Hastings and Rother Call an Adviser for more information on 07741 271984
Free assistance for unemployed Parents Hastings Positive Progress for Parents is a project from Tomorrow’s People, funded by the National Lottery through the Big Lottery Fund. Our aim is to support unemployed parents in the Hastings and Rother areas by advising them on where and how to start looking for training and employment. This is a tailor-made, individual service based on each person’s requirements and we are able to travel to various locations to make accessing the service easier. For more information or an appointment with an Adviser to discuss your needs please call 01424 718491 or 07741271984 and ask for Laura or Nick.
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Anyone who’s tried to keep up with a young child will know that most are naturally physically active and love to be on the go. What’s not always obvious though is that encouraging your child to be active on a regular basis can benefit their health for their whole life. You’re never too young to learn to love exercise and active children are more likely to grow into active adults. Regular exercise will help your child develop strong muscles and bones, help them sleep and make them more alert. The NHS recommend that children between 5 & 18 have at least 1 hour of exercise per day, though even gentle exercise such as walking to school counts towards this. As children grow it can be a challenge to give them enough daily activity and some older children
can be reluctant to remain active. It’s important to find activities they enjoy, as having fun is the best motivation of all. Over the next few pages, you’ll find details of some of the many, fantastic local clubs and organisations offering a wide range of fun ways to stay active and keep fit. Whichever activity suits you and your family, we hope you have a fantastic time getting active!
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Mobile Softplay Hire, Play Sessions & Classes We bring the FUN to your chosen VENUE! Softplay hire service: with colourful soft play shapes, ballpool, tunnels, slide and more! Ideal for 0-5 year olds. Happyjacks play sessions: great fun for 0-4 year olds. Happyjacks Tumblers: fun pre-school movement classes for children from 6 mths – 4 years.
PLUS affordable, fun gymnastics for 4-12 year olds. First class FREE call jaki on 07738 381384 or visit www.happyjackssoftplay.co.uk
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Scholarship Workshop, 12th September
We are not necessarily looking for someone who can already sing, dance and act to a high standard. Perhaps your child is a great singer, but needs some help with the dancing? Or maybe they can glide across the stage but lack the confidence to speak on their own or in front of people? Maybe they can do a bit of all 3 (sing, dance, act) but just need a bit more guidance? This could be for them. We want to recognise their existing achievements and develop them into all-round performers, able to work independently and in a team. Theatre Sense School for Performing Arts - Quality Tuition from a school that cares. Swimming Lessons are available at the Sovereign Centre 50 weeks of the year, for children and adults from six months plus. Lessons cater for all levels and abilities, from complete beginners through to more experienced swimmers who are looking to improve their stroke, technique and stamina. Swimming teachers are qualified to ASA level 2 and certificates and badges are awarded to pupils at the end of every level to celebrate their progress. The unique swimming lesson programme at the Sovereign Centre encourages children to enjoy the benefits of swimming, and ensures children have confidence in the water and are given the essential water safety skills for living by the sea. The Sovereign Centre are taking bookings for the September term which runs from the 31st August to the 20th December 2015. Lessons can be paid for by the course or children and adults can enjoy the extra benefits of becoming a swimming lessons member, including free parking and unlimited swimming outside of lessons! For more information on the Sovereign Centre’s swimming lesson programme visit www. eastbourneleisurecentres.com/sovereign_centre or to enrol your child on the learn to swim programme call 0845 267 1200.
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Bexhill College Youth Theatre Christmas Project The Bexhill College Youth Theatre are looking for young people aged 8 – 16 to join them for a new project and perform Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR. The project will be led at the Izzard Theatre (Penland Road, Bexhill) by Lizzii Hills, who has played lead roles in the West End, starred on television and is a qualified dance, drama and singing teacher. The team also welcomes Liz Boorman, an LIPA graduate and performer who has directed and written productions for young people for a number of years. On running this exciting project Lizzii says, “I am thrilled to be working with the young talent in Bexhill. I want to create a fun working environment, whilst teaching important technique and performance skills used in all three disciplines of Musical Theatre.” Auditions are on Sunday 6th September at the Izzard Theatre and rehearsals for the show will be every Tuesday evening from 5.30pm - 7.30pm at the same venue (term time only). Rehearsals start in September and these will run until the week before the show which is on Tuesday 22nd December 2015. To be part of this new project please contact marketing@bexhillcollege.ac.uk for an application form and any more information or call 01424 214545 ext 1152. (See ad on the back page of this magazine)
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ts a e r t y k o o Ideas for sp kids e h t h t i w to make If you're planning a Halloween party, or just want to have some fun in the kitchen with the kids, here are a few ideas for knocking up some spooky sweeties this year COOKIE MONSTERS We whipped up some double cream, separated it into 3 different bowls and added different food colouring to each. Put a dollop of cream between two small cookies and use chocolate drops to make the teeth. For the eyes we used mini marshmallows, using black writing-icing for the pupils.
DOUGHNUT DRACULAS For this one we just took an ordinary, plain ring doughnut and made it creepier. Using black writingicing, we drew on some beady eyes and a vampirestyle hairline. We used a couple of candy sticks for fangs and dabbed some red writing-icing on them for a bloodstained look.
SPIDER BICCIES We took some Oreos (Other sandwich-type biscuits are available) and used some liquorice bootlaces (cut short) to give them 8, spidery legs. We used mini marshmallows and black writing-icing to make the eyeballs.
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HALLOWEEN FUNNIES
What’s a vampire’s favourite fruit? A necktarine!
What do mummies have on their iPod ? Wrap music!
What are a ghost’s favourite rides at the fair? The scary-go-round and rollerghoster! What do you call witches who live together? Broom-mates!
What's big, scary, and has three wheels? A werewolf riding a tricycle! What's a monster's favourite play? Romeo and Ghouliet
What do you get if you cross Dracula with a snow man ? Frost bite. Why did the ghost go to Africa? He was a big-game haunter
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SOAP STAR JESSIE WALLACE STARS IN CINDERELLA THIS CHRISTMAS Cinderella shall go to the ball this Christmas with the help of soap star Jessie Wallace who makes her pantomime debut as the Fairy Godmother in Sussex’s most spectacular family pantomime. For the past 15 years Jessie has become a national treasure thanks to her performance as Kat Slater in the popular BBC soap EastEnders, winning numerous awards and legions of fans. Jessie’s other television credits include ITV’s The Bill and Wild at Heart and her critically acclaimed leading role in Miss Marie Lloyd - Queen of the Music Hall for BBC Four. In 2008 she also took part in the sixth series of Strictly Come Dancing. Earlier this month BBC One announced that Jessie will feature alongside EastEnders co-star Shane Richie in their own six part spin-off drama, which will be aired in 2016. No stranger to the stage, Jessie has appeared in the West End productions of Rent and Haunted as well as the 25th anniversary production of Stepping Out in the role of Sylvia. Most recently Jessie returned to the stage playing Lil in the Theatre Royal Stratford East’s musical production of Fings Ain’t Wot they Used T’be directed by Terry Johnson.
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Executive producer of Cinderella, Daryl Back, said “We are delighted Jessie will be joining the cast of our spectacular pantomime Cinderella in Hastings. Jessie is such a popular face on television we’re thrilled she’ll be joining us in pantoland and giving audiences at the White Rock her take on The Fairy Godmother.” The White Rock Theatre’s General Manager, Lorna Hollister, added “Each year we’ve seen the White Rock’s pantomime become more and more successful. We are very much looking forward to welcoming Jessie Wallace to the Theatre, and know that she will be very popular with the Hastings audience.” Cinderella is produced by One From The Heart, in association with HQ Theatres, the partnership behind recent pantomime successes including last year’s production of Aladdin starring Louie Spence. Cinderella at Hastings White Rock Theatre runs from Friday 11 to Sunday 27 December 2015. For tickets and information visit whiterocktheatre. org.uk or call 01424 462288.
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Share the magic of Christmas with an NSPCC Letter from Santa Christmas is a time filled with family traditions – anything from putting carrots out for Rudolph to leaving ‘snowy footprints’ around the house – to preserve children’s belief in Santa Claus. However, even the most creative parents can be caught out! To help share the magic of Christmas with children here in the UK and around the world, the NSPCC has once again teamed up with Santa to send personalised letters all the way from Lapland in return for a suggested donation of £5. And this year, Santa has been hard at work, finding new ways to make each letter even more special. A brand new, colourful illustration style and characters and stories tailored to specific age groups are complemented by more personalisation in the letters, further enhancing the magic of receiving a letter from the man himself. Parents can choose whether the letter is signed by Santa or Father Christmas, and each letter now comes complete with an age appropriate game for children to play. For the first time, those requesting a Letter from Santa will be able to write a personal P.S. message, and will receive a complimentary pack including games, recipes and activities to help make the experience even more enchanting. Santa has even written a special poem to celebrate Baby’s First Christmas – a keepsake to treasure for years to come. Yasmin from Glasgow requested a Letter from Santa in 2014 and said: “My seven year old thought it was fantastic. He couldn't get over the fact that Santa knew so much about him, and kept saying ‘How does he know this? Look, he knows I sing!’" By making a donation to the NSPCC, parents will be able to share the magic of Christmas with their loved ones, whilst helping the charity keep more children safe. Request your Letter from Santa from 1 October – 22 December at www.nspcc.org.uk/santa for a suggested donation of £5 to the NSPCC.
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SEE YOU IN NOVEMBER ! Well that's it from us for this issue, our next issue will of course be our fantastically festive winter issue. Make sure you grab a copy to be kept informed about the wide range of activities going on in Sussex during "The most wonderful time of the year".
If you're organising a Christmas meal for work colleagues, your PTA, a social club or just a bunch of friends or family, we can definitely recommend Whites Seafood and Steak Bar in Hastings Old Town. Just take a look on the page opposite at their mouthwatering 2015 menu! You're guaranteed delicious food and a warm welcome at Whites !
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ll the team at Whites proudly welcome you to our family run restaurant situated on George Street in Hastings’ historic Old Town, nestled between the ancient East and West Hills. Whites offers customers free wifi, and is just a short distance from Rock-a-Nore beach, home to the local fishing fleet, with it’s famous black net huts. Here at Whites we are very proud of our newly refitted open kitchen, which has been awarded the highest rating for food hygiene by the food standards agency. Not only can you see your food being prepared to the highest standards but also enjoy the enticing aromas generated by our talented chef. Whether enjoying a welcome lunchtime break from Christmas shopping to a romantic evening meal, Whites is the perfect venue. Relax with a glass of wine and watch the world go by as you make your selection from the wide range of dishes on offer. We are proud to boast that as many of our ingredients as possible are sourced locally and our delicious specials board is regularly updated with seasonal dishes. From November 27th until December 23rd, we will be offering our 2015 Christmas menu for tables of five and above. Our dedicated team have put together a menu that offers a wide range of quality food at an excellent price. Please call us on 01424 719846 for booking details or visit our website www.whitesbar.co.uk for further information. Bon appetit! - Alex and Ellie
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• Scallop, crab and parmesan cheese gratin. Presented in the shell and served with a salad garnish and french bread. • Succulent tiger prawns. Pan fried in a garlic and herb butter. • Smoked haddock chowder. Homemade with succulent fillets of naturally smoked haddock, served with french bread. • (v) Wedge of breaded Cornish brie. Deep fried and served with cranberry jelly and dressed salad. • Mussels à la crème. Blue shell mussels from the crystal clear waters off the Shetlands
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• Whites' traditional old fashioned Christmas roast. Choose from either crown of turkey or belly of pork with crackling, served with home roasted potatoes, honey roasted seasonal vegetables, Yorkshire pudding, pigs in blankets, chestnut stuffing, bread sauce, cranberry jelly or apple sauce and our very own, rich, port gravy. • (v) Mushroom and stilton wellington. Served with a crisp dressed mixed salad and rosemary salted, gourmet chunky chips. • Seafood carbonara. Traditional spaghetti pasta dish, with an assortment of fish and shellfish in a rich, creamy sauce. Served with garlic bread. • One pot rabbit. Slow cooked local rabbit with seasonal vegetables and herbed dumplings in red wine and port stock, with a bowl of rustic bread to dunk. • Whites' moules à la crème. (Extra £3.00 supplement) A kilo of fresh mussels with an assortment of shellfish (crayfish, tiger prawns, langoustines) served with a basket of bread. • Luxury fish pie. A decadent, Christmas version of our famous fish pie. Scallops, monkfish, smoked cod, cockles, squid, and tiger prawns, topped off with buttery mashed potato and gruyère cheese
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• Traditional Christmas Pudding. Served with brandy butter. • Apple and cranberry crumble. Served with vanilla ice cream. • Baileys pancake. With Movenpick white chocolate ice cream. • Malted chocolate truffle bar. Biscuit crumb base, layered with milk chocolate mousse and chocolate nougat centre. Served with clotted cream for extra indulgence! • Warmed chocolate fudge cake served with vanilla ice cream • Assortment of cheese and biscuits (extra £3.50 supplement) with a fig, apple and ale chutney, grapes and celery Tea, coffee and mints.
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