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in honour of World Bee Day on 20 May. organised by the United Nations www.un.org/en/observances/bee-day • #WorldBeeDay

Spot the 8 Diffences

Word Search F N B S B U E C O E

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Can you find all these words in the word search?

Bee, Honey, Beekeeper, Pollinator, Beeswax, Queen, Beehive, Blossom, Buzz, Drone, Worker, Sting, Pollen, Swarm Why do bees hum?

Because they’ve forgotten the words!

What do you call a bee with a hard to hear buzz?

A Mumble Bee!

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What type of bee can’t make up its mind?

A May-Bee! B

What do you call a bee that lives in America?

A USB!

Can you draw a picture or write a poem about anything to do with bumble bees or other insects?

Make it as wacky and colourful as you can!

Send it to us to have a chance of winning a Primary Times Tee Shirt AND seeing your prize winning entry published in the next Primary Times! Categories: ages 4-7 and 8-11 Name:

JAM

What is a bees favourite sport?

Rug-bee!

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Age: Address:

Postcode: School:

Send your entry together with this completed form to:

Annie's Competition, Primary Times, 7 Southbrook Mews, London, SE12 8LG or scan them both and email them to:

competitions@primarytimes.biz Closing date 16 June 2021. Good Luck!

Spot the Difference In Picture B there is an apple on the tree, one of the E’s has gone, the label says Jam, there is a bird, there is a green circle on the flower, the bee’s wings are purple, the stripes are missing on a bee.

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Hi Readers Primary Times in East Sussex 7 Southbrook Mews London SE12 8LG Tel: 01273 916210 Email: office@primarytimes.biz Website: www.primarytimes.co.uk Twitter: @PT_Sussex Instagram: @primarytimesse Publishing Editor: Peter Watson Sales: Catherine Dillon, Gill Pearce, Ty Smith & Andrew Langridge Listings: Claire Wood, Hayley Hughes Production: Alison Watson Office Manager: Chris Blower Administrator: Claire Wood Social Media: Rachel Benson Primary Times is independently published and distributed free in infant and primary schools throughout Sussex. Its aims are to inform families and children of current educational issues, forthcoming events, courses and attractions and to give teachers, pupils and parents the opportunity to participate in the magazine by adding to its contents or joining in the competitions which we run. It is NOT our intention to publish any racist, sexist or politically based material whatsoever. We also undertake not to carry any advertising which we would consider to be offensive to young families or harmful to the best interests of young children. The opinions expressed in either the editorial or advertisements within this publication are not necessarily those held by the editor or publisher.

While we take great care with the compilation of information within this magazine, neither the editor nor publisher will accept any liability for the accuracy of the editorial or advertising contained within the publication.

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Firstly let me start by saying how delighted we are to be back. The last year has been so tough for so many people and we are so pleased that the end appears to be in sight. We really want to thank the schools who hand us out, our advertisers for supporting us, our suppliers who have worked with us to make sure that we could keep going and you, our readers, for taking us home and using the magazine. We’ve been publishing Primary Times in this area for 20 years, long may this continue.

We have worked so hard this time to find out what is going on locally. We have searched far and wide for all the places that have reopened, new venues, theatres, open air theatres and everything we could think of. Our listings are sourced a long time in advance so please do check the listing nearer the time, especially while things are changing daily. We always include contact details at the end of each listing so that they can be checked.

Our Katie Clown Activity Page is on the subject of Bumble Bees this time, in honour of World Bee Day on 20 May. #WorldBeeDay. This was initiated by the United Nations and happens each year. To learn more about bees or find out more about the day have a look at www.un.org/en/observances/ bee-day. Don’t forget to send us your poems and drawings (including your contact details) so that we can feature your work, if you win, in our next issue which is the July Bumper Summer magazine in schools from 5 July.

Contents

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Local News...............................4 What’s On.................................6 Family Theatre..........................8 Here Comes the Sun!...................11 Film Preview Guide..................17 Fun Gardening Activities........ 19 Competitions........................... 21 All Your Own Work..................23

Peter and the Primary Times Team

Banana and Raspberry Breakfast Smoothie Cup Cakes Ingredients – you will need: Makes 12 25g rolled oats 1 banana, peeled 75g raspberries 1 tbsp maple syrup 100ml milk 4 tbsp natural yoghurt 2 eggs 100ml sunflower oil 40g dried cranberries 250g self-raising flour 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 300g butter, softened 300g icing sugar You will also need 12 cupcake cases and a cupcake tin to sit them in, together with a piping bag & star nozzle (optional).

Method 1 Preheat the oven to 180°C, 160°C fan, gas mark 4. Line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases.

2 Make the smoothie by placing the oats, banana, 50g of the

raspberries, maple syrup, milk and yoghurt into a blender and blend until smooth.

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3 Add the eggs and sunflower oil and blend again.

4 Place the cranberries, flour and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl and make a well in the centre. Pour in the smoothie and fold in the dry ingredients.

5 Spoon into the paper cases and bake for 18-20 minutes, until risen and golden. Cool on a cooling rack.

6 To make the icing, beat together the butter, icing sugar and remaining raspberries. Spoon into a piping bag with a star nozzle and pipe over the cooled cakes. If you don’t have a piping bag, spread the icing over the cakes.

Always ask an adult to help when using a hot oven.

Cupcake Day 2021 The Alzheimer’s Society’s Cupcake Day is on 17 June and they would like your help. Dementia is set to be the 21st century’s biggest killer and affect 1 million by 2025. The Alzheimer’s Society’s services have been used nearly 3 million times since March and have been a lifeline to thousands, but there are so many more who urgently need their help.

So dust off your baking bowls, whip out your whisks and unite against dementia by signing up for Cupcake Day at www.cupcakeday.org.uk and raising some much needed funds. Each cupcake sold this Cupcake Day will help the Alzheimer’s Society reach more people through vital support services, like the Dementia Connect support line.

Thank you to Joy Skipper for the recipe and picture.

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Wildwood Wildcats

Wildwood Trust, in collaboration with Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and Vincent Wildlife Trust, is taking the first steps in a ground-breaking new project to establish the first wild population of the functionally extinct wildcat outside of Scotland in over 200 years.

The project will be the first of its kind outside of Scotland and could herald a new dawn for this iconic British species which is on the verge of total extinction in the wild.

The European wildcat is Britain’s rarest mammal and the only native cat species surviving in Britain. The wild population is thought to be less than 300 individuals, living exclusively in the remote Scottish Highlands.

However that population has been declared ‘functionally extinct’ which means that there is no longer a viable population left in the wild.

The species was hunted and persecuted to extinction in England and Wales a century ago, resulting in its disappearance. Loss and fragmentation of habitat and more recently interbreeding with domestic and feral cats, means it has not been able to return.

Until now.

Laura Gardner, Director of Conservation at Wildwood Trust told Primary Times, “Our goal is to return a viable and self-sustaining wildcat population to its former range. As a leading British wildlife conservation charity, we have developed years of experience and expertise in breeding wildcats in support of the existing Scottish conservation project. We are now excited to be utilising these skills to benefit wildcat recovery more broadly across Britain. This will be a long term commitment for Wildwood requiring increased resources and infrastructure so we are relying on the public’s support to help.”

After announcing this exciting new partnership last year, Wildwood is now taking the first steps in building new wildcat breeding facilities.

Each enclosure will house a breeding pair of cats, whose kittens will later be released into the wild. Wildcat mating usually takes place between January and March with litters of 1-8 kittens born between April and May. Breeding wildcats is notoriously difficult, as any noise and disturbance can adversely affect the cats. To ensure the survival and safety of the kittens, stress must be kept to a minimum. With this in mind, the new breeding enclosures will be built off-show at Wildwood Trust’s parks, helping to prepare kittens for life in the wild. The Trust needs £50,000 to complete the build and is calling on the public to get involved by donating to the project and giving wildcats a brighter future.

You can visit the Wildwood Trust near Canterbury in Kent. The Trust has over 200 native animals, past and present. It is set in beautiful ancient woodland where visitors can see bears, wolves, bison, deer, owls, foxes, red squirrels, wild boar, lynx, wild horses, badgers, beavers and many more.

Wear A Hat Day with Flowers

Back by popular demand, Brain Tumour Research’s (BTR) Wear A Hat Day with Flowers is taking place on Friday 18 June.

As COVID-19 restrictions continue to ease, Wear A Hat Day with Flowers is the perfect way to bring loved ones together and celebrate, whilst raising funds to help find a cure for brain tumours.

Last year, the inaugural Wear A Hat Day with Flowers raised over £40,000 to support vital work. Join BTR this year for another blooming brilliant day of floral hatty fun and help them raise even more.

BBC TV’s Instant Gardener Danny Clarke is once again supporting the event. Danny knows the pain of a brain tumour diagnosis having lost his sister Margot to a glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).

You can plan your own fun floral hatty events at school or work or in the wider community and spread some joy, whilst raising lots of money to help fund the fight.

Register today on www.wearahatdaywithflowers.org and you’ll immediately have access to a digital fundraising pack containing downloadable posters, top tips and event ideas to maximise your fundraising event.

Share your amazing florally-hattastic photos with BTR on social media using the hashtag #WearAHatDayWithFlowers and tagging @braintumourrsch

Wild Child: Coming Home to Nature,

by Patrick Barkham

From climbing trees and making dens, to building sandcastles and ponddipping, many of the activities we associate with a happy childhood take place outdoors. And yet, the reality for many contemporary children is very different. The studies tell us that we are raising a generation who are so alienated from nature that they can’t identify the commonest birds or plants, they don’t know where their food comes from, they are shuttled between home, school and the shops and spend very little time in green spaces - let alone roaming free.

In his timely and personal book, Wild Child: Coming Home to Nature, celebrated writer Patrick Barkham draws on his own experience as a parent and a forest school volunteer to explore the relationship between children and nature. Unfolding over the course of a year of snowsuits, muddy wellies and sunhats, Wild Child is both an intimate story of children finding their place in the natural world and a celebration of the delight we can all find in even modest patches of green.

Wild Child: Coming Home to Nature is published by Granta Publications and is out now in paperback priced £9.99.

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The Sussex branch of national food charity FareShare has begun an exciting project to trial the use of electric vehicles to redistribute surplus food to people in need.

FareShare Sussex alleviates hunger and reduces food waste through the redistribution of surplus food to vulnerable people via its network of charity members. Since the pandemic, they have tripled the amount of food they normally deliver as numbers of people requiring emergency food has grown.

The charity is regularly on the road collecting and delivering food that would otherwise have gone to waste by the food industry. The Electric Vehicle project, funded by the Waste Resource Action Fund (WRAP) has enabled FareShare Sussex to purchase both an electric van and electric cargo bike to support its important work ensuring no good food goes to waste.

The zero emissions van enables the charity to deliver 3000 kg more food across Sussex every week. The four-wheeled refrigerated electric bike built by EAV is the first of its kind in the UK. It means the last-mile delivery and collection of surplus food in Brighton & Hove can be toxic fume-free. Already making an impression out in the streets of Brighton, the bike was finished off with a bespoke design by local illustrator Sandra Staufer.

The Resource Action Fund is an £18 million fund, provided by Defra and managed by WRAP, which supports resource efficiency projects in England in the key areas of food, plastics, textiles, recycling and litter.

With a growing number of charity members signing up to receive food deliveries, FareShare Sussex are calling out to local food businesses to get in touch and talk about their surplus. Please contact Lara Bloch at lara@faresharesussex.org.uk if you want to get involved.

Fletching Garden Trail

Have you ever walked through a picturesque village, gazing in through the windows of the beautiful houses wondering what lies behind the garden gates? Well for only one day each year the award winning village of Fletching opens 20 of its private gardens to the general public with the chance to talk to the owners and gardeners. This year the date for your diary is Sunday 13 June.

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Be a Superhero for Chestnut Tree House Most of the £4.6 million Chestnut Tree House needs every year to provide hospice care to local children and young people comes from the generosity of superheroes like you.

On Friday 25 June, as part of Children’s Hospice Week, Chestnut Tree House needs you to dream up a superhero themed challenge or activity and be a superhero for children’s hospice care.

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Everyone – of all ages and abilities – is invited to take part in Superhero Friday, and it’s simple to get involved.

You can have a superhero mufti day at school, hold a mega mask competition with your group, bake some super themed cupcakes for your friends, or hold a virtual superhero themed quiz with family, friends or work colleagues – the possibilities are endless.

Children’s Hospice Week (2127 June) is the UK’s only awareness and fundraising week for children with life-shortening conditions and their families and the palliative care services that support them.

Will you be a superhero for Chestnut Tree House this Children’s Hospice Week? It’s free to sign up and Chestnut Tree House have everything you need to get started. Sign up today at www.chestnut. org.uk/superhero-friday

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The Fletching Garden Trail is the main fundraising event for Fletching Primary school. All proceeds directly benefit the school, and enable opportunities such as forest school and music lessons.

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Fletching is nestled in the magnificent countryside only a couple of miles from Sheffield Park National Trust Gardens and the Bluebell Railway. The Garden Trail guarantees fun for all, including a variety of children’s activities, a raffle and a popular plant and seed sale.

Some of the gardens have featured in national publications so it promises to be a visual treat.

The popular Garden Café will be situated on the Village Rec, serving delicious light lunches, refreshments and home-made cakes throughout the day, all set in an idyllic location. Additionally, there will be a homemade ice cream stall.

All of this for just £6 per adult and no entry charge for children. Tickets can be purchased on the day from the school playground (contactless card machine available).You’ll get a brochure which includes a map to help you navigate your way from exquisite garden to garden.

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What’s On

What’s On Your family diary for May and June

Due to Covid 19 restrictions please do check with the venue that the listing is up to date before planning your visit.

Wed 19–Sun 23 May

May Until Sun 23 May

Brighton Festival, Various Locations in Brighton The largest arts festival in England returns for the month of May, offering children, young people and families the opportunity to experience fun, educational and spectacular art events safely online, outdoors and, from 17 May, at indoor venues. For details and to book tickets visit www. brightonfestival.org

Until Mon 31 May

Miles in May, Demelza Hospice Care for Children Online Event Join #TeamDemelza in this virtual event and help raise £37,000 to fund a specialist Children’s Nurse. Walk, jog, run or scoot your way to 37 miles this May and be a part of something amazing!

This event is free to join. For more information visit www. demelza.org.uk

Tues 18 – Thurs 20 May

The Forked Forest Path, Fabrica, Duke Street, Brighton, BN1 1AG Olafur Eliasson has transformed some of the world’s most iconic spaces with large-scale installations and stunning visuals. This Brighton Festival collaboration with Fabrica promises a stimulating experience for all ages. Visit www.Fabrica.org.uk for more information.

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John Lawson’s Circus, Festival of Transport Field, Hailsham, BN27 4DU The show introduced by Ringmaster Attila Endresz, includes high speed roller skating, dagger balancing, laser lights show, Britain’s Got Talent knife-throwing with The Marshalls and Pip the Clown. For more details email johnlawsonscircus@ hotmail.co.uk or call 07855 421 894.

Thurs 20 May

Bluebell Railway Reopening, Sheffield Park Station, TN22 3QL You can now book tickets online but if you can’t visit yet, check out their new virtual tours instead. The new 360 degree tours allow you into behind-the-scenes areas the public have never seen before. For full details visit www.bluebell-railway. com

Sat 22 May

Camouflage and Bows, Dernwood Children’s Woodland Club, Heathfield, TN21 0PN (Also on 29 May, 5 Jun, 3 & 10 July) Learn about people who used to hunt in the ‘wild woods’. Use locally collected hazel wood to make your

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own bow and arrows. Make and use natural camouflage and hide from your friends!

For more information and to book visit www. dernwoodfarm.co.uk

Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow, Brighton Festival Online Event Meet author Benjamin Dean, whose joyful LGBTQ+ adventure Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow was Waterstones Children’s Book of the Month this February.

Suitable for ages 8-12 years.

For more information and to book tickets visit www. brightonfestival.org Gnomes and Potions, Dernwood Children’s Woodland Club, Heathfield, TN21 0PN (Also on 5 Jun & 3 Jul) Make a woodland gnome out of wood and take it on a journey to meet magical beings that live in the woods and collect ingredients for a magic potion to make and take home.

Suitable for families and children age 3+. To book visit www.dernwoodfarm.co.uk Rain Before Rainbows, Brighton Festival Online Event Join bestselling children’s author, Smitri Halls for a storytelling event full of hope and inspiration.

Hear about Smitri’s writing and inspiration, and then discover and draw your own animal companion.

For more information and to book tickets visit www. brightonfestival.org

Sat 22 - Sun 23 May Magnificent Motors, Western Lawns, Eastbourne, BN21 4EH 11am-5pm. The biggest free motoring spectacular on the South Coast with over 600 vintage and classic cars, motorbikes, buses, steam traction engines, commercial and military vehicles. Also features a French Market, live music and fun fair. Go to www.visiteastbourne.com for more details.

Sun 23 May

Twitch!, Brighton Girls School, Montpelier Rd, BN1 3AT 10.30am. Join bestselling author M G Leonard as she shares what she discovered about birdwatching when writing her brand-new book, Twitch. The event is perfect for young nature enthusiasts, birdwatchers and detectives in the making. Age 8+ To book visit www.brightonfestival.org Sunday Morning Session, Dernwood Campsite, Heathfield, TN21 0PN (Also on 30 May, 6 Jun, 4 & 11 Jul) 10am. Forest School inspired activities including woodland nature games, make a den/shelter, nature walk, nature art and return for an end of session round

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Battle Library: new opening times Library opening hours are changing.

The opening times for this library will be:

From Monday 28 November

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Friday 10am to 5pm

Saturday Starts in East Sussex Libraries on 17 July until 11 September

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Remember, you can renew and reserve books, keep your personal information up to date and download ebooks onto your electronic devices 24/7 online. Visit: eastsussex.gov.uk/libraries

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Family Theatre

Family Theatre

adventure for all the family from an award winning youth-ensemble of actors with stories, music, comedy and a dash of anarchy.

The Further Adventures of Doctor Dolittle

Brighton Dome

Box Office: 01273 709 709 6 Jun

Sarah & Duck’s Big Top Birthday

artists and its work in the city for over 30 years.

Illyria bring you a brand-new musical adaptation of Hugh Lofting’s amazing story of the Doctor’s FURTHER adventures.

It features amazing puppets and a plethora of songs that you’ll be singing along to for years to come.

22 May

4-6 Jun

The Minotaur

Mr Stink

At the heart of the labyrinth, Everyone’s favourite the Minotaur skulks. It is MP, Janet Crumb Join Sarah, Duck and a host Enjoy the ultimate monster, is hosting of your favourite friends as the show! waiting only to devour Annabelle’s they plan a birthday party for you whole. His sister, And don’t 10th birthday Scarf Lady in their garden. Told Ariadne, loves him, through a blend of puppetry, forget to say party. Everyone but she also loves the storytelling and music, it will you saw it in is welcome… great hero Theseus. apart from take your children on a magical Primary Who will she save and Chloe’s particularly adventure.

Times! smelly new friend, what will escape from the labyrinth?

Mr Stink. Packed with fun, Brighton Open Air humour and a heart-warming Theatre 30 May message, this touching tale brightonopenairtheatre.co.uk Pandora provides the perfect family Imagine if you were the one 20 May entertainment. to unlock the forbidden box A Lark in the Park 19 Jun and release the woes of the Join this larky celebration world? Pandora is the one with The Ugly Duckling of spring, shining a light on the curious fingers. A joyous Feeling different, teased Carousel’s learning disabled by his friends and not accepted by his family, the ABC of Opera: Classical ugly duckling is sad and lonely. Through a series of This book is a spectacular musical adventures he soon learns adventure for children through the who he really is and his 500-year history of opera. Written family realises it doesn’t by world-renowned opera singer, matter what you look like but Mark Llewelyn Evans, ABC of Opera: how good your heart is.

Classical provides children with an enjoyable and educational first De La Warr Pavilion glimpse into the often daunting world of opera and classical music.

Bexhill-on-Sea When a school trip to the Natural History Museum in London reunites Jack and Megan with an old friend Trunk, they are whisked away to the Academy of Barmy Composers and the cities of Salzburg, Vienna and Paris for an adventure in opera’s classical period (1750–1820).

Tasked with taking the music and stories of Windy Wolfie (Mozart, the penniless prodigy), Tortellini Rossini (the king of the dining table) and the moody but resilient Bilious Beethoven back to the present, will they be able to triumph over the return of Mozart’s most evil creation?

It’s an accessible, fun introduction to opera for primary school children. Combining facts, jokes, songs, brilliant illustrations and a humorous story, this book is perfect for use as a teaching resource in schools as well for home-learning. The book has received praise from The National Children’s Orchestra who said, “The history of classical music has never been so much fun!”

With two further ABC of Opera books planned, covering the Romantic and Modern music eras, these musical adventures through the history of opera are set to provide a unique and creative way to introduce children to this art form for many more years.

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Box Office: 01424 229 111 6 Jun

Sarah & Duck’s Big Top Birthday

Told through a fantastic blend of puppetry, storytelling and music, Sarah & Duck’s Big Top Birthday will take you and your children on a magical adventure.

Ropetackle Shoreham-by-Sea

Box Office: 01273 464 440 ropetacklecentre.co.uk 23 May

Zoom!

28 May

Zog

3 Jun

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introduction into the ways young children can help to protect their environment.

Zoom! is a new play for children aged 3-8 years from Pied Piper Theatre with music, songs, puppetry and a gentle

A keen but accident-prone little dragon called Zog goes to Dragon school to learn how to become a grown up dragon. A ‘My First Cinema’ presentation.

3 Jun

Mulan

When the Emperor of China decrees that one man per family must join the Imperial Army to defend the country from vengeful Northern invaders, Hua Mulan disguises herself as Hua Jun and rides out to take the place of her frail father. Family film - Cert 12A.

5 Jun

Susannah and the Sunflower

You’ve heard of Jack and the Beanstalk well… why should boys have all the fun? This is a quirky take on the traditional tale were Susannah climbs up a sunflower and comes face to face with a Giant but a very different story unfolds.

11 Jun

The Tiger Who Came to Tea

The much loved story of Sophie and her mummy’s unexpected visitor – a mysterious tiger who turns up and invites himself to tea. A beautiful, hand-drawn animation based on the bestselling classic by Judith Kerr. A ‘My First Cinema’ presentation.

25 Jun

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

An adorable, friendly-faced caterpillar eats everything in sight - including apples, pears, oranges, cupcakes and lollipops – which give him a tummy ache! A ‘My First Cinema’ presentation.

Royal Hippodrome Eastbourne

Box Office: 01323 802 020 www.royalhippodrome.com 28 Jun-29 Jun

Mr Stink

You’re invited to celebrate Annabelle’s 10th birthday, hosted by everyone’s favourite MP candidate, Janet Crumb!

Everyone is welcome… apart from Chloe’s particularly smelly new friend, Mr Stink.

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More What’s On Your family diary for May and June

May the fire for a cup of nettle tea and a story created by the group. To book visit www.dernwoodfarm.co.uk

Wed 26 – Mon 31 May

Robot Selfie, Greater Metropolitan Brighton College and Online Robot Selfie will be a massive mural of the public, drawn by a wall-drawing robot on the side of Brighton Met College’s new building.

Wherever you are in the world you can submit your selfie and watch via live-stream as a massive mural emerges. For more information visit www. brightonfestival.org

Thurs 27 - Mon 31 May

John Searle’s Funfair, Princes Park, Eastbourne, BN22 7AE This traditional traveling fun fair promises a great day out, packed full with rides, shows, game stalls, inflatables with on-site catering and free parking. See www. visiteastbourne.com for more details.

Fri 28 – Sun 30 May Without Walls @Our Place, The Manor Gym, BN2 5EA and Hangleton Park, Hove, BN3 8BW Take your family to your local park to celebrate the return of live performance from hip-hop to aerial dance in joyful style! Check Facebook event pages for the full line up near you. www.facebook.com/ OurPlaceHangleton

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Fri 28 May – Sun 27 Jun

The Cat in (Re) Boots, Brighton Fringe, Online Pre-Recorded Event Puss in Boots is one of the most beloved heroes for children. He makes his master’s fortune by playing tricks on everyone, but are they tricks or justice? Suitable for 7+. To book tickets visit www.brightonfringe.org Up, Up, Up and Away!

Brighton Fringe, Online Pre-Recorded Event Missing the excitement of a family holiday this year? Join the ‘Cloud Cadets’ and go on the adventure of a lifetime.

Puppets, music, and plenty of opportunities to join in are sure to keep the children captivated from the word ‘Go!’ To book tickets visit www.brightonfringe.org The Tower and The Tree, Brighton Fringe, Online Pre-Recorded Event A rude bell tower drives people away with his loud and selfish bell-ringing. He wants to change but doesn’t know how until a mysterious tree appears in this wonderfully funny and thoroughly delightful modern fairy tale.

To book tickets visit www. brightonfringe.org

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Campfire Craft: Food and Fire, Dernwood Children’s Woodland Club, Heathfield, TN21 0PN (Also on 10 Jul) Light a fire without matches, learn how to build a fire and be safe around it. Make a cooking tool out of wood and cook your own snack over the fire.

Play nature games and enjoy your food around the fire with a story. To book visit www.dernwoodfarm.co.uk

Sat 29-Mon 31 May

Medieval Weekend, Arundel Castle, BN18 9AB Enjoy the atmosphere of amazing birds of prey, clash of steel and cries of victory from fearsome sword-fighting displays. For the young and young-at-heart, have-a-go archery will test your skills.

To book tickets visit www. arundelcastle.org Historic Life Weekend, Weald & Downland Living Museum, Chichester, PO18 0EU 10.30am-6pm Join the museum focusing on wood craft and trades. During this weekend you can find out about the way wood is worked into different forms, with demonstrations from a range of craftspeople and displays. For more information, and to book tickets visit www.wealddown. co.uk

Sat 29 May–Fri 4 Jun

Den of Enquiry, The Warren, Victoria Gardens, Brighton, BN1 1UB

This show gets kids talking about democracy by having fun with rhythms and rhymes.

So put your critical thinking cap on and join Miranda Duffy for poetry whoosh. Is democracy more than just about voting? Go and find out! To book tickets visit www.brightonfringe.org

Sat 29 May–Sun 6 Jun

Eco Explorers Family Trail, Borde Hill Garden, Haywards Heath, RH16 1XP Join Ethan the Eco Explorer who loves to find ways to look after nature and care for our planet. Discover fun facts, solve puzzles and collect fallen finds in your ‘nature box’ as you explore the garden.

Picnics and dogs on leads welcome. To book tickets visit www.bordehill.co.uk Fantastic Flatulence, Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant, North St, Brighton, BN1 3GJ Award winning author Stuart Reid brings his brilliant blend of bums, boogers, books and big bottom burps back to Brighton following his sell out shows in 2019. There will be laughs, there will be poo, there may be snot… you have been warned! To book tickets visit www.brightonfringe.org Huggers, Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant, North St, Brighton, BN1 3GJ A family friendly showcase with compere and changing line-up of a variety of children’s entertainers for the whole family to enjoy together. To book tickets visit www.brightonfringe.org Kids Rule! At Half Term, Battle Abbey, TN33 0AE 10am-5pm Visit the grounds of the abbey to watch performances, listen to storytellers and spend time as For lots more What’s On ideas see page 16...

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Fun Days Out with the Family

Visit the Bluebell Railway from Your Sofa!

The Bluebell Railway is open for a full day out of fun from 20 May. Don’t worry if you can’t visit yet. Check out the new virtual tours instead.You can walk around the stations and look in the locomotive shed on your phone, computer or tablet. The bigger the screen, the better! The new 360 degree tours also allow you into behind-the-scenes areas that the public never get to visit.

Go to www.bluebell-railway. com and look for the virtual tours on the drop-down menu under ‘About’.

Do you like steam trains? Did you know Bluebell Railway has clubs for children? Stepney Club is for under 9 years. Stepney is very special as he was the Bluebell Railway’s first steam locomotive and has his own Thomas the Tank Engine book written about him. He is a real superstar.

Members get a magazine full of stories three times a year, a birthday card from Stepney himself and special member’s benefits and offers.

It’s a great club! There’s more information about Bluebell Railway clubs for children of all ages on the website, just look under ‘Join’.

Did you know the Bluebell Railway has 800 volunteers? A fireman on the locomotive doesn’t put fire out, he makes it! When a locomotive builds up too much steam it is let out through the safety valves. It’s very noisy and the engineers call it blowing off!

See you soon at the Bluebell Railway.

Wild Nights Out

Discover the magic of exploring the outdoors after dark with new book, Wild Nights Out, by Chris Salisbury. Take a walk on the wild side with the first nature guide to focus exclusively on exploring the night. Perfect for parents, campers, teachers, nature educators and anyone who has used lockdown to explore their own environments recently, this thrilling hands-on guide is an introduction to nocturnal wildlife, their behaviours, their habitats and how to observe them without being detected. Wild Nights Out is published on 3 June at £14.99.

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Drive Stepney Loco simulator in our hands-on area!

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Motoring Festival Returns to Eastbourne

Classic cars and vintage vehicles are gearing up to make a roaring return to the Magnificent Motors Festival on Eastbourne’s seafront lawns from 22 – 23 May. The annual, free motoring festival has moved its dates to late May, to enable visitors to stay overnight in the town’s hotel accommodation, once the hospitality industry is reopened.

Bringing back the vintage vibes in a socially distanced format, the exhibition will cover over a century of motoring on the seafront Western Lawns. Featuring classic cars, vintage buses, motorbikes and old engines, a daily seafront motoring parade from 10am will also see a gleaming cavalcade, with plenty of vantage points along the route.

A Cars of the Future display will also include a range of some of the latest electric and hybrid vehicles, along with advice on how to switch to alternative fuel technologies. Motoring fans can also look forward to browsing the food and drink stalls during the two-day festival.

For more information or to register interest in exhibiting a vehicle, visit www.MagnificentMotors.co.uk.

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The Living Coast by Bike

The Living Coast is a UNESCO World Biosphere that encompasses the chalk block of the South Downs, stretching from the River Adur in the west to the River Ouse in the East, and with the city of Brighton & Hove at its heart. It’s a place where people and nature come together in a world class environment of Downs, Towns and Coast. The Living Coast project’s mission is to connect people and nature to inspire a positive future, today.

You can explore much of The Living Coast by bike. To help you make a start they’ve created a series of bike rides. The rides are graded easy, medium or hard. No matter your ability you can get on your bike

The Big Wild Breakfast The Wildlife Trusts are inviting everyone to see how much wildlife they can spot in just 30 minutes over breakfast on 1 June. So get up early and persuade your Mum or Dad to have an outdoor breakfast in the garden or the park before school. Start your day ‘the wild way’ with butterflies, bagels, worms, waffles, toads and toast for the Big Wild Breakfast – it’s a breakfast bioblitz!

Early morning is a great time to see wildlife as they stock up on food for the day after the night. Breakfast really is the most important meal of the day for them.

But this is just the start of it. The Wildlife Trusts – a movement of 46 nature charities across the UK – is asking everyone to keep life wild for the whole of June with their 30 Days Wild campaign.

Sign up for 30 Days Wild and get free activities to try at wildlifetrusts.org/30DaysWild.There’s a pack of wild ideas with options for schools, care homes and businesses to take part too. Thousands of people share their own top tips and inspiration via the 30 Days Wild Facebook and Twitter communities.

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and immerse yourself in the rich landscape, wildlife, culture and heritage of The Living Coast.

Each ride starts and ends at a railway station and includes a GPS route map, suggestions on linking rides together, a description of some of the Living Coast features you’ll encounter on your ride, a list of places to stop for refreshments and links to bike shops, guiding services and hire facilities in the region.

Find out more at www.thelivingcoastbybike.co.uk

KiddiCity – Launching in Sussex this June.

KiddiCity, a brand new attraction for kids aged 1 – 7, is launching in June and coming to a town near you. The scaled down version of a typical town provides the perfect role-play adventure that delivers imaginative, role-play sessions for children.

KiddiCity will be in Eastbourne, Lewes, Brighton, Battle, Hailsham, Bexhill and Polegate and bookings are open now.

Each of the 11 beautifully handcrafted play zones is fully equipped with mini costumes and perfect props, all scaled to size with little explorers in mind.

Play zones include KiddiCity Theatre, Sunnyside Beach, Medi Centre, Royal Mail, Bella Bistro and Faymous Beauty Salon.

KiddiCity is the brainchild of mum-ofthree Anna Anderson, who told Primary Times that she noticed a gap in the market for an imaginative role-play centre rather than the traditional soft play.

Anna told us, “Children learn through play and so I’m excited to see imaginations come to life at KiddiCity. What’s even better is that KiddiCity is entirely mobile too so we are travelling throughout Sussex to deliver our unique play sessions to lots of little visitors.”

KiddiCity has Visit England Covid-19 ‘Good To Go’ certification.

For full details on dates, venues and to book, visit www.kiddicity. co.uk

Visit Sussex Past

There’s plenty to see and do for all the family with at Sussex Past’s historic sites.

Michelham Priory House & Gardens boasts England’s longest medieval water filled moat and is only 15 minutes from Eastbourne. On this picturesque island you will find 7acres of gardens, a Tudor mansion, 14th century gatehouse, watermill and forge, Elizabethan Great Barn, shop and café. Make sure you visit the playground too. Michelham is the perfect place for a picnic.

Fishbourne Roman Palace, just outside Chichester, houses the largest collection of mosaics in situ in Britain. Learn about the Palace’s amazing story from its construction in AD75 to its destruction by fire in the late third century. Wander around the recreated garden, the lavish centrepiece of the Palace. There is also a chance to glimpse behind the scenes of the museum and see how conservators and curators care for the many treasures from the site.

At Lewes Castle, the climb to the top of this 1000 year old castle will reward you with stunning panoramic views across Sussex. The adjoining Museum of Sussex Archaeology and a mini cinema tell the story of Lewes and the castle from prehistoric to medieval times.

Michelham Priory and Fishbourne Roman Palace both welcome dogs so there’s no need to leave your dog at home. Due to the historic nature of the sites and the wildlife that calls these places home, they do ask that you keep dogs on leads at all times and there will also be some Dog Free Zones.

Visit www.sussexpast.co.uk for more information.

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Brighton Festival returns for the month of May, offering children, young people and families the opportunity to experience fun, educational and spectacular arts events safely online, outdoors and from 17 May in line with government guidelines, at indoor venues throughout the city.

From a drawing robot and immersive journeys into space to talks by favourite authors, families can see or visit many events for free or from as little as £5 per ticket.

Robot Selfie invites members of the public to submit a selfie to be added to a public mural, created by a wall-drawing robot.

Families can visit the mural in person at Greater Brighton Metropolitan College or view its progress online. Indoors, families can explore the twisting pathways of a fairy tale forest in The Forked Forest Path, by internationally renowned Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson.

Immersive, multisensory installation HALO, by Semiconductor, recreates the conditions shortly after the Big Bang, through visual projections and sound.

As part of the Festival’s Young Readers events, bestselling children’s author M. G. Leonard introduces her new book, Twitch, a glorious mystery adventure about friendship, bravery and the wonder of birds.

Children can check into The Nothing to See Here Hotel to hear funny stories from author Steven Butler, while illustrator Steven Lenton draws characters from the book. Benjamin Dean, author of former Waterstones Children’s Book of the Month Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow, shares the inspiration behind his tale of family, love and inclusivity and gives tips on writing colourful adventures.

A special storytelling event celebrating Guess How Much I Love You is perfect for young families. Little ones will love the opportunity to draw their own animal companion with Smriti Halls, author of Rain Before Rainbows.

For more information and to book tickets, visit www.brightonfestival.org

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Fascinating Museums, Gardens, Artefacts, Historic Buildings & Events that will to keep the whole family entertained.

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Go WILD with The Wildlife Trusts

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Family Fun at Brighton Festival this May

This June, join hundreds of thousands of people taking part in 30 Days Wild, the UK’s month-long nature campaign run

by The Wildlife Trusts, now in its fifth year. The Wildlife Trusts are challenging you to do something a little bit wild every day - that’s 30 Days of fun, exciting and simple

Random Acts of Wildness. It’s easy to sign up and you’ll be doing your bit to help wildlife too!

When you sign up at www.wildlifetrusts.org you’ll get a free pack of goodies, plus lots of ideas from your local Wildlife Trust to inspire you to stay wild all throughout June (and beyond!).

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www.kiddiCity.co.uk From a drawing robot and immersive journeys into space to talks by favourite authors, all the family can dive in to Brighton Festival

On the picturesque island you will find 7acres of gardens,historic buildings and forge, Dovecote shop, café and playground. Plenty inside and out to keep the family entertained all day.15 minutes from Eastbourne

Fishbourne Roman Palace & Gardens

Explore this first century home and archaeological site. Marvel at the largest collection of early mosaic floors in Britain and walk through Britain’s first garden.

10 minutes from Chichester

Climb to the top of this 1000 year old Norman Castle for stunning panoramic views across Sussex. Visit the fasinating Museum of Sussex’s past.

Bring a picnic to enjoy in the lovely gardens.

From Sat 1 May brightonfestival.org Outdoors, online and safely back onstage

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Lewes Castle & Museum of Sussex Archaeology, Lewes

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Catching up After Lockdown Primary Times explores some of the ways we can try to bridge the gap in education after lockdown.

The term ‘extra-curricular’ has probably never meant more to us than it does now, after the unprecedented upheaval of standard education that we’ve experienced over the last year or so! Many parents may inevitably be searching for the means to begin the ‘catch up work’ that they feel is needed, to replace what was lost during lockdown.

Back in Autumn 2020, the Department for Education estimated that students in years 3-7 were on average a month behind on reading, and three months behind in maths. These findings prompted government funding to be allocated to help schools support children and enable them to regain confidence in these areas - to the relief of many. But, with access to these schemes depending on area and eligibility, some of us who want to give our kids an extra boost will be putting our homeschooling caps back on for a little while yet, at least. Primary Times takes a look at some top ways to boost learning after lockdown, both at school and at home.

Create a Reading List

Luckily, reading is something that can easily be worked on at home. Take some time to sit down with your child and make a list of books that they would be interested in reading over a period of weeks. Remind them - you can’t judge a book by it’s cover! Try to encourage one or two choices that might be a little out of their normal comfort zone, so that they have a broad range of themes. Allocating daily time for them to read independently (every night before bed works well), or with you, will have a positive effect on their confidence, vocabulary, writing, and their world knowledge.

Summer Schools

Current government guidance states that by mid-June, schools should be informing parents whether they plan to run a summer school, and if so, how many places they intend to offer. These will be particularly beneficial to (and largely aimed at) children who are making the transition to Secondary Education. Check your child’s school website for latest news or ask their teacher for more information on availability in your local area!

Tuition

While private tuition may be an option that could certainly give your child an extra legup on the curriculum, eligible families can also take advantage of the National Tutoring Programme. It’s a scheme in which schools are offered access to subsidised tuition for children who require extra support following the effects of Covid-19. The government provided £350M to fund this scheme at the end of last year, and it will be in place until academic year 2021/2022.

Maths is everywhere…

Whether it’s weighing out ingredients to bake a cake, cutting up a pizza into fractions or getting them to measure the height of their brothers and sisters – maths in the home is all around you when you look for it. There are also some great, free online resources like www.mathsontoast.org. uk or www.whiterosemaths. com that are packed with at-home mathematical activities designed to flex their arithmetic muscles.

Maths in everyday life A trip to the supermarket Looking at price labels, calculating the percentage discounts of reduced items and handling money and calculating change at the checkout can all contribute to children’s mathematical learning.

Cooking at home Choose a recipe that produces a smaller amount than the number of people in your family, such as four biscuits for a family of 8. Ask children to re-write the recipe by doubling or halving amounts.

Crafting There is counting and pattern-forming in knitting and t he ancient Japanese art of origami is mathematical.

Education Roundup New Building... New Beginnings!

Claremont Prep School in St Leonards-on-Sea has started the Summer Term in a really positive style with the opening of a brand new building, which will be the centre of learning for all children in Early Years, Reception and Years 1 and 2. This magnificent new facility overlooks the 130 acre Prep School site, which is situated just off the A21 as you leave St Leonards. The new building has 8 new classrooms, new playground areas, spacious airy corridors and amazing learning spaces and sits adjacent to Forest School, which is set in 30 acres of school woodland.

With its ‘free flow’ layout, every classroom has direct access to Claremont’s fantastic outdoor spaces which allows for learning in all areas at any given time.

The flexibility of being able to move freely ‘inside and out’ means that learning can be more spontaneous than ever before with plenty of opportunities for children to ‘experience’ their learning, their way. In this environment children have the freedom to be much messier, noisier and faster, and teachers can get really creative when planning lessons. Pop up role play areas encourage ‘hands on’ learning experiences and in doing so, deepen children’s engagement and understanding of a given topic or area of class discussion. Equipment to aid the development of gross motor skills is made freely available to enable the children to work on their balance, coordination and physical strength. Reception and Pre School classrooms are based on the ground floor with Year 1 and 2 classrooms upstairs where the children have access to the outdoor areas and forest via their own bridge.

The opening of this wonderful new building marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter in the Claremont story and one in which the Pre-Prep department and Nursery are working closer than ever to ensure happy and seamless transitions between year groups. Collaborative working, positive team spirit, creative energy and a wealth of knowledge about how young children learn are amassed all under one roof, with the positive effects already being felt throughout the Claremont community.

New Online Music Courses from Brighton Dome

Brighton Dome has inspired hundreds of children and young people to participate in music activities during lockdown through their Virtual Music Centre. Brighton Dome’s music education service has now launched a new series of online music courses, accessible for all ages and abilities.

Brighton & Hove Music & Arts and East Sussex Music will be delivering three course styles to suit different skill levels. The first option is personal

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How much can you do with just one jar? Well 50 different science experiments for starters! Utterly Jarvellous: 50 Primary Science Activities You Can Do in a Jar by Dr Sai Pathmanathan will show you how.

This unique collection of experiments ranges across the entire Key Stage 2 National Curriculum for science. The environmentally friendly ideas are accessible, affordable and easy to set up, while avoiding the need for single-use plastic.

They’ll help you engage children in sustainable, stimulating science.

Forget plastic beakers and pipettes, the only apparatus you need for these unique science lessons is a single household object – a jar!

This book will inspire teachers and engage children of all abilities. The whole class will be mesmerised by experiments to simulate a solar eclipse, build a wormery, make a lava lamp and watch a volcano erupt – all in a jar. Each science experiment is accompanied by a clear explanation of the science behind it, photocopiable worksheets with illustrated, step-by-step instructions for pupils to follow and evaluation sheets to consolidate learning. From science specialists to those just getting to grips with the subject, all teachers can deliver these environmentally friendly, inclusive activities with minimal preparation.

Dr Sai Pathmanathan has over 20 years of experience in science education.

She develops hands-on activities and resources for all ages and abilities, and runs science clubs and community events. She also consults on science communication and public engagement projects. Utterly Jarvellous: 50 Primary Science Activities You Can Do in a Jar is available in paperback for £24.99 or as an eBook for £22.49.

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one-to-one tutoring sessions, with teaching available on 16 different instruments from keyboard, guitar or trumpet to saxophone or violin, offering expert guidance every step of the way.

The second style of course on offer is a 10-week masterclass which specialises in song writing and production. Learning and participating as part of a group, this is a great opportunity to interact with other students and is a lower cost entry route to help learners get started. All that’s needed to take part in either one of these courses is an internet connection and a camera.

Upon completion, participants will earn themselves a digital badge, which could make an excellent addition to a musician’s CV. The third type of course on offer is self-paced video courses available via instant video download. This is ideal for people with busy lifestyles.

This course is designed to help people learn ukulele, drums or guitar at their own pace. The package is delivered in ten easy-to-digest sessions, alongside a support pack, to provide users with the perfect foundations to help them start on their journey towards instrument mastery.

All of these courses are available to residents in the UK, whether a beginner, intermediate or advanced performer.

As the largest music service in East Sussex, Brighton & Hove Music & Arts has over 20 years’ experience teaching thousands of students, their music teachers are some of the best in their field and have finessed a fantastic approach to learning an instrument online.

To find out more information on pricing, course dates and more, visit the Brighton & Hove Music & Arts website www.bhma.org. uk or call 01273 261 565.

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Your family diary for May and June

May a family in the great outdoors. Advance booking is essential. Visit www. english-heritage.org.uk

Roam Free! Wakehurst, Haywards Heath, RH17 6TN 10am–5pm. Marking Mental Health Awareness Week, Wakehurst has a programme of interactive workshops and feel-good fun where families can escape into nature together.

Try the new mindfulness trail, sky-watching or yoga as you weave through the beautiful landscape. For more information visit www. kew.org/wakehurst

Sat 29 May – Sun 27 Jun

The Webcam Circus Show, Brighton Fringe, Online Event A live clowning interactive family-friendly circus show delivered via Zoom.

Clown Ninetto keeps the audience digitally engaged with improbable jugglery acts, unforgettable drama games and more interactive activities for families, kids and beyond. To book tickets visit www.brightonfringe.org Science Magic, Laughing Horse @ The Walrus, Ship St, Brighton, BN1 1AD Always exciting and sometimes very messy, learn about science and laugh your pants off while you do.

The best part is all the tricks you can perform when you go home. To book tickets visit www.brightonfringe.org

Our listings are prepared a long time in advance.

To make sure you have up to date details do contact the event nearer the time to make sure the information hasn’t changed.

Sun 30 May

Guess How Much I Love You!, Brighton Girls School, Montpelier Rd, BN1 3AT 10.30am. Join professional storyteller Liz Frost for a very special event featuring the original beloved tale and introducing Will You Be My Friend. This is a perfect event for young families looking for a heart-warming story time. From age 3+.

For more information and to book tickets visit www. brightonfestival.org

Sun 30 May – Tues 1 Jun

Mischief Makers, The Warren, Victoria Gardens, Brighton, BN1 1UB Giggle till your jaw drops off with this interactive, familyfun performance. From slaptick and prop comedy reminiscent of the circus, to puppetry and interactive quizzing. To book tickets visit www.brightonfringe.org

Mon 31 May

The Nothing to See Here Hotel, Brighton Girls School, Montpelier Rd, BN1 3AT 1.30pm. Find out more about this fabulously funny series with the hilarious Steven Butler – who will make you squirm with laughter and allow Steven Lenton to draw you into the adventure as

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he sketches the characters in front of your eyes. Ages 7+. To book visit www. brightonfestival.org

Pizazz, Brighton Girls School, Montpelier Rd, BN1 3AT 10.30am. Writer and children’s book illustrator Sophy Henn discusses her new series, following witty Pizazz, a child superhero who just wishes she could be normal. Ages 7+. For more information and to book tickets visit www. brightonfestival.org

Mon 31 May – Fri 4 Jun

Natural World, Weald & Downland Living Museum, Chichester, PO18 0EU 11am-4pm Head to the Museum for fantastic indoor and outdoor hands-on history fun this half term focusing on the Natural World. Activities will vary by day and will be posted on the Museum’s website each day. For more information, and to book tickets visit www.wealddown. co.uk

Mon 31 May - Sun 6 Jun

Science, Stars and Inventions, Hever Castle, nr Edenbridge, TN8 7NG Meet Victorian and Edwardian scientific explorers as they debunk myths and explore inventions from history.

Get your hands dirty in an archaeological dig – what will you find buried in the sand and mud? For more information and to book tickets visit www.hevercastle. co.uk

June Tues 1 Jun

KiddiCity Opening, Various Locations in East Sussex A fully mobile role play experience for ages 1-8 yrs with 11 uniquely built play zones, including KiddiCity Theatre, Sunnyside Beach, Medi Centre and Faymous Beauty Salon, offering little players imaginative and submersive play in a mini city. Book your tickets now at www.kiddicity.co.uk

Tues 1 – Thurs 3 Jun

Where the Lost Socks Go, The Warren, Victoria Gardens, Brighton, BN1 1UB Milo thinks that wearing odd socks is embarrassing, so his weird and wonderful friend Luna leads him on an exciting expedition, determined to show Milo he shouldn’t have to follow the crowd to fit in. Under the Bed Theatre’s show can be enjoyed by anyone age 5 – 105! To book tickets visit www.brightonfringe.org

Tues 1 – Wed 30 Jun

Wake up to Wildlife with 30 Days Wild 2021 Start your day the wild way with butterflies & bagels, worms & waffles or toads & toast in the UK’s biggest nature challenge.

The Wildlife Trusts are challenging everyone to a Big Wild Breakfast outdoors on 1 June. To sign up and get free activities visit www.wildlifetrusts. org/30dayswild

For lots more What’s On ideas see page 18...

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Film Preview Guide We’ve all been missing going to the cinema this past year.

We may have got square eyes watching the television so much but it really isn’t the same as the big screen is it?

We’ve got some great ideas for you for your first trip back (plus one or two also available on streaming services).

Felix and the Hidden Treasure Felix and the Hidden Treasure is an adventurous and heart-warming story for all the family. Convinced that his father, who disappeared at sea two years ago, is still alive, 12-year-old Felix embarks on a search for him in the company of Old Tom, a retired fisherman, Squawk, a thieving one-legged parrot, and Rover, a cat who acts like a dog.Their journey takes them to Darkshadow Island, where a secret community inhabits an underground city, ruled by the megalomaniacal Morgäa, possessor of a priceless treasure.

Felix and the Hidden Treasure from Signature Entertainment will be in cinemas nationwide from 4 June with previews from 28 May.

Luca Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, Luca is a comingof-age story about one young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. Luca shares these adventures with his new found best friend but the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret.There are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface. Luca arrives on Disney+ on 18 June.

The Mitchells vs. The Machines From the humans who brought you Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse and The LEGO Movie comes The Mitchells vs.The Machines, an animated action-comedy about an ordinary family who find themselves in the middle of their biggest family challenge yet… saving the world from the robot apocalypse. No big deal, right?

It all starts when creative outsider Katie Mitchell is accepted into the film school of her dreams and is eager to leave home and find “her people”. Her nature-loving dad insists on having the whole family drive her to school and bond during one last totally-not-awkward-or-forced road trip. But just when the trip can’t get any worse, the family suddenly finds itself in the middle of the robot uprising! Everything from smart phones, to roombas, to evil Furbys are employed to capture every human on the planet. Now it’s up to the Mitchells, including upbeat mom Linda, quirky little brother Aaron, their squishy pug Monchi, and two friendly, but simple-minded robots to save humanity.The Mitchells vs.The Machines is on Netflix now.

Hotel Transylvania – Monster Pets Are you a fan of the Hotel Transylvania films. Can’t wait for the last of the series, Hotel Transylvania:Transformania, due out later this year? Well you’re in luck. Sony Pictures Animation have produced a short online movie to tide you over available on YouTube or Facebook. In Monster Pets, Drac’s lovable, monster-sized puppy,Tinkles, has more energy than ever and just wants to play ball!

Unfortunately, Drac is too busy juggling his duties at the hotel, so he is determined to find a monster pet companion for his huge furry friend.After a series of mismatches, Drac’s plan goes awry when Tinkles chooses a very unlikely companion.

Tom and Jerry One of the most famous rivalries in history comes back to life in the live-action/ animated hybrid film when Jerry moves into New York City’s finest hotel on the eve of “the wedding of the century,” forcing the event’s desperate planner to hire Tom to get rid of him, in director Tim Story’s “Tom and Jerry.” The ensuing cat and mouse battle threatens to destroy her career, the wedding and possibly the hotel itself. But soon, an even bigger problem arises - a diabolically ambitious member of the hotel staff conspiring against all three of them.Tom and Jerry is out on digital platforms on 17 May and on physical and video-on-demand on 24 May.

PETER RABBIT™ 2: The Runaway In Peter Rabbit 2:The Runaway, the lovable rogue is back.After the marriage of Bea and Thomas, the two of them and the rabbits have created a makeshift family, but despite his best efforts, Peter can’t seem to shake his mischievous reputation.

Adventuring out of the garden when Bea and Thomas decide to go on a trip, Peter finds himself in a world where his mischief is appreciated, but when his family risks everything to come looking for him, Peter must figure out what kind of bunny he wants to be. Peter Rabbit 2 is released in cinemas on the day they reopen – 17 May. Enjoy!

Maya the Bee: The Golden Orb The Golden Orb is the third film in the successful Maya the Bee series.When a bored Maya and Willi bust out of winter lockdown early, they are catapulted headfirst into a top secret mission! Entrusted with the care of a sacred seed, Maya and Willi team up with their old pals Arnie and Barnie to deliver the seed to its new home atop the mysterious Bonsai Mountain.When their ‘seed’ hatches, Maya and Willi come face to face with their biggest responsibility yet - a smooshy, squishy little princess! Maya the Bee:The Golden Orb will be released in cinemas from 17 May.

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June Wed 2 – Thurs 3 Jun

Bicycle Boy, Wagner Hall & Fig Tree Garden, Regency Rd, Brighton, BN1 2RU Sam has 24 hours to clear out his grandad’s old bike workshop. It seems grandad may have left Sam a present somewhere in the workshop, and some clues to find it. But there’s no power and Sam needs electricity to unlock the clues. Can you help him?

To book tickets visit www. brightonfringe.org

Wed 2 – Sun 6 Jun

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Warren, Victoria Gardens, Brighton, BN1 1UB Carroll’s Wonderland floods onto stage in a whirl of strange contraptions and frantic characters. No matter how young or old, everyone will find a moment of magic in Wonderland and make it safely home again – the only danger is, you may not want to leave! To book tickets visit www.brightonfringe.org

Thurs 3 Jun

History Day, Arundel Castle, BN18 9AB Meet characters from our past dressed in traditional costumes. Have a go at archery, be amazed at the skill of their falconer and see cookery demonstrations.

Crafts and tradespeople will also be at the event providing the opportunity to buy unique souvenirs.

To book tickets visit www. arundelcastle.org

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Thurs 3 – Sun 6 Jun

Concerts in the Park, Chichester Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park, PO19 6AP The concerts will feature a celebrity compère and West End stars, plus a superb live band performing beloved numbers from musical theatre and beyond, for an uplifting evening of (hopefully!) sunshine and song. To book tickets visit www.cft.org.uk

Fri 4 – Sat 5 Jun

Family Fun in the Park, Chichester Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park, P019 6AP A celebratory weekend of open air entertainment, heralding the reopening of the Theatre. Listen to a reading of Lauren Child’s ‘That Pesky Rat’, with actors using puppetry to bring the stories to life. Families can also join in a fun ‘DanceAlong’ as part of Telling Tiger Tales. For more information, visit www.cft.org.uk

Sat 5 Jun

Comedy Club for Kids, Komedia, Gardner St, Brighton, BN1 1UN Since 2005 the ’Comedy Club for Kids’ has been getting the best stand-up comedy acts from the international circuit to do their thing for

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an audience of children and their families…. but without the rude bits! To book tickets visit www.brightonfringe.org

Wilderness Camp, Borde Hll Garden, Haywards Heath, RH16 1XP 9.30-3pm Try your hand at den building, lighting fires, cooking marshmallows on a stick and outdoor games.

This five hour family bushcraft experience for both parents and children aims to provide an introduction to traditional bushcraft skills. To book tickets visit www.bordehill. co.uk

Sat 5 – Sun 6 Jun

Oldilocks and The 3 Bears, The Warren, Victoria Gardens, Brighton, BN1 1UB A wonderfully funny and warm-hearted celebration of the classic story starring a naughty old lady and 3 funny bears who love their breakfast. Young audiences will be spellbound by the lovingly crafted puppets and music. To book tickets visit www.brightonfringe.org The Snail and the Whale, The Warren, Victoria Gardens, Brighton, BN1 1UB Join an adventurous girl and her seafaring father as they reimagine the story of a tiny snail’s incredible trip around the world, inspired

by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s much-loved picture book. To book tickets visit www.brightonfringe.org

Sun 6 Jun

Mr Pineapple Head, The Brunswick, Holland Rd, Brighton, BN3 1JF (Also on 12 & 19 June) A wonderful theatre clown show for the whole family.

Mr Pineapple Head works in the style of a silent clown.

Performing both original and classic physical comedy routines and stage magic with a contemporary twist.

To book tickets visit www. brightonfringe.org Bubble Rush Brighton, Plumpton Racecourse, BN7 3AL 10am-2pm. Run, walk, toddle or dance your way around the 2.5km family friendly course twice for double the fun! The course is suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs and there’s no minimum or maximum age limit. For more information visit www.bubblerush.com

Fri 11 – Sun 13 Jun

Brighton 7s Festival, Brighton Rugby Club, Waterhall Rd, BN1 8YR 3-11.30pm Competitive rugby 7s collides with the most creative music, art, and vendors from Sussex and beyond. For more information and to book tickets visit www.Brighton7sfestival.com South of England Show, South of England Showground, Ardingly, RH17 6TL Children can meet hundreds of animals, take part in an array of interactive experiences and an activity trail. The 2021 show will also feature international level show jumping, heavy horse displays, livestock parades and lots more. To book tickets visit www.seas.org.uk

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Fun Gardening Activities for Children It’s National Children’s Gardening Week from 29 May to 6 June, so it’s the perfect time to get children into gardening. Whether you have a small patio or a large lawn, gardening is a great and inexpensive way to get your little ones outside, appreciating nature and getting creative.

Here are some fun ideas which we’ve put together in conjunction with Squire’s Garden Centres to get your children into gardening.

Quirky Planter Creations

Turn unwanted items into perfect plant pots! You’ll be amazed at what can be recycled – old wellies, a pair of jeans, empty food tins or even plastic bottles all make fantastic planters.

Then watch as your flowers bloom.

Create Crackin’ Cress Heads

Carefully remove the top of your eggs, wash the shells and dab them dry. Draw faces on your shells with felt tip pens. Dip some cotton wool in water, squeeze out the excess, and then place one cotton wool ball inside each shell. Sprinkle a few cress seeds on top. Sit your cress-filled shells in egg cups or an egg box on a sunny windowsill and watch them grow! Cress seeds are available for £1.99 at Squire’s.

Bring Bees to Your Garden

Gardens with bees mean that your flowers and fruit will be pollinated and then set seed, and most importantly produce fruit for you.To make bees welcome, why not add quiet areas in the garden for wildlife, including bees, to take over? World Bee Day is on 20 May.You could take the opportunity to make a bee hotel. Bee homes are fun to make and can be made into a pretty, as well as a useful, feature in the garden.

The Wildlife Trusts have a guide about how to make one at https:// www.wildlifetrusts.org/actions/how-make-bee-hotel. If you really get

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into bees in your garden, Friends of the Earth have a Bee Saver Kit which includes a spotter guide, hints about making your garden bee friendly, bee friendly seeds and more.

Grow Your Own

Try growing tomatoes, strawberries or even a pumpkin in time for Halloween! Pumpkin seeds can be sown outdoors in May and June and are £1.99 per pack at Squire’s.

Encourage Other Wildlife into Your Garden

Add flowering plants such as lavender, foxgloves or roses which provide nectar, plant a shrub or tree for shelter, create a log pile for bugs and insects, or add a pretty ladybird tower to your garden.

Sensational Sunflowers

Sunflowers are bright and cheery and very easy to grow. Sow seeds outdoors in May and the flowers will bloom from June to September. Sunflower seeds are available for £1.99 per pack at Squire’s.

Squire’s also has a ‘tallest sunflower’ competition that children can enter.

Simply take a photo of your child next to their tallest sunflower between 1-20 August 2021 for the chance to win £100! Find all the details at www.squiresgardencentres.co.uk

Make Your Own Miniature Terrarium

Use a clean glass or jam jar and add a layer of decorative stones and sand. Top with soil, and then add moss on top that will act as grass. Plant miniature plants or cuttings into your jar.

Add a small rock, or even mini people, Lego figures, plastic dinosaurs or animals to really bring your terrarium to life!

There are 16 Squire’s Garden Centres across the South East. Shop instore or buy online for local delivery at www.squiresgardencentres. co.uk

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June Sat 12 – Sun 13 Jun

Herbal Heritage, Weald & Downland Living Museum, Chichester, PO18 0EU Around midsummer is one of the best times to enjoy the six historic gardens at the Museum, as well as find out about historical ideas and uses for different herbs.

For more information, and to book tickets visit www. wealddown.co.uk Turtles Don’t like Plastic, The Warren, Victoria Gardens, Brighton, BN1 1UB Physical theatre, puppetry and clowning combine in this magical under the sea eco adventure for ages 3+ and their families. To book tickets visit www.brightonfringe.org

Sat 12 Jun – Sun 11 Jul Festival of Chichester, Various Locations A month long celebration of the arts running throughout the city, with an exciting and varied line up of over 100 events, combining classical music with the best in jazz, blues, folk, rock, pop and world music. For the full programme, visit www. festivalofchichester.co.uk

Sun 13 Jun

Big Dog Walk in the Parkland, Borde Hill Garden, Haywards Heath, RH16 1XP Explore the event village and grab a coffee and snack whilst your dog enjoys Our listings are prepared a long time in advance.

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taking part in the Fun Dog Show, soaring over hay bales in the Hay Bale Racing, or weaving, jumping and racing around the Dogstacle course!

Children go free. For more information visit www. bigdogwalk.co.uk

Fletching Garden Trail, Fletching CE Primary School, Church St, TN22 3SP 11am-5pm. Family fun for all, including a variety of children’s activities, a raffle, a popular plant and seed sale and a large cricket field with plenty of outdoor space for all. The event is run as a fundraiser for the school where tickets can be purchased on the day from the playground.

Sun 13 – Sun 27 Jun

A Bear Called Bottom and a Dog Called Snoop, The Brunswick, Holland Rd, Brighton, BN3 1JF The Purple Teapot Puppet Company is back with a brand new show about a teddy bear and a dog vying for the attention of their very silly human. This show will have the children and gown-ups laughing out loud.

To book tickets visit www. brightonfringe.org

Wed 16 – Wed 23 Jun

Circus Berlin, Preston Park, Brighton, BN1 6HN Clowns Angelo and Eddy will guide you through this super show which includes beautiful aerialists, daring acrobats and the sensational award winning high wire, in a socially distanced theatre. For more information and to book tickets visit www.circusberlin. co.uk

Thurs 17 Jun

Cupcake Day for Alzheimer’s Society Calling all baking and cake lovers to get involved and unite against dementia with

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family, friends and neighbours to raise some dough and help stop dementia in its tracks.

Your funds can help support services like the Dementia Connect support line. Sign up at www.alzheimers.org.uk/ cupcake-day

Sat 19 - Sat 26 Jun

Eastbourne International WTA Tennis Tournament, Devonshire Park, BN21 4JJ Located just minutes from the beach, experience the on court action and be a part of tennis history. Showcasing some of the world’s finest female tennis talent as well as men from the ATP tour as they prepare for Wimbledon.

See www.lta.org.uk for more details.

Sun 20 Jun

Race for Life 3K, Sports Park, Eastbourne, BN21 2UF From 10.45am. This is a 3K Thurs 17 – Sun 20 for everyone! Under 6’s go Jun free. This event is in aid of John Searle’s Funfair, Cancer Research UK. For Princes Park, Eastbourne, more information and to register visit www.raceforlife.

BN22 7AE org A traditional traveling fun fair promises a great day Bullinachinashop, The out, packed full with rides, Warren, Victoria Gardens, shows, game stalls, inflatables Brighton, BN1 1UB with on-site catering and Turbo-charged Seska throws free parking. See www. buckets of happiness into the visiteastbourne.com for more air in this brilliantly inventive details. magical show for all ages. Sold out Brighton Fringe for the Fri 18 Jun past 6 years and nominated Wear a Hat Day with best Family Show 2015.

Flowers for Brain Tumour It’s super hilarious magic!

Research To book tickets visit www.

Back by popular demand, brightonfringe.org Wear a Hat Day with Flowers is the perfect way Mon 21 – Sun 27 Jun to bring your loved ones Children’s Hospice Week together and celebrate, whilst Take part in the UK’s only raising funds to help find awareness and fundraising a cure for brain tumours. week for children with lifeRegister today on www. shortening conditions and wearahatdaywithflowers.org their families and the palliative Sat 19 - Sun 20 Jun care services that support them. Take the opportunity Model Boats on the Lakes, Leonardslee Lakes to do something to support your local children’s hospice. and Gardens, Horsham, For more information, visit RH13 6PP www.togetherforshortlives.

10am-3pm. See the Schooner org.uk Radio Controlled Group in action and enjoy a fun-filled day with a range of model radio controlled boats, yachts, steamboats and warship displays. Take a picnic and watch from one of the grade one listed gardens. For more information, visit www. leonardsleegardens.co.uk

Fri 25 Jun

Shorts 4 Short Lives, Demelza Hospice Care for Children Demelza is asking you to wear your shorts today and donate to help raise funds for For lots more What’s On ideas see page 22...

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When a bored Maya and Willi bust out of winter lockdown early, they are catapulted headfirst into a top secret mission!

Entrusted with the care of a sacred seed, Maya and Willi team up with their old pals Arnie and Barnie to deliver the seed to its new home atop the mysterious Bonsai Mountain. Maya the Bee: The Golden Orb is released by Kaleidoscope Entertainment into cinemas on 17 May. For your chance to win a Maya the Bee plush toy, an enamel mug, a snack pack from Fruit Bowl and a family cinema ticket, tell us how many legs a bee has.

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by Matt Robertson, which is perfect for all young dino-fans. Young readers can find out fun facts on these mighty creatures.

From the ferocious hunters like Spinosaurus and T-Rex to the gentle giants like Diplodocus and Triceratops, the speedy Velociraptor to the armoured Ankylosaurus, discover all the weird and wonderful things that made dinosaurs so amazing! Do You Love Dinosaurs? is published by Bloomsbury in paperback at £6.99.

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Win a Giant Pass The Pigs game

Pass The Pigs has been a much loved family game for years but you’ve never seen anything quite like this! They’ve gone super-size! These giant inflatable pigs can bounce around the garden, house, beach or even the pool. It’s Pass The Pigs like you’ve never passed them before! Inflate your pair of porkers, throw them and see how they land. Giant Pass The Pigs is suitable for anyone from age 4 and can be played by 2 or more players. Giant Pass The Pigs is available at a recommended price of £14.99.

For your chance to win one of five packs, just tell us how many legs a pig has. See below for details of how to enter.

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June children living with a serious or terminal condition. To find out more information and sign up visit www. shorts4shortlives.org.uk

military themed dog show plus refreshments, ice cream, BBQ and a small local fair with rides for children (TBC). For more information visit www.eastbournearmedforcesday.co.uk

Littlehampton Armed Forces Day, Banjo Rd, Eastbourne Feastival, Littlehampton, BN17 Hampden Park, BN22 10.30am-5pm Free family 9QN event in aid of the Royal Family weekend-long show British Legion. The event bringing together people from all over the globe mixing opens with a parade and culture, food and music. With entertainment including a children’s area including soft displays, re-enactments, pipe bands, aerial display over play, fairground style rides, the sea, assault course and bouncy castles and much Scouts crate challenge. For more for kids of all ages to enjoy. For more information more information visit www. armedforcesday.org.uk and to book visit www. feastivalgroup.com Sat 26 - Sun 27 Jun Sat 26 – Sun 27 Jun Medieval Weekend, Arundel Castle, BN18 9AB The Bubble Show, Exeter St Hall, Brighton, BN1 5PG Enjoy the atmosphere of amazing birds of prey, clash Mr Bubbles is back with his of steel and cries of victory extraordinary soap bubbles from the fearsome swordin all shapes and sizes!

Interactive, and suitable for all fighting displays. For the young and young-at-heart, ages with a unique blend of magic, storytelling and bubble have-a-go archery will test your skills. To book tickets art. Bubble-Art workshop after show (30 mins) Age 6+ visit www.arundelcastle.org The Knight’s Tales, Battle To book tickets visit www.

Abbey, High Street, TN33 brightonfringe.org 0AE Sat 26 Jun 10am-5pm Join the medieval Eastbourne Armed Forces knights as they bring the Day, Five Acre Field, BN23 Middle Ages to life and share 6HD tales of their knightly valour 10am-5pm. Free community at Battle Abbey. There’s event to celebrate and kids fun aplenty too, with honour armed forces. There storytelling, shield painting will be arena displays by and children’s activities led the local cadet units and a by costumed characters.

To book visit www.englishheritage.org.uk

Fri 25 - Sun 27 Jun

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Sun 27 Jun

Children’s Pottery Festival, The Patch, William Clark Park, Brighton, BN2 3AP Children can make pots on a wheel to take away or a handmade pinch bowl if they prefer. There is a sculpture area as well as some model

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making. Bring a picnic and an old t-shirt. Book a ticket for an hour long slot at www. brightonfringe.org

July Sat 3 Jul

Brighton Pretty Muddy Kids, Stanmer Park, Brighton, BN1 9SE From 9.30am. Race for Life Pretty Muddy Kids is a brilliant muddy obstacle course for the little ones.

They can take on the obstacles, crawl through the mud pit and have fun with friends all while helping raise valuable funds for life saving research. For more information visit www. raceforlife.org Littlehampton Walk and Shoot, North Along the River Arun, BN17 11.30am-3.30pm. Join in a photographic walk for photographers of all abilities.

This event is free however booking is essential. For more information go to www. visitlittlehampton.co.uk

Sat 3 – Sat 24 Jul

Littlehampton Arts Festival, Various Locations in Littlehampton There will be a number of fun events happening all over Littlehampton this month including a Sketch Crawl, Share the Love Mini Procession and Littlehampton Walk and Shoot. For more information and to book go to www.visitlittlehampton. co.uk

Sun 4 Jul

Race for Life 3K, Stanmer Park, Brighton, BN1 9SE From 10.45am. This is a 3K for everyone! Under 6’s go

free. This event is in aid of Cancer Research UK. For more information and to register visit www.raceforlife. org

Music in the Garden, Borde Hill Garden, Haywards Heath, RH16 1XP (Also 18 Jul, 15 & 29 Aug) 1-3pm Take a picnic and relax with the family in a beautiful garden setting, whilst being serenaded by a different musical act each Sunday. Kick back and let the music wash over you. For more information visit www. bordehill.co.uk

Fri 9 Jul – Sun 12 Sep

Summer of Sound at Wakehurst, Haywards Heath, RH17 6TN 10am- 6pm. Interactive workshops for children and adults to enjoy across the season, from identifying beautiful birdsong and learning how to ‘talk’ to birds, to Deep Listening Walks. Tickets go on sale from 24 May at www.kew.org/ wakehurst/whats-on/summerof-sound

Sat 10 Jul

St Wilfrid’s Starlight Stroll, Princes Park, Eastbourne, BN21 3AD 4-8pm. A summer stroll along Eastbourne Seafront to the Italian Gardens where you can lay a special lantern in memory of a loved one. On returning to Princes Park you’ll receive your Starlight Stroll medal. A special video of all the lanterns will be produced at the end of the evening. For more information visit www.stwhospice.org

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As we've haven't been in book bags for so long we don't have any competition winners to write about here but we do have some lovely artwork and poems that we've been sent over the last year which we thought we would publish.

From this issue on we will have lots of competitions to enter and our Katie Clown page is back so enter as many as you like. You can't win if you don't enter! If you do enter please make sure you include your contact details, so that if you win we can send you your prize.

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