Families Surrey East Sept-Oct 2011

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What’s on for 0-12 yr olds in September and October

Back to School Anual Clubs & Classes Directory - pull out and keep OCTOBER HALF TERM FUN! Covering Reigate, Redhill, Dorking, Leatherhead, Caterham, Warlingham, Godstone, Horley, Oxted & Lingfield.

Confidence, Communication and Concentration Book your FREE Drama Class today Watch your child’s self-esteem soar with Perform’s unique drama, dance and singing classes. Our weekly workshops will do wonders for their social, linguistic and physical development as well as being the best fun they’ll have all week.

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Classes for 4 – 8s and 8 – Visit perform 12s. .org.uk to find your nearest venue.

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ISSUE 24 SEPT-OC T 2011 Autumn is arriving and the start of school fills the air! To help you through those first few weeks we have special offers on books to help with reading, spelling and brain games. The Starting School Survival Guide will tell you just about everything else you need to know! See page 9 for these great books and special offers.

Our CLUBS and CLASSES Directory is an 8-page pull-out section in this issue, with the biggest list ever of local activities – see pages 11-18. The clubs feature on Martial Arts reflects the growing interest in these classes.

At last there might just be time for parents to take a moment out for themselves. See page 4 for all the local Zumba Gold classes, perfect for new mums - and everyone else who just hasn’t had time to keep up with exercise. We plan to have more Time Out features for parents in future issues.

Enjoy the lovely autumn days.

Eleanor Lines, Editor, Families Surrey East

IN THIS ISSUE

3-6 Local News with Zumba Gold feature on page 4 7 Baby Massage

Nutritional Therapy 8 FAMILIES – Young Carers 9 BACK TO SCHOOL – Book offers 10 HOLIDAYS – Looking forward to snow!

11 CLUBS & CLASSES DIRECTORY – Mums and Babes Classes – Arts and Crafts – Performing Arts – Dance – Drama and Theatre Arts – Music – Sport (in alphabetical order) – Brownies, Guides and Scouts – Languages & other subject tuition 20 EDUCATION – Reading, Open Mornings 24 OUT AND ABOUT – Theatre 25 – Holiday Camps and Courses 26 – Halloween Haunts 27 – Events Calendar & Days Out 27 – Town & Community Events 28 Classified Ads

eat eat Don’t out well compromise on salt, fat and sugar when dining out Look for the Eat Out Eat Well award, to find restaurants and cafes with healthier choices

eat out eat well

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Local News Back with a pamper!

Coming soon at Heaven...

Whilst the holidays provide us with such valuable time to enjoy our children you may now, like many of us, be heaving a sigh of relief that the new school year has begun and the daily routines are all back in place!

At Heaven in Nutfield they know that all that summer fun takes it out of a mum and they have created some lovely Back To School Pamper packages designed to reinvigorate you. Heaven are also putting a new spin on Saturdays with a range of special events like their wonderful Pony Rides, Mini Chef cookery sessions and pottery workshops for children and parents to share. Call 01737 420102 for more information or to make a booking. heaven-nutfield.com

Denbies Links With Dorking Halls Dorking Halls and Denbies Wine Estate, Dorking, have joined forces to offer residents and visitors the opportunity to be a part of two of the town’s biggest attractions.

If you become a Friend of Dorking Halls, you can join the Denbies Loyalty scheme for just £5 and enjoy a range of benefits, including unlimited tour tickets; members’ prize draws and events; discounts In Denbies restaurants and shops and discounts on special events.

Denbies Loyalty Club members can become a Friend of Dorking Halls for free. Benefits include discounts on a range of live shows and automatic entry into a monthly prize draw to win tickets.

‘Friends’ can buy discounted tickets for The Nutcracker on 6 October and Madam Butterfly on 27 October.

Dorking Halls Friends Scheme, 01306 881717 dorkinghalls.co.uk Denbies’ Loyalty Club: 01306 876616 denbies.co.uk

New centre for young and disabled

Be part of the Panto!

The Harlequin Theatre is looking for young dancers to take part in this year’s panto, Sleeping Beauty, alongside Vicky Michelle, the star of the classic BBC comedy ‘Allo, Allo’.

Junior dancers, 8-12yrs (no taller than 4’6”) and seniors aged 13+yrs (over 4’6”) are invited to attend on Sunday, 25 September at 1pm (Juniors) and 3pm.

All dancers must be local to the theatre (within ½ hour’s travel) and be able to commit for rehearsals and performances from 29 November 2011 until 2 January 2012. Sleeping Beauty will be performed at the Harlequin from 9 December to 2 January 2012.

To be eligible for the audition, juniors and seniors must attend regular dance lessons in Ballet, Tap and Jazz, following a recognised examination syllabus such as ISTD/RAD or IDTA. For further details contact The Harlequin Marketing Department Monday to Friday on 01737 276 500. Tickets are on sale now, please contact the Box Office on 01737 276 500 or book online: harlequintheatre.co.uk

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The Sovereign Centre in Woodhatch has been completely transformed. A new, purpose built centre has just opened in its place, offering disabled and young people state-of-the-art facilities across East Surrey.

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Reigate and Redhill YMCA has taken over the lease of the Centre.

The hub will provide a permanent, year-round base from which to run an extended programme of activities. This will give disabled children and young people the benefit of a centre that is equipped to meet their needs, gives them independence and choice and the opportunity to integrate into more mainstream activities.

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The new space provides brand new multi-activity rooms with hoist facilities; a dedicated sensory room, a soft play space and brand new fully accessible toilets. It also offers a refurbished sports hall and martial arts studio.

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Throughout 2011, the YMCA has been running an appeal to raise funds to ensure the Centre is fully equipped and functioning. If anyone would like to join any fundraising events or know more, please contact Kathy on 01737 779979. ymcaredhill.com

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Local News CHILD-FRIENDLY DORKING

MOLE VALLEY SUN POWER

Young councillors from Junior Youth Voice have been asking shopkeepers and organisations to display a colourful sticker to show that they welcome young people. Junior Youth Voice is made up of youth councillors, aged 9 to 11, who represent primary schools across Mole Valley.

Mole Valley District Council agreed at a meeting in July to install solar electric panels on both Dorking and Leatherhead Leisure Centres.

The sticker was designed by 11yr old Rohan Mayo, a pupil at St Martin’s School, the winner of the Child-Friendly Sticker Competition.

For more information about the project, contact the Community Development and Partnerships team at Mole Valley District Council on 01306 879356 or email partnerships@molevalley.gov.uk. You can view the sticker on the Council’s website, molevalley.gov.uk

Installing solar panels will reduce the Council’s carbon footprint by 30 tonnes per year and provide the equivalent power it would take to run 12 homes for a year! This investment will give a return of 6% annually, creating a revenue stream for the Council of £23,500 each year. The Council stands to receive £587,500 through the renewable energy Feed-In Tariff and reduced energy bills over 25 years. The solar panels located on the roofs of both sports centres will provide power for Dorking Halls and Leatherhead Leisure Centre.

FIT TO ZUMBA? Or perhaps a ‘de-conditioned exerciser’? THEN GO FOR GOLD – ZUMBA GOLD! Following the News article about Sarah Goldsack’s classes in Woldingham, we have compiled a list of local Zumba Gold classes.

These are especially good for new mums or ‘active, older adults’ or the ‘de-conditioned exerciser’ (!).

Baby Massage Classes Communicate with your baby through touch

Small, friendly classes in Caterham

Encourages growth and development; improves muscle co-ordination and flexibility; helps digestion, easing wind, constipation and colic; promotes relaxation and improves sleep patterns.

Course of 6 classes only £40 For more details contact Sandie Kirk

☎ 01883 371971

www.reflexologycaterham.co.uk

Ar vigo A bdominal Massage Treating infertility, painful menstruation, endometriosis, digestive orders, prolapse and menopause. Also massage pre and post natal.

For more info please call Fiona on 01306 730495

We’d like to encourage mums who are spending all their time focusing on their family to take a little time out for themselves - and Zumba Gold is a great place to start!

You may be fit enough to go straight to faster Zumba classes – in which case go to zumba. com where they are all listed.

In the words of the experts: “Zumba is an exhilarating, effective, easy-to follow, Latininspired, calorie-burning dance fitness-party that is moving millions of people toward joy and health.”

“Zumba works your core muscles, improves your co-ordination and balance, it keeps you supple and mobile; it is a great whole body workout. You do not need to be a great dancer - just listen to the music and let go!”

www.sulistherapies.co.uk

Some of the classes don’t need booking – just turn up in comfortable loose clothing and trainers.

YES, YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL!

zumba.com lists all types of Zumba. See also the Zumbatomic classes for 4-14yrs olds in the Clubs & Classes Directory (page 18).

Mobile: 07813-658554 fiona@sulistherapies.co.uk

Successful ‘business mum’ is seeking 5 working partners to work part-time from home, alongside & without compromising family commitments or current career.

If you have a supervisory, managerial, sales, marketing, recruitment or self-employed background, or you wish to develop an extraordinary lifestyle, please call Vicki 01962 850303

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Reigate area Katherine Woodgate Mob: 07787 515584 katie@zumbamania.co.uk zumbamania.co.uk £4.50 per class. Anyone is free to drop in.

Monday: Reigate Methodist Community Centre, High Street, Reigate, 6.15pm – 7pm.

Every week throughout the year (except Summer and Christmas holidays).

Wednesday: Sandcross School, Sandcross Lane, Woodhatch, Reigate, RH2 8HH 6.15pm – 7pm. Runs every week throughout the year (except Christmas holidays).

Zumba Gold class Caterham and Oxted area Sarah Goldsack Mob: 0797 437 4321 sarahzumba@hotmail.co.uk £5 per class or 10 for £40.

Monday: Woldingham Village Hall, Station Road CR3 7EA 11 - 11.55am Thursday: Oxted School, Bluehouse Lane RH8 OAB Thursday 6 - 6.50pm Redhill area Clare Finlaison Mob: 07974 759532 cfinlaison@btinternet.com £5 per class Thursday: Redhill UR Church, Shaw’s Corner. 10-10.45am Tuesday: Old Coulsdon – Cameron Hall, Congregational Church, Canon’s Hill CR5 1EH 10-10.45am Bletchingley Village Hall 12-12.45pm

ZUMBA CHALLENGE:

Are you ready for a three-hour Zumbathon?

Dance your way through 3 hours of Zumba non-stop (snacks and drinks will be available) at Redhill YMCA on Saturday, 8 October from 10am – 1pm. Three Zumba Instructors will lead the dance-fitness and it is set to be full of fun!

Entrance costs £10 per person in advance or £13 on the day. All the monies raised go towards the Sovereign Gold Coin appeal for Woodhatch’s new YMCA Sovereign Centre (see page 3).

Local News England cricket legend Phil Tufnell

(pic left) launched a building project to create new overnight accommodation for the parents of children receiving brain injury rehabilitation at The Children’s Trust, Tadworth. Another well-known local figure, BBC News presenter Nicholas Owen will officially mark the start of the 10-mile fundraising ‘Sleepwalk’ at 10pm on 1st October in Reigate’s Priory Park.

Surrey Youth Games RESULT! Reigate and Banstead were crowned the overall winners of the Surrey Youth Games held at Guildford’s Surrey Sports Park in June. 2,400 competitors between the ages of 7 and 16 yrs took part.

The aim of the Surrey Youth Games is to develop sport in Surrey. Free training events are offered in many sports from Easter onwards. activesurrey.com

Football Success For Local Girl An eight-year-old girl from Warlingham has been selected to join the Brighton & Hove Albion FC Girls’ Centre of Excellence. Having successfully completed an intensive round of trials in June, Lucy Robinson, a pupil at Marden Lodge School in Caterham, will join the Under 11 squad later this month.

The Brighton & Hove Albion Girls’ COE is one of only 30 Centres nationwide to be awarded an FA Licence for the 2011-2012 season.

Providing training opportunities to girls aged 8-16 years, the Centre has teams at Under 11, Under 13, Under 15, and Under 17 level that compete in the London and South East Centre of Excellence fixture programme, which includes Chelsea, Arsenal, Colchester, Millwall and Norwich.

Lucy was recently invited to the brand new Amex Stadium in Brighton for a tour of the facilities before joining her new teammates.

For more information about the Brighton & Hove Albion FC Girls’ Centre of Excellence, call Michelle Lawrence, Centre Manager, on 01273 978288 or email girlsfootball@bhafc.co.uk

WHAT A WASTE! In support of Surrey County Council’s Love Food, Hate Waste campaign, Families Surrey East is going to feature some great recipes on our website, familiessurreyeast.co.uk for keeping food waste down and using left-overs. With areas of Africa experiencing famine only a plane ride away, it seems appropriate to give some thought to making the most of the abundance of food we have available here – to appreciate it and not to waste it.

Recent research indicates that Surrey residents produce about 83,000 tonnes of food waste every year with treatment and disposal costs in the region of £7.6 million. Surrey County Council’s Love Food Surrey campaign is encouraging people to throw away less food by providing helpful tips on how to plan your meals, perfect the portions, store correctly and use up leftovers. For more information visit lovefoodsurrey.com

Redhill Food Lovers Market Redhill’s new market, which has brought continental cheeses, Italian biscuits, crepes, olives, local patisserie, pasta, sauces, cooked meats, olive oils and herbs to Redhill on a Friday, switched its day to Saturday during the summer. The Friday markets resume on October 28th.

WIN TICKETS TO LEGOLAND®!

Three sets of tickets to give away!

Search for Atlantis! Divers wanted for the world’s first LEGO® submarine ride surfacing at LEGOLAND Windsor. Join the LEGO divers on a fun fishy mission that the whole family will enjoy. Venture along a secret passage, hidden in the heart of LEGOLAND®, on a journey to the bottom of the sea.

Once on board the yellow LEGO–themed submarines, young explorers can view Atlantis Sea Voyage mission information as they prepare for upclose encounters with thousands of amazing sea creatures and incredible LEGO models.

Begin your journey of discovery today – see the Atlantis Submarine Voyage, LEGOLAND’S newest attraction at www.LEGOLAND.co.uk LEGO, the LEGO logo & LEGOLAND are trademarks of the LEGO Group ©2011

Spooky craft activities in the kitchen Garden Farm Shop all week and Free ‘Find the Creepy Crawlies’ Competition Bullfrog Theatre Productions presents…

‘Alice’ Wed 26th Oct 11am & 2pm £6.50 children, £2.50 adults.

Book Online Now!

Safely handle creatures such as snakes & tarantulas. £6.50 per child (suitable for all ages).

London Road, Dorking Surrey RH5 6AA

www.denbies.co.uk T. 01306 876616

Tropical Creepy Crawly road-show Friday 28th Oct 11am & 2pm. Denbies Wine Estate

Birds of prey Sunday 23rd Oct 10am – 2pm (display at 12noon) They’re back!

And making a swooping visit to Denbies due to popular demand - FREE admission.

FAMILIES SURREY EAST HAS 3 SETS OF TICKETS to give away! (each set is for four people, adults or children) These tickets are valid to 6th November 2011 and are worth approx £160 per set! TO ENTER THE COMPETITION TO WIN A SET OF FOUR TICKETS, just email editor@familiessurreyeast.co.uk by October 1st. Put LEGOLAND in the subject line and your name and address in the email so your tickets can be sent direct. Winners will be informed on October 3rd and receive tickets for their FREE visit to Legoland by October 17th – in time for half term!

Spooky Story Telling Tues 25th , 11.30am & 2.30pm FREE admission.

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Education 1 in 5 bags of food shopping gets thrown away That’s not good for your pocket or the planet perfect portIons Weighing and measuring food is the best way to cook perfect portions. Through trial and error, you can work out just the right amount of food to cook for your family. Helpful tools include: Mug (300ml) - Handy for measuring uncooked rice.

1 adult portion = ¼ mug; 1 child portion = 2½ tbsp (as sizes of mugs vary, use these measures as a guide to see what works for you).

As food prices continue to rise around the world, it’s a sobering thought to know that many families waste up to £50 a month throwing away uneaten food.

However we also know that cutting down on food waste can be a challenge, especially when you’re pushed for time and your kids don’t always want to eat what you’ve cooked for them. So to help you waste less, Surrey County Council’s Love Food Surrey campaign, provides helpful tips on how to plan your meals, perfect the right portions, store correctly and use up leftovers.

Taking just one small step to reduce food waste can have a big positive effect on the environment and save you money too. We hope our tips will inspire you to take that step.

It pays to plan Let your family help to plan the week’s meals. Before you do your next big shop, check what you have left, be creative and make a meal planner for the week so you only buy what you need.

Visit www.lovefoodsurrey.com to download your free meal planner.

tablespoon - Good for measuring out portions of rice and beans.

1 adult portion = 4 spoonfuls 1 child portion = 2½ spoonfuls spaghetti measurer - Not sure how to measure pasta? You just fill up the measuring hole for the serving size you want with dry spaghetti; pasta can be measured with weighing scales.

Weighing scales - A vital piece of kitchen equipment in helping to manage meal portion sizes. If you don’t have any scales to hand, weights are often given on food packaging to help aid perfect portions. store food properly Correct storage means your food will live extra days, weeks and even months. Place a fridge thermometer in the coldest part of the fridge and check the temperature regularly.

Keep the fridge at a cool 1 - 5°C and chilled food will stay fresh for longer. can I freeze food after the ‘use by’ date? - You can freeze food up to its ‘use by’ date and then keep it frozen beyond the ‘use by’ date. Make sure you follow any instructions on packets, such as ’freeze on day of purchase’, ’cook from frozen’ or ’defrost thoroughly before use and use within 24 hours’.

the dIfference betWeen ‘use by’ and ‘best before’ dates use by - These dates are for safety and must be followed correctly; don’t use any food after the end of the ‘use by’ date, even if it looks and smells fine. This is because using it after this date could put your health at risk. best before - These dates refer to quality not to food safety; foods with a ‘best before’ date should be safe to eat after this date (except for eggs), but they may no longer be at their best. sell by/display until - These dates are for shop staff not shoppers, so can be ignored. lovely leftovers If you’ve cooked too much, try to use the leftovers for another meal. To help, it might be worth keeping your fridge, freezer and cupboard stocked with basic food staples so you can rustle something up when you need to and use items up e.g. pasta, stock cubes, and bread.

Children don’t always like what they’re given so having a range of food items at hand to make different meals is important to satisfy their taste buds and keep them interested in what they are eating.

What a Waste Research indicates that Surrey residents produce about 83,000 tonnes of food waste every year with treatment and disposal costs in the region of £7.6 million. Just think about all the energy, water and packaging used in food production, transportation and storage, that goes to waste when we throw away good food.

For advice on planning your shopping, portion control, recipe ideas and more, visit www.lovefoodsurrey.com.

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Babies and Toddlers Communicate with your baby through touch Touch is a vital element in the bonding between a parent and child and massage is one of the most intimate and fulfilling ways of nurturing. It will also give you greater confidence in handling your baby.

Regular baby massage can encourage growth and development as it improves muscle coordination and flexibility. It assists circulation, so boosting the immune system.

It helps digestion, easing wind constipation and colic. And, probably most importantly for new parents, it can promote relaxation and improve sleep patterns!

But the rewards aren’t just physical: Baby Massage builds a relationship of love and trust and provides mental as well as physical stimulation for you both. It’s a great way for dads to spend quality time with their baby too.

Eat Yourself Well!

As far as health is concerned women traditionally tend to put themselves bottom of the pack behind the kids, husband – and sometimes even the family pet.

No matter what explains this behaviour – it may be cultural, or a maternal example changing the mindset to prioritising your own health can be difficult to contemplate.

However, just like the logic behind the inflight instructions on a plane: ‘In case of emergency put your own oxygen mask on before coming to the aid of your children’ we need to have our own ‘oxygen mask’ on first when supporting our family’s health.

Start by tackling those niggling symptoms you consider too minor to seek help for. How often are you ignoring digestive complaints, allergy symptoms, recurring colds/viruses,

Baby Massage comes naturally to most parents – you’re probably already doing a little at home without even realising it. It’s easy to incorporate into a bedtime routine and it’s fun, too. All you need is a towel and some oil. I recommend organic sunflower oil, but olive, sweet almond or grapeseed oil will all do the job. Don’t be tempted to buy chemical products or blended oils – there’s really no need and some of them do more harm than good.

headaches, skin eruptions, irritability and fatigue? Getting these symptoms under control now may also lower your risk of developing long-term health problems in the future.

A nutritional practitioner can help you get to the root of symptoms you may have. A few simple tips on choosing foods can also ensure a sound basis for your diet that can nudge your health in a positive way.

Add these time saving nutritious items to your shopping list • Leafy greens (mixed bags of rocket, spinach, watercress or mixed lettuce) Add to a sandwich or throw some in a bowl with a few chopped peppers and tomatoes to accompany pasta.

• Oat Cakes (find them in the cracker section) – keep these in your handbag and munch on them plain or spread with some hummus, cottage cheese or mashed banana.

Try and maintain eye contact with your baby and incorporate some little rhymes and songs, such as “This Little Piggy” and “Round and Round the Garden” to engage them and make it more fun. Massage with oil is even more cleansing than a bath, and it’s easy to slide an oily little finger into all the hard to reach creases, such as under the chin, so you may want to substitute the odd bath for a massage, especially if your baby has dry skin.

Baby Massage classes can be a lovely way to learn baby massage techniques; they are also a great way of meeting other new parents and building up that vital support network.

Sandie Kirk has been teaching mothers to massage their babies for 8 years. She also works as a reflexologist specialising in infertility and pregnancy. If you are interested in joining Sandie Kirk’s Baby Massage classes in Caterham, Surrey, contact her on 01883 371971 or see her website: reflexologycaterham.co.uk • Frozen berries – keep in the freezer and add a few to your cereal or natural ‘bio’ yoghurt as a dessert or snack.

The quickest way to enhance your current nutritional status is to try and eat as many different colours in one day (natural, not artificial) as you can. Start by aiming for some red and green every day... it’s a great game to play with the kids!

Thanks to Nutritional Therapist, Ruth Crosby Dip PAR MBANT for providing this article. For further nutritional help and advice contact Ruth on 07802 761694 ruth@goodchoicenutrition. com goodchoicenutrition.com Ed’s Note: the new Surrey-wide initiative to increase healthy options for families eating out, Eat Out, Eat Well focuses on increasing the use of fruit, vegetables, and starchy carbohydrates, and decreasing fat, especially saturated fat, sugar and salt. It also recognizes the provision of healthy options for children.

Members of the public can nominate a catering business for an award. Go to surreycc.gov.uk/eatouteatwell

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Caring for the young carers There are an estimated 12,000 young carers in Surrey: young people between the ages of 5-18yrs who carry a large amount of responsibility for looking after a family member. Many young people don’t even see themselves as carers and many families do not come forward to access help. But young children who have to spend much of their own time looking after the needs of other family members often lose out on a social life and opportunities. The responsibility they take on and the time spent on caring tasks can also impact on their education.

Surrey Young Carers has been supporting young carers across Surrey since 1996. They offer a series of seven weekly sessions with others in a similar position to help them get to know other carers and learn how to deal with their situations.

Regular workshops offer a special focus on issues such as stress, autism, alcohol abuse, disablement or illnesses that parents or siblings may be experiencing. Young carers can also take advantage of twice yearly fun days, when they meet as a large group just to enjoy a day out, away from their responsibilities.

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Young carers do amazing things in supporting members of their family but we want to make sure that they camn have a life of their own too. Jane Thornton, CEO, Surrey Young Carers

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Young carers are children and young people under 18

who look after a family member(this could be a parent, sibling or grandparent or another relative) who has a disability, mental health problems, a long term illness or is using drugs or alcohol.

Tasks undertaken by young carers are varied and range from caring, supporting or supervising. They could include emotionally supporting a parent, administering medication, dealing with financial matters, domestic chores, supervising a sibling, all requiring significant responsibility from a young person and impact significantly on their childhood and education.

Surrey Young Carers can provide help and advice to families and contact relevant agencies to give added support.

Education Advisers can go into schools to address all pupils about the issues young carers face, or they can help individuals, for example in their transition to secondary school.

What Young Carers say:

If you wish to make a referral to Surrey Young Carers you can download a form on-line at surrey-youngcarers.org.uk or call 01483 568269.

Alternatively, call Sue, Lucy or Nicky on 01737 248111.

I feel a whole lot better now... things seem “ to be improving at school and at home... ” before I went to Young Carers I thought I “ was the only one – now I know I’m not! ”

What’s on?

Autumn/Winter 2011 MONDAY Weigh, Stay & Play 9 - 11.30am. Health Visitor - breast feeding support and advice.

Stay & Play 1-4yrs 12.30-2.30pm. £1 per family, including refreshments.

Time to Tell 3-4pm. Come and talk!

TUESDAY Stay & Play 1-4yrs 9.30am – 11.30am. £1 per family, including refreshments. Baby Massage 4wk course <6mths. 12.30pm – 1.15pm. £8.

Activtots 1.45pm – 2.30pm. 2–4 yrs £1. Please book.

WEDNESDAY Baby Signing 6wk course 10am – 10.30am. £10. Holistic Harmony 10am – 2pm. Affordable treatments from qualified therapists.

Call Marion on 07767 86 97 36.

Post Natal Classes 4wk course 12.30pm-2.30pm.

THURSDAY Childminders Play & Learn 9.30am -11.30am. Call to book. £1 per child.

Sure Start Bus 12.30pm-2.30pm. Once a month in Newdigate, Brockham, Leigh & Walton-on-the-Hill. Advice, information and signposting. Toys on board !

Weaning Session 12-2pm. Once a month, PCT professionals advise on weaning your baby on to solids. Incl.

Baby-Led Weaning. Call to book.

Labels4kids - for cash Children’s labelling company Labels4Kids are recruiting sales agents.

In exchange for a small start-up cost, readers who refer friends and family to the company’s website can earn money in commission. You get to show and explain products you like to others who may also benefit from their use, and make some money too.

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Order direct from the publisher at whiteladderpress.co.uk Type in the code ‘school’.

Brain Games for Your Child Give your child the best start in life – stimulation for the brain!

Written by a professor of Education at Brunel University, Robert Fisher has described and created games for children from 0-10yrs with old favourites and many new ones. From word play, musical and drawing games to card games and number battles, the games will develop the full range of your child’s abilities.

RSP £15 Brain Games For Your Child by Robert Fisher, published 8 September 2011. Families Surrey East is offering this book at a special price of £13 including free P&P. To order call 01235 827702.

Closing date 31st December 2011.

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holidays

Chilly Powder in Morzine

Joring (meaning ski driving in Norwegian) refers to anyone being pulled along on skis by horses, dogs or vehicle. It is the perfect way to explore the great outdoors in a completely new and different way.

The Cairngorms National Park is the first place in the UK to offer this amazing sport . The Cairngorms are Britain’s highest mountain range and offer a host of snow activities – skiing, snowboarding, sledging, Nordic skiing, snow shoeing and climbing.

In the Cairngorms reindeer roam freely in the hills; some of the very best whiskies in the world warm you after a cold day and kids are well catered for.

Visit the Cairngorms website: visitcairngorms.com rothiemurchus.net Pine Bank Chalets, Aviemore PH22 1PX Tel: 01479 810000 pinebankchalets.co.uk Chilly Powder: ski-morzine.com chillypowder.com

Pine Bank log cabins at Aviemore, close to the Rothiemurchus Estate and Loch an Eilein offer warmth and privacy – and are suitable for groups of friends or extended families, each Ski joring in the with their own space and reasonably priced.

Cairngorms Kids have great fun in Morzine, too, just 75 km from Geneva airport or 9 hours drive from Calais. Family-friendly Morzine has been awarded the ‘Famille Plus’ badge.

Paul and Francesca Eyre moved to Morzine 18 years ago and started a family and their ski company, Chilly Powder, there. Catering for families in Au Coin du Feu, there is a crèche and nursery, help with ski school arrangements, early tea for little ones and lots of helpful local information available. They also have two self-catering chalets available – luxurious yet at reasonable prices!

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Clubs & Classes

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Those earliest activities with our babies - and the clubs and classes we

ferry our kids to as they get older - are an important influence on our children’s lives.

Not only do these activities help the brain develop, they also encourage sociability.

They are important for development of strong bones and muscles and maintaining healthy weight too.

This year the Department of Health has issued physical activity guidelines for the under 5s. They state that pre-school children who are capable of walking unaided should be physically active daily for at least 180minutes (3hrs) spread throughout the day. The average for today’s children in the UK is 120-150 minutes – so we have some catching up to do!

This Directory of Clubs and Classes has been updated for 2011-2012. Some classes need to be booked; some are term time only. Start dates vary: some begin at the start of the school term and take a break at half-term. Many offer free trials – so ask about that when you call. And mention that you saw their details in Families Surrey East!

LEATHERHEAD Jo Jingles Fetcham (and Epsom) 3mths-5yrs.

Term time. Laura Sykes Tel: 01372 800420 jojingles.com/centralsurrey MAD Academy – Music and dance and a whole lot of fun (Ashtead, Epsom & Effingham). 3 mths-4 yrs.

Term time. Karen: 01372 210378 madacademy.com Tumbletots Physical play. (Also N. Holmwood) 6mths-7yrs. Ruth: 07739 51 76 27 tumbletots.com

DORKING Jo Jingles Pre-school music and movement with

percussion instruments, action songs and musical fun.

3mths-5yrs. Carol & Nick Bell Tel: 01883 712881 or 724800 jojingles.com/esurrey-egrinstead MAD Academy Music and dance and a whole lot of fun. 3 mths-4 yrs. Term time. Maggie Tel: 01306 712671 madacademy.com Tiny Seeds Music Dorking and Capel Singing, rhymes, actions, puppets, percussion, dressing-up, dancing. 6 mths to 4 yrs. Term time. Jemma Hill Tel: 01306 882960 tinyseedsmusic.co.uk

Baby Massage Course Relief into Life

Therapeutic Massage Incl. massage for common ailments. Also in Banstead. 4weeks-9 months. All year.

Sophie Tel: 01306 640561 reliefintolife.co.uk

TADWORTH MAD Academy 3 mths to 4 years. Term time.

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Music Singing Movement

Classes for babies & children aged 3 months to 5 years For details on classes in Limpsfield Chart, Redhill, Merstham, Godstone, Caterham, Lingfield, East Grinstead, Horley, Reigate & Dorking Call Nick or Carol on 01883 712881 / 724800 nickjojo80@hotmail.com www.jojingles.com/esurrey-egrinstead Children’s Parties & Nursery Sessions also available!

M U MS & B AB ES CL ASSES

<12months including MUSIC and MOVEMENT See also baby swimming classes in the Swimming section and Ballet classes for tinies.

Note on NCT classes: To obtain details of ante-and postnatal NCT classes in Leatherhead, Dorking, Reigate and Redhill, Horley and Crawley, call Claire Brooke-Wilson on 0844 2436916. For classes in Caterham and Oxted call Alison Tierney on 0844 2436915.

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Sunny Signers – Baby signing classes. Merstham

0-3yrs. Term time. Diane Eagle Tel: 07752660140 sunnysigners.co.uk Sing and Sign Reigate and Salfords. 6mths-2.5yrs Term time. Fiona 01737 823238 singandsign.com Tumbletots Physical Play, 6mths – 7yrs.

Claire Tel: 07975 54 41 37 tumbletots.com Musictots - Reigate. 0mths - 5 yrs Term time.

Singing, dancing, instruments, musical stories and games. Jenny Sharples 01737 213709

Mother and Baby (PeeWee) Pilates Classes Reigate Rugby Club. Jess Tel: 07870 207 779

bodiesindesign.com

Swimming lessons for babies and young children in Oxted, Croydon and Old Coulsdon

Free Buggy Walks Also Merstham.

Carol Tel: 01737 355304 actionforlife.org.uk HORLEY Jo Jingles 9mths-5yrs. Carol & Nick Bell Tel: 01883

712881 / 724800 jojingles.com/esurrey-egrinstead Baby Café The Bungalow, Meath Green School Tel: 01293 820068 Baby Explorers Empire Hall Birth-18 mths Tel: 01293 820068

07834 737 211 www.little-fishes-swim.co.uk

Sign, Rhyme & Music Time and Stay & Play Empire Hall. Birth-5yrs. Tel: 01293 820068 WARLINGHAM & CATERHAM Jo Jingles Caterham. 3mths-5yrs Thurs.

Carol & Nick Bell Tel: 01883 712881 / 724800 jojingles.com/esurrey-egrinstead

Karen Tel: 01372 210378 madacademy.com

REIGATE AND REDHILL MAD Academy also in Merstham. 3mths-4 yrs.

Term time. Maggie Tel: 01306 712671 madacademy.com Jo Jingles - also Merstham. 3mths-5yrs Carol & Nick Bell Tel: 01883 712881 / 724800 jojingles.com/esurrey-egrinstead

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Clubs & Classes directory

Club News

Stagecoach’s Radio Gaga

PERFORMING ARTS - DANCE DORKING AND VILLAGES Babyballet From 6 months. Miss

Free Buggy Walks Hurst Green Carol:

MUMS & BABES continued

01737 355304 actionforlife.org.uk

MAD Academy 15mths-4 yrs.

LINGFIELD Jo Jingles 9mths-5yrs. Carol &

Term time. Debbie Tel: 01689 844848 madacademy.com

Rhythm Time Surrey. 0-3yrs. Term

Nick Bell Tel: 01883 712881 / 724800 jojingles.com/esurrey-egrinstead

Sing Along Caterham Traditional

DORKING Artybobs Dorking, Effingham and

time. Melanie Vinall Tel: 07940 244 798 rhythmtime.net

ART AN D CRA FTS

songs & rhymes. Drop-in. 10mths 5yrs. All year. Britt Tel: 01737 555678 or 07941 532558 singalong.org.uk

Brockham. Creative Art, Craft and Messy Play 12mths to 4yrs and NEW! afterschool clubs. Saturday Club 1-8yrs.

Becky McTigue Tel: 01306 880694 / 07922 057911 artybobs.co.uk

Baby Sensory Caterham.

0-13 mths Christelle Laumiere: 07799 050 374 babysensory.com

REIGATE Messy Monsters Art Classes

Tumbletots Caterham. Physical Play,

(Also in Crawley & Horsham) 1-5yrs Alex Scoines Tel: 01737 279765 messy-monsters.co.uk

6mths-7yrs. Antonio Tel: 07743 103208

Diddi Dance Caterham. All year. 18

mths - 4+yrs (boys & girls). Melissa Tel: 07939 52 06 38 diddidance.com

REDHILL East Surrey Young Embroiderers Redhill. Embroidery,

OXTED and villages Jo Jingles at Hurst Green (3-5yrs),

beading, making felt, patchwork etc.

Embroiderers’ Guild. 8+ yrs. Thelma Cooper Tel: 01883 713782

Limpsfield Chart (9mths+) and Godstone (3mths-5yrs). Carol & Nick Bell Tel: 01883 712881 / 724800 jojingles.com/esurrey-egrinstead

school, term time. Melanie Vinall Tel: 07940 244 798 rhythmtime.net

Prams in the Park - exercise class for mums and kids. 12wks-4 yrs. All year. Sarah Lowe Tel: 07958 944467 87x60_karen_maggie:Layout pramsinthepark.co.uk

Tap, Hip-hop, modern, classics, vocals & piano. RAD & ISTD. Amanda Tel: 01372 457274 amandawarwick.co.uk

Junior Cookies Monthly Cookery Clubs Leigh and Lingfield

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Ballroom & Latin American Classes Surrey Hills Dance Centre,

5-11yrs. Maxine Pancaldi Tel: 01892 853272 cookieskitchen.co.uk Crafty Cooks Hurst Green.

2½+1yrs.

3/3/11 12:55 Page Sam 01883 716770 craftycooks.co.uk

Centre. Term time. 5-8 yrs. Tel: 01883 716717 tandridgeleisure.co.uk

Rhythm Time Oxted. 0-pre-

Surrey Academy Of Ballet

Dorking. Ballet 3-18 yrs. Paula Tearall Tel: 01372 807047 rosalleschoolofdance.co.uk Rosalle School of Dance Bookham/ Fetcham. Ballet, Tap, Modern and Jazz.

3-18 yrs. Paula Tearall 01372 807047 rosalleschoolofdance.co.uk

COOKERY

Tel: 01293 820068

OXTED Creative Art Tandridge Leisure

Godstone. 0-5yrs. Fun musical education.

Miriam Tel: 01732 454 826. musicalbumps.com

Inspire Academy of Dance

Dorking & North Holmwood. ISTD ballet, modern and tap, contemporary, St dance and musical theatre. 4 yrs – adults. Jo Crombleholme Tel: 07783 138348 inspireacademyofdance.co.uk Dance Division Brockham and Betchworth. Ballet, Tap, Modern and Freestyle. Syllabus work available with RAD, ISTD and IDTA. 3+yrs. Miss Jenny Chantelle Clarke Tel: 07771 874619 dancedivision.co.uk

North Holmwood, Dorking and Walton on the Hill. Ballroom, Latin and Freestyle.

5-8yrs; 8–11yrs; 12+yrs. Term time.

John & Linda Foskett Tel: 01306 883808 surreyhillsdancecentre.co.uk Decide2Dance Dorking. Hip-Hop 11+yrs. Term time. Rachel Tel: 0845 450 5441 or 07931 730102 thedancemovement.co.uk

HORLEY Messy Time Empire Hall. Under 5’s

‘Musical Bumps’ classes South

Ayse 01737 227039 babyballet.co.uk Reigate School of Ballet North Holmwood. Babes to adults. Ballet and Contemporary. ISTD examinations Miss Joanne Evans Tel: 01737 247795

For classes of pure MADness, join MAD Academy Classes in Dorking, Reigate & Redhill Call Maggie on 01306 712671 or email: maggie.duerden@madacademy.com Classes in Ashtead, Tadworth, Effingham & Epsom Call Karen on 01372 210378 or email: karen.morgan@madacademy.com

Birthday parties too!

madacademy.com Music And Dance and a whole lot of fun!

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LEATHERHEAD Amanda Warwick Dance Arts Effingham. 2.5+yrs. Ballet, Jazz,

Linkside Studios Ballet, Modern and Tap. 3+yrs. Fiona Frazer Tel: 01372 378398 Mob: 07850 491749 linksidestudiosdance.co.uk TADWORTH and KINGSWOOD The Carol Anne Dance Academy Kingswood & Tadworth

St Dance, Acrobatics, Boys Only, American Tap. 2yrs-adult. Term time and holiday courses. Emma Mob: 07903 801 802 or 0208 642 4314

The Phillomena School of Dance & The Pink Ladies Cheerleaders Ballet, Tap, Theatre

Craft, Freestyle/St, Cheerleading. 2.5+yrs.

Lynda Blyth-Phillips Tel: 01342 892 806 phillomenadanceschool.co.uk

REIGATE AND REDHILL AREA Babyballet From 6 months. Miss

Ayse 01737 227039 babyballet.co.uk

Diddi Dance Pre-school dance in Reigate and Bletchingley, also Hooley, Banstead. Throughout the year. 18 mths - 4+yrs (boys and girls). Jo Swidzinska Tel: 07873 634 292 diddidance.com Inspire Academy of Dance

Reigate. ISTD ballet, modern and tap, contemporary, St dance and musical theatre. 4 yrs – adults. Jo Crombleholme Tel: 07783 13 83 48 inspireacademyofdance.co.uk

C&C Dance School Nutfield nr

Redhill. Ballet, Modern, St and Funky Jazz, Contemporary, Musical Theatre.

Mother and Toddler & NEW! Drama Classes 18+mths-adult. Term time.

Miss C Walford Tel: 01737 763391 candcdanceschool.co.uk

Reigate School of Ballet

Reigate, Redhill – also NEW! in Banstead. Ballet and Contemporary.

Babes to adults. ISTD examinations Miss Joanne Evans Tel: 01737 247795 The JLM Academy Bletchingley Royal Academy of Dance Ballet classes 2.½+ yrs. Joanna Swidzinska Tel: 07873 63 42 92

Club News directory

Clubs & Classes

REIGATE AND REDHILL AREA Angelina Ballerina classes in Surrey. For little

OXTED Surrey School of Ballet & Performing Arts Godstone. Ballet, tap, modern disco, Stdance.

stars with big dreams. 3+ yrs Tel 01737 247795

Carrisma Performing Arts Salfords, Redhill.

Ballet, tap, modern, musical theatre, jazz and freestyle.

3yrs to adult. Term time. Lady McNeill Tel: 01737 766082 carrismadance.webs.com Surrey School of Ballet Reigate. Musical theatre, tap, ballet, disco, modern jazz, Stdance. NEW! Zumba Kids.

Twinkletoes ballet and tap 3+yrs. Tel: 07779 11 94 70

The Hawthorns School of Dance Earlswood,

Bletchingley and Horley. Ballet, tap, modern and jazz.

2+yrs. Miss Trindade Tel: 01883 743377 hawthorns.com/dance

HORLEY Surrey School of Ballet and Performing Arts Ballet, tap, modern disco, Stdance. NEW! Irish

dancing and Zumba Kids. Twinkletoes ballet for 2+ys.

Tel: 07779 119470 Lewiston School of Dance RAD Ballet, ISTD modern. 3yrs+. Term time. Janette Fuller Tel: 01903 756346 lewistonschoolofdance.com Silver Ribbons School Horley. Ballet, modern, jazz, tap for boys and girls 3-18 yrs. Deryn Vallance Tel: 01403 243057 silverribbons.co.uk

CATERHAM The Amareece School of Dance Ballet, tap,

theatre craft and freestyle/St dance. 2.5+yrs. Sarah Hastings-Holland Tel: 07092 317098 Westway School of Dance Ballet, Tap, Modern, Jazz. 2.5+yrs - adult . Sally Wyatt Tel: 0208 715 4346 or 01883 370467 St Dance Caterham 8-13yrs and Little Ones Dance, 2.5-4.5yrs NEW! September 2011 Tel: de Stafford Sports Centre, 01883 344355 tandridgeleisure.co.uk

WARLINGHAM Linkside Studio Ballet, Modern & Tap. Fiona

Frazer: 01372 378398 linksidestudiosdance.co.uk

inspire ACADEMY OF

DANCE

Twinkletoes ballet for 2+ys. Tel: 07779 119470 Bastet School of Dancing - Oxted & Hurst Green.

Dance, Musical Theatre and Singing classes. 2.5+yrs to adult. Boys and girls. Jolene Kiddle Tel: 07894 715655

LINGFIELD The Phillomena School of Dance and The Pink Ladies Cheerleaders Now also in

Crowhurst, nr Oxted. Lynda Blyth-Phillips Tel: 01342 892 806 phillomenadanceschool.co.uk Saturday Morning Dance School Ballet, tap, St jazz, cheerleading, boys hip hop. 3+yrs. RAD and IDTA exams. Chantelle Kite Tel: 07709 348723 edenbridgeschoolofdance.co.uk Jenny Elsden School of Dancing Ballet, modern, tap and performing arts. 3-16yrs. IDTA and NCDTA exams. Jenny Elsden Tel: 01403 731203

Creating the Dancers of the Future

Call today to book a FREE Trial!

07873 634292

joanna.swidzinska@googlemail.com ALL enquiries and abilities welcome!

Offering Royal Academy of Dance Ballet classes Principal`: Joanna Swidzinska BA (Hons) RAD RTS

Classes held in Bletchingley Surrey

ISTD Modern ISTD Ballet ISTD Tap Street Dance Contemporary Musical Theatre Birthday Parties Adult Dance Classes

t:07783 138 348 e:info@inspireacademyofdance.co.uk w:www.inspireacademyofdance.co.uk

DORKING REIGATE HORSHAM NORTH HOLMWOOD

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Examiner for Imperial Classical Ballet L.I.S.T.D. dip, CDE, RAD RTS teaching cert.

Ballet classes for all ages from 2 1 2 to adults

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Clubs Classes Out and& About DR A M A A N D TH EAT R E A RTS LEATHERHEAD Stagecoach Theatre Arts

Leatherhead. Dance, drama and singing. Early Stages (4-6 yrs); Main School (6-18yrs). Allison Malone Tel: 0208 394 2244 stagecoach.co.uk/ leaatherhead

Leatherhead Theatre School and Performing Arts Dance,

drama, singing. 6-16 yrs.

Tel: 01372 365154 leo-leatherhead.com Perform Ashtead. Perform Drama, Dance and Singing 4-8yrs. The Jungle for Autumn 2011!

Acting Academy & St Dance Crew Leatherhead. Acting Academy

- Mother & Baby Dance and Drama, Beginners (2-4 yrs), Juniors (5-7 yrs), Seniors (8-12 yrs). St Dance Crew, 2-4yrs, 5-7yrs, 8-12yrs.

Tel: 01372 377674

DORKING Stagecoach Theatre Arts

Dorking. Dance, Singing & Drama 4-18yrs. Term time.

Sarah Martin Tel: 0800 007 5482 stagecoach.co.uk/dorking

Academy of Musical Theatre

Brockham, Betchworth (also Merstham). Musical Theatre, including acting, singing and drama. (Trinity Guildhall, LCM, IDTA and RAD). 4–16yrs.

Term time. Jenny Chantelle Clarke Tel: 01737 843345 M: 07771 874619 Perform and Perform PLUS academyofmusicaltheatre.co.uk Esher and Oxshott. Small classes for 4-8yrs and 8-12yr olds.

Phoenix Creative Arts Dorking Lucy Tel: 0845 400 1279 and Horsham. Drama, Dance, Singing & perform.org.uk Performing Arts. 3+yrs. Gail Lowe Tel: 0845 479 2190 or 07968 06 67 23 Principals: Miss C Walford phoenixcreativearts.co.uk CDE - AISTD (Dip) Miss C Taylor

(Dip Dance Performers Course) Accredited by Council for Dance Education & Training in UK

Telephone:

01737 763391 misswalford@aol.com

Ballet, Modern, Street & Funky Jazz, Tap, Contemporary, Musical Theatre, Mother & Toddler, Tread the Boards (Drama, Singing and Dancing)

& Adult classes.

Classes held in Nutfield, near Redhill.

www.candcdanceschool.co.uk

Singing lessons for all ages!

Covering many genres including Pop, Musical Theatre, Disney, Soul and Gospel

www.actonebeginners.co.uk

Guildford Shakespeare Company NEW! Starting September

The Helen O’Grady Drama Academy Reigate, Chipstead and

2011 - Drama classes Saturdays, 9-13 and 14-18 yrs, including Stage Combat.

Tel: 01483 304384 or guildfordshakespeare-company.co.uk

TADWORTH & KINGSWOOD Encore Arts Vocal and Drama Group Lower Kingswood. Vocal and Drama Group 6-16 yrs. Term time.

Sarah Locke Tel: 07941 368 860 encorearts.co.uk

REIGATE AND REDHILL Perform Drama School Reigate

Drama, dance and singing, weekly workshops. The Jungle for Autumn 2011! Saturdays. 4-8yrs. Lucy Tel: 0845 400 1279 perform.org.uk

Academy of Musical Theatre

8-12yrs. LAMDA exams.

Term time.

Catherine Nasskau Tel: 01737 844 320

Enter Stage Right

Reigate, Dorking, Leatherhead. Singing, Dancing and Drama classes and 1-to-1. 4 –18yrs.

NEW! After-school class in Dorking. Tel: 01306 888404 enterstageright.net

Starlight Performing Arts

theblueacademy.co.uk

Blue Academy of Performing Arts Tel: 01306 885334

Magic Carpet Drama Brockham.

Dorking 7+yrs, weekends.

Morag Stent Tel: 07785 385711

directory Musical Theatre Course with St dance, ballet and tap. Ballet (from 2.5 yrs), Sing, dance and act – from 5+ yrs. Term time. Miss Joanne Evans, Tel 01737 247795 or Miss N Owen Tel: 01737 247795 and 773727.

Stagecoach Redhill & Reigate.

Dance, Singing and Drama 4–18yrs.

Wendy Belfield Tel: 0208 686 0141 stagecoach.co.uk/reigate or stagecoach.co.uk/redhillsaturday

Merstham, also in Brockham. Musical Theatre, including acting, singing and drama. See Dorking Jenny Chantelle Clarke Tel: 01737 843345 M: 07771 874619 academyofmusicaltheatre.co.uk

Footlights Speech & Drama classes, Reigate. LAMDA, ESB &

Festival work. 5yrs-Adult. Lulu Dale Tel: 07929 784509.

So You Wanna Be! The Harlequin Theatre, Redhill. Performing Arts, Music, Dance, Drama. 6-16yrs. Term time.

Tel: 07092 885510 sywb.co.uk

Banstead. 3-17yrs. Term time.

Ian Brown Tel: 020 8667 9812 helenogrady-croydon.co.uk Enter Stage Right Reigate, Dorking and Leatherhead See Dorking. Tel: 01306 888404 enterstageright.net Orbit Shed Part of Chickenshed, ‘inclusive theatre’, South Park, Reigate.

Performing arts workshops, theatre, term time. All abilities. Part-funded.

7-11yrs and 11-17yrs. Tel: Sharon 07961 948 804. orbitshed.com

HORLEY Theatreworks at Oakwood Sports

Centre. Drama, singing & dance 5-11yrs Zoe Valentine Tel: 07779 119470

Perform

School

CATERHAM Stagecoach Coulsdon & Caterham, de Stafford School. Performing arts classes, Fri pm 4+yrs. Workshops Saturday. Early Stages 4-6yrs, Main School 6-18 yrs. Zoe McCready 0845 078 0805 stagecoach.co.uk/caterham

Perform

Drama

School

Caterham. Drama, Dance and Singing - weekly workshops. The Jungle for Autumn 2011! 4-8yrs Lucy Tel: 0845 400 1279 perform.org.uk Glow Theatre Group Drama coaching, productions, choreography, singing, stagecraft.

8-16yrs Jackie Driscoll Tel: 01883 720167 glowtheatregroup.co.uk

Musical Theatre Classes | Ballet Tap | Freestyle Modern Jazz Adult Tap Classes | Private Singing Tuition Classes in Brockham, Betchworth and Merstham. Ages 3 - Adult 100% Exam Success in All Subjects: Shows | Master Classes | Examinations Previous Students now studying at: Arts Ed | Mountview | LCM | GSA | Birds | Laines

Call 07771 874619 for a Prospectus or More Information E: info@academyofmusicaltheatre.co.uk | www.academyofmusicaltheatre.co.uk

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Drama

Horsham. Drama, dance and singing, weekly workshops. The Jungle for Autumn 2011! 4-8yrs. Lucy Tel: 0845 400 1279 perform.org.uk

QUALITY TUITION FROM INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS IN MUSICAL THEATRE, DANCE and Singing

Rhianna Hills ATCl, HDip in CPMP

• DRAMA Classes 4-19 yrs • DANCE Classes 8-19 yrs • SINGING Classes 9-19 yrs • Lamda Exams • Festivals • Shows Established in 2003, Act One Beginners teaches around 200 students in weekly classes in Copthorne and Felbridge.

Tel: 01342 719166 Mobile: 07969 612285

Tiny Seeds Drama Dorking. 1-6

yrs. Term time. Jemma Hill Tel: 01306 882960 tinyseedsmusic.co.uk

Applause Youth Theatre Company

Classes based in Redhill FiRST leSSon FRee! Tel: 07910 293504 email: rhiannahills@ntlworld.com

OXTED Stagecoach Theatre School Oxted, classes in Limpsfield. Stagecoach choir, dance troupe, agency. 4-6yrs and 6-18yrs Term time.

Melinda Cherrett Tel: 01342 892225 stagecoach.co.uk

Perform Drama School, Oxted .Drama,

Dance and Singing - weekly workshops. The Jungle for Autumn 2011! 4-8yrs.

Lucy Tel: 0845 400 1279 perform.org.uk

Clubs & Classes Act One Beginners Drama School, Felbridge and Copthorne.Drama, Dance and Singing Classes for children 4-19 yrs. Beverly Hewitt Tel: 07969 612285 Starmakerz Theatre School

Oxted School. Musical Theatre, St jazz, Acting, Singing, Ballet and Tap. 3-18 yrs.

Term time. Vicky Butcher Mob: 07771 595171 starmakerz.co.uk

Oxted Young Persons Theatre Oxted Library. Youth

theatre and drama classes. 11-14 & 15-19yrs. Andree Tel: 07900 223 646 oxtedyoungperosnstheatre.co.uk

MU SI C

Surrey Hills Young Voices

Rehearsals in Cranleigh - children from all schools 8+yrs. Debbie Tel: 01483 276281 surreyhills-choirs.co.uk

Encore

Youth

Orchestra

Manor House School, Bookham. String, woodwind, brass 7+yrs min Grade 1.

Classical and popular. Kathy Riddell Tel: 0797 635 2167 encoreorchestra.org Vocal Tuition Redhill. With Rhianna Hills, ATCL, H Dip in CPMP. Group and one-to-one. Tel: 07910 29 35 04

JC Singing & Voice Coaching

Brockham, Merstham & call out lessons.

8+yrs. Voice & Singing Exams available.

Jenny Chantelle Clarke Tel: 01737 843345 academyofmusicaltheatre.co.uk

SPORT

BADMINTON Moles Junior Badminton Club Leatherhead Leisure Centre

10-18yrs Tel: 01372 372326

BASK E T BALL

LEATHERHEAD Mole Valley Phoenix Basketball Club at St Andrews

School. U12 and U14 mixed open sessions. Luke Hall Tel: 07967 996 661

BASK E T BALL

CATERHAM Basketball, 7-16 yrs. de Stafford

Sports Centre, Tel: 01883 344355 tandridgeleisure.co.uk

BO CC I A

YMCA Boccia Club Redhill.

All ages. Rita Wright Tel: 01737 779979

CLIMBING

High Sports Orchard Business

Centre, Bonehurst Rd, Redhill. Climbing lessons on indoor constructed rock face Taster sessions. Beginners courses.

Pebbles for 4-7yr olds & Junior clubs 8-16yrs. All indoors. Tel: 01293 822884 or 0845 363 1177 high-sports.co.uk

C RI C K E T

Gettingdirectory Kids Out

Agon Football Coaching Grange

Mini Crickets at Chinthurst School Fun introduction to cricket

Park, Old Coulsdon. 4-6yrs & 7-11yrs.

Ali Martin Tel: 0208 651 3319 Mob: 0750 433 2625 agonsports.co.uk

Soccer Skills 7-9 yrs & 10-14 yrs, de Stafford Sports Centre.

Tel: 01883 344355 tandridgeleisure.co.uk

Pro Direct Soccer Academy

Kick Start Soccer School

C YC L I N G

Reigate, Leatherhead, Old Coulsdon, Chessington. 4-18yrs. Mixed ability & Elite Academy, Karen Bricker: 0208 397 9000 prodirect socceracademy.com

3-8 yrs Plus indoor and outdoor nets for 6-8yr olds. Tel: 01737 814399 minicrickets.co.uk

Road cycle training 10+yrs,

including Bikeability level 1,2 and 3.

CTC accredited. Training in trainees area, daylight hours. Philip Kemp Tel: 01737 210 179 M: 07961 089 074.

Pedal4Health - Cycle training for children & adults, all year. Fred Ellis Tel: 07915 090571 pedal4health.co.uk

Surrey County Council Bikeability Schemes

Tel: 020 8541 9977 surreycc.gov.uk

FENCING DORKING MiniMusketeersFunfencingclasses

for 6-10 yrs. Term time Brian & Kathy Tel: 0795 0011 581 minimusketeers.co.uk

LEATHERHEAD Poisson D’Or Fencing Club

Introduction and free play at Foil, Sabre and Epee. 10+yrs. Tel: Alan Wolsoncroft 01372 374624

F OOTB A LL LEATHERHEAD AND DORKING Little Kickers Dorking. Fun football

classes. 18 mths - 5yrs.

Helen Tel: 020 8286 6038 littlekickers.co.uk

REIGATE, REDHILL & COULSDON Football Focus UK ‘Pay weekly

football classes’ in Redhill and Reigate, also in Sutton and Caterham. Age groups 2-3yrs, 4-5 yrs and 6-8yrs. 3-11yrs All year (exc August) Natasha Tel: 01737 213 281 sportsfocusuk.com Football Tots UK in Reigate and Redhill, also Sutton and Caterham.

2-4yrs. Term time. Natasha Tel: 01737 213 281 sportsfocusuk.com Futsal Focus Academy Redhill & Reigate. All year. Call Futsal Focus for a trial or to attend a free scouting event.

School years 1-6. Natasha Tel: 01737 213281. sportsfocusuk.com Little Kickers Redhill & Reigate and NEW! In Merstham Sept 2011. Preschool football for girls & boys. All year.

18mths-6yrs. Yvonne Phillips Tel: 01737 300 624 littlekickers.co.uk

Reigate Priory FC football coaching Reigate. FA Qualified Coaches. 5-7yrs. All year. Richard Stephen Tel: 0780 1401 268 rpfc.co.uk

Football Coaching 5-15yrs.

Alex Peters Mob: 0792 730 9111

Toddler Football

Coulsdon 3-5yrs. Darren Verga Tel: 0781 2571 440

£12 PER DAY! 9:00am-3:00pm

CATERHAM Football Focus UK

‘Pay weekly football classes’ Caterham, also in Sutton, Reigate & Redhill.

Age groups 2-3yrs, 4-5 yrs and 6-8yrs. 3-11yrs All year (exc August) Natasha Tel: 01737 213 281 sportsfocusuk.com

Football Tots UK

Caterham, also in Sutton, Reigate & Redhill. 2-4yrs.

Term time. Natasha Tel: 01737 213 281 sportsfocusuk.com

FOOTBALL & DANCE October & December School Holiday Camps Ages 4-11 years welcome Book online or by phone www.sportsfocusuk.com 01737 213 281

Association of Gymnastic and Trampolining Clubs Caterham - The Rebound Hall: 01883 620971 anti-gravity@saturnv.co.uk • Trampolining (Monday through to Saturday) • Adult Trampolining (Mondays & Thursdays) • Kindergym (pre-school gymnastics & trampolining) • Funfit (4-7yrs gymnastics & trampolining) • Special Needs Trampolining (for siblings as well) Caterham - De Stafford: 07737 306316 pointers@saturnv.co.uk • Trampolining and Gymnastics (Mondays & Wednesdays) Warlingham School • Trampoline (Thursdays) Horley - Oakwood & Redhill - St Bedes: 07932 752081 springfit@saturnv.co.uk • Trampolining & Gymnastics including boys squad & adults (Wednesday through to Sunday) • Funfit (Combined gymnastics & trampolining) Oriel, Crawley • Trampolining & Gymnastics (Fridays) Manorfield Infant school, Horley • Kindergym (Pre-school gymnastics for toddlers, Mondays 1.45pm) Saturn V are approved & accredited to Gold Standard by Surrey Council’s “Active Surrey” Sports Development Unit

We’re having a ball!

For class availabilty and information for Banstead, Come and see what all the fun’s about.

Godstone, Merstham, Oxted, Redhill and Reigate call Yvonne at Little Kickers East Surrey on 01737 300 624 or email yphillips@littlekickers.co.uk.

For class availabilty and information for Dorking Sports Centre on Saturday and Tuesday call Helen at Little Kickers Dorking on 020 8286 6038 or email hkelly@littlekickers.co.uk.

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ClubsSummer & Classes Great Days Out F O OT B ALL

‘Turn up’ to trampoline

OXTED AND GODSTONE Little Kickers, Oxted & Godstone. Pre-

school football for girls & boys. All year.

18mths-6yrs. Yvonne Phillips Tel: 01737 300 624 littlekickers.co.uk Football Coaching South Godstone. 4-11yrs. Ali Martin Tel: 0208 651 3319 M: 0750 433 2625 agonsports.co.uk Kick Start Soccer School Oxted Football Coaching 5-15yrs.

Alex Peters Mob: 0792 730 9111

GO L F DORKING Betchworth Park Golf Club Junior Academy 8–12 yrs Andy Tocher Tel: 01306 884334 betchworthparkgc.co.uk

KINGSWOOD and CHIPSTEAD Chipstead Golf Club - Junior

Section and Junior Academy. Ben Daniels Tel: 01737 555781 chipsteadgolf.co.uk

Steve Blacklee Golf Academy

at Surrey Downs Golf Club, Kingswood.

5+yrs. All abilities. Tel: 01737 839155 steveblacklee.com

REIGATE Reigate Heath Golf Club 8-18 yrs Tel: 01737 242610 reigateheath.com

BLETCHINGLEY Bletchingley Golf Club Junior Coaching 8+yrs. All year. All standards welcome. Tom Vassen Tel: 01883 744 848 bletchingleygolf.co.uk

GYMNASTICS AND TRAMPOLINING LEATHERHEAD Leatherhead and Dorking Gym Club The Gymnasium.

18mths–3yrs and 3-5yrs.

Fun in the Foam under 5s.

Recreational gym classes 5+yrs Elite classes. Christina Tel: 01372 377718

Junior

Trampolining

Leatherhead Leisure Centre.

7+yrs Call: 01372 377674 leatherheadleisurecentre. com

DORKING ABC Gymnastics Club

Dorking Pre-school to early teenagers. Christine Sears Tel: 01293 421591

Dorking Saturdays. Term time. 4+yrs.

Jacqui Gevaux Tel: 0794 111 7852

Gatwick Flyers Trampoline Club Recreational and competitive.

Dorking Sports Centre. 5+yrs-25 yrs. All year. Jacqui Gevaux Tel: 0794 111 7852.

REDHILL & REIGATE Springfit Gymnastics and Trampoline Club St Bede’s School,

Redhill. 4+yrs to adult. All abilities.

Adam Reynolds Tel: 07932 752 081 springfit.org

Gym & Trampolining Classes

Donyngs. Gymnastics 18mths-3yrs, 3-5 yrs, 5+yrs. Trampolining 2.5-5yrs; 5-16yrs. Tel: 01737 764732

Special Needs Trampolining / Rebound Therapy All ages.

SaturnV Asscn. Sovereign Centre, Woodhatch. Sue Burgess Tel: 01737 221973 Mob: 07894 982863

HORLEY Springfit Gymnastics and Trampoline Club Oakwood

Sports Centre. ‘Funfit’ – gymnastics/ trampolining 2+yrs. Gymnastics 4+ yrs to adult. Trampoline 4+ yrs to adult.

Beginners to advanced. All year. Holiday drop-in classes. Adam Reynolds Tel: 07932 752 081 springfit.org

CATERHAM Pointers Gymnastics and Trampoline Club de Stafford

Sports Centre. 4+yrs. Gymnastics, trampolining all levels. Also at Coulsdon from 12months. All year. Also Warlingham School term time. SaturnV Asscn. Sefra Crilly. Tel: 07737 306316. pointersclub.co.uk Youth Gym de Stafford Sports Centre. 11-13yrs. Tel: 01883 344355 tandridgeleisure.co.uk

Redhill & Reigate Artistic Roller Skating Club

SKATING PARTIES / FUN SESSIONS and lessons with qualified coaches Sundays 11.30am – 1.30pm at the YMCA, Princes Rd, Earlswood

Last Saturday of the month:

ROLLER DISCOS 6-8pm for all ages at Hawthorns School, Bletchingley For more details call Barry on 01293 776266 bbridger@lineone.net

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MARTIAL ARTS – More than just a sport Martial Arts is a system of disciplined combat that developed in the Far East and which involves spiritual as well as physical development. It might include Kickboxing, Kung Fu, Karate, Aikido and many smaller systems that are related.

Throughout the UK there are now many highly qualified instructors taking children as young as 4yrs, focussing on developing a set of life skills and values that include respect for others, concentration and focus, listening skills, personal safety and self confidence.

Many parents will welcome the skills and training of martial arts instructors for their children – whether it is for burning off large amounts of energy, curbing anger, instilling discipline and better behaviour or for becoming fit.

If you are looking for a martial arts class for your child, use the list of highly qualified instructors on this page. Ask questions about a teacher’s qualification, level of experience and grade achieved.

Different schools might apply different belt colours and terminology, or use a different teaching curriculum, but by looking at the conduct of a class and gauging the level of respect the teacher enjoys you will already have a lot of information to go by.

The UK enters into World Championships and many instructors have experience at championship level. Master Page, the founder of GBMAA (GB Martial Arts Association) - with a series of schools, including one in Leatherhead and another in Epsom, is three times World Champion.

The GBMAA, starting with their ‘Li’l Dragons’ programme at age 4yrs, instils respect, concentration and discipline as the core of its teaching. All martial arts programmes channel energy and establish a mental process for dealing with problems. Instructors are role models – they are polite, well mannered, thoughtful and practice humility in what they do.

The impact can be enormous: martial arts classes can help tackle everyday behavioural problems; also those stemming from such conditions as ADHD, dyspraxia and autism.

Also available via some martial classes is a training programme to become an instructor. Some university students have even taught classes and earned money during their studies.

In some ways, martial arts is like a philosophy that becomes a powerful part of your life. Your child may receive lessons in avoiding bullies, fire safety and other practical issues, but at the core, you may well see a difference in his or her own confidence, respect for others and an ability to deal with the difficult situations that life sometimes throws their way.

With thanks to Saffron Power and the Great Britain Martial Arts Association (GBMAA) for providing the basis for this article. Saffron can be contacted on 075 84 47 37 84 or via email at saffron.power@gbmaa.com

Anti-Gravity Trampolining and Gymnastics classes ‘Kindergym’ gym and trampolining 2+ yrs, ‘Funfit’ gym and trampolining 4-7 yrs, Trampolining from 4yrs to adult.

Also special needs classes and Rebound Therapy. All year. SaturnV Asscn. Marie Clark Tel: 0776 476 0408 ag-tc.co.uk

OXTED AND HURST GREEN Youth Gym Tandridge Leisure Centre 11-13 yrs. Tel: 01883 716717 tandridgeleisure.co.uk

St Mary’s Trampoline Club

Oxted. Trampoline classes 4.5+yrs Saturn V Asscn Tel: 07865 59 99 63

Clubs & Classes Great Summerdirectory Days Out MA RT I AL ARTS LEATHERHEAD and DORKING GB Martial Arts Academy

Leatherhead and Epsom. From 4 yrs.

Safron: 07584 47 37 84.

Small circle Jujitsu Leatherhead Junior Judo, Karate and self defence 5-12yrs. Leon Jay Tel: 01737 210052 leonjay.com

WTF style Tae Kwon Do

Leatherhead. Korean Self Defence Technique. 5-10yrs. Mr M C Worsfold Tel: 07740 680879 awtctkd.co.uk

Dorking Freestyle Sport Karate Club North Holmwood and

Westcott. 6-16 yrs. All year. Steve Tel: 01306 884181 M: 07970 408 260 dfsk. co.uk Karate classes Dorking 7-11 yrs.

Dan Greenaway Tel: 07967 053 307 kaishin-wadokai.com

Tipson Choi Kwang Do Martial Arts Academy Dorking 3yrs-adult.

Non-contact, noncompetitive. Alan Tipson Tel: 01306 888999 tipsonckd.com

KickboxKarate martial arts and self defence Dorking & Leigh

Kickboxing and karate 4-12yrs. All year.

Female instructor. Lisa Boardman Tel: 07801 442730 kickboxkarate.com

TADWORTH and REIGATE Karate classes Tadworth and

Banstead 10+ yrs. Steve Hensman Tel: 07763 80 75 26 kaishin-wadokai. com

REDHILL and HORLEY Kickbox Karate martial arts and self defence Redhill See

DORKING. Lisa Boardman Tel: 07801 442730 kickboxkarate.com Karate classes Horley 10+ yrs.

Dan Greenaway Tel: 07967 053 307 kaishin-wadokai.com

Tae Kwon Do Tigers Donyngs Redhill. Life skills, self development.

3-6yrs; 7-13yrs. All levels. Philip Lear Tel: 07887 507 363 vision-academy. co.uk/tkd-tigers Small Circle Jujitsu Redhill YMCA Junior Judo, Karate and self defence.

6-14 yrs. All year. Leon Jay Tel: 01737 210052 leonjay.com CATERHAM Caterham TAGB Tae Kwon Do Club 6-14 yrs. All year. Wing Lee

Tel: 07981 244551 caterhamtaekwondo.co.uk Mountain Warriors Jiu Jutsu, Nin Jutsu and Karate Kickboxing. 5-16yrs.

Richard Gillies: 07742 05 61 54. mountainwarriors.co.uk

MOUNTAIN BOARDING

Ride the Hill Mountainboard

Centre, Nutfield, Redhill. 8+yrs. All abilities. All year. Wed–Sun (term time). Daily in school hols. Andy Packer Tel: 0845 0944 360. ridethehill.com

NETBALL

Minis and Junior Netball at

Hillcrest Netball Club, Warlingham.

8-11 & 12-14yrs. Tel: 020 8660 1873 hillcrestnetball.co.uk

O RIE N TEERI N G

Mole Valley Orienteering

Running with maps! Families and individuals. Junior League. Tel: 01737 212446. mvoc.org and bsoa.org

ROLLER S K ATI N G

Redhill & Reigate Roller Skating Club Beginners, fun and

competition standard, 3+yrs. Discos.

Affiliated to FARS and IISA. Tel 01293 776266 rrarsc.co.uk

RUGBY

Rugbytots® Dorking, Reigate,

Caterham, Epsom, Cheam . 2-3.5yrs and 3.5-7yrs. Boys and girls. Head Office Tel: 0845 313 3242 rugbytots.co.uk

Reigate Rugby Club Mini Rugby.

Water Babies, Priory School.

0-12months mainly. Tel: 01730 890003 waterbabies.co.uk

SK I I N G

Swim School, Dorking Sports Centre. 4+mths.- Stages 1-10, Rookie Lifeguard classes. All year. Sarah Vine / Rona Lucas Tel: 01306 870185 harpersfitness.co.uk

Boys and girls. 5-11yrs. Julian Griffiths Tel: 07754 9928 68

Kids Saturday Ski Club 6+yrs

for competent skiers, November-March.

Beginners courses weekends 6+yrs.

Private lessons. Also Snow Boarding course 8-14yrs. Bowles Outdoor Centre nr Tunbridge Wells. Tel: 01892 665665 bowles.ac

SQ UA SH Junior Squash Leatherhead Leisure Centre Tel: 01372 377674

SWIMMING

LEATHERHEAD Baby swimming, Woodlands

School. Under-water baby swimming 3mths–3.5yrs. Term time. Tel: 01865 794222 babyswimming.co.uk

Surrey

Swim

School

Leatherhead, Reigate and Banstead Babies to adults. Term time. Carol Tel: 01737 211160 M: 07790 413054 surreyswimschool.co.uk

Penguin

Swim

School

Downsend School, Leatherhead. 3-12 yrs. Tel: 020 8251 9950.

TADWORTH J.G. Swimming Tadworth, Ashtead

Weekly lessons and holiday crash courses. 4+yrs. Jane Gandey.Tel: 01737 812470 Mob: 07768 43 27 72 jgswimming.co.uk

Daily swimming classes Banstead Sports Centre Tadworth.

10+mths. Also one-to-one lessons.

Tel: 01737 361933 gll.org

DORKING Box Hill Swim Academy and

Swim Team – Children’s swimming lessons. Dorking & West Horsley 3+yrs.

Term time plus holiday crash courses.

Conrad 07813 355525 or Bryndis 01483 232627 boxhillswimteam.com

REIGATE AND REDHILL Surrey Swim School Royal

Alexandra and Albert School, Reigate Babies to adults. Term time. Carol Tel: 01737 211160 M: 07790 413054 surreyswimschool.co.uk Pool Schools Reigate Grammar School. From beginners 2yrs to adults Tel: 0845 604 2476 poolschools.co.uk Water Babies Brooklands School, Reigate 0-12months mainly.

Tel: 01293 783262 waterbabies.co.uk

Swimming at Donyngs Redhill.

6mths-4yrs Parent and Child, Pre-school, Junior swim 4+ to 15yrs, beginners to advanced. Rookie Lifeguard life-saving classes 8+yrs. Crash courses and private lessons. Tel: 01737 764732 Reigate & Redhill Swimming Club 7+yrs Tel: 01737 764732

rrsc.org.uk

Redhill and Reigate Marlins Swimming Club 7-18yrs.

Tel: 01737 240073

Aquability Swim School

Brooklands School, Reigate 4mths-8 yrs. Term time. Carrie Sumpter 01435 862325 or 07914 68 88 26.

Aquability.net

HORLEY Horley Anderson Centre

5yrs-adult, non-competitive, lessons and coaching. Water Polo, Syncho, Rookie Lifeguard. 6mths to adult. All abilities. Daily. Term time. Holiday sessions. Tel: 01293 784075 gll.org/horleyanderson

The UK’s first rugby specific play programme for young children Rugbytots® is a weekly play session for children between the ages of two and seven.

Separated into three age groups, Rugbytots® combines the multiple skills used in rugby with a fun, energetic and structured play programme designed to enhance your child’s social and physical skills.

Whether the next step for your child is mini-rugby or ballet, Rugbytots® aims to provide the foundations which will enable them to progress with confidence.

All Rugbytots® classes are fully insured and will be run by an RFU qualified lead coach who is trained in paediatric first aid and has been CRB checked.

For further information please call

0845 313 3242

david@rugbytots.co.uk • www.rugbytots.co.uk

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Clubs Classes Out and&About CATERHAM Bourne Swimming Club de

Stafford. Family swimming club for beginners and improvers. Term time. Rob Tel: 07917 468019 surreycommunity. info/bourneswimmingclubcaterham

Aquarius Swimming Club

Tandridge area. Swimming lessons and life-saving for children. Babies to 18+yrs.

Term time. Tel: 01883 344662 and 01883 342270 aquariusswimming.co.uk

Swimming Lessons, de Stafford Sports Centre, Caterham. 5 yrs to adult.

Term time. Tel: 01883 344355

OXTED Little Fishes swimming lessons

Limpsfield Grange School. 3+mths to 3+ yrs. Sundays. Dotty Harris Tel: 07834 737 211 little-fishes-swim.co.uk Swimming Lessons Tandridge Leisure Centre, Oxted. 5 mths to adult.

Term time. Tel: 01883 716717 tandridgeleisure.co.uk

Aquarius Swimming Club Oxted, Limpsfield. Swimming lessons and lifesaving - babies to 18+yrs. Term time.

Tel: 01883 342270 and 01883 344662 aquariusswimming.co.uk Water Babies Limpsfield Grange School, Oxted 01293 783262. waterbabies.co.uk

T E NNI S

DORKING kidz@tennis Dorking and Abinger Linzee Proudfoot Tel: 01306 740391 M: 07973 256392

REDHILL Eugene Bann Indoor Tennis Centre South Nutfield. 6+yrs. Eugene Bann

Tel: 01737 822526 eugene-tennis.co.uk Redhill Tennis Club Coaching for members and non-members 4+yrs.

Tim Wilkinson Tel: 07956 38 35 35 redhilltennisclub.co.uk

OXTED AND LIMPSFIELD Tennis coaching Limpsfield. 4+

yrs. Agon Sports Services. Alastair Martin Tel: 0208 651 3319 Mob: 07504 33 26 25 agonsports.co.uk

Matchpoint Tennis Academy Hurst Green. 4-6yrs, 7-10 and 11+yrs.

Graeme Livingstone Tel: 07958 57 27 45

Limpsfield Lawn Tennis Club

Tennis, Squash, Racketball, Badminton & Table Tennis. Junior Programmes 3-17yrs. Tel: Nick Jones Tel: 01883 714079 limpsfieldtennis.co.uk

WATE RS P ORTS

REDHILL Aqua Sports Mercers Country

Park, Nutfield Marsh Rd, Merstham.

Watersports training, tasters and club membership, children and adults: Dinghy Sailing (6+yrs), Windsurfing (8+yrs), Canoeing (8+yrs), Kayaking courses (8+yrs), tasters (8+yrs). Daily March to November. The Team Tel: 01737 644288 aquasports.co.uk

ZUMBA

Zumbatomic is Zumba for 4-14yr olds!

See your child get fit and active!

REIGATE: Katherine Woodgate at the Sovereign Centre, Woodhatch. Tel: 07787 515584 zumbamania.co.uk WARLINGHAM: Emily Hunt Warlingham Village hall, Limpsfield Road. zumba.com COULSDON: Emma Griffin at Coulsdon Community Centre, Chipstead Valley Road. Tel: 07854 521068 bunnyhopdanceandfitness.co.uk

BROWNIES / GUIDES / SCOUTS

Rainbows 5 - 6 yrs, Brownies 7 10 yrs, Guides 10 - 14 yrs. Surrey East contact: 07528 401990 or 07866 241899 girlguidingsurreyeast.org.uk Beavers 6-8yrs, Cubs 8-10.5yrs and Scouts 10.5-14yrs. County Office Tel: 01483 203451 surrey-scouts.org.uk Woodcraft Folk - Educational movement for children & young people.

Games, crafts, debating, outdoor activities Camping trips.6-9yrs, 10-12yrs, 13-15yrs and 16-20yrs £15 per term. Julie Davies 07976 37 71 96 woodcraft.org.uk

S U B JE C T TU I TION

Academic tuition and language clubs

MATHS AND ENGLISH TUITION KUMON 4+yrs

Dorking Sinead Dixon Tel: 01372 385740 Fetcham Maki Sumitomo-Whyatt Tel: 01372 370164 Oxted Anna Burrage Tel: 01883 723204 Redhill Maggie Stanger Tel: 01737 277380 Tadworth Louise Lung Tel: 020 8394 1698 FRENCH: La Jolie Ronden Dorking Alison Williams Tel: 01483 890488 Oxted Julia Caviglia Tel: 01883 330171 Limpsfield. Aisling Armitage Tel: 01883 722040 SPANISH: Aprende Espanol Caterham Spanish Fun 4+yrs Eva Tel: 07943 028 302 learnspanish.vpweb.co.uk Spanish classes at Horley Infant School. Jose Gomez Tel: 01293 404 174 lajolieronde.co.uk Club Espanol Bookham, 4-10 yrs.

Jo Tel: 01372 750452 lcfclubs.com/ jobarker ITALIAN: Italian Club Redhill – 2.5+yrs Tel: 01737 767522

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ACT AND MAKE MOVIES!

Put a spring in your step

C & C Dance School is launching new classes at Dunottar Girls Schhool, Reigate in September with drama teacher Mr Charlie Watts, a professional actor of stage and screen for 17 years.

From ‘Let’s Pretend’ for 3-5yr olds to drama for 6-8 and 9-12yrs and 13+yr olds, Mr Watts will also be offering 8+yr olds Movie Makers! This includes the chance to make a film with the help of a professional feature-film director – and see it at a special screening event for your friends and family! For more information contact Mr Watts on 07778 840 923.

Due to overwhelming demand for Springfit Gymnastics and Trampoline Club’s “Funfit” and “Kindergym” classes in Horley, the club is offering additional sessions at the Charis Community Centre, West Green, Crawley. The new sessions run on Thursdays at 12pm and 1pm for 2-4 yr olds, offering gymnastic and other life skills by focusing on balance, coordination and interaction.

More after-school classes are already being planned. Parents can call Adam Reynolds to register their interest on 07932 752081, E: info@springfit.org

Little Kickers gets bigger in Merstham

Footlights Dance Academy comes to Reigate

The Mega Kickers Academy for 5-7yr olds opens in Merstham in September. Classes will take place in the Village Hall on Monday afternoons following the Mighty Kickers class for 3.5-4.5yr olds.

Little Kickers football coaches focus not only on teaching children how to perform a skill, but also to start building understanding of why the skill is needed.

With its excellent links to local football clubs’ entry level teams, Little Kickers can provide a great start to your child’s football career. Call 01737 300 624 for details and to reserve a place or email yphillips@littlekickers.co.uk

IMPRESSIVE NEW HALL FOR REIGATE CLASSES

A new community centre has been built at the back of the Methodist Church Hall in Reigate’s High St, offering beautiful surroundings for classes of all sorts.

Following the opening of the centre on July 9th, Starlight Performing Arts Musical Theatre Course has moved to the brand new development, where Joanne Evans runs classes on Saturday mornings.

The large dance studio is filled with light.

Many other smaller studios and meeting / activity rooms are available in the same complex. Volunteers run a small coffee shop in the foyer.

Carol Roy to Carol Anne Dance

From September 2011 Kingswood Village Hall and Banstead Leisure Centre welcome the re-launch of the Carol Anne Dance Academy. Under new management C.A.D.A will be offering Street Dance, Jazz, Modern, Acrobatics, American Tap, Cheerleading and Zumba for students aged 2 years - Adult. For more information please call Emma Jane on 07903 80 18 02 or 0208 642 4314.

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A new opportunity for youngsters in Reigate to attend ballet from 5yrs, or St jazz from 7yrs begins this September with the Footlights Dance Academy.

Miss Scarlett’s focus is on pupils gaining confidence and free expression through dance. Classes will be held at Reigate’s new Community Centre (behind Morrisons ) including a waiting area for parents. To enrol call Scarlett on 07714 24 41 70 or e-mail scarlettfit@gmail.com

Launch Your Little Fishes

Little Fishes is a new swim school for babies and young children, launching in September in Oxted and Old Coulsdon.

Lessons will be taught by Dotty Harris, a highly qualified teaching professional with over 11 years experience of developing swimmers of all ages.

Dotty combines her years of swim teaching and education to deliver a programme that empowers parents to teach their babies to swim underwater.

Little ones will also develop core swimming techniques and confidence as well as life-saving skills from a very young age. Dotty Tel: 07834 737211. info@little-fishes-swim.co.uk little-fishes-swim.co.uk

Out and About

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EDUCATION Specialist I have helped many children to literacy by identifying their reading problems.

Reading is key to successful learners and is too important to leave to chance.

“One in three pupils failed to achieve the expected level in the three Rs combined (reading, writing and mathematics) and one in ten boys leave primary school with a reading age of a seven year old” according to Nick Gibb, the Schools Minister, commenting on the recent SATS results.

The Synthetic Phonics programme of ‘Letters and Sounds’ has been in schools since 2007 and is supported by the government. It aims to build children’s speaking, listening and reading skills by developing their phonic knowledge. Phonics are the sounds of letters which are then blended to make words.

Nonetheless, some children are ‘falling through the net’. The obvious question is why?

Historically it was the fashion to see boys and girls as one unit. Subsequent research shows that there is a gender difference: boys and girls learn in different ways.

education news Priory Preparatory School – Banstead Priory Preparatory School

My mantra for all learning has been ‘know your child’. Typically in any classroom children may use any of three ways of learning: visual, auditory or kinaesthetic (tactile). No one style is used exclusively. Each child may have a preferred learning style but a system that embraces all three works best.

The majority of children learn to read quickly and efficiently by the phonic method particularly if the scheme is fun and has child-friendly graphics. For home learning a computer program that provides a lively pace to keep the child’s concentration is an advantage. Other resources such as books and songs add value to the reading experience.

Children can learn at their own pace and parents can be involved too.

A minority of children do not learn to read

by Year 1 and they might need expert advice and teaching. As a trained Reading Recovery

Moon Hall welcomes Little Berries parents Most independent

schools have nursery classes. Some start at 2yrs, others welcome children in the term of their 3rd birthday.

is a leading independent IAPS day school in Banstead for boys aged 2-13. In 2011, the When it comes to Open Days, parents School continued its 100% success rate at considering a nursery place for their little one Common Entrance; it was also found to be are just as welcome as prep school parents.

‘Outstanding’ in every Moon Hall College and Burys section of its latest ISI Court will be opening their Inspection Report. The nursery, Little Berries, for School is now expanding visitors on their Open Days this its Early Years department year. Little Berries benefits from with an extra class in both the idyllic country setting of Year 1 and Reception. the school as well as their wellChemistry at Priory Prep prioryprep.co.uk equipped nursery school.

Micklefield School Reigate

Co-educational Preparatory School, rising 3’s – 11 years oPen Morning Wednesday 12th october 2011 10.00am-12noon

• Small class sizes with excellent academic results • Successful record of academic, music and sports scholarships • Before & after-school clubs available • Stimulating and caring early Years programme with an excellent Preparatory Department • thriving Parent and toddler group held tuesday/Wednesday/thursday afternoons • Five acre Sports Field

Quote from a Preparatory Parent “I like the structure and balance between formal and informal learning. The approach to reading and writing development has been fantastic”.

We would be delighted to welcome you for a visit – for more information please contact:

tel: 01737 242615 email: office@micklefieldschool.co.uk Micklefield School, 10 Somers Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 9DU

www.micklefieldschool.co.uk

Micklefield is a Charitable trust providing a first class education for pupils

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Author Wendy Emond MA is NNEB trained, then graduated to become a teacher with a B.Ed (Hons) and a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership .

She has a Reading Recovery Diploma.

Wendy has taught across the age range from 1–11yrs and has prepared many students to pass Entrance Examinations to Grammar schools.

She has recently set up Newchapel House PreSchool near Lingfield, close to Horley offering specialist reading support and individual tuition for pre-schoolers and school children. You can contact Wendy on 01342 844542.

References

READING EGGS and JOLLY PHONICS are two synthetic phonic systems. You can find out more about them online. Jolly Phonics is at jollylearning.co.uk Families Surrey East readers have exclusive access to an extended FREE TRIAL with READING EGGS interactive synthetic phonics programme – see readingeggs.co.uk

Help for Epilepsy Primary schools in Surrey, in line with other parts of the UK, will on average have one pupil diagnosed with epilepsy while secondary schools will have five pupils diagnosed with the condition.

A new, online seizure diary has been launched by the Lingfield-based National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy (NCYPE). A hardcopy diary for younger children called Day By Day By Me and a ‘Parents’ Handbook’ is also available. Both are free of charge - email info@ ncype.org.uk. The NCYPE Open Day at Lingfield is on 12 October. Attendees will learn about the NCYPE’s special school / FE college and its world-class medical facilities. To find out more visit ncype.org.uk.

EDUCATION MANOR HOUSE School & Nursery

For girls from the age of 2-16

‘Success without pressure’

Open Mornings 10.00am - 11.30am Thursday 22 September 2011 & Tuesday 22 November 2011 For boys and girls aged 3 to 11 The junior school of Reigate Grammar School For further details, please contact the Admissions Secretary.

T: 01737 244880

E: office@reigatestmarys.org

www.reigatestmarys.org

OPEN MORNING

Saturday 15th October 9.30am - 11am

(Head’s welcome at 9.30am) 01372 457077 www.manorhouseschool.org

Manor House Lane, Little Bookham KT23 4EN 100% Bursaries are available

The Hawthorns School Bletchingley

IAPS, Girls and Boys, Day, 2 –13 years

The outstanding Prep School in the area

27 AWARDS AT 11/13+ in 2009/2010

WORKING OPEN MORNINGS Thurs 6th October & Fri 18th November

Prompt 9.15am start with Headmaster’s welcome.

We are always happy to make individual appointments.

“Happy children learn” Please ring Gail Johnson on 01883 743048 to book a place or for an alternative appointment.

www.hawthorns.com Registered charity for educational purposes

Pendell Court, Bletchingley Surrey RH1 4QJ

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EDUCATION Independent School Open Mornings for prospective parents AUTUMN TERM 2011

Aberdour School, Burgh Heath KT20 6AJ Boys & girls, 2-13 yrs. Tel: 01737 354119 aberdourschool.co.uk Wednesday, 12 October Belmont School, Holmbury St Mary RH5 6LQ Boys & girls, 2-13 yrs. Tel: 01306 730852 belmont-school.org Saturday, 1 October (Little Belmont) Bramley School, Walton on the Hill KT20 7ST Girls, 3-11 yrs. Tel: 01737 812004 bramleyschool.co.uk Friday, 14 & Saturday, 15 October

WOW! Boarding in a top state school for around £4,000 a term.

l Boarding and Flexi Boarding for boys and girls aged 7-18 l Huge range of extra-curricular sports and activities l Excellent academic results l Convenient location in 260 acres of parkland near Reigate, Surrey

OPEN MORNINGS Sat 24th Sept and Sat 1st Oct 9.00 - 10.30am

Gatton Park Reigate Surrey RH2 0TD 01737 649001

www.raa-school.co.uk

Dunottar is situated in the leafy suburbs of Reigate, offering excellent teaching in extensive facilities, within a caring and safe environment.

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Leigh, Reigate, Surrey RH2 8RE A happy school in a country setting for boys and girls aged 2½-16 A CReSTeD registered school with expert dyslexia tuition specialising in support for dyslexic children up to GCSE. Little Berries Early Years nursery In beautiful rural setting with bluebell wood.

OpEn DAY Saturday, 1st October 10am-12noon Or visit by appointment - call 01306 611372.

www.buryscourtschool.co.uk

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Caterham Preparatory School, Harestone Valley Rd, CR3 6YB Boys & girls, 3 - 11 yrs. caterhamprepschool.co.uk Tel: 01883 342097 Visits by appointment throughout the school year Chinthurst School, Tadworth KT20 5AP Boys 2½-13 yrs.

Tel: 01737 812011 chinthurst.surrey.sch.uk Friday, 7 and Saturday, 8 October City of London Freemen’s School, Ashtead KT21 1ET Co-ed, day and boarding, 7-18 yrs. Tel: 01372 822418 clfs.surrey.sch.uk Saturdays, 1 October & 5 November Copthorne Prep School, Copthorne, W Sussex RH10 3HR Co-ed, day and boarding (from year 3) , 2½-13yrs.

Tel: 01342 712311 copthorneprep.co.uk Saturday, 8 October Cranmore School, Epsom Road, West Horsley, KT24 6AT Boys 3 -13 yrs. Tel: 01483 280340 cranmoreschool.co.uk Friday, 23 and Saturday, 24 September Downsend School, Nursery & Pre-prep Lodges Leatherhead, Ashtead and Epsom Boys & girls, 2-6 yrs.

Tel: 01372 372311 downsend.co.uk Saturday, 1 October and Thursday, 10 November Downsend School, Leatherhead KT22 8TJ Boys & girls, 6-13 yrs. Tel: 01372 372311 downsend.co.uk Main School Saturday, 24 September and Friday, 4 November Dunottar School, Reigate RH2 7EL Girls, 2½-18 yrs.

Tel: 01737 761945 dunottarschool.com Thursday, 6 October (whole school); Saturday, 8 October (Junior School, 3-11yrs); Wednesday, 30 November Essendene Lodge School, Caterham CR3 5PB Boys & girls, 2½-11 yrs. Tel: 01883 348349 essendenelodge.surrey.sch.uk Call for details Farlington School, Strood Park, Horsham W Sussex RH12 3PN Girls 3-18yrs. Day and boarding. Tel: 01403 254967 farlingtonschool.net Saturday, 1 October Glenesk School, East Horsley, KT24 6NS Boys & girls, 2-7yrs Tel: 01483 282329 for open day date gleneskschool.co.uk Thursday, 6 October Greenacre School, Banstead SM7 3RA Girls, 3-18 yrs.

Tel: 01737 352114 greenacre.surrey.sch.uk Saturday, 1 October The Hawthorns School, Bletchingley RH1 4QJ Boys and girls, 2-13 yrs. Tel: 01883 743048 hawthorns.com Thursday, 6 October and Friday, 18 November Hazelwood School, Limpsfield, Oxted RH8 OQH Boys & girls, 4-13 yrs. Tel: 01883 712194 hazelwoodschool.co.uk Friday, 14 October (Also at Hazelwood’s Laverock Site - The Larks)

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GIRLS

You name it We label it!

Lunchboxes • Water Bottles Books • Uniforms • Footwear

T: 01635 298326 www.easy2name.com

EDUCATION Lingfield Notre Dame Junior School, Lingfield RH7 6PH Boys & girls, 2½-11 yrs.

Tel: 01342 833176 lingfield notredame.co.uk Saturday, 24 March 2012 Manor House School & Nursery, Bookham KT23 4EN Girls 2-16 yrs.

Tel: 01372 457077 manorhouseschool.org Saturday, 15 October Micklefield School, Reigate RH2 9DU Boys & girls, 3-11 yrs. Tel: 01737 224212 micklefieldschool.co.uk Drop-in Morning Wednesday, 12 October or by appointment, call 01737 242615 Moon Hall College & Bury’s Court, Leigh, Reigate RH2 8RE Boys and girls, 3-16 yrs. buryscourtschool.co.uk & moonhallcollege.co.uk Tel: 01306 611372 Saturday, 1 October 2011 for all ages from nursery upwards Oakhyrst Grange School, Caterham CR3 6AF Boys & girls, 3-11 yrs.

Tel: 01883 343344 oakhyrstgrangeschool.co.uk Friday, 7 October Pennthorpe School, Rudgwick , West Sussex RH12 3HJ Co-ed, 2-13 yrs.

Tel: 01403 822391 pennthorpe.com Tuesday, 27 September & Saturday, 1 October Priory Prep School, Banstead SM7 2AJ Boys 2-13 yrs. Tel: 01737 366920 priory-banstead.surrey.sch.uk Saturday, 8 October; Pop-in mornings Wednesdays, 14 September and 16 November Redehall Preparatory School, Smallfield, Horley RH6 9QA Boys and girls, 3-11 yrs. Tel: 01342 842987 redehall.surrey.sch.uk Saturday, 5 November

Reigate St Mary’s, Chart Lane, Reigate RH2 7RN Girls and boys, 3-11 yrs.

Tel: 01737 244880 reigatestmarys.org Thursday, 22 September; Tuesday, 22 November Royal Alexandra and Albert School, Reigate RH2 0TD Boys & girls, 7-18 yrs.

Tel: 01737 649000 raa-school.co.uk Saturdays, 24 September and 1 October St Teresa’s Nursery & Prep School, Effingham RH5 6ST Girls, 2-11 yrs.

Tel: 01372 453456 stteresasschool.com Nursery Plus Taster Sessions: Tuesday 20 September, Boarding Taster Weekend - for years 5 & 6, Friday 7th to Saturday 8th October, Open day: Saturday, 1 October Warlingham Park School, Chelsham Common CR6 9PB Boys & girls, 2-11 yrs. 01883 626844 warlingham parkschool.com Call for details or visit by appointment

Newchapel House

PRESCHOOL Newchapel Village Hall, Bones Lane, Newchapel RH7 6HR

Superior education from 2½ - 5yrs Learning and fun rolled into one!

• Operated by former head teacher and highly qualified staff • Specialist Learning through play & EYFS curriculum • Children excel via personal learning plans • £4.00 per hr from 8am – 6pm, savings for full-time • Open 51 weeks of the year with no top-up fees • Magical outside space

Tel: 01342 844 542

See website for Introductory Offers

www.newchapelhouse.com

Begin your Kumon journey Kumon’s maths and English study programmes provide your child with the foundations to improve their skill set, inspiring a passion for life long learning and building the self-confidence to succeed both in and outside the classroom.

Contact your local study centre today Dorking Sinead Dixon Fetcham Maki Sumitomo Wyatt Oxted

Anna Burrage

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Providing high quality childcare for children aged 0-5 years, open 7.30am-6pm • Open all year • Full days and sessions (term time only) • Early years free entitlement • Workplace vouchers accepted Ask Sue Richards, Owner/Manager, about her previous nursery’s Ofsted success! www.shapesdaynursery.co.uk info@shapesdaynursery.co.uk

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Theatres

Please check ticket prices and times with the theatres.

LEATHERHEAD The Leatherhead Theatre

7, Church St, Leatherhead KT22 8DN Tel:

01372 365141 the-theatre.org

SHAKESPEARE SCHOOLS FESTIVAL Tues-Fri, 11-14 October 7pm. 8-17yrs. £8 (£6), group discounts. ssf.uk.com HIGH JINX MAGIC & CIRCUS ROADSHOW 5+yrs Thursday, 27 October 1.30pm. £8.50 PANTO! Dick Whittington (see box) Tues-Sat, 13-31 December. £14 (£12)

The Snow Queen

EPSOM Epsom Playhouse Ashley Ave, Epsom KT18 5AL Tel: 01372 742555 / 742227 epsomplayhouse.co.uk

THE SELFISH GIANT 5+yrs. Sat 17 September 2.30pm. £7.50 THE HONEY HONEY SHOW Sat, 24 September at 12, 4pm & 8pm. £15 MR MEN Sat 8 October 1.30 & 3.30pm £12 HANSEL & GRETEL Thurs, 27 October 2.30pm £10.50

RH4 1SG Tel: 01306 881717 dorkinghalls.co.uk

THE SNOW QUEEN Fri, 9 December 7.30pm.

Ballet Theatre UK. £19.50 (£16.50) PANTO! CINDERELLA Fri, 16 Dec – Sun, 8 Jan 2012 Day & eve. From £12.50

Watch out for the ARTS ALIVE! FESTIVAL, a community arts festival that takes place every October throughout Mole Valley.

REDHILL The Harlequin Theatre

DORKING Dorking Halls Reigate Rd, Dorking

THE NUTCRACKER The State Ballet Academy of Minsk, Thurs, 6 October 7.30pm. £16.50-£23

Warwick Quadrant, Redhill RH1 1NN Tel: 01737 276500 harlequintheatre. co.uk

ZIGGER ZAGGER AYTCO Sun, 9 October 7.30pm £12.50 (£10.50) CHARLIE & LOLA’S BEST BESTEST PLAY Sat, 5 November 11am, 1.30pm & 3.45pm. £10.50 & £12.50

Also SATURDAY MORNING CINEMA CLUB

PANTO! SNOW WHITE Sat-Sat, 17 - 31 December. £14.50

PANTO! SLEEPING BEAUTY Friday, 9 December – Monday, 2 January 2012. From £14.

PANTOMIME DANCE AUDITIONS! 25 September – see the News.

KATY ASHWORTH of CBeebies Sun, 9 October 11am & 2pm –From £6

Pantomime Special - Book Now! The Hawth Theatre, Crawley PETER PAN with NIGEL HAVERS

TV heart-throb Nigel Havers sets sail as the villainous Captain Hook in this year’s spectacular pantomime. The swashbuckling adventure is brought magically to life with stunning sets and costumes, fabulous flying, and an abundance of comedy.

The hilarious Jon Clegg joins Nigel as his right hand man Smee in this unmissable story that features crocodiles, lost boys, pirates and fairies. Hook your seats today!

From Friday, 9 to Saturday, 31 December in the Hawth’s Main Theatre.

Tickets from only £12.75; generous concessions and group discounts.

Tel: 01293 553636 or book at hawth.co.uk

The Leatherhead Theatre DICK WHITTINGTON

Dick journeys to London to seek his fortune, accompanied by his faithful cat. But soon he is smitten with the Alderman’s daughter, and is confronted with the baddest of all pantomime baddies – King Rat! “Turn again!” to the Leatherhead Theatre and see Dick Whittington become Lord Mayor of London this Christmas.

From Tuesday, 13 to Saturday, 31 December. Most performances at 10.30am or 2pm. Tickets: £14, Friends and Concessions £12, Schools £6 Special Price Seats (limited) £6, Early Bird group rate before 31st October Box Office: 01372 365 141 the-theatre.org

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Out and About

KINGSTON The Rose Theatre

24-26 High St Kingston KT1 1HL Tel: 08444 821556. rosetheatrekingston.org

THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR Mon-Wed, 5-7 September Daytime. Family: £35 CHRISTMAS PRODUCTION –THE SNOW QUEEN from Hans Christian Andersen’s story.

Friday, 2 December – Sunday, 8 January 2012.

Day and eves. £8-£26

CHIPSTEAD The Courtyard Theatre Hazelwood

Lane CR5 3QU Tel: 01737 555680 (10-12 Saturday) or chipsteadplayers.org PANTOMIME AUDITIONS for SNOW WHITE! Sunday 11 & Wednesday 14 September.

OXTED The Barn Theatre 25 Bluehouse

Lane, Oxted, Surrey RH8 0AA Tel: 01959 561811 barntheatreoxted.co.uk OXTED SCOUT REVUE – 1st Oxted Scout Group 8+yrs. Sat, 29 October 7.30pm. Tickets: 01883 716741 £8 - £10.

PANTO! Jack & the Beanstalk 13 Jan– 21 Jan 2012 7.30pm Tickets: 01883 724852

CRAWLEY The Hawth Theatre

Hawth Ave, Crawley RH10 6YZ Tel: 01293 553636 hawth.co.uk Studio: £6.50 Family £24

A BIRD IN YOUR EAR 3+yrs. Sat, 24 Sep 2pm.

Studio THE WAY BACK HOME 3+yrs Sun, 2 October 2pm & 4pm. Studio HIGH SCHOOL ROCKS! 5-12yrs. Sun, 9 October 3pm. Main Theatre. £13.50 DROPLETS 1-3yrs (am) & 3-6yrs (aft) SunMon, 16-17 October. Studio CIRCLE OF TALES 4+yrs Sat, 22 October 11am & 2.30pm. Studio PANTO! PETER PAN (see box) 9 – 31 December, aft & eve - in Main Theatre. From £12.75

Barn Theatre Fishers Adventure Farm

Park, W Sussex RH14 0EG Tel: 01403 700063

PANTO! CINDERELLA Sat-Sat, 17-24 December. 3.15pm & 5pm. With giant pumpkins & real life Shetlands! From £7.75

EAST GRINSTEAD Chequer Mead Community Arts Centre, East Grinstead RH19 3BS Tel:

01342 302000 chequermead.org.uk

FOOTLOOSE THE MUSICAL Thurs-Sat, 27–29 October 7.30pm plus matinees. Act One Beginners. £14. Family £46 DANCING QUEEN Thursday, 3 November 7.30pm £15. 1st Child <12yrs FREE, then £6.

PANTO! SNOW WHITE 17-30 December. £15 (£13.50) Family: £30. £13 before 1st October

Out and About October half term 2011. Advance booking is required for many of the camps & courses.

ALL-DAY CAMPS & PLAYSCHEMES

Holiday Camps and Courses GOLF Junior Golf, Bletchingley Golf Club Tel: Tom Vassen: 01883 744 848.

bletchingleygolf.co.uk

Mega Days at The Hawthorns

Betchworth Park Golf Club Junior Academy Andy Tocher Tel:

Pendell Court, Bletchingley, RH1 4QJ. Tel Ruth: 01883 743377. hawthorns.com/sports-centre

01306 884334 Morning courses, 8–12 yrs.

Activity Camp for 4-7 & 8-12 yrs. £26 per day 9am-4pm or extended day, 8am-5pm £32.50

HORSE RIDING

Downsend Lodges + & Downsend + Downsend School,

Orchard Cottage Riding Stables

Leatherhead KT22 8TJ. Tel: 01372 385437 (2-5yrs), Tel: 01372 385403 (6-13yrs). downsend.co.uk Activities for 2-13 yr

olds. £33-£36 per day 9am-4pm incl lunch.

Extended day 8am-5.30pm +£15.

Multisports

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Activities,

Limpsfield. Agon Sports Services.

Tel: 0208 651 3319 Mob: 0750 433 2625.

School years 1-6. £8.40 per session.

Shere Fun Holiday Playscheme

Scout Hut, Gomshall GU5 9LL. Tel: Emma Alexander 07765 154962. sherefun.org

8.30am–4pm, 4-12yrs. £3.50 per hour, £2.75 siblings. Special offer whole week £112.50.

Adventure & Computer Holidays Belmont Prep School, nr

Dorking RH5 6LQ Tel: 01306 711005. holiday-adventure.com

October Day camps 4-14 yrs. £46-£50 per day 9.30am – 4.30pm

Borough of Reigate & Banstead Tel: Leisure Services on 01737 276700 reigate-banstead.gov.uk/leisure

Sessions include trampolining, film animation & climbing

Reigate & Redhill YMCA Playschemes Princes Rd, Redhill

RH1 6JJ. Tel: Rhea: 01737 779979 ymcaredhill.com Playschemes in

Earlswood (Redhill) & Banstead. 5-12yrs From £17 per day. Plus YIPPEE Specialised Playscheme at The Sovereign Centre, Reigate, 5-12 yr olds with complex needs or disability.

From £14 per day. Tel: Emily 01737 222859

ADVENTURE Blackland Farm Grinstead Lane, East Grinstead RH19 4HP. Tel: 01342 810493. blacklandfarm.org.uk

Opens 9am daily. Activities for groups of six or more. 120 acres.

Priory

Events Sandy Lane,

Nutfield RH1 4EJ. Tel: 01737 822484. prioryevents.com

Multi – Activity Days - Quad Biking, Archery, Paintball & Obstacle Course 8-15yrs

High Ashurst Outdoor Education Centre Mickleham,

Dorking RH5 6DQ Tel: 03456 009009. surreycc.gov.uk/adventurecourses

Mixed-activities: 8-12 yrs & 11-16 yrs.

9.30am-4.30pm. £33 per day.

Bowles Outdoor Ski Centre

Eridge Green, Tunbridge Wells TN3 9LW Tel: 01892 665665. bowles.ac

Day Courses: Beginners & improvers Snowboard/low ropes; Skiing; 8-15yrs. £45.

PGL Residential Multi-Activity Holidays Tel: 0844 371 2424.

pgl.co.uk/individuals 3-7 nights. 7-16 yrs.

AQUASPORTS Aqua Sports Mercers Park Nutfield

Babylon Lane, Lower Kingswood KT20 6XA. Mrs Claire Brugger 01737 241311. ocrs.co.uk

KARTING Bambinos & Junior Karting

Daytona Sandown Park, Esher KT10 8AN. Tel: 0845 6445502. daytona.co.uk 5-7yrs & 8+yrs. £55 per module. 8.

LASER GAMES LaserHub Crawley RH10 1TG Tel: 01293 548000. laserhub.co.uk

ART

MOUNTAINBOARDING

Artybobs St Joseph’s Church Hall, 2

Falkland Grove, Dorking RH4 3DL Becky: 01306 880694. artybobs.co.uk 1-8yrs.

CLIMBING High Sports Climbing Centre

6 Orchard Centre, Bonehurst Rd, Salfords, Redhill RH1 5EL Tel: 01293 822884 high-sports.co.uk

Tasters 4+yrs - 1 hr. Daily, £11.25 Half-Day Fun 7-16yrs. Climbing, abseiling, fun & games. £21

DANCE, DRAMA & MUSICAL THEATRE Oxted Young Persons Theatre

Drama Camp, Oxted Library Andrée Tel: 07900 223 646 oxtedyoungpersonstheatre.co.uk

Week of Improvisation, Directing, Alternative theatre, Shakespeare, Forum theatre & acting for stage, screen & radio. 10am – 3pm. 1116yrs. £110

Dance Focus UK Camps Reigate

& Redhill. Tel Natasha: 01737 213 281. sportsfocusuk.com

4-11yrs. Street dance, musical production& Circus skills 9am-3.00pm only £12 per day

FOOTBALL Football Focus UK Camps

Reigate & Redhill. Tel Natasha: 01737 213 281. sportsfocusuk.com Boys & girls, 4-11yrs. 9am-3.00pm only £12 per day

Pro Direct Soccer Academy Fun Courses Tel: Karen Bricker 0208 397 9000. prodirectsocceracademy.com £18 per day / £70 per week, £9 per half day. 4-14 yrs

10am-1pm, 7-11yrs, £14. 10am-5pm, 7-16 yrs, £22. Incl. laser tag games & food.

Ride The Hill Priory Farm, Sandy

Lane, Nutfield RH1 4EJ. Tel: 0845 0944 360. ridethehill.com Daily 10am-6pm.

8+yrs. £10. Equipment hire.

ROLLER SKATING Sunday family roller skating, YMCA

Earlswood Nr Redhill. Tel: 01293 776266 rrarsc.co.uk

Sundays, 11.30-12.30pm Skate hire. 12.30-1.30pm Lessons.

All in price £7.

TENNIS

Trampolining Mega Sessions - Anti-gravity 4+yrs. 1 William Rd,

Caterham on the Hill CR3 5NN Marie: 07764 76 04 08 ag-tc.co.uk £9

Springfit Gymnastics & Trampoline Club Adam Reynolds: 07932 75 20 81 springfit.org

Gymnastics drop-in class, Oakwood Sports Centre, Horley. £6.

Funfit, Gymnastics & Trampolining at Oriel High School, Maidenbower, Crawley. From 2+yrs.

LEISURE CENTRES For upcoming events at local Leisure Centres see website: familiessurreyeast.co.uk

The Arc, Caterham

Marsh Rd, Merstham, Nr Redhill RH1 4EU. Tel: 01737 644 288. aquasports.co.uk Windsurfing, Sailing & Paddlesports. Beginnerintermediate. 8-13yrs & 14-17yrs.

TRAMPOLINING & GYMNASTICS

39 Weston Drive Tel: 01883 330380 the-arc-caterham.co.uk Friday, 21 October: 6.30-8.30pm: Kids Kaos in Soft Play. £8 or £5 in advance.4+yrs.

24-27 October - Daily Arts Activities 4-12+yrs Friday, 28 October: 7.30pm: Live Action Horror Maze/ Installation in Soft Play. 6+yrs. £9 Adults free.

ALL WEEK : • Vincent The Vampire & Casper the Friendly Ghost Meet and Greet at 1pm! • Face Painting £2 per face • Colouring Competition

Tim Wilkinson Tennis Coaching at Redhill Lawn Tennis Club

Tennis Camps every half term and holiday incl Christmas Eve and NY Eve. From mini Tennis for 4+yrs to peRfoRmanCe CoaChing.

No booking necessary - Drop-in sessions Mon-Fri, 9.30am - 12.30pm, £10. Call Tim on 07956 38 35 35 or 01293 776430 Linkfield Lane Redhill, RH1 1JW www.redhilltennisclub.co.uk

Tennis Camps drop-in sessions at Redhill Lawn Tennis Club, Linkfield Lane,

Redhill, RH1 1JW. Tel: Tim Wilkinson 07956 38 35 35 redhilltennisclub.co.uk

9.30am–12.30pm – coaching, competitions, mini tennis 4+yrs. £10 per session. Also Junior Coaching.

Tennis at Limpsfield Lawn Tennis Club

Detillens Lane, Limpsfield, RH8 0DH Richard Enderby Tel: 01883 714079. limpsfieldtennis.co.uk £6 per hr.

Alex Over Tennis Tuition at Dormansland

Tennis Club Tel: 07748 384 897. advantageover.com

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Halloween Haunts

Out and About

A bit of history...

Fishers Farm Park

Newpound Lane, Wisborough Green W. Sussex RH14 0EG Tel: 01403 700063. fishersfarmpark.co.uk

Halloween, always on October 31, is a mixture of ancient Celtic practices and religious rituals, blended over centuries. A time of celebration and superstition, Halloween marks the end of autumn harvests and the beginning of winter darkness.

Celts believed the moment of passing between these two phases enabled ghosts to return to earth.

The Romans arrived in 43AD with their own celebrations; one was to honour Pomona, their Goddess of fruit and trees, suggesting a connection with apple-bobbing.

In the 7th century Pope Boniface IV designated November 1 All Saints’ Day, a time to honour saints and martyrs. The celebration was also called All-hallows and the night before it, eventually, Halloween. In AD 1000, the church designated November 2 All Souls’ Day, a day to honour the dead.

Families Surrey East has compiled a list of fun ways to remember this history and to celebrate the dark nights. See our Days Out listings and Events Calendar for more half term and Halloween events.

Bocketts Park Farm

Bocketts Park Farm

Young Street, Fetcham, Leatherhead.

Surrey KT22 9BS. Tel: 01372 363764. bockettsfarm.co.uk Open daily 10am–5.30pm (or dusk) £8.50, Child 3-17 yrs £8.50, Child 2 yrs £6.95, under 2’s FREE.

22-30 October ‘Wizards and Witches Week’ - plenty of pumpkins, spooky fun and creepy crafts! Tearooms & Gift Shop.

Hever Castle & Gardens

nr Edenbridge, Kent TN8 7NG Tel: 01732 865224 hevercastle.co.uk £14, Child £8; Family: £36. Annual family pass £84.55 from hevershop.co.uk 24-30 October 10.30am-5pm Pumpkin train, trick-or-treat, planting garlic to keep vampires away, scary stories from the Lady of the Wildwoods.

Priory Farm Sandy Lane, South Nutfield, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 4EJ Tel: 01737 823304 prioryfarm.co.uk 15-31 October – Spooky Trail Mon - Sat: 9am–5.30pm, Sun: 10am–5.30pm. £2.25.

Saturday, 22 – Monday, 31 October – Pumpkin Palace Free. 10am–4.45pm.

Thurs 27 - Sun, 30 October 3pm Pumpkin carving - Free.

Drusillas Park Alfriston, East Sussex Tel: 01323 874100 drusillas.co.uk

£15.70 individual peak admission. Family/ group discounts. <2s FREE.

Saturday, 22 - Monday, 31 October 10am-5pm Winifred the Witch, Hide & Shriek! Thomas the Tank Engine in the Spooky Tunnel!

The Hop Farm Family Park Kent TN12 6PY Tel: 01622 872068. hopfarmfreakweek.co.uk

£14.90, Child £12.80, Family (2+2) £47.50.

Advance booking discounts.

22-30 October - Skeletons & Scarecrows 10am to 5pm. Dressing up, party dances, magic & spooky stories. Spine-tingling activities - apple bobbing & broomstick games! Also FREAK WEEK! for grown ups, 27-31 Oct ober.

£14.50 peak price entry. Family/ group discounts. <2s FREE.

22-31 October SHRIEK WEEK! Die-ve aboard the new ‘Gory-ent Express’. Live ‘Spook Show’- a fangtastic performance. Giant spiders, face painting, cobwebs and freaky fun in Jolly Jumbos Barn.

Denbies Wine Estate

Winifred the Witch at Drusillas Park

Chessington World of Adventures & Zoo Leatherhead Rd Chessington KT9 2NE Tel: 0871 663 4477. Advance booking

discounts at chessington.com Daily Sep/Oct 10am-5pm.

21-31 October 10am-8pm. Wicked witches and vampires come to life; spooky roller coasters Vampire, KOBRA and Dragon’s Fury take you into the dark night. NEW! - Krypt, in Wild Asia. Trick or Treat in Market Square but beware the Headless Horseman. Visit in costume – you might win a prize!

Tulleys Farm Turners Hill, nr Crawley,

West Sussex RH10 4PE Tel: 01342 718472. tulleysfarm.com Spooktacular October Festival daytime fun & activities for the family Saturday, 22 October all-day Pumpkin Carving Competition.

Sunday, 23 - Monday, 31 October – Free Shows, ghost stories, fancy dress parades and games. For the older kids: The Shoctoberfest Scream Park.

Night-time frights with 6 haunts Friday & Saturday 14-15 October and Fri-Mon, 21-31 October from 5pm.

London Road, Dorking RH5 4DR Tel: 01306 876616 denbies.co.uk A Spooky Harvest Monday, 24 - Friday, 28 October Spooky craft activities at the Kitchen Garden Farm Shop (charges apply). Enter the free ‘Find the Creepy Crawlies’ competition.

Spooky Story Telling Tuesday, 25 October 11.30am & 2.30pm. Chilling tales. FREE admission.

Alice -Wednesday, 26 October, 11am & 2pm A Bullfrog Theatre production £6.50 kids, £2.50 accompanying adults Tropical Creepy Crawly Road Show Friday, 28 October, 11am & 2pm £6.50 per child.

Kent & East Sussex Railway

Tenterden, Kent TN30 6HE Bookings: 01580 765155 or online: kesr.org.uk 24-28 October Halloween Fun Week at Tenterden Station. Entertainment and pumpkin carving at station. Plus a Steam Train ride to Bodiam! Family: £37 or adult £13.50, children £8.50 28 & 29 October Fright Night special steam train rides from Tenterden 6pm.

Scary activities and pumpkin carving from 4.30pm. £14.50 includes a snack box. Booking essential. Dress up.

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Out and About events calendar Saturday, 10 September

‘It’s a Knockout’ Competition Leatherhead Leisure Centre, for Crossroads Care Surrey. Registration £15. Teams of 6-10 people. 16+yrs.

Tel: 07966 02 88 63 crossroadscaresurrey.org.uk/ fundraising

8-11 September

English Heritage Days – from Castles to Factories, FREE to explore heritageopendays.org.uk Local heritage visits, FREE entry: Saturday, 10 September * Polesden Lacey (NT) nr Dorking 10am–5pm * Emmetts Garden (NT) Ide Hill, Sevenoaks, Kent TN14 6BA Tel: 01732 868381 11am-4pm * Chartwell (NT) Mapleton Road, Westerham, Kent TN16 1PS Tel: 01732 868381 11am-4pm * Dapdune Wharf and Shalford Mill (NT) 11am-5pm * Hatchlands Park (NT) 11am-5pm * Painshill Park 10.30am–6pm Sunday 11 September * St John’s Primary School Visit the School’s air-raid shelters Tel: 01737 763804. Refreshments

Sunday, 11 September

11.30am-4pm Woodcraft & Countryside Day at Chiddingstone Castle nr Edenbridge, Kent chiddingstonecastle.org.uk Try wattle and daub; hurdle making; charcoal burning; constructing a mallet, broom or rake. Foxhound & Newfoundland Dog displays,. Llama treks (£7 pp - adults accompanying children FREE). Castle admission: Adults £7, children 5-13yrs £4, < 5’s FREE, Parking £2.50 - includes admission to the grounds and tearoom.

16-18 September

Country Life at the Castle – Hever (see Halloween entry for details) Country crafts from wood turning and wood carving to felt making and aromatherapy. Textile making, plus keeping hens and bees.

17-25 September

Surrey Farm and Food Week FREE local farm walks – see surreycountyshow.co.uk for all the dates and venues.

10 - 11 September

Medieval Jousting at Leeds Castle Maidstone, Kent, ME17 1PL Tel: 01622 765400 leeds-castle.com Key to the Castle tickets allow visitors to pay once and visit all year: £18.50 for Adults; £11.00 for Children; <4s FREE. Open 10am until 6pm (Apr to Sep) 10am until 5pm (Oct to Mar) Medieval entertainment. Jousting 12.30pm and 2.30pm. Craft activities for children (£2)

Sunday, 11 September

St. Lawrence’s Ancient Church in Church Road, Caterham (opp St Mary’s) 3pm Tours £2, children FREE. Tea and cakes 2-5pm.

Sunday, 11 September

Try Orienteering Mole Valley Orienteering Club mvoc.org Four Orienteering tasters at Nonsuch Park, Cheam. Suitable for the whole family. Also 24 September, 8 October, 22 October.

Sunday, 11 September

Banstead Countryside Day 11.30am -4pm. Holly Lane, Banstead Woods, Chipstead CR5 3NR Tel: 01737 737700 A celebration of local countryside and history, community and traditional crafts. Stalls, arena displays, guided walks and tractor/trailer rides.

Charlie and Albert ploughing at Surrey Farm and Food Week

Saturday, 24 September

Food Fair at Ockley nr Dorking RH5 Village Greens Farm Shop – meet local producers. Tours of the growing area, children’s activities, hog roast.

Sunday, 2 October

2pm-3.30pm. Seed Hunt and Wild Flower Planting at Lingfield Nature Reserve. Meet at field shelter in Beacon Field. Julie: 01342 835313. Also Autumn work parties 25 September, 30 October and 27 November, 10-12noon. lingfieldreserves.org.uk

Saturday, 15 October

Apple Day at Osney Lodge Farm Byers Lane, S. Godstone RH9 8JH osneylodgefarm.co.uk 9am-5pm

DAYS OUT ANIMALS, FARMS AND RIDES BRITISH WILDLIFE CENTRE

Newchapel, Lingfield, RH7 6LF Tel: 01342 834658 britishwildlifecentre.co.uk Open weekends until end October and daily Saturday 22 October – Sunday, 30 October. 10am-5pm. Wild animals, Keeper Talks, picnic area, coffee shop.

GODSTONE FARM Godstone Farm, Tilburstow Hill Road, Godstone RH9 8LX Tel: 01883 742546 godstonefarm.co.uk Open 10am-6pm. Adults £4.50; Child 2+ yrs £5.90; 1+yrs £1.80. Animals, play barn, tractor rides.

Halloween - pumpkin carving, spooky barn and woodland maze, a glow in the dark barn and FREE tractor ride for every child that comes dressed up.

TULLEYS FARM FUN PARK Turners Hill, Nr. Crawley, W. Sussex. RH10 4PE. Close J10 M23. Gift shop, butcher and farm shop and tea room. Play areas and rides. Tel: 01342 718472. tulleysfarm.com Sundays, 12 & 19 September 10am6pm Tulleys Farm Giant Maize Maze & Fun Park Night time spooky maze with torchlight! Fri-Sats, 9-10, and 16-17 September. BBQ, fire pit, fun in the Fun Yard. See ShoktoberFest under Halloween events.

FISHERS FARM PARK Newpound Lane, Wisborough Green W. Sussex RH14 0EG Tel: 01403 700063. fishersfarmpark.co.uk 10am - 5pm daily. 2-10yrs. Daily play area, animals and rides, restaurant, gift shop, pets. 17 & 18 September S.E.A.M.S (Sussex Engines and Associated Machinery Society) Stationary engines and vintage vehicles. See more under Halloween!

PARKS AND GARDENS GATTON PARK REIGATE Gatton Park,

Reigate, RH2 0TD Bookings: 01737 649065 gattonpark.com Sunday, 2 October Gardens and grounds open £4, Children FREE. Tuesday, 25 October Owls, 4-7 yrs.

Learn about these night time creatures in Halloween week. 10-12noon or 1.30-3.30pm. £5 per child.

Sunday, 30 October Gatton Ghost Stores (> 7 yrs). A guide leads you round Ghostly Gatton Park with spooky stories to scare your socks off! 5pm, 6pm and 7pm. £5 pp. It gets spookier the later you come!

NATIONAL TRUST

Admission is free to NT members.

Otherwise admission charges apply, with small extra charges for children’s activities. nationaltrust.org.uk/events POLESDEN LACEY Great Bookham, Dorking RH5 6BD Tel: 01372 452048 nationaltrust.org.uk/polesdenlacey Sat, 10 Sept Heritage Open Day 10am5pm FREE Entry Sun 11 Sept Croquet Coaching & Cream Tea 11am-1pm and 2-4pm £16.50 Sat 17 Sept – Sun 2 Oct British Food Fortnight Thurs 13 and Sun 16 Oct 11am–1pm Fungus Walks Adult £8, child £4 Sat 22-Sun 30 Oct 11am-3.30pm Spooky Halloween trail – £2 per child Sat 22 Oct Join family and friends for Polesden’s Big Walk FOR EVENTS INCLUDING HALLOWEEN AT ALL OTHER LOCAL NATIONAL TRUST PROPERTIES see ‘what’s on’ at familiessurreyeast.co.uk

TOWN & COMM U NIT Y FARMERS MARKETS Reigate Tunnel Road, 4th Friday

9am-2pm – call 01737 276000 Redhill High Street, 2nd Friday – call 01737 276000 Also - Saturday, 28 October, 8.30am 4pm, Redhill Food Lovers Market, Station Road Chipstead - Shabden Park Farm High Road Chipstead CR5 3SF. Saturday, 24 Sept and 22 Oct. Tel: 01737 552744 shabdenparkfarm.com

LEATHERHEAD 24 September Fetcham Village Fair 10am – 12noon FREE Monday, 31 October Leatherhead 3.30-6pm. ‘Whizzers’,

red devils & creepy crawlies. Guess the Body Part Competition. (Un)lucky Dip. Sounds spooktacular!

DORKING Arts Alive! Festival in October CATERHAM 17 September The Caterham Vintage and Art Fair at Soper Hall,

Harestone Valley Rd. 11am-5pm FREE Children’s competitions. Tea & cakes.

24 September 10am-4pm Pirates Day Church Walk Shopping Centre.

Fancy dress and face painting. FREE. 29 October 10am-4pm Guys and Ghouls Day. Church Walk Shopping Centre. Fancy dress and face painting. FREE.

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Out and About N C T SALE S nct.org.uk DORKING Saturday, 17 September

10-12noon £1 North Holmwood Village Hall, Spook Hill RH5 4HH Tel: 0844 243 6107

CATERHAM & OXTED Saturday,

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