Gifts, Toys & Books

ECO-FRIENDLY GIFT WRAPPING? This year, why not try FUROSHIKI - the Japanese way of wrapping things! No cello tape, no ribbon/string required! Use any square cloth (18in.x 18in. for example), as a guideline the cloth should be 3 times the size of what needs to be wrapped. Second hand scarfs are great for that and can be part of the gift or can be reused! Find the folding instructions online!

Toys, Books and Gifts

Academy Violins, music shop in Lewes, 01273 473278 Aquila Magazine subscriptions, for the able child, 8-12yrs, 01323 431313 Bags of Books, children’s specialist bookshop, 1 South Street, Lewes, BN7 2BT, 01273 479320 Bear World, Enterprise Centre, Eastbourne, have some fun and make your own bear, open 7 days, 01323 728237 Caricatures by Lesley Harvey, drawn from your favourite photo, 07722 236741 (see advert) Eastbource CRC, 91-93 Seaside, special gifts for christenings, first communions, baby naming etc, 01323 732070 Jackeraca Handmade, unique, silver keepsakes of your child’s hand/ footprint, 01323 727185 Memory bears & animals made from your child’s old clothes, 07598 393033 Paula Louise Paton Jewelry, 01825 722428 Pixels2Canvas, your photos on canvas + funky pop art, sport art etc, Eastbourne shop & online, 01323 721067 Plastic Free Baby, mum run eco-friendly shop, natural, biodegradable & recyclable products, placticfree.baby Playpress Toys a Sussex based company offering ecofriendly buildable connectable playsets, www.playpresstoys.com (see competition) Pooh Corner, Hartfield, all sorts of Winnie the Pooh toys & gifts, 01892 771155 Purple Butterfly Crafts, bespoke baby & celebration gifts & cards, 01323 644873 Skies & Scarecrows at Middle Farm, Firle, traditional toys, Jellycats, Orchard & Usborne books, 01323 815037 The Patchwork Elephant, handmade patchwork keepsakes using your own memorable fabric, 07922 312826 Town City Cards, Discount Card for major attractions, restaurants, services and more! www.towncitycards.com/fgvbri (see discount voucher) Wilderness Wood, reserve & cut your own Christmas trees from November, 01825 830509

Hall Hire

Barney’s Playbarn, Bell Lane, Uckfield, private hire play centre inc catering, 01825 764575 Bridgemere Centre, Eastbourne, 01323 439700 Broad Oak Village Hall, 07947 583738 Burwash Village Hall, High Street, TN19 7HA, 01435 883288 Cavendish School, conference room, sports hall, dance studio, music rooms, Apple Mac/PC suites, 01323 731340 East Dean Village Hall, 01323 423110 Eastbourne Town Hall Room Hire, 01323 415034 Emmanuel Church Hall, Hawkswood Rd, Hailsham, excellent facilities, available Sat pm for hire, 07817 560077 Etchingham Village Hall, Parsonage Croft, TN19 7BY, 07855 239848 Fairwarp Village Hall, with full kitchen facilities, disabled WC & ramp, 01825 712632 Five Ashes Village Hall, small medium & large rooms for hire, playing field, 07858 808030 Hailsham East Community Centre, hall, lounge, ICT room, meeting room, sensory room, 01323 464340 Hampden Park Community Centre, Eastbourne, small & large halls with kitchen for hire, 01323 509196 Heathfield Community Centre, 01435 865700 Hillcrest Community Centre, Bay View Road, Newhaven BN9 9LH, 01273 512376 Horam Village Hall on the Recreation Ground, 01435 813295 Hurst Green Village Hall, large & small halls, kitchen, bar, 01580 860111 James West Community Centre, Hailsham, BN27 3FX. 18m x 10m hall, parking, kitchen, changing rooms, 01323 841702. King’s Church, Lewes, selection of rooms & main hall for groups & classes, AV & kitchens from £15ph, 01273 486182 Little Theatre, Cavendish School, Eastbourne, purpose built theatre for private/professional use, 01323 744298 Lucas Memorial Hall, Waldron with garden & views, 01435 862065 Maresfield Village Hall, newly refurbished hall & kitchen, 07876 718955 Mayfield Memorial Hall, mmhbookingsecretary@gmail.com Mayfield Scout Hall, HQBookings@1stmsg.org Nutley Memorial Hall, on the A22, large car park, main hall seats 100, stage/projector & 2 rooms, nutley-war-memorial-hall.co.uk Polegate Community Centre, hall, stage, lounge, activity rooms, kitchens, 01323 482434 Punnetts Town Village Hall, 01435 830645 Ridgewood Village Hall, Uckfield, large hall with kitchen, ridgewoodvillagehall@gmail.com Scout Hut, Ham Lane in Lewes, available for daytime hire, children's parties etc, 07586 911291

Seaford Head School, Sports hall available for hire for sporting events, 01323 872706 Shakespeare Hall, Newhaven, 01273 510784 St George’s Hall, Wadhurst, 01892 784794 St John’s Hall Crowborough, St John’s road TN6 1 RZ, book at: stjohnscrowborough.co.uk/hall St Luke’s Community Centre & St Leonard’s Church Hall, Seaford, 01323 894216 St Lukes Parish Centre, Stone Cross, 01323 767020 St Peter’s Church Community Hall, Hampden Park, Eastbourne, 01323 509772 State Hall, Heathfield, 4 room sizes, kitchen, 01435 863786 Studio 9, Cornfield Lane, Eastbourne, light & airy studio for hire, 01323 370479 The Bungalow on the grounds of Ringmer Primary School, Harrisons Lane, Ringmer BN8 5LL, 01273 812463 Ticehurst Village Hall, Lower High Street, Ticehurst, 01580 388527 Uplands Sports Centre, Wadhurst, sports halls, multi-use games area, 01892 782136 Willingdon Trees Community Centre, Eastbourne, up to 100 people, £12 p/h disabled access, kitchen, 01323 504438

Party Venues

Anita’s Beauty Works, Eastbourne, girls beauty parties, 6yrs+, 01323 503530 Barney’s Playbarn, Bell Lane, Uckfield, soft play, best for under 10’s, 01825 764575 Bear World, Enterprise Centre, Eastbourne, make your own bear parties, suitable for all ages, 01323 728237 Blackberry Farm, Whitesmith nr Lewes, Farm or Pony Party incl. all day access to farm & playgrounds, 01825 872912 Bluebell Railway, Sheffield Park to East Grinstead, 01825 720800 Buzz Active, Eastbourne & Cuckmere, 6 - 14yrs, windsurfing, canoeing, sailing, 01323 463300 Crowborough Miniature Railway, have the track to yourself 2 hrs Saturdays, April-Nov., 07592 073181 Downs Leisure Centre Seaford, football, basketball, trampoline, netball, 01323 490011 Film Parties @ The Picture House Uckfield. Packages from £3.95 plus film ticket, 01825 764909 FireWorks, Lewes, paint your own pottery, decopatch, fun with clay, all ages, 01273 783007 Fort Fun Adventure Park, Eastbourne, Teddy Tastic, soft play & arts & crafts parties, 01323 642833 Fun Abounds, Uckfield, indoor trampolining & gymnastics parties with experienced coach, fun & games, 01825 768479 Hailsham Leisure Centre, Hailsham bowling, softplay, pool & splashdance parties, 01323 846755 Heathfield Leisure Centre, soft play, football, multi-sports, 01435 868824 Knockhatch Adventure Park, on A22 at Hailsham, farm, birds of prey, waterslides, adventure play, 01323 442051 (see advert p.23) Knockhatch Ski and Snowboard Centre, ringo-ing and skiing parties, 01323 843344 Lavender Line, Preserved Railway, Isfield, nr Uckfield, 01825 750515 Leo’s Play Den, Pevensey Rd, Eastbourne, babies12yrs, 01323 749022 Lerato Cookery School, kids cooking & baking parties at our school in Eastbourne or your home, 07763 474979 Lewes Leisure Centre, pool, sports, soft play, roller disco, trampolining, Big Bounce, 01273 486000 Masterpiece, Whitesmith, paint pottery, decopatch, button art, teddy making, sew a cushion, 01825 872225 Monkey Bizness, soft play, Cliffe Industrial Estate, Lewes, 2-12yrs, 08458 739645 My Skate World, Maple Rd, Eastbourne, private parties, 20+ children, 5yrs-adult, 07807 087962 (see advert p.20) Ninja Warrior UK Adventure Park Eastbourne BN21 3NW, supervised activity & obstacle course, 01273 054949 Peacehaven Leisure Centre, Magic Castle (U10yrs only) & Big Bounce party, 01273 588858 Polegate Equestrian Centre, gymkhana games & ride, 01323 483975 PUP Station Eastbourne, Soft Play & Café, Commercial Road, 0 - 12yrs, 01323 411527 Ringmer Swimming Pool, Lewes Rd, Ringmer, BN8 5RB, inflatables available, 01273 813533 Seahaven Swim & Fitness Centre, Newhaven, pool parties, Sat eve, 01273 512498 Sharnfold Farm, trailer and tractor ride parties, farm parties, catering available, 01323 768490 Shinewater Sports Centre, Eastbourne, bouncy castle, football, 01323 768614 Sky High Trampoline Park, Peacehaven, parties for tots & children 5yr+, 01273 580029 Sovereign Centre, Eastbourne, pool inflatables & soft play parties, 01323 738822 Sport Brighton, Denton Rd, Eastbourne, bouncy castle & soft play, football, 01273 643706 Ten Pin, Eastbourne, 10 pin bowling & laser quest, 0871 222 3675 The Art House Café, creative parties - pottery, dance, cookery, art and soft play, 01323 728691 Treasure Island, Eastbourne, soft play/adventure park, 01323 411077 Uckfield Leisure Centre, football, trampoline, bouncy castle, arts & crafts, roller disco, pool, 01825 761160 Unicorn Pamper Parties, for 6-12 princesses, from 5-12yrs at the Glam Bar, Newhaven, 01273 945155 Uplands Sports Centre, Wadhurst, bouncy castle, trampolining/ gymnastics, sports, fun & games, DIY, 01892 782136 Urban Jump, Trampoline parties, Ghyll Road Industrial Estate, Heathfield, 01435 863277 Wilderness Wood, Hadlow Down, themed parties from Fairies to Castaways, 0-90 years, 07766 486548

Party Entertainment

Acting Moon Events, providing full birthday party themes, facepainting, characters and much more, 01323 325957 Andy Hiccup, children’s party entertainer and magic shows. Sussex and Surrey, 4 - 11 years, 07734 101987 Animal Magic, interactive, educational Animal handling events, 07979 692423 Animazing, parties, talks & displays with reptiles/amphibians/ invertebrates/owls/mammals. Reg: AW047, 07743 675253 Bike disco parties & Bike assault course parties, 3 - 10+ yrs old, 07930 676035 Carolines Fun Faces, magic, balloon modelling, face painting, 01323 484239 Cartoons & caricatures, arty parties for 6yrs+, 15 miles off Seaford, 07722 236741 Crest Swim School, mermaid & shark parties & experiences 8yrs+, 01444 213707 Crowborough Leisure Centre, football party, pool/pool inflatable party, softplay/inflatable party, 01892 665488 Diddi dance parties for pre-school children, 07788 246073 Excel Activity Group, Nerf gun, Bubble football, Archery tag & Dodgeball parties, 01344 305763 Face Packs, face painting, glitter tattoes, bling, hair feathers, balloon modelling and more, 07782 141221 Hartbeeps, sensory music parties for 1yrs+ to pre-school, 07786 446119 (see advert p.9) Kelly the Clown, magic, balloon modelling, games, dancing etc, 01892 653963 KiddiCity birthday parties include exclusive use of KiddiCity role play village, 07947 080902 Little Indians, providing the ultimate themed sleepover experiences, Eastbourne & surrounding areas, 07702 519871 Little Kickers Parties, Eastbourne, Lewes, Seaford, Heathfield 18mths8yrs, 07802 864719 (see advert p.12) Lucy’s Little Forest School, parties with woodland based activities, 07766 486548 Marco the Magician, children’s parties, close up magic, balloon modelling, games etc, 01435 864124 Mini Motion dance parties, 3-7yrs, choose your dance style! Crowborough & Uckfield, 07734 863791 Once Upon A dreamZ sleepover parties, covering the Sussex area, 07786 466549 Ravebugs, rhythm parties for all ages, approx 15 miles from Eastbourne, 07850 890026 Ray & Jacqui Sparks, face painting, Punch & Judy, balloon modelling etc, 01323 509622