Family Grapevine Crawley & Horsham (46) Spring Edition 2016 by Family Grapevine Crawley & Horsham

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CRAWLEY & HORSHAM | Spring 2016

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Easter Holiday’s What ’ TEaster Canal Cruisers

Cruise on the Wey & Arun Canal, Loxwood at 11.00am, 12.00 and 2.00pm on 25th, 26th, 27th & 28th March 2016 Chocolate novelty gift for children from the Easter Bunny & refreshments for everyone

Tickets cost £10 each

Booking in advance is advisable: 01403 752403 See website for details of St George & the Dragon Experience and Pirates & Princesses Voyages

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18-19 March | The Capitol Theatre, Horsham – When I Grow Up!, 7:30pm (& 2:30pm on 19th), £15 19 March | Knife Skills, Woods for Learning (www.woodsforlearning. com) 19 March | Things that slither and lay eggs, Woods for Learning (www. woodsforlearning.com)

25 March-10 April | The Bunny Hunt Town Trail, Horsham 25 March - 10 April | Fishers Adventure Farm Park – Easter Egg stravaganza and Lambing Season 25 March-10 April | Sheffield Park & Garden (NT) – Cadbury Easter Egg Trail, £3.50 per child

19-20 March | Hatchlands Park (NT) – Cellar Tours, 12 noon & 1pm

25 March-10 April | Borde Hill Garden – Easter Eggsplorer Trail and Activities

20 March | Sport Relief Mile, Horsham Park

25 March-10 April | Hever Castle and Gardens – Easter Family Fun

21 March - 19 April | Cowdray Park, Midhurst - Easter Egg Hunts

25 March-10 April | Polesden Lacey (NT) – Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt, Who’s Eaten Easter?, £3 per child

21-24 March | Weald and Downland - Easter Celebrations 21-24 March | Bluebell Railway, East Grinstead - Little Bo Peep travelling on steam engines throughout this weekend 21-24 March | Llama Park - Easter Egg Hunts

25 March-10 April | Chartwell (NT) – Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt, The Chick & The Egg (Discover Easter characters from the 1920s), £2 per child 25 March-10 April | British Wildlife Centre – Easter Opening

21-24 March | RSPB Pulborough Brooks - Easter themed adventure trail with chocolate prizes 21-24 March | Wakehurst Place, Ardingly - Sugar & Spice and All Things Nice activites plus an Easter Hunt 22-24 March | Petworth House Easter Egg Trail 23 March | Goodwood House Easter Egg Trail 23 March | Borde Hill Gardens, Haywards Heath - Mad Hatter’s Picnic party 24 March | All Aboard, South Downs Planetarium - A tour of the Planets!’ offers a fast-paced and exciting tour of the Sun’s family 25 March-10 April | Tulleys Farm – Easter Fun with Egg-spotting Wagon Ride, Egg & Bunny Hunt, Trampolines, Giant Slide & Duck Racing

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25 March-3 April | Petworth House & Park (NT) – Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt, £3 25/27 & 28 March | Amberley Working Museum – Easter Trails (and Spring Crafts Activity Days on 30 March & 6 April) 25, 27 & 28 March | Weald & Downland Open Air Museum – Easter at the Museum; Tudor Easter celebrations of ordinary folk 25-28 March | Wey & Arun Canal - Easter Bunny Specials, 11am, 12 noon and 2pm, booking essential

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t ’s On Guide 25-28 March | Piazza Italia, Horsham Town Centre - Fast Cars & Fresh Italian Food 25-28 March | Kent & East Sussex Railway – Easter Events 25-28 March | Standen (NT) – Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt, £2.50 per child

30 March | Drusilla’s Park – The Gruffalo (new for 2016) 30 March & 6 April | Tilgate Park Wild Woodies Spring Holiday Club - 10am-3pm, age 6-11, £21 per session, booking essential 30 March | Craft Day, Amberley Working Museum

25-28 March | Hatchlands Park (NT) – Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt, £3 per child (Have a Go Archery & Pony Magic on 27th & 28th, £3 each)

1 & 8 April | Tilgate Park - Wildlife Rangers - 10am-3pm, age 12-16 years, £10 per session, booking essential

25-28 March | Bluebell Railway – Bo Peep Easter Specials

2 April | Nymans (NT) – Dawn Chorus Walk, 6am-8am, adult £15, child £10 (includes continental breakfast), booking essential

25, 28 March & 6 April | Drusilla’s Park – Hello Kitty 26 March | Sheffield Park (NT) – Spring Stargazing; Leo & Jupiter – 6:30pm-10pm, Adult £15, Child £8 includes hot drink and supper, booking essential 26-28 March | Arundel Castle – Normans & Crusaders

2 April | Tilgate Nature Centre – Launch of new Australasia Zone 2-3 April | Arundel Castle – Life in a Medieval Castle 3 April | Amberley Working Museum – Vintage Car Show

26-28 March | Devil’s Dyke (NT) – Easter Egg Hunt, 11am-3pm, £3

3 April | The Capitol Theatre, Horsham – POP Factor The Concert 2016, 2:30pm, £17.50

27 March | Children’s Easter Trail, British Wildlife Centre

27 March | The Capitol Theatre, Horsham – The Amazing Bubbleman, 11:30am & 2pm, £13 27 March | Woolbeding Countryside (NT) – Cadbury Easter Egg Trail and Spring Trail along the River Rother, £3 27-28 March | Parham House – Easter Fun 27-28 March | Washbrooks Family Farm – Easter Egg Hunt 28 March | Devil’s Dyke (NT) – Egg Rolling Competition, 10:45am12 noon, £1, bring your own decorated hard-boiled egg! 28 March | Goffs Park Golf Kiosk – Egg Hunt, Lucky Dip & Teas, 3-5pm 29-30 March | The Hawth, Crawley – Youth Theatre Mask Masterclass, 10:30am-3:30pm, age 11-18, £30

9 April | Spring Fun at Worth Park Lake. Put a spring in your step and have fun with the family discovering Worth Park Lake at this free event. There will be sketching around lake, try angling and learn about fish welfare, craft stalls, music, story trail and much more!  Worth Park, Crawley, RH10 3DH 13 April | All Aboard, South Downs Planetarium - A tour of the Planets!’ offers a fast-paced and exciting tour of the Sun’s family 14-23 April | WORDfest – Crawley Festival of Words 24 April | St George’s Day Scouts Parade Information is what was available at the time of going to press. The Family Grapevine (Crawley & Horsham) is not responsible for any alterations or omissions from this guide. Please check relevant websites for up-to-date information.

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29 March & 8 April | Drusilla’s Park – The Fat Controller

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Spring 2016

Dear Readers Most children are naturally happy and bubbly little people. I think the rest of us could learn a lot just by observing them. Just think of the happiness expressed by the last toddler you saw. I hope happiness remains the focal point in your life, and how the simple things in life will ensure that we are truly happy. I think it’s very simple, and it’s always right in front of us. We just need to open our eyes, simplify our lives, and do the things that will make us happy. Spending time on things which are important to me, while being surrounded by a loving and supportive community of family and friends, continually make me happy. This edition of the Family Grapevine (Crawley & Horsham) has some great articles. Mary Lou has written about the Hidden Danger in our children’s lives - her article “Power Games: Parents, Kids and The Internet” is on page 9. You will also find an exam guide for parents which is on page 17. There are two great family competitions to enter - Elderflower Fields (a Family Festival) and a London break for a family of four. These competitions and our What’s On Guide are espcially relevant after recent research was conducted by Southeastern Railway (see page 21). Carole Kinnear

Did you kn o Crawley WORDfest 2016 dates set!

The organisers of Crawley’s annual literary festival have set the dates for the 2016 event: Tuesday 12th to 23rd April. The event will kick off with a comedy evening on Tuesday 12th April, followed by a range of exciting author talks, creative workshops, spoken word performances, recitals and more – mostly for free – before concluding on Saturday 23rd April 2016 on World Book Night, an international celebration of reading. Now in its sixth year, Crawley WORDfest is a voluntary festival organisation that aims to build closer community links among Crawley residents who share a love of reading, writing, music and art. Highlights for 2016 include: Crime Fiction Fans - Killer Women - Agatha Christie’s legacy, in fact and fiction. This event (Tues 19 April) welcomes three top crime writers and a former Met-detective-turned-TV-script-consultant (for Prime Suspect, The Bill and more) to discuss the huge influence Agatha Christie has had on the genre as well as what makes good crime writing. Aspiring Writers - WORDfest regular New Faces of Fiction (Fri 22 April) introduces two new writers as they prepare to unveil their first novels to the world; Rebecca Thornton and TBC. Discover how they successfully negotiated the turbulent world of publishing to make it. Families - Now in its second year, Get Stuck in Day (Sat 16 April) invites families to let their kids loose in the library for a fun-packed day of craft activities, workshops, games and children’s theatre – all for free. Lovers of Literature - Desert Island Books (Thur 14 Apr) WORDfest invites three successful authors to come and share the books that they simply could not live without in a castaway situation Julia Crouch, Brighton-based novelist and WORDfest Patron, said: “With adventurous programming, ranging from theatre to literary events to active opportunities to create and tell stories, WORDfest provides a creative focus for the Crawley community, reaching out to all ages and reinforcing the importance of stories in our 21st century lives. Grassroots literary festivals are more than just the books and the authors, they are about celebrating reading and the community. Stories are a large part of what makes us human, and events like WORDfest give us the perfect opportunity to get together and discuss them.” About WORDfest - WORDfest is a voluntary festival organisation that aims to build closer community links among Crawley residents who share a love of reading, writing, music and art. It aims to offer events to inspire adults and children alike with the power and beauty of language, regardless of their usual reading habits. For latest news on the 2016 programme, follow us on Twitter @crawleywordfest or and Facebook www.facebook.com/ WORDfestcrawleysussex

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n ow ... Worth Park Wanders

Free, themed walks around the park with a hot drink afterwards! All walks start at 10.30am on the second Thursday of each month between February and October and last for about an hour. Meet at the entrance to Ridley’s Court, Milton Mount Avenue, Pound Hill, Crawley visit www. crawley.gov.uk/worthpark

Help the Heroes Triathlon at Copthorne Prep School

Following the visit by Ofsted Inspectors at the end of December 2015, the school was found to have an overall effectiveness of Good with a further rating of Good for five key categories; from Effectiveness of Leadership to Quality of Teaching, Learning and Assessment. The results are cause for celebration, highlighting the dedication to an ambitious two-year improvement plan, which has seen staff and pupils willing to take on the challenge and work hard to progress. Feedback from Inspectors suggested the school is a secure Good, with only a few steps remaining before Outstanding, which will continue to be the ultimate goal.

Helen Williamson, Headteacher, comments: “This report is a significant step in realising the

Billingshurst Primary School Celebrates Latest OFSTED Result

Billingshurst Primary School has been judged to be a Good school following its latest Ofsted inspection, recognising the commitment and determination of everyone within the school to achieve something few schools ever manage. Helen Williamson, Headteacher at Billingshurst Primary School, delighted staff and pupils by announcing the result this week. The rating represents a significant achievement as the school moves from Inadequate to Good in only twenty months.

• Stock up on delicious authentic food and drink in our Italian and local markets • Enjoy great FREE entertainment throughout the weekend

• Tons of Fun for ALL the family Featuring: Different car displays every day, Ducati Friday bike show, Granny Turismo, The Mini Mobsters, Romeo & Juliet, Prezzo All Star Opera, The Rotary Scalextric Challenge, Dominos Pizza Building, Swan Walk Kids Zone.

So dust off your child’s bike, grab their goggles and pop on their trainers and join Copthorne Prep on Sunday 22 May for this fun-filled day.

So what are you waiting for?! Why not email triathlon@copthorneprep.co.uk for further details and request a registration form!

• See thrilling displays of 100s of Supercars, Italian Cars and motorbikes and iconic Minis

In particular, the report highlighted the strength of leadership, the enthusiasm to continue improving performance and the rapid progress made by pupils in all years. The Inspectors noted that pupils are happy and confident and strive to live up to the school’s values; good behaviour reflected the “friendly but purposeful atmosphere in the school”.

Help for Heroes is a charity close to many people’s hearts; we are lucky to have such amazing armed services and this year Copthorne Prep are hosting our first Help for Heroes Children’s Triathlon to support this worthy cause.

All children are welcome as long as they can swim unaided and ride a bike confidently without stabilisers; there will be a BBQ, Beer Tent, raffle and prizes for winners. There will be three distances so that the event will be suitable for those aged from about 6 to 13. Your child will be able to choose between the Bronze, Silver and Gold events. Entry is £5.

all things Italian.

PLUS DON’T MISS: The Horsham District Piazza Italia Anniversary Tour - Sunday 13th March starts from Horsham Town Centre @ 10:30am

vision we hold for our school. When Ofsted judged the school to be Inadequate in 2013, I made the commitment to our school community that we would achieve a judgement of Good and that anything less would not be acceptable. I am delighted that the incredible hard work and dedication of staff and pupils has been acknowledged by Ofsted, which will drive us on to further improvement. Over the last twenty months we have been committed to ensuring the measures that were needed to improve the school were implemented in a sustainable and long-term plan. At times it has proved challenging, but the children remain at the heart of our vision and decision-making. We continue to be extremely proud of them. It must also be said that this extraordinary achievement would not be possible without the dedication and sheer hard work of each and every member of staff at the school; the whole team at BPS has shared my commitment to making this school great and I am so proud of this incredible team. Next inspection: Outstanding!”

Horsham Gears Up for its 10th Easter Italian Festival

Visit Horsham Town Centre this Easter and experience a brilliant free to attend celebration of

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www.horshampiazzaitalia.co.uk or find us on Facebook/ horshampiazzaitalia & Twitter @ PiazzaItaliaX Horsham Piazza ItaliaTM is a Horsham Time Well Spent event organised by Horsham District Council and partners

Spotlight on health and wellbeing March is Wellbeing Month in West Sussex libraries. There are many events planned throughout the month, all with the emphasis on your wellbeing, which is described as a state of being comfortable, healthy or happy. Activities taking place include Wellbeing MOTs, colouring groups, cycle rides, Tai Chi, choirs, stress relief workshops, dementia awareness drop-ins and many more. Regular events like Knit and Natter and Board Games will also continue during Wellbeing Month. Pick up a leaflet in your local library (find your nearest library at www.westsussex.gov.uk/libraries) or visit www. westsussex.gov.uk/libraryevents

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All go at Tilgate Park Spring is in the air, the bees are buzzing and it’s all go for the Tilgate Nature Centre staff! Our new Australasian zone, due to open Saturday 2nd April, is well under way. Visitors will have noticed lots of outbuildings, aviaries and paddocks cropping up at far end of the Nature Centre over the past few months.

This area will be feature some of the amazing animals and plants that can be found in Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea. Sure to be popular are the red-necked and parma wallabies, these small relatives of the kangaroos are well known for their jumping ability. Like koalas, wombats and Tasmanian devils they are marsupials and give birth to a baked bean sized baby, called a joey, which they carry in their pouch for nearly a year. When you visit see if you can spot a head poking out of a pouch. Several species of bird will be on show, including the incredibly colourful rainbow lorikeets, noisy kookaburras and galahs, a species of pink cockatoo! By far biggest birds will be the emus, these pre-historic looking flightless birds can reach almost 2m tall. They lay lovely green eggs and unlike most birds it is the male who sits and rears the chicks, all by himself. As well as these exciting new friends, we have a few other animal surprises…but you’ll have to wait until the opening to find out what they are! Signage on Australia’s most dangerous, weirdest and most wonderful animals will be displayed throughout the new zone, and wooden sculptures

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of the continent’s most famous animals will be dotted throughout the area too. As well as the Australasian zone, the domestic zone is having a makeover. Our incredibly cute pygmy goats – complete with tiny little kids will be showing their climbing skills on a mini mountain! Boris, the curly-haired pig who looks like a sheep, and his lady friends Matilda and Beryl are moving house too. The Australasian zone launch day is set to be lots of fun, with themed music, craft activities, quizzes and competitions, along with public feeds and talks with our new animals throughout the day. So, make a note of Saturday 2nd April in your diary and come down and join us!

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Cruse, Bereavement Care 01293 531191 Mid Sussex Support Group for Cot Deaths 01293 513675 St Catherine’s Hospice 01293 447333

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Gingerbread for Lone Parents 0800 018 5026 Single Parents Action Network (SPAN) www.singleparents.org.uk

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Action for Children 01403 225916 County Adoption Team 01403 229553 Kindercare 01444 240247 The Fostering Network 0207 620 6400 West Sussex County Council Fostering Recruitment Team 01403 229333 WSCC Family Placement Service, Horsham 01403 246400

Carers Support

Becoming a Foster Carer 01243 777100 Carewatch, Horsham & Crawley, London Rd, Horsham 01403 252542 Dads United - Group for male carers & their children 01293 534297 Live in Comfort, Care for Elderly, Crawley 01293 709142 Network Homesearch, Advice on care & support 01403 271281 Provincial Care Services Agency 01293 534799 Social & Caring Services Horsham 01403 213100 West Sussex Carers 01403 713255

New Australasia Zone Launch Saturday 2 April 2016 10am to 4pm • • • •

Meet the new animals Public talks and animal feeds Children’s quizzes and competitions Crafts and didgeridoo workshops

For more information on Tilgate Park and the new Australasia zone visit www.crawley.gov.uk/tilgatepark or call 01293 521168

Bring this advert and one child gets in for free. Promotional code: FG 161

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Power Games:

Parents, Kids & The Internet by Mary Lou Burge

There’s no getting away from it, smart phones and tablets have become an integral part of our children’s lives. I’m so envious of my boys and the wealth of information they have available to them at the touch of a button, particularly when I recall spending many long hours trawling though books in the school library. This generation is hugely lucky to be able to access all the opportunities the internet provides and to be able to find out whatever, whenever, they wish. But this has probably all happened a little too quickly for some of us parents to have kept up with the security aspects of it all. In a lot of homes, the kids are way more ‘tech-savvy’ than the parents – I know I struggle to keep up! A complete ban on the use of mobiles is not really practical, particularly for children of senior school age, as they are now encouraged to use their personal devices as a learning tool within the classroom and for homework. In my family, mobiles have actually become an essential way of keeping track of each other, Friend Finder proving to be a fantastic app when organising complicated pick-ups! But with younger and younger children now being exposed to anything and anybody they happen to come across whilst surfing the net, it’s vitally important that we show them how to stay safe online. Safer Internet Day in February marked the release of some enlightening new studies into our children’s use of technology. Gone are the days of sitting in front of the TV for hours, watching whatever happened to be on at the time. The youth of today are much more likely to watch whatever they want on demand on YouTube, at the same time as keeping in almost constant contact with their friends on social networks such as Facebook, SnapChat and Instagram. A survey for CBBC Newsround found 96% of 13 to 18 year olds are signed up to social media, with a staggering 78% of under-13s using at least one social media network (Facebook being the favourite) despite being below the age requirement. 13 is the age limit for most social media networks, in line with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998. The networks should be seeking ‘verifiable parental consent’ from young users and restricting how they use the data, but this is obviously not happening. Some, like Facebook, simply bring up refusal messages if a user types in an underage date. Others, like Yahoo, allow a child to set up an account but then refuse them access to some services - such as Flickr’s photo pages. Twitter and Instagram ban under-13s, but never actually ask the user to confirm their birth date. Whatsapp is unusual in setting its age limit at 16 years, but it’s easy enough for a child to lie, and proof of ID is rarely sought. Some child safety campaigners want apps to be forced to adopt more rigorous checks. They could, for example, ask challenging questions to catch out underage users, and only give them one chance to type in a date of birth rather than multiple attempts. Shockingly, 20% of kids surveyed said they had

faced online bullying, rising to 50% for the 1618 year group. But this was also the age group where two in five had used social media to spread gossip and a quarter had used it to say something ‘unkind’ to someone. More than two-thirds of young people knew they could report offensive language to the provider but, in practice, were more likely to just ignore it. Google marked Safer Internet Day by launching an online safety roadshow, which aims to reach 10,000 primary school children this year. But the lead needs to come from us, the parents and carers, in taking back some control. The Safer Internet Centre www.saferinternet.org.uk offers this simple four-point guide: • Have ongoing conversations with your children about staying safe online • Use safety tools on social networks and other online services, eg Facebook privacy settings • Decide if you want to use parental controls on your home internet • Understand devices and the parental control tools they offer

With the wide range of parental control apps and different devices our kids are using it may all seem like a bit of a minefield and difficult to know where to start. So here are some of the key apps that can be used to control what your kids see and do on android devices: MM Guardian allows you to block incoming calls and texts, monitor alarming texts and control which apps can be used and when on your child’s smartphone. In more extreme circumstances it also lets you locate and lock your child’s phone using a text message, as well as set time restrictions to limit their use. You’ll be able to get a daily report on your child’s phone usage, so if their bill is high, you will be able to find out why and it will also allow you to set restrictions on the websites they can access. Funamo allows you to not only monitor devices but also filter internet sites. Contacts, calls, SMS, websites, applications and locations of the device will automatically be logged and history data is uploaded to the Funamo server each day. You’ll then be able to view this data from any browser whenever you want. You can also enforce safe search for Google, Yahoo, Bing and YouTube, as well as set up keyword or phrase filtering - which

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lets you ban specific topics that might be deemed safe by the search engines - and time limits for applications. Kids Place asks you to set up a pin when you first log in that is then needed to exit the app. But once logged in, it will protect your personal data and restrict your children to only use apps approved by you. Kids Place will also make sure your kids can’t do anything on your device that will cost you money, such as making phone calls, texting or downloading new apps. In addition, you can block incoming calls when this app is running and disable all wireless signals, as well as have multiple user profiles. AppLock now has 100 million users and allows you to lock SMS, contacts, Gmail, Facebook and any other app to protect privacy on your phone. You will be able to control photo and video access, meaning you can set selected pictures to disappear from your photo gallery so only you can access them with a code. AppLock also allows you to lock your settings and Google Play so you won’t have to worry about your children accessing new apps or changing your settings. Screen Time is less invasive than others and geared towards families with older children and teenagers. It will let you monitor and manage the time spent on devices and allows you to set time limits on selected apps, as well as a bedtime curfew, lights out and school time curfews. It can be controlled via any browser and the app itself runs in the background, providing you with an easy way to check up on usage. When it comes to iOS/Apple compatible devices you can restrict access to iPhones and iPads in the settings by going to ‘General’ and scrolling down to ‘Restrictions’, where you will find a range of options. However, there is a rather successful ‘new kid on the block’app, available for both Apple and android devices and even endorsed by that successful parental campaigner, Jamie Oliver. OurPact was launched last year after hundreds of hours of research with child professionals, parents and industry experts. Not only does it allow parents to manage their child’s screen time throughout the day, but also teaches children proper device use and responsibility. By actually entering into a pact with your children, you can agree and enforce bedtime, set dinnertime, manage study time and schedule family time throughout the day. It also offers recommendations of the best screen time limits and schedules for your child’s age. But despite all the tools out there to help us keep our children internet safe, the key point in all of this is to educate them that their online life needs to mirror what they do in real life; not to be mean to people just because you can’t see them, and not to link to strangers or follow them to strange places, even if they seem to be just harmless websites. This, in combination with your parental control, will give them the world at their feet!

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Monday am

Childminders Stay & Play, Broadfield C&FC 01293 651777 Childminders Drop In, (check dates) Southwater C&FC 01403 213570 Discovery Time, Bewbush C&FC 01293 651760 Ellens Green Mother & Toddler Group 01403 823460 Friary Parent & Toddler Group, Haslett

Avenue 01293 613336 Haven Community Centre, Crawley Down, Crawley 01342 716791 Jumping Beans, 1-2 year olds (11.0011.30am) 01293 553636 Jumping Beans, 3 year olds (11.0011.30am) 01293 553636 Little Notes, Horsham 01403 336454 Little Rhymers 10.30-11am. Southwater C&FC. Every Monday except BH

Little Stars, Crawley New Life Church 01293 531317 Messy Monday, Billingshurst C&FC 01403 213594Mums & Mites, Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre 01403 211311 Music Bus, St.Barnabas Church, East Grinstead 01403 750306 Music Bus, Wesley Hall, Horsham 01403 240842 Musical Hands - Maidenbower Community Centre 01293 400569 Play & Learn, Horsham Nursery School C&FC 01403 224444 Play & Learn Together, Langley Green C&FC 01293 651747 Rainbow Toddlers, Billingshurst Centre 01403 786706 Sensory Room - 9.30-4.30 - Broadfield C&FC 01293 651777 Tiddlywinks, Ifield West Community Centre 01293 528860 Twinkle Tots Music, The Haven Centre, Crawley Down 07790 351697 Toy Library, Broadfield C&FC 01293 651777 Toy Library, Langley Green & Ifield C&FC 01293 651747 Twinkle Tots Music, Haven Centre, Crawley Down 07790 351697 Willow Tree Pre-School, Ifield Drive, Ifield 01293 270262

Monday pm

Baby Rhyme Time, Crawley Library babies & toddlers 01293 895130 Bumps & Babes, Billingshurst C&FC 01403 213594 Little H&s, St Alban’s Church, Gossops Green 01293 527591 Little Notes, Horsham 01403 336454 Magical Movers, Broadfield C&CF 01293 651777 Music Bus, Wesley Hall, Horsham 01403 240842 New Skittles workshop, gymnastics, Tilgate 07990 952011 Sensory Room, Bewbush C&FC 01293 651760 Sing & Sign St Mark’s Church Hall, Horsham 01403 452342 or 07984 471547 Speech & Language ‘drop-in’, Langley Green & Ifield C&FC 01293 651747 Toy Library, Broadfield C&FC 01293 651777

Tuesday am

Baby & Toddler Dance, Northgate 01293 521028 Cafe & Play, Broadfield C&FC 01293 651777 Childminders Drop In, Langley Green & Ifield C&FC 01293 651747 Childminders Drop In, Pound Hill C&FC 01293 651722 Craftibobs - fun craft sessions for pre-school children 07876 490436 Crawley Baptist Church Parent & Toddler Group Musical Sam, (Baby) HBG Fitness, Oriel High School 01293 553625 Musical Sam (Toddlers), Oriel High School 01293 553625 NCT Bumps, Babes & Tiddlypeeps, Furance Green 01293 427396 Play & Learn, Bewbush C&FC 01293 651760 Play & Learn, Northgate C&FC 01293 651740 Seccond Rhyme Time, Southwater C&FC 01403 213570 Sensory Room, Langley Green & Ifield C&FC 01293 651747 Sing & Sign Rehoboth Baptist

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Church, Horsham 01403 452342 or 07984 471547 St Barnabas Parent & Toddler Group, Pound Hill 01293 882939 St John’s School,St John’s Catholic Church Horsham 01403 265447 Stay & Play, Southwater C&FC 01403 213570 Tiny Tots, All Saints Church, Crawley Down 01342 718775 Toy Library, Broadfield C&FC 01293 651775 Toy Library, Northgate C&FC 01293 651740 United Reformed Church, Springfield Rd 01403 252135 Worth & Pound Hill Parent & Toddler, St Barnabas 01293 882939

Tuesday pm

Discovery Time, Pound Hill C&FC 01293 651722 Inbetweenies 01293 651760 Little Explorers, Broadfield C&FC 01293 651777 Kiddy Cook, weekly cookery classes for ages 2 to 4, Horsham 07779 602604 Little Notes, Horsham 01403 336454 Peekaboo, Salvation Army, Ifield Drive 01293 618236 Play & Learn, Southgate C&FC 01293 651798 Sing & Sign, Trafalgar Road Baptist Church, Horsham 01293 852712 Toy Library, Southgate C&FC 01293 651798

Wednesday am

Baby Movers, Southwater C&FC 01403 213570 Baby Time, Southwater C&FC 01403 213570 Bumps & Babes, Southgate C&FC 01293 651798 Cheeky Monkeys Parent & Toddler Group, Southgate 01293 520649 Country Mice Toddler Group, Village Hall, Cowfold 01403 864011 Crawley Baptist Church Toddler Group, West Green 01293 546177 Dinomites, Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre 01403 211311 Ellens Green Mother & Toddler Group 01403 823460 Horsham Nursery School C&FC, sensory session for babies up to crawling 01403 224444 Jo Jingles, the music & movement Billingshurst 01903 892859 Jungle Tots, Crawley Community Church, Southgate 01293 886619 Little Notes, Horsham 01403 336454 Musical Hands - Southgate West Community Ctr 01293 400569 Play & Learn, Maidenbower C&FC 01293 651720 Rhyme Time, Broadfield C&FC 01293 651777 Rising Fives, Baptist Church, Brighton Rd 01403 211150 Rhyme Time, Broadfield C&FC 01293 651777 St Andrew’s Parent & Toddler Group, Crawley Rd 01403 268994 Sensory Room, Bewbush C&FC 01293 651670 Sensory Room, Langley Green & Ifield C&FC 01293 651747 Sing & Sign Trinity Church Hall, Billingshurst 01403 452342 & 07984471547 Toy Library, Horsham Nursery School C&FC 01403 224444

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Toy Library, Langley Green & Ifield C&FC 01293 651747 Toy Library, Maidenbower C&FC 01293 651720 Toy Library, Northgate C&FC 01293 651740 Toy Library, Southgate C&FC 01293 651798 Tootle Teds, North Heath Hall, Horsham 01403 249122 Warnham Bambies, All welcome £1 admission Warnham 01403 261618 WeeMinds (Childminders) Bewbush C&FC 01293 651760 Willow Tree Pre-School, Langley Green, Toddler Group 01293 537400 Willow Tree Pre-School, Ifield West, Toddler Group 01293 270107 Willow Tree Pre-School, Ifield Drive, Toddler Group 01293 270107 Willow Tree Pre-School, Cherry Lane, Toddler Group 07715 083629

Wednesday pm

Baptist Church Hall Toddlers, Horsham 01403 260629 Barns Green Playgroup Mums & Toddlers 01403 730093 Childminders Drop In, Southgate C&FC 01293 651798 Copthorne Cots2Tots, Parent & Baby/ Toddler Group 01342 713803 Dinomites, Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre 01403 211311 It’s OK to play - Broadfield C&FC 01293 651777 Play & Learn, Broadfield C&FC 01293 651777 Play & Learn, Horsham Nursery School C&FC 01403 224444

St Andrew’s Toddler Group, Horsham 01403 268994 Toddlers, Climbing Bears Building, Wisborough Green 01403 701027 Toy Library, Horsham Nursery School C&FC 01403 224444 Toy Library, Southgate C&FC 01293 651798

Thursday am

Active Kids, at K2 with the Hawth Gymnastics Group 07563 767687 Ballet Tots, 2 year olds (11.0011.30am) 01293 553636 Ballet Tots, 3 year olds (11.30-12 noon) 01293 553636 Baytree House Baby & Toddler Group, Charlwood 01293 565544 Briarswood Drop In (Childminders), Pound Hill 07736 950649 Bumpy Jumpy, Southwater Leisure Centre 01403 731836 Charlwood House Day Nursery Mother Toddler Gp 01293 565544 Friary Parent & Toddler Group, Haslett Avenue 01293 613336 Jo Jingles, the music & movement experience, Horsham 01903 892859 Jungle Tots, Crawley Community Church, Southgate 01293 886619 Kinderoo Baby & Toddler Group, Broadbridge Heath 0776 2721768 Little Fishes, St Peters Church, Ifield Road, West Green 01293 437535 St Leonard’s Parent & Toddler Group, Turners Hill 07766 464480 Mini Bugs Club (2-5yrs) Leechpool Woods (Term Time) 07940 489257 Music Bus, Gossops Green Community Centre 01403 750306

Music Bus, Maidenbower Junior School 01403 750306 Music Bus, The Women’s Hall, Billingshurst 01403 240842 New Skittles workshop, gymnastics, Tilgate 07990 952011 Parent Support Group & Sensory Toy LIbrary, Langley Green & Ifield C&FC 01293 651747 Play & Learn, Broadfield Community Centre 01293 651777 Play & Learn Plus for children who have a disability or addition needs, Langley Green C&FC 01293 651747 Play & Learn Together, Southwater C&FC 01403 213570 Play & Talk (English as 2nd Language) Broadfield C&FC 01293 651777 Rising Fives, Baptist Church, Brighton Rd, Horsham 01403 211150 Rudgwick Tots & Toddlers, Church St, Rudgwick 01403 822063 Sensory Magic Carpet, Bewbush C&FC 01293 651760 Sensory Room, Bewbush C&FC 01293 651760 Sensory Room, Langley Green & Ifield C&FC 01293 651747 Sing & Sign Crawley Baptist Church, West Green, 01403 452342 & 07984 471547 St Barnabas Parent & Toddler Group, Pound Hill 01293 882939 St John’s Mother & Toddler Group, Springfield Road 01403 241973 The Holbrook Club, North Heath Lane, Horsham 01403 751150

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Tiny Tots, All Saints Church, Crawley Down 01342 718775 Toddlers@10, Millennium Hall, Roffey (Drop in) 01403 272775 Toy Library, Langley Green & Ifield C&FC 01293 651747 Twinkle Tots Music, The Haven Centre, Crawley Down 07790 351697 Wee Minds Childminders Drop In, Broadfield C&FC 01293 651777 Worth & Pound Hill Parent & Toddler, St Barnabas 01293 882939

Thursday pm

Craftibobs - fun craft sessions for preschool children 07876 490436 Holy Trinity Church Mother & Toddler Gp, Tilgate 01293 571115 HUGGEES (parents under 21) West Green Youth Centre 07866 260465 Sensory Room, Bewbush C&FC 01293 651760 Sensory Room, Langley Green & Ifield C&FC 01293 651747

Friday am

Baby Rhyme Time, Crawley Library babies & toddlers 01293 895130 Bumps & Babes, Bewbush C&FC 01293 651760 Bumps & Babes, Broadfield C&FC 01293 651777 Bumps & Babes, Langley Green & Ifield C&FC 01293 651747 Coach House Nursery, Copthorne Prep School 01342 718585

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happy Bumps, Babes and Toddlers Welcome every Friday in term time from 10.00am - 11.30am Coach House Nursery 01342 712311 www.copthorneprep.co.uk

Fun Friday, Billingshurst C&FC 01403 213594 Haven Community Centre, Crawley Down, Crawley 01342 716791 Heath Horrors Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre 01403 211311 Horsham Mini & Minders, Southwater Scout (Childminders only) 01403 271705 Jo Jingles, the music & movement Three Bridges 01903 892859 Jungle Tots, Crawley Community Church, Southgate 01293 886619 Kiddies Korner, The Haven Centre, Crawley Down Kirdford Toddler, Kirdford Village Hall, Nr, Billingshurst 01403 871119 Langley Green Parent & Toddler Group, Crawley 01293 419750 Little Angels Childminding Group, Furnace Green 07758 010512 Little Notes, Horsham 01403 336454 Music Bus, Pennthorpe School, Rudgwick 01403 240842 Music Bus, Southwater Leisure Centre 01403 240842 Musical Hands - Maidenbower Community Centre 01293 400569 Rhyme Time, Broadfield C&FC 01293 651777 Sing & Sign Partridge Green Methodist Church, Partridge Green, 01403 452342 & 07984 471547 Play & Learn, Horsham Nursery School C&FC 01403 224444 Play & Learn, Pound Hill C&FC 01293 651722 Three Bridges Free Church Toddler Spot, Crawley 01403 254139 Tiddlywinks, Ifield West Community Centre 01293 528860 Tootle Teds, North Heath Hall, Horsham 01403 249122 Tootsie Time, West Hoathly Village Hall 01342 713836 Whirly Wiggle Story Club (School Term TIme Only) 07958 305041

Friday pm

Breastfeeding Support drop-in, Northgate C&FC 01293 651740 Breastfeeding Support drop-in, Langley Green C&FC 01293 651747 Dinomites, Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre 01403 211311 Family Time, Langley Green Youth Centre, Lark Rise 07809 268304

Grandparents Group, Billingshurst C&FC 01403 213594 Jo Jingles, the music & movement experience, Ashington 01903 892859 Mini Munchers Lunch Club, Needles C&FC 01403 213590 Speech & Language Drop In, Horsham C&FC 01403 224444 Toy LIbrary, Pound Hill C&FC 01293 651722

Saturday am

Active Fun Sessions, Billingshurst Leisure Centre 01403 213594 Baby & Toddler Dance, Northgate, Crawley 01293 521028 Cheeky Monkeys, Baby & Toddler Gp, Gossops Green 07980 314425 Dads United 01293 534297 Dynamic Dads, monthly sessions, Horsham C&FC 01403 224444 Family Breakfast, Billingshurst C&FC 01403 213594 Horsham C&FC 01403 224444 RH10 Men! (Maidenbower), Southgate C&FC 01293 651798 Saturday Storytime, Crawley Library 01293 895130 Super Saturday, Billingshurst C&FC 01403 213594 Woods for Learning 07940 489257

Toddler Groups

Cheeky Monkeys, Springboard House, Hurst Road 01403 218888 Crawley Library Toddler Times 01293 895130 Holbrook Toddler Group, Roffey, daily 01403 217868 Horsham Library Toddler Times 01403 224353 Hullabaloo Kids Baby Play & Sign Classes 0-2 year olds 01342 841766 Little Angels Childminding Group 07758 010512 Little Kickers Football for 18 months to 6 years 01293 226201 Messy Monster, 6 months upwards class 01342 833885 Music Bus (Crawley area) 01403 750306 Music Bus (Horsham Area) 01403 240842 Spanish Amigos Horsham & Crawley 01403 756295 Talking Tots (Crawley & Horsham) 07476 545508

Horsham Nursery School Children & Family Centre has a weekly support group for children and their families. The SNAP group runs every Tuesday, 9.30am – 11.30am, providing advice and guidance to families, as well as weekly visits by other professionals e.g. Speech and Language, Occupational Therapy and Disability Benefits Advice. Your child does not need to have a diagnosis, if you have any concerns about your child’s development Tiddlers & Toddlers Southwater Village Centre 01403 733208 Wiggle Jiggle Story 07958 305041

Soft Play Areas

Fishers Farm (Playzone Pass available) 01403 700063 Mini Mayhem, Crawley County Mall 07591 352351

Toy Libraries

Bewbush C&FC 01293 651760 Billingshurst C&FC 01403 213594 Broadfield & Bewbush C&FC 01293 651777 East Grinstead C&FC 01342 332992 Horsham Nursery School C&FC 01403 224444 Horsham Toy Library, Springboard House, Horsham 01403 218888 Langley Green & Ifield C&FC 01293 651747 Maidenbower C&FC (Maidenbower) 01293 651720 Maidenbower C&FC (Pound Hill) 01293 651722 Needles C&FC 01403 213590 Northgate C&FC 01293 651740 Roffey C&FC 01243 213599 Rural Horsham C&FC 01403 785816 Southgate C&FC 01293 651798 Southwater C&FC 01403 213570 WRVS, Toy Library, Crawley 01293 432508

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e.g Speech delay, then you are welcome to come along to this friendly and fun family group. Not only do you have chance to chat to our visiting experts you are able to access the Sensory room free of charge, alongside our exciting resources and activities. The SNAP group also runs throughout the school holidays with special activities for the whole family to enjoy together. Please contact the Centre for further information: 01403 224444

Early Years Music fun for 3-6 years, Hazelwick School 01243 642361 Humpty Dumpty Preschool Music under 5’s, Horsham 01403 240241 Inspire Academy of Dance 07783 138348 Jo Jingles 01903 892859 Musical Sam, HBG Fitness, Oriel High School 01293 553625 Little Notes, Horsham 01403 336454 Music Bus (Crawley area) 01403 750306 Music Bus (Horsham Area) 01403 240842 Sing & Sign 01403 452342 & 07984 471547 Sing, Dance & Sign - Musical Hands 01293 400569 Spanish Amigos Horsham & Crawley 01403 756295 Rhyme Time, Billingshurst C&FC 01403 213594 Tootle Ted’s Music, Horsham 01403 249122 Twinkle Tots Music, Haven Centre, Crawley Down 07790 351697 Whirly Wiggle Story Club (School Term Time Only) 07958 305041

Gym & Fitness

ABC Preschool Gymnastics Club, Furnace Green 01293 421591 Little Kickers Football for 18 months to 6 years 01293 226201 Movement, Fitness & Fun - Musical Hands 01293 400569 Tiny Soccer Stars 07902 023499

Places available for April and September 2016

Our Nursery School offers the best start in life for your child. • Friendly welcoming staff who are highly qualified (including teachers) • Fantastic learning environment both inside and out • Brilliant resources • Free entitlement sessions • Open all year round 8am – 6pm each day

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“Every Child wants to come round our house to play!”

Charlwood House Day Nursery, Charlwood Road, Lowﬁeld Heath, Crawley, West Sussex RH11 0QA 01293 565544 Childcare for 0-5 years. Rated “Good” by Ofsted.

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Nurseries

A Step Ahead Day Nursery, Lower Beeding, 0-5yrs 01403 891012 Anne Frank Montessori, Bennetts Field (off Brighton Rd) 01403 270895 Anne Frank Montessori, Church Lane, Southwater 01403 270895 Bewbush Community Nursery (3 months - 8 Years) 01293 522030 Bewbush Nursery, Dorston Square, Crawley 01293 651755 Bluebells Day Nursery, Partridge Green, Horsham 01403 711084 Bluecoat Nursery, Christs Hospital, Horsham 01403 247446 Bobtails Montessori Nursery School, Billingshurst 01403 786176 Broadfield Nursery 01293 651785 Brookfield Day Nursery, 3m-5yrs, Lowfield Heath 01293 535300 Busy Bees Nursery 01293 571555 Charlwood House, Lowfield Heath, 3m-5yrs 01293 565544 Chiltington Montessori Nursery School 07816 530135 Clover Court (Cranbrook) 01293 887533 Coach House Nursery, Copthorne Prep School (2 1/2 yrs) 01342 718585 Coolham Montessori Nursery, Coolham 01403 741101 Copthorne Kinders Nursery 01342 715022 Cranbrook Independent Nursery, Maidenbower 01293 887533 Daisy Chain Day Nursery 01293 533397 Desmond Anderson School Nursery, Tilgate 01293 530638

Early Years Childcare, Bartholomew Way, Horsham, 0-5yrs 01403 754610 Farlington Nursery 01403 254967 Giggles Day Nursery, Springfield Road, Horsham 01403 750308 Greenway Nursery School, Greenway, Horsham 01403 272318 Headstart Day Nursery, Horsham 01403 210560 Honey Pots, Crawley Youth Centre 01293 527532 Ivy Cottage (Cranbrook) 01293 825192 Kid Co Ltd, Balcombe Road 01293 775107 Kids Capers Day Nursery, Loppets Rd, Crawley 01293 612221 Little Barn Owls Day Nursery 01403 257778 Little Handprints Day Nursery, Crawley 01293 604229 crawley@littlehandprints.com Little Monkeys Day Nursery, Horsham 01403 230404 Little Russets Nursery Slinfold, www. littlerussets.co.uk 07827 325100 New View Nursery, St Marks Lane, Horsham 01403 272911 Nuffy Bear Children’s Day Nursery, Nuffield Health Crawley 01293 880417 Peter Bunny, The Warren, West Park Road, Copthorne 01342 713158 Teddies Nursery School, Pound Hill, Crawley 01293 613461 Totehill Day Nursery, Five Oaks Road, Slinfold, 0-5yrs 01403 790012 Wakoos Centre4Children, Station Road, Billingshurst 01403 213592

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Now open from Loppets Road, Tilgate. 7.30am to 6.30pm nursery@kidscapers.co.uk for children aged www.kidscapers.co.uk 6 months to 5 years.

Free entitlement sessions are now available Loppets Road, Tilgate. throughout the year. For more information, nursery@kidscapers.co.uk please phone us or visit our website. www.kidscapers.co.uk

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A Step Ahead Day Nursery, Lower Beeding, Horsham 01403 891012 Acorns Preschool, Ifield Community Centre, Ifield 01293 511764 Amber Preschool, St Leonard’s Scout Hall, Horsham 01403 272173 Anne Frank Montessori, Bennetts Field (off Brighton Rd) 01403 270895 Anne Frank Montessori, Church Lane, Southwater 01403 270895 Barns Green Playgroup, Horsham 01403 730093 Baytree House Baby & Toddler Group, Charlwood 01293 565544 Bewbush Community Nursery (3 months - 8 Years) 01293 522030 Bluecoat Nursery at Christs Hospital School, Horsham 01403 247446 Bobtails Montessori Nursery, Adversane 01403 268314 BRBC Playschool, Brighton Road, Horsham, RH13 5BD 07905 428052 Bumbles Preschool, Scout Hut, Hills Farm Lane, Horsham 01403 756196 Busy Bees Preschool, Bartholomew Way, Horsham 01403 217968 Capel Preschool, Capel 01306 712717 Caterpillar Club Playgroup, Leechpool County Primary 01403 211388 Caterpillars Pre-School, Southgate Community Centre 07928 128158 Charlwood House, Lowfield Heath, mixed, 3m-5yrs 01293 565544 Cherry Lane Mother & Toddler Gp, Langley Green 01293 516163 Climbing Bears, Wisborough Green 01403 701027

Dormans Playgroup, Gossops Green, Crawley 01293 514754 Early Steps Preschool, Furnace Green (2 - 5yrs) www.earlystepspreschool.net Farlington School Preschool Playgroup, Horsham 01403 282566 Forest Playgroup, Comptons Lane, Horsham 07999 851073 Giggle and Grow Preschool 07887 846681 Happy Hours Preschool, Broadfield Youth & Com Centre 01293 519060 Heather Playgroup, Erica Way, Horsham 01403 262320 Holbrook Playgroup, North Heath Hall, St Mark’s 01403 265851 Holly Hedgehog Preschool, Baptist Church, West Green 07732 771197 Holy Innocents Playgroup, Church Lane, Southwater 01403 218076 Horsham Nursery School C&FC 01403 224444 Horsham URC Toddler Group, Springfield Rd 01403 268091 Ivy Cottage, Cranbrook Nursery, Crawley, 2-5yrs 01293 772561 Jack & Jill Preschool, Copthorne 01342 719732 Jack In The Box Playschool, Swallows Lane, Horsham 01403 711873 Joey’s Pre-school, Holy Trinity Church Hall, Tilgate 07971 382390 Kellybrook Montessori Nursery, Broadbridge Heath 01403 251221 Kookaburra Playgroup, Hills Farm Lane, Horsham 01403 269548 Lets Play Playgroup, Three Bridges, Crawley 07762 468935 Little Acorns Preschool, Kelsey Hall, Chalk Road, Ifold 01403 752670

Little Acorns Preschool, Tillgate, Holy Trinity Church 01293 571115 Little Bear’s Playschool, Bewbush Community Centre 01293 613250 Loxwood Preschool, Badgers Way, Nicholsfield 01403 753284 Maidenbower Infant School Nursery 01293 886324 Maidenbower Playgoup Group, Harvest Rd 07580 018496 Millais Day Nursery, 6m - 5yrs, Depot Rd, Horsham 01403 267353 Milton Mount Playgroup, Milton Mount Ave, Crawley 01293 884312 Moss Playgroup, Scout Hut, Swindon Rd, Horsham 01403 269458 New Venture Playgroup, Roffey Youth Centre, Roffey 01403 256647 New View Nursery, North Heath Hall, St Mark’s Lane 01403 272911 Over The Rainbow Playgroup, Holbrook School Lane 01403 263832 Pandatots, 0-5 yrs, Russel Way, Crawley 01293 604229 Partridge Green Pre-School, The Village Hall 07880 744 240 Pennthorpe Kindergarten, Pennthorpe School, Rudgwick 01403 822431 Peter Pan Playgroup, Copthorne Village Hall 07881 781682 Piglits Pre-School, 7th Crawley Scout Hut, Waterlea 01293 511673 Plaistow Pre-School, Winterton Hall, Plaistow 01403 871329 Playmates Playschool, Crawley Rd, Roffey, Horsham 01403 258317 Pound Hill Pre-School, Crawley 01293 616479 Rainbow Pre-School, Barrington Road, Southgate 01293 427180

Coach House Nursery, Copthorne Prep School 01342 718585 Coolham Montessori Nursery School, Coolham 01903 201379 Copthorne Kinders Nursery 01342 715022 Country Mice Playgroup, Station Rd, Cowfold 01403 864011 Dauxwood Pre-School, Billingshurst, Horsham 01403 785212 Desmond &erson School Nursery, Tilgate 01293 530638

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How to support your children during exam time Whilst you know your child better than anyone else, there are a few basic guidelines we can all bear in mind as parents when exam time creeps up.

Express interest and concern early on

Start the conversation with your child, demonstrate your compassion and your understanding as early in the exam process as possible so they know you’re there for support if needed. Your child really wants your help, but you have to be gentle in offering it. Use your understanding. Things have changed so much; you really don’t know what it is like to be a child facing exams today. But what you do know what it is like to be a person under pressure, facing anxiety and stress. Use that understanding to reach your child, help them to understand their emotional reactions are normal, but can be controlled. Remember, anxiety and stress are about the future what is important in this season is what needs to be done now. Make a point of establishing this: break everything up into stuff that is needed now, and what is needed later. Not only will this reduce anxiety and stress, but if you take care of what has to be done now, the future will take of itself. Remember, they are not your exams! Your child’s job is to study for the exams, and then to write them: your job is to help. You can’t make them study and you can’t make them write exams on your behalf. The most effective way to help is to provide a supportive and understanding environment for the child - the demands on you will be different during the exam

season, so you will need to be sensitive. Remember, engage your child early - start the dialogue, don’t wait for a problem to emerge.

Defuse conflict

You want your child to be studying right now, they are avoiding or refusing - the classic conflict. Do not engage, defuse. Change the subject, gently without being patronising, and start a conversation about something completely different, a favourite celebrity, a sport. Be patient, be genuine. A few minutes talking about something completely different and your child will know you are on their side: the conflict is defused, and the child is likely to be more relaxed, and more open to going to do what they really know they should be doing.

Remember – there is life outside exams!

This may be the hardest of all. Encourage and support your child, help them to the performance they are capable of: but try to find a balance, acknowledging that life exists outside exams. Be sensitive, do not downplay the exams, but allow household life to go on. The best way to start this is with yourself: acknowledge within yourself that your child’s health and happiness, and that of others in the household, must continue even when exams loom. Stress is natural, it is fine, but it becomes too large. Help give perspective by demonstrating that exams are not the entire world, and that all that is required

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of your child is they do their best in this moment: if they do that, the future will take care of itself. It is in establishing themselves in this moment that the child will get the stress emotion under control.

Understand and train the mind

Studying, writing exams, dealing with emotions like anxiety and stress - these are all functions of the mind. Take some time to ensure that the mind is in its finest shape for these challenges: as little as ten minutes a day devoted to the mind will make a huge difference. If you don’t have access to a dedicated mindfulness or mind training for school programme, try a daily simple concentration exercise: between the two of you, choose something you and your child can easily visualise - a simple image of a person or place will do - and then sit quietly together for ten minutes, both with your eyes shut, trying to keep your mind focussed only on the image. A fun twist is to count silently the number of times your mind wanders in the ten minutes, and compare. (Ten times in ten minutes actually shows great concentration.) By Graham Doke, founder of Anamaya for School. For more information visit www.anamaya.co/school

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Distinctions galore! Hurst Prep School dancers all receive distinctions in RAD exams. Their ballet dancers have all received impressive results in the College’s first entry into the Royal Academy of Dance exams. The school introduced the RAD exam program to the school two years ago as part of their optional co-curricular dance lessons and entered the first group of ballet students for the exams in November. The group consisted of 23 entries including two from the Pre-Prep School. The exams ranged in standard to include Primary, Grade 1 and

Grade 2 syllabus exams and Grades 1 and 2 Solo Performance awards. All children at Hurst passed their exams with a grading of Distinction - the highest grade attainable. The pupils were: Primary Class Award: Clementine L and Holly B. Primary grade exam: Amelie B, Scarlett C-S, Ella H, Emily H, Scarlett L, Grace S, Jocelyn W-S and Olivia S. Grade 1 exam: Carmen A, Hannah E, Megan S and Chloe T. Grade 2 exam: Lydia F and Matthew S. Grade 1 Solo Performance Award: Carmen A, Hannah E, Megan S and Chloe T. Grade 2 Solo Performance Award: Lydia F and Matthew S. Caroline Ticktum, Hurst’s visiting teacher of Ballet said, “After a great deal of hard work, dedication and perseverance from the children we entered our first set of exams. The children have all done myself, the dance department, the school and most importantly themselves, very proud. This is a wonderful start to Hurst’s entrance into RAD

exams and a welldeserved reward for all the children’s hard work.” The Royal Academy of Dance is in its 94th year. It is one of the world’s most influential dance education programs, with a presence in 83 countries and more than a quarter of a million students being examined in its syllabus. Its mission is to continue to promote and develop excellence in dance. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth ll is patron to RAD and its president is Darcey Bussell CBE who has appeared on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing as a judge for the past four years.

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Let’s get Sugar Smart West Sussex is supporting the national campaign encouraging us to be more aware of high sugar foods and looking for lower sugar alternatives, through a competition running across all libraries. On average children are consuming three times more sugar than they should be, with sugary drinks being the biggest source. Ten year old children should have a maximum 6 sugar cubes a day, and it is less if you are younger than this. The Change4Life sugar smart website https:// www.nhs.uk/change4life-beta/campaigns/sugarsmart/home gives loads of great ideas as to how to make healthier swaps and how to download the Sugar Smart app A £50 voucher and a prize for your school is up for grabs for the young person who designs the best sugar reduction logo. They are looking for a creative way of conveying sugar reduction with a logo this would be by spelling it out, using images or both. The logo • Must be presented on an A4 sheet of paper, or as a pdf if done digitally • Must be as effective and clear in black and white as well as colour

• Needs to be clear and identifiable as an email footer sized logo Entries should be emailed to alison.thomson@ westsussex.gov.uk or by post to Alison Thomson, 1st Floor, The Grange County Hall, Chichester PO19 1RQ to arrive by the closing date of 18th March 2016. Please include name, age and school. The sugar reduction programme is just one way that the Council is working across the county to tackle obesity. Almost 20% of children starting school in West Sussex are overweight and by the time they leave primary school it is 1 in 3 children who are overweight. These figures are higher in some parts of West Sussex, including Crawley. Supporting an overweight child to lose weight will improve their self esteem, their school attendance and their health. There are lots of ideas on the Change4Life website on ways to make healthy changes to what you eat and the amount of activity you do. http://www.nhs.uk/Change4Life/ Pages/why-change-for-life.aspx

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French lessons for children After a successful two years of offering classes to children from French speaking families, Petite Ecole de Reigate is delighted to announce the opening of new French classes for all children between the age of 5 and 12 years. The new classes follow interactive and fun programs specifically designed for teaching French as a foreign language and are delivered by French teachers with extensive experience. The lessons are term time only on Saturdays at 1 pm in Reigate. To register your interest, please contact us on info@petite-ecolereigate.co.uk. Places are limited. Petite Ecole de Reigate is proud to have recently been rewarded a quality Bronze award from the National Resource Center of Supplementary education. The school is also part of the association “Parapluie FLAM”, a network overseeing in excess of 40 French Saturday schools in and around London. For more info, please visit our website www.petite-ecole-reigate. co.uk or like our facebook page

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Research reveals kids prefer family days out to computer games and TV New research from Southeastern Railway amongst children and parents, highlights what kids really think about days out with family, with the vast majority preferring these days out to other activities like playing sport or watching TV. Theme parks top the list of kids’ favourite family days out, while visits to the beach and zoo or safari park complete the top three Museum trips, visiting family members and doing arts and crafts made the top 10. It’s good news for those who worry that the nation’s children are becoming couch potatoes. Of the under 12s that took part in the study, three quarters (74 per cent) say they’d rather spend time with family than play computer games and 87 per cent would choose a day out with family over watching their favourite TV programmes. For 85 per cent of child respondents, family fun takes priority over playing sports and a similar number (85 per cent) said the same about school trips. Barbara Thomas, Passenger Services Manager at Southeastern said: “The enjoyment that children get from spending a day out and about with their family is clear, as they get to see and experience new things, whilst also spending time with loved

ones. We regularly see families travelling to and from their days out and it’s great to see such excitement amongst both kids and their parents. When asked what the best thing was about family days out, 45 per cent of under 12s said it was spending time with their family, while 17 per cent said it was seeing something new. For 16 per cent, it’s all about the sweets and treats that they wouldn’t usually get at home and for 9 per cent, it’s about learning something. When it comes to a child’s ideal day out with friends and family, three is the magic number, with those surveyed saying they would like to take this many friends along with them to their favourite places. And while 39 per cent of under 12s like to know where they are going in advance, the majority (61 per cent) actually said they would prefer a surprise. For full details on all Southeastern offers, visit http://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/offers-anddestinations/

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Inspire Academy of Dance, Horsham, Reigate & Dorking 07783138348 Karen Kay Theatre Art School 01444 401595 Kicks Dance 07722 826162 Lamda & private Drama Tutoring 01444 254466 Louise Ryrie School of Dance & Drama, Crawley 01293 521028 Musicality Choir 11-25 01444 254466 Perform 0845 400 4017 Performing4u, drama for 3-16 year olds, Horsham 01403 260711 Pitchy Breath Theatre Company 01293 438151 Pound Hill Ballroom Dancing Club for adults & children 01293 514034 Premier Dance Academy 07919 687600 Róisín Mullins Dance Academy (Crawley) 07832 271809 Spice of Life (60+), Northgate 01293 438151 Stagecoach Theatre Arts, Crawley, 4-16 01293 839525 Stagecoach Theatre Arts, Horsham, 4-16 01293 823282 Surrey School of Ballet & Performing Arts,Horley 07455 230198 Sway at the Hawth Perform! 5-6 year olds (Tue 4.00 -5.10pm) 01293 553636 Sway at the Hawth Perform! Drama & Singing, 7-11 year olds (Tue 4.306.30pm) 01293 553636 Sway at the Hawth Street Dance, 4-5 year olds (Mon 3.45-4.15pm) 01293 553636 Sway at the Hawth Street Dance, 5-7 year olds (Mon 4.15-5.00pm) 01293 553636

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12 Bar (60+) (Music Workshop), Northgate 01293 438151 Act One Beginners Drama School, teaching 4-19 years 01342 719166 Act Too Stage School - Crawley & Horsham Schools 08719 182218 Ariel Adult Choir 25+ 01444 254466 Ariel Dance Academies 01444 254466 Ariel - singing lessons 01444 254466 Ariel Special Needs acting classes 01444 254466 Bhangra Dance Group Indian Dance 01293 550010 Bollywood Dance Group, Asian Dance 01293 550010 Cheneler School of Dance, Trinity School, Crawley 07803 923439

Crawley Youth Theatre, Gossops Green 01293 438151 Dramaworks 07786 398869 Elite Dance School 01293 565264 Euphoric Dance Company 07834 704541 Fi Steps, 3yrs plus, song dance training, Tilgate 01403 888182 Footloose Dance Group, Manor Green Primary School 01293 438156 Funky Beatz, Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre 01403 211311 HG Performing Arts 07594 144554 Happy Feet Song & Dance Company 01342 717787 Horsham School of Dance 01342 325478 Hot Taps, (60+) Tilgate Recreation Huts No 19 01293 438151

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Dance classes, parties & workshops for ages 3 - 11 in Horsham, East Grinstead & Crawley. Call 07722 826162.

visit www.kicksdance.co.uk or email: amelia@kicksdance.co.uk

Sway at the Hawth Street Dance, 8-12 year olds (Mon 5.00-5.45pm) 01293 553636 Sway at the Hawth Street Dance, 13-16 year olds (Mon 5.45-6.45pm) 01293 553636 Sway at the Hawth West End Masterclass (Tue 6.30-8.30pm) 01293 553636 Sway at the Hawth Ballet Tots 01293 553636 The Art Academy, Horsham 01403 754727 Whiteside’s School of Dance - age 3-student, Smallfield 01293 454542

Cheneler School of Dance Principal: Hayley Cheneler, B.A. A.I.S.T.D.

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Acting, singing and dance classes for 4 - 16 year olds. Find out more and start your child’s journey today:

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Easter Workshop Stagecoach Crawley are excited to announce their Easter Workshop on the 29th, 30th and 31st March 2016. The main school (6-16) will focus on ‘A week at the musicals’ where they will dance, sing and perform scenes from two musicals each day with a short presentation of their work in a performance to friends and family. The cost is £90 for the 3 day workshop. The early stages (4-6) will experience dancing, singing and acting a’plenty with a short presentation of their work to friends and family. The cost is £60 for the 3 day workshop. There is a 50% sibling discount for the main school. Workshops will take place at Maidenbower Junior School. Our Summer Workshop will run from the 25th-29th July and we will be making Stagecoach Crawley’s first ever film in a week. Every Student will take a leading role in the world premiere, where they will walk down the red carpet on the final day to watch the premiere with family and friends. Every one will have the opportunity to act, dance and sing on camera. You

can book places for Easter and Summer workshops online at enrol. stagecoachcrawley.co.uk or call Rosie and Adam on 01293 839525. There is an increasing demand in the local area for a theatre company for 15+ years in Crawley. Stagecoach are introducing a Further Stages School that will operate on Mondays from 6pm9pm. There will be 2 professional productions per year and skills will include; Acting, Dance, Singing, Mime, Stage Combat, Monologue Preparation, Industry Experts, Audition Technique and Acting for Camera. The course will be taught by industry professionals and led by principals Rosie & Adam. Places are strictly limited to 20, to secure yours, please call Rosie & Adam now to enrol on 01293 839525, or parents/carers can text 07730 878190.

Term time 9am to 12.45pm The renowned Act Too Arts Academy would like to welcome prospective students to come and join us for a FREE TRIAL and enjoy the fun at one of our Sussex based performing arts academy branches. Having provided some of the best theatrical opportunities and training in the region for the past six years along with an emphasis on live performance offering as many as nine show opportunities each year Act Too are confident that prospective students will get incredible skills development and confidence building from HSE Prosecution Case F230000695

their involvement with the company.

or email : Sarah@ActToo.co.uk

Ariel’s first mega DanceA-Thon raises over £400 for Chestnut Tree House

Ariel Company Theatre staged its first ever DanceA-Thon to raise money for Chestnut Tree House. On Sunday 17th January students, parents and Grannies and Granddads were invited to get their funk on and strut their stuff for this very worthwhile cause. The dance marathon lasted six hours and participants could opt-in for the full event or choose a selection of sessions such as Scottish dancing, Zumba, Party Freestyle and Strictly inspired Fit Steps. 50 participants aged from 5 to 65 attended the event and Ariel raised an incredible £420 for Chestnut Tree House. Bev Locke, Ariel Principal said; ‘We are delighted to have raised so much money for Chestnut Tree House, they do invaluable work supporting sick children and their families. I would like to thank all the students and their families who turned out. A big thank you also goes to Oakmeeds Community College who kindly let us use their premises for free, and to the tutors and dance teachers who gave up their free time. We hope to make this an annual fundraising event’. For more information call 01444 250407 or visit www.arielct.co.uk. Ariel’s patron is actor Nigel Harman

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Inspire Academy of Dance 07783138348 Jo Jingles, Parties 01903 892859 Kicks Dance 07722 826162 Kiddy Cook, cooking parties for 3 to 11 years old, 07779 602604 Lazer World, Spindle Way, Crawley 01293 551 461 Lets Party with Fittots, birthday parties for age 4-10 yrs 01342 712495 Little Kickers Football Parties 01293 226201 Make Me Beautiful Make-Up Parties 01737 832127 Marlow Sports 07940 489257 Messy Parties 01342 833885 Mini Mayhem, Crawley County Mall 7591 352351

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Party Supplies

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A-Z of Family Activities Adventure Playgrounds

Cherry Lane Adventure Playground, Langley Green 01293 516163 Creasys Drive Venture Play Ground, Broadfield 01293 561847 Millpond Adventure Playground 01293 520225 Tilgate Park, Crawley 01293 521168 Waterlea Adventure Playground, Furnace Green 01293 530035

Arts

Circuswurx Junior, Waterlea Adventure Playground 01293 438152 Athletics Blue Stars AC 01403 250661 Crawley Athletics Club, Broadfield, Crawley 01293 531883 Horsham Blue Stars, Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre 01403 211311 K2 Crawley 01293 585300 Martlets AC 01483 276020 Martlets Athletics, Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre 01403 211311

Badminton

ABC Badminton Club, Crawley 01293 531332 Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre 01403 211311 Crawley & District Badminton Association 01293 883336 Forest BC 01403 250401 Horsham & Arun BC 07768 985336 K2 Crawley 01293 585300

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Baseball

Burgess Hill RedHats Baseball Club (9-15yrs) 01273 890602 Crawley Dodgers Junior Baseball Club, Crawley 01293 527380 Horsham Junior Baseball Club 07732 688053

Basketball

Crawley Basketball Club, Crawley Down 01342 713315 Crawley Cougars Basketball Club, Crawley 01293 540946 Horsham BC 07768 237337

Bowling & Skittles

Crawley Town Bowls Club, Three Bridges, Crawley 01293 426120 Hollywood Bowl 01293 521999 Horsham District Indoor Bowls Club 01403 266101 Horsham Park Bowls Club 01403 266170 Horsham Superbowl, Albion Way, Horsham 01403 274642 Indoor Bowls Centre 01403 268346 K2 Crawley 01293 585300

Boxing

Boxing - Tues & Thurs pm - all aspects of training 01293 550010 Cheerleaders Cheerleading, Friday 6pm Holy Trinity Church, Tilgate 07739 801700 Floorband cheerleading in East Grinstead from 8 years old 01342 713229

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Chess

Crawley Chess Club 01293 415929 Horsham Junior Chess Club 01403 218200 Sussex Junior Chess 01342 315075

Climbing & Mountaineering K2 Crawley 01293 585300

Crafts

Art Group, all ages, all abilities, Crawley & Horsham 01293 541782 Messy Monster, 6 months upwards classes & parties 01342 833885 Sewing Club, Friday pm Broadfield Youth & Com Centre 01293 518656 Splodge Craft Parties 01323 728230 The Pottery@Spellcast Studio 01403 248123

Cricket

Barns Green Cricket Club 01403 731745 Broadbridge Heath Cricket Club 07740 101983 Crawley Cricket Club 01293 416308 Crawley Down Cricket Club 01342 719850 Crawley Eagles 07902 331000 Felbride & Sunnyside Cricket Club www.felbridgeandsunnyside.com Horsham Cricket & Sports Club 01403 254628 Horsham Trinity Cricket Club 01403 242410 Ifield Cricket Club 07766 691164 Roffey Cricket Club 01403 260775 Rudgwick Cricket Club www. rudgwickcricketclub.co.uk Slinfold Cricket Club www. romanycricketclub.com Southwater Cricket Club 01403 252521 Sussex County Cricket Club 0844 264 0202 Sussex Cricket Disability Hub www. sussexcricket.co.uk/disability-hub-flyer 01273 827104 Sussex Martlets sussexmartlets. omcore.net Three Bridges Cricket Club 01293 534539 Warnham Cricket Club www.warnham. play-cricket.com

Cycling

Crawley Wheels for Wellbeing 01293 585350 Crawley Wheelers Cycling Club 01342 713197 Horsham Cycling 01403 756271 Horsham Youth Cycling Club 01403 215634 V C Jubilee - Youth Development Cycling Club 01273 843859

Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme

Duke of Edinburgh Open Awards - min age 14 01293 550010

Fitness & Exercise

Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre 01403 211311 Fit Kids Club, Horsham 01403 264446 Fitden 07947 388604 Fitness-Moves, Children 6-11, Pound Hill 01293 425457 Kicks Dance 07722 826162 LooseYoga Classes 07930 406878

Musical Hands 01293 400569 Sussex Bootcamp 01444 340 030 Sway at the Hawth Zumba Monday & Wednesday 01293 553636 Sway at the Hawth Pilates Monday 01293 553636 Sway at the Hawth Stretch & Tone 01293 553636 Sway at the Hawth Fit Mummy & Me Pilates www.fitmummy.co.uk Yoga with Cathy Stanton 07748 031614 Zumba Kids 4-6yrs 07594 144554 Zumba Kids 7-11yrs 07594 144554

Football

1st Team Coaching, 3-12yrs, Oriel School 07814 367714 All year football, Chelsea Football Club 07843 868657 Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre 01403 211311 C.C.C. Crawley & District Youth Football League 01293 883037 Crawley & District Youth Football League (8-11) 01293 873548 Crawley Panthers Football Club U7’s U11’s 07909 282626 Crawley Town Football Club, Brighton Rd 01293 410000 Crawley Wasps Ladies Football Club 01293 541557 Forest Flyers Disability Football Club 01293 881986 Girls Chelsea Football 07843 868657 Horsham Football Club, Queen St, Horsham 01403 252310 Horsham Sparrows 01403 264043 Horsham YMCA Football Club, Gorings Mead 01403 252689 Ifield Football Club 01293 536569 Jnr Girls Football ‘Cowfold Cobras’ 01403 864072 K2 Crawley 01293 585300 Little Kickers Football for 18 months to 6 years 01293 226201 Mini Soccer, Sat am, Pavilion in the Park, Horsham 01403 219200 NSSA Ltd - Football Coaching,, Broadbridge Heath 07779497465 Roffey Football Club, Chennels Brook, Horsham 01403 217968 Saturday Football (4 & 5 yrs), Chelsea Football 07843 868657 Tiny Soccer Starts 01444 440234 Sussex County Women & Girls Football League 01293 571428 Three Bridges Football Club 01293 442000

Golf

Cottesmore Golf & Country Club, Pease Pottage 01293 520321 Horsham Golf Park, Denne Park 01403 271525 Ifield Golf Club 01293 520222 Mannings Heath Golf Club 01403 210228 Pease Pottage Golf & Driving Range 01293 521706 Rookwood Golf Club, Robin Hood Lane, Horsham 01403 252123 Slinfold Golf Club 01403 791555 Tilgate Forest Golf Centre, Titmus Dr, Crawley 01293 530103

Gymnastics & Trampoline

ABC Gymnastics, 5-12 yrs, Ifield Com College 01293 421591 Broadbridge Heath GC 01403 211311 Gymnastics Club, Broadbridge Heath

Leisure 01403 211311 Hawth Gymnastics Club, all ages, Crawley 01293 585327 Horsham GC 01403 271053 K2 Crawley 01293 585300 Lynx Trampolining Club, Horsham 01403 710925 Trampolining classes, Broadbridge Heath Leisure 01403 211311

Hockey

Crawley Hockey Club 01293 885601 Horsham Cricket & Sports Club 01403 254628 K2 Crawley 01293 585300

Horseriding

Butterstocks Farm, Smithers Hill, Shipley Horsham 01403 741606 Crawley & District Bridleways Group, Crawley 01293 884249 Crawley & Horsham Pony Club, Horsham 01403 864387 Forest Farm Riding School, Mannings Heath 01403 251133 Hacking in the Countryside, Plumbers Plain 01403 891264 Hillcrest Farm Riding School, Plummers Plain 01403 891264

Crawley Leisure Action for Disability 01293 528744 Flamingoes Physically Disabled Swimming Club 01293 882148 Forest Flyers Disability Football Club 01293 881986 Grasshoppers & Outburst, Holiday & Saturday activities 01403 218888 Moving Barriers Sports for Disabled Children 01293 585350 Ready & Able Sports Club 01403 215493 Riding for the Disabled, Crawley Down 01342 713143 Sensory Room, Horsham Nursery School C&FC 01403 224444 Bunny Hoppers, Grasshoppers & Buddies - activity groups for 0-18 yrs 01403 218888 Sunbeam Disability Swim Club 07929 267593 Sussex Cricket Disability Hub www. sussexcricket.co.uk/disability-hub-flyer 01273 827104 Sussex Disability Sports Database 0800 859929 Tilgate Park, Crawley. Nature Centre 01293 521168 Toybox Playgroup, Wakehams Green Community Centre 01293 883034

Libraries

Billingshurst Library 01403 783145 Broadfield Library 01293 543298 Crawley Library 01293 895130 Horsham Library 01403 224353 Southwater Library 01403 734660 Horsham & District Riding Club, Horsham 01403 252270 North West Sussex Bridleways Group, Slinfold 01403 790148 Riding for the Disabled, South East Region Chairman 01293 862576 Woodside Farm Riding School, Forest Rd, Horsham 01293 851229

Karting/Racing

Dirtkarts, off road Karting 0844 745 5005 Karting Crawley 0844 745 5006 Lets Race - F1 Racing Simulator 01293 826800 Southern Pursuits 01293 611020 Teamsport Indoor Karting 0844 998 0844

Laser Clubs

Lazer World, Spindle Way, Crawley 01293 551 461

Leisure & Sport Services

Adventure playground & playcentres in Crawley 01293 528744 Bewbush Adventure Playground 01293 520225 Creasys Drive Adventure Playground 01293 561847 Horsham Leisure Link 24 hour telephone service 01403 274652 Marlow Sports 07940 489257 Waterlea Adventure Playground, Furnace Green 01293 530035 Woods for Learning 07940 489257

Leisure & Sport for Disabled & Special Needs Children

Causeway Opportunity Playgroup, Horsham 01403 269548

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Martial Arts

BBH Judo Club 01403 211311 Chi-Do Self Defence System 07791 648784 Chi-Gung moving Meditaion & Relaxation 07708 582771 Cho-Wa Ju-Jitsu, Maidenbower, Crawley 01293 885491 Crawley & East Grinstead Tae Kwon-do Clubs 01323 461058 Crawley Aikido Club 01342 321429 Crawley ITF, Taekwon-Do, Maidenbower 01444 233356 Crawley Judo Club 01293 404716 Crawley Karate Kyo-Kushin-Kai 01293 535769 Crawley SKF Karate, classes 6 days a week 07525 398980 East Grinstead Taekwon-Do School 07957 617097 Horsham Judo Club 07778 670124 Horsham Karate Club 01403 218327 Karate, Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre 01403 211311 Karate-Dokuja Karate-Do Wado Kai, Horsham 01403 253782 Kin Ryu Judo Club, K2 01293 537808 Korean Martial Arts 01403 273461 Sama Karati, Kick Boxing & Ladies Self Defence 07743 826994 Shotokan Karate Ass 07860 650127 Southwater Judo Club, Southwater Leisure Centre 07778 670124 The Cho-Wa Ju-Jitsu Association 01293 885491 Turners Hill Yokohama Judo Club 01342 715252 Wado-ryu Sports Karate, Children’s Classes, Crawley 01293 407539 WT Martial Arts 01293 544333

Music

Early Years Music fun for 3 to 6 years 01243 642361 Need a musical Instrument from £15

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a term 01243 642361 West Sussex Music Centres, develop your music skills 01243 642361 West Sussex Music Service, Primary Ages 5-11 01243 642361 West Sussex Music Service, Adults 01243 642361 West Sussex Music Service, Making Music (experience playing in rock b&) 01243 642361 West Sussex Music Service, Rock & Pop, 8-18 01243 642361 West Sussex Music Service, Secondary School Ages 11-18 01243 642361

Netball

Crawley Netball Association 01293 886415 Horsham District Netball Cub 07799 514954 Horsham Dolphins Youth Section 01403 265620 K2 Crawley 01293 585300

Paintball

Bullswood Skirmish 01342 870870 Holmbush Paintball 0845 500 7755 Go Ballistic, Go Paintballing (Holmbush) 0844 7455000 paintball.co.uk 08437 755128

Places to Visit

Amberley Working Museum 01798 831370 Black Down & Marley Common 01428 683207 Bluebell Railway 01825 720800 Borde Hill Gardens & Playground, Balcombe Rd 01444 450326 Brooklands Museum, aviation and motoring 01932 857381 Buchan Country Park, Horsham Rd, Crawley 01293 542088 Chesworth Farm, Denne Park, Horsham 01403 256890 Christ’s Hospital School Museum, Horsham 01403 247528 Crawley Museum Goffs Park 01293 539088 Devil’s Dyke, Devil’s Dyke Road, Poynings 01273 857712 Fishers Farm Park, Wisborough, Billingshurst 01403 700063 Glyndebourne Opera House 01273 812321 Godstone Farm, Godstone 01883 742546 Goffs Park Miniature Railway 01293 528612 Goff’s Park Play Area, Horsham Road, Crawley 0800 5807588 Horsham Museum, The Causeway, Horsham 01403 254959 Horsham Park, Hurst Road, Horsham 01403 215256 Huxley’s Experience Birds of Prey Centre, Horsham 01403 273458 Huxleys Experience, Horsham 01403 273458 Ifield Water Mill 01293 539088 Ladyland Farm 01293 784469 Langley Green Adventure Playground, Crawley 01293 516163 Leechpool and Owlbeech Woods, Horsham 01403 731218 Leonardslee Gardens, Lower Beeding, Horsham 01403 891212 Millpond Adventure Playground, Bewbush, Crawley 01293 520225 Nymans Gardens, Handcross 01444 405250 Pulborough Brooks Nature Reserve 01798 875851

Southwater Country Park 01403 731218 Standen, East Grinstead 01342 323029 Sussex Past 01323 844224 Tangmere Military Aviation Museum 01243 790090 The Walled Garden at Cowdray 01730 816881 The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Arundel 01903 883355 Tilgate Park, Crawley. Nature centre, outdoor play area, cheap and fun day out 01293 521168 Tulleys Farm, Turners Hill 01342 717071 Wakehurst Place 01444 894066 Warnham Nature Reserve 01403 256890 Washbrooks Farm 01273 832201 Waterlea Adventure Playground, Furnace Green 01293 530035 Wattlehurst Farm Park, Kingsfold, Horsham 01306 627490 Weald & Downland Open Air Museum 01243 811363 West Wittering Estate 01243 514143

Pottery

Have-A-Go Pottery 01403 741121 Mud Pie Ceramics 01293 776700 The Pottery@Spellcast Studio 01403 248123

Rugby & Mini Rugby

Crawley Rugby Club 01293 533995 Horsham Rugby Club 01403 252235 St Francis Rugby Club, Crawley 01293 516108

Softball

Vampire Batters, mums, dads, teenagers (14+) 01293 435981

Skate Parks

Skate Park - Billingshurst 01403 215493 Skate Parks - Horsham Park 01403 215493

Sports Centres

Billingshurst Leisure Centre 01403 784245 Bluecoat Sports, Christ’s Hospital 01403 247572 Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre Horsham 01403 211311 Christ’s Hospital Sports Centre, Horsham 01403 247572 Forest Recreation Centre, Comptons Lane, Horsham 01403 269619 K2 Crawley 01293 585300 Pageant Leisure Club, Lower Beeding 01403 891687 Southwater Leisure Centre, Pevensey Rd, Southwater 01403 733208 The Holbrook Club, North Heath Lane, Horsham 01403 751150 Virgin Active, Crawley 0800 064 4456

Squash

Copthorne Squash Club, Copthorne Rd, Copthorne 01293 716278 Cottesmore Squash Club, Pease Pottage 01293 528256 Horsham Cricket & Sports Club 01403 254628 Horsham Squash Club 01403 272156 Ifield Squash Courts, Rusper Rd, Ifield, Crawley 01293 520222 K2 Crawley 01293 585300

Stoolball

Broadbridge Heath Stoolball Club sallybooker1@btinternet.com Stoolball England www.stoolball.org.uk

Swimming & Snorkelling

Sailing

NSSA Coaching, 7 to 12 yrs, Thurs 5pm to 6pm. 07779497465.

Girl Guides & Scouts

Crawley District Scouts www. crawleydistrictscouts.org.uk Horsham West Scouts www.scoutshorshamwest.org.uk Horsham Weald Scout District www. horshamwealdscouts.org Rainbows Brownies and Guides www. girlguiding.org.uk/interested Scout Association 020 8433 7100 Turners Hill/Crawley Down Scout Group www.thcdscouts.org.uk West Sussex Scouts www. westsussexscouts.org.uk West Sussex Scouts County Office 01798 831110

Segway

Segway Events, Horsham 0845 3193747

Angelfish 01273 726163 Aquababies - Birth to 4 years in Sussex 01273 833101 Aqua Tots, Baby/Toddler classes 020 8688 6488 Bluecoat Sports, Christ’s Hospital, Horsham 01403 247572 Bubbles Swim School 01403 730226 Crawley Branch of The British Sub Aqua Club 01293 820147 Crawley Swimming Club 01293 883570 Crawley Town Life Saving Club, Crawley 01403 262158 DPD Coaching 01798 873077 Floaties, 18-36 months, Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre 01403 211311 Jellyfish Swimming School 07950 127517 K2 Crawley 01293 585300 MXT Swimming School 07944 237614 Parent & baby splash 0-3, Broadbridge Heath Leisure Tue am 01403 211311 Sunbeam Disability Swim Club 07929 267593 The Sussex Swim School teach preschool kids to safely swim 01444 474573 The Pavilion in the Park, Horsham 01403 219200 Water Babies - baby swimming venues across Sussex 01794 399888 Water Nippers, Swimming lessons for kids in Sussex 1-8yrs, 01273 621333

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Table Tennis

Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre 01403 211311 Crawley Table Tennis Club 01444 870622 Crawley Sports Table Tennis Club 01293 523668 Crawley, Horsham & District TTC 01293 537864 Foresters TTC 01293 521643 Horsham TTC 01403 215634 K2 Crawley 01293 585300

Tennis

Advantage Receiver Tennis 01444 253 322 Billingshurst Tennis Club 01403 783430 Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre 01403 211311 Comptons Tennis Club, Leechpond Hill, Horsham 01403 268071 Cottesmore Tennis Club, Pease Pottage 01293 528256 Crawley Lawn Tennis Club, Three Bridges, Crawley 01293 533388 Horsham Cricket & Sports Club 01403 254628 Horsham Lawn Tennis Club 01403 254628 Horsham Tennis Club 01403 254628 Ifield Tennis Club, Ifield Crawley 01293 400326 K2 Crawley 01293 585300 Marlow Sports 07940 489257 Sussex County Lawn Tennis Association 01273 505979 Sussex School of Lawn Tennis, Farthings Hill 01403 265055 Tennis Sussex 01273 505979 The Holbrook Club (Junior Tennis Coaching), Horsham 01403 751150 Tom Usborne Tennis (Felbridge) 07921 517692

Theatres & Cinemas

Christ’s Hospital Theatre, Christ’s Hospital, Horsham 01403 247434 Ifield Barn Theatre Society, Rectory La, Ifield, Crawley 01293 522763 The Brighton Centre 01273 290131 The Capitol, Horsham 01403 750220 The Fishers Barn Theatre, Fishers Farm 01403 700063 The Hawth Theatre, Crawley 01293 552941 Theatre Royal, Brighton 08700 606650 Cineworld, Crawley 0871 2002000 Volleyball Crawley Volleyball Club 01293 862170 Volleyball 07828 504378]

Watersports

Adur Canoe Club 01903 691473 Crawley Mariners Yacht Club 01403 241406 Forest Canoe Club 01798 875225 Rowing, Ardingly Activity Centre, Ardingly Resevoir 01444 892549 Southwater Watersports Centre, Southwater 01403 734424

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