SOCATOTS SUSSEX - ABC READER OFFER!

Socatots is the world’s first football specific play programme for pre-school children from the age of 18 months old to school age.

It is a unique fun based concept aimed at giving children their first start with the ball and is equally suitable for both boys and girls.

We encourage children to develop basic football skills; dribbling, passing and control of the ball. We also include throwing and catching, balance and team games.

Currently, we run classes in Southwater and Lindfield on a Monday morning, Horsham and Cuckfield on a Tuesday morning, Turners Hill and Patcham on a Friday morning and Mannings Heath, Turners Hill, Patcham, Lindfield and Hurstpierpoint on Saturday mornings.

Our classes on Saturday are extremely popular with Dad’s as it provides a unique bonding experience.

We also provide 1 or 2 hour football fun birthday parties up children up to the age of 6 years old.

Please contact us for a FREE trial quoting ‘ABC Magazine’ and we will put your child’s name into our monthly draw to win 6 free Socatots sessions at a venue of your choice.

For more information please contact Marianne & Fiona on 01444 440234 or info@socatots-sussex.co.uk or visit: www.socatots-sussex.co.uk

Local authors help school raise funds for seriously ill children

On Friday, Tavistock and Summerhill School in Lindfield was buzzing with Mathildas, Big Friendly Giants, Willy Wonkas, and Twits for Dahlicious Dress Up Day, a charity fancy dress fundraiser for Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity www.roalddahlcharity.org. Local authors Dr Robert Hodgkinson (Henry and the Alphabet Spaghetti) and Alison Milford (A Children’s History of Sussex and writer for the Oxford Reading Tree) and former parent, Marilyn Bradley judged the fancy dress competition. Afterwards there was special Dahl themed quiz and lunch.

This was the culmination of a week of activities to celebrate 30 years of Roald Dahl's BFG.

On Monday the children took part in a live pod cast featuring author Michael Rosen (Roald Dahl’s biographer), Quentin Blake - the illustrator who bought all of Roald Dahl’s characters to life and David Walliams - reading the dream chapter from the BFG dressed as the Big Friendly Giant himself. The children voted for their favourite Roald Dahl characters and their suggestions were sent in to the pod cast team before the event. As the BFG is a dream weaver, following the podcast, the children described their favourite dreams.

 “Fantastically fabulous fun!” commented the Head, Andy Giles, “This is a great opportunity to enthuse the children to about reading, have fun and help children less fortunate than themselves”

Dolphin makes a splash at Oathall Community College Summer Festival

The Dolphin Leisure Centre will make a splash at the Oathall Community College with its free taster sessions of Zumba, karate and netball at the College’s Summer Festival on Saturday July 7.  

There will be a host of activities for all the family.

•  Shoppers will enjoy the car boot sale, craft and farmers’ markets and the chance to pick up a bargain at the bicycle sale

• The young and young at heart will enjoy battling the giant inflatables, trying to beat the rodeo bull and taking a quick lesson at the driving school

• Everyone can be refreshed at the food stalls

• Arty types can join the graffiti masterclass

• Dog lovers can show their pet pooch

• And lucky people will win at the raffle – first prize is an iPad donated by The Dolphin Leisure Centre and other prizes include a balloon flight for two and a wheelbarrow packed with bottles of wine.

The Festival will be opened by SA Academy, one of the region's premier street dance companies.  Local drama group, Act Too, will perform songs from their forthcoming show, Cats, and Oathall students will showcase their own singing talents.

“Our Summer Festival is a celebration for the community as much as the school and everyone is welcome to join us,” says Verity Brown of the Oathall Community College PTA.  “There really is something for everyone to do here and we look forward to welcoming people to enjoy all the fun of the fair,” she says.

“We are delighted to support the Oathall Community College Summer Festival once again and are looking forward to taking people through our taster sessions,” says Andy Jones, Freedom Leisure Centre Manager at The Dolphin.

The Summer Festival begins at (what time) at Oathall Community College, Appledore Gardens, Lindfield, RH16 2AQ.  Entrance fee is £1 per adult and 50p per child.