Dolphin Leisure Centre Hosts Free Family Fun

The Dolphin Leisure Centre in Haywards Heath – operated by Freedom Leisure on behalf of Mid Sussex District Council – is offering free family fun sessions on Sunday June 23 from 10am to 1pm. 

A wide range of activities includes bounce & roll soft play, crafty fun and  face painting for the very young and trampolining, roller skating, tennis, badminton, table tennis and football for older children. Families will be encouraged to view all the facilities and those interested in joining can take advantage of generous membership offers available on the day.

“Our family fun sessions are open to everyone but we are particularly looking to welcome new families to The Dolphin on Sunday June 23 to show the range of activities we can offer children and their parents,” says Andy Jones, Freedom Leisure centre manager.  “We would like to see more children become active in Haywards Heath and hope by giving them some taster sessions, they’ll feel encouraged to take up some new active hobbies,” he says.

For more information visit www.freedom-leisure.co.uk or call The Dolphin on 01444 457337.

About Freedom Leisure

Freedom Leisure is the leading not-for-profit leisure trust in the South East.  It manages 34 leisure and fitness centres across Sussex, Kent and Surrey including K2 Crawley, an official training venue for the London 2012 Olympics and Guildford Spectrum, the UK's most exciting leisure complex which houses an ice rink, a 32 lane tenpin bowling centre and four swimming pools.  The most recent addition to its portfolio is Three Hills Sports Park in Folkestone, a centre of excellence for amateur and elite netball, hockey and cricket.

Freedom Leisure is committed to the provision and development of inclusive leisure and fitness facilities. Through continued investment, Freedom Leisure strives to provide a wide range of opportunities for improving health and wellbeing and maximising leisure time within all its communities.

FREE Bug Hunter's Fun Day in Hove on 9th August!

Children’s party company Cookery Doodle Doo are working in partnership with local charity, Friends of St Ann’s Well Garden and The Garden Café to bring a new unique free fun-day to Hove.

The Bug Hunter’s Fun Day will be a free afternoon of family bug-themed entertainment in St Ann’s Well Garden on Thursday 9^th August. Cookery Doodle Doo will be providing maps and equipment to encourage children to explore the local mini-beasts including butterflies, snails and woodlice.

After exploring the historic gardens, children can get creative decorating their own freshly-baked themed biscuits, making bug artwork and speaking to the Park Wardens about their exciting finds!

Katie Elfer, Founder of Cookery Doodle Doo said “It can be a challenge in the holidays to find new things to do with the family – especially if the weather is a bit unpredictable! The Garden Café is a cosy haven when it’s raining and perfectly located for a bug-hunting adventure in the beautiful gardens. Cookery Doodle Doo are excited to be working with the Garden Café and Friend’s of St Ann’s Well Garden to launch this free family fun day for local children.”

The Bug Hunter’s Fun Day will be held at The Garden Café in St Ann’s Well Garden on Thursday 9^th August from 12-4pm

More details about this free event are available at http://cookerydoodledoo.com/events/bugs/ or by phoning the organiser Katie Elfer on 07588692955.

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Glynde, Beddingham & Firle Village Fete - 4th August 2012

Take part in our traditional and historic yet modern rural fete set in the East Sussex Downlands village of Glynde in the South Downs National Park, accessible by train from London, Brighton & Eastbourne with car parking amongst our beautiful surroundings.

Games, locally sourced food refreshments at our 144^th year old Glynde, Beddingham & Firle Village Fete on 4^th August from 1pm on Glynde Recreation Ground, BN8 6RS.

               

According to “A Pleasant Day at Glynde Park” featured in the Sussex Express in 1868, this year marks the 144^th anniversary of our village fete and family fun day!

As well as taking part in our Youth Talent Competition, Children's Fancy Dress Parade and traditional games and fun; you and your loved ones can watch young performers from Empire Dance of Ringmer perform some of their best moves, sing along to some good ol’ rock ’n’ blues with The Swamp Donkeys, enjoy some French folk music, cheer on Morris dancers and even learn how to dance around a Maypole!

Throughout the afternoon you’ll have the chance to compete in our traditional English summer games, including such fun competitions as knobbly knees, gurning faces, coconut shy, horse shoes and even the historic East Sussex pub game Toad in the Hole.

In addition to the Children’s Talent Competition and Fancy Dress Parade, your children will have a blast with even more opportunities to take part, as well as make new friends, have their face painted, play some fun games, cool off in the oldest village summer pool and we may even have a bouncy castle as well!

Keep your loved ones content with a variety of food and drink available from delicious locally sourced free range Hog Roast and vegetarian savoury treats (courtesy of West Sussex Hog Roast). Or for those with a sweet tooth or desire for just a little slice of loveliness, we shall have our traditional Tea & Cake Tent serving homemade goodies and soft drinks again this year. Or why not relax a little and sample some of the finest brewed Harveys ales and Middle Farm ciders that Sussex has to offer, as well as a fine wine tasting opportunity from Ringmer Wine Stores.

Feast your eyes on the delights of local produce and floral displays tended with care by local residents from Lewes, Glynde, Firle and other local parishes, which will be formally judged according to the Royal Horticultural Society rules & regulations and at the end of the day you'll be able to bid for these fantastic creations in our live auction! You will also be able to win Glyndebourne tickets in our raffle and lots of fabulous prizes in our children’s and grown-ups tombola’s which are all donated by the local community & businesses.

All money raised on the day will be donated to our chosen beneficiaries Firle CE Primary School, Glynde, Beddingham & Firle Memorial Parade, Glynde and Beddingham Swimming Pool, Glynde, West Firle and Beddingham Parish Churches.

Local organisations are welcome to take part on the day and we already have Sussex Wildlife Trust, Candy Queens, and Melissa’s Hot Chocolate & Doughnuts confirmed too!
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