The Essential Guide for Parents, Carers & Grandparents CRAWLEY & HORSHAM | NOVEMBER - FEBRUARY 2023 WIN Prizes from What's On Local events November - February Sport & Leisure ● Baby Groups ● Education ● Parties ● Holiday Schemes ● Helplines ● and more... FREE!
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We have FOUR excellent COMPETITIONS in the autumn/winter issue. Make sure to get your entries in to all of the competitions, so that you have a chance of winning a Family Ticket to the following: Cinderella at the Capitol, Spring Live!, Elderflower Fields Festival and Glow Wild 2023.
Very many thanks to all of the advertisers who have placed adverts in the Crawley & Horsham Family Grapevine autumn/winter 2022 issue.
Take care and have a fantastic autumn and winter 2022!
Wickenden - Editor
Crawley and Horsham
Cover image of the gorgeous Ugly Sisters who will be appearing in Cinderella at The Capitol Horsham this December
Photo by Toby Phillips Photography (see competition p14)
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& Gifts FairKind Child, locally made toys, games & gifts Horsham, shop.fairkindchild.co.uk Fiesta Tots, free delivery in Horsham, fiesta-tots.co.uk Outdoor Adventure Kit gifts, including bushcraft, navigation, den building, fire-lighting & whittling, Balcombe, wildkidscompany.com Toy Barnhaus, Crawley, toybarnhaus.co.uk Tracys Little Gift Shop, find your kinder gifts & treats, Mabel’s Emporium, Burgess Hill, tracyslittlegiftshop.com (see advert p11) Vacalola, shoes & clothing, Horsham, vacalola.co.uk www.thefamilygrapevine.co.uk With many thanks to Rhiannon Amy Park of FAB CO who drew the brilliant seasonal images COMPETITIONS - win a Family Ticket to: Where Can I Find...? Publication dates: Early March, July and November each year Copy deadlines 10th February | 10th June | 10th October Additional Needs..............................4 Advice & Support..............................4 Antenatal............................................4 Babies............................................4 & 6 Competitions...............7, 11, 12 & 14 Daycare Nurseries ............................7 Gifts & Toys.........................................2 Holiday Schemes..............................8 Independent Schools.............3, 8 - 9 Local Events......................................15 Parties...............................................4 Places to Visit...........................12 - 16 Pre-schools.....................................7 - 8 Pre-School Activities...................6 - 7 Silver Grapevine..............................11 Swimming........................................10 07 Spring Live! South of England Showground, Ardingly 11 Glow Wild - Wakehurst, Ardingly 12 Elderflower Fields Festival - Pippingford Park, East Sussex 14 Cinderella - The Capitol Horsham Scan to View Full Listings Online
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Hall Hire
Beeding & Bramber Village Hall, beedingandbrambervillagehall.org.uk
Broadfield Community Centre, Crawley, broadfield.cc/hire.html
Charis Centre, indoor & outdoor, Crawley, thechariscentre.org/room-hire Crawley Borough Community Centres, crawley.gov.uk/culture/sport-andleisure/community-centres
Haven Centre, Crawley Down, cdhavencentre.co.uk
Lardner Hall, The Ghyll, Pevensey Road, Southwater, theghyll.org
Laurie Apted Building, hall with kitchen, Church Lane, Southwater, theghyll.org
Penfold Church Hall, Steyning, penfoldchurchhall.org.uk
Pulborough Village Hall, pulbvh.org.uk Springboard House, Horsham, springboardsupport.org/springboardhouse/centre-hire
Storrington Village Hall, 01903 744592
The Ark, Turners Hill, turnershillparishcouncil.gov.uk
The Holbrook Club, North Heath Lane, Horsham, theholbrookclub.co.uk
The Wiston Meeting Place, Wiston near Steyning, wistonvillage.org.uk
Party Entertainers
Allsortsoffun, scientist, pirate, knight, spy party, magic, puppets, allsortsoffun.co.uk (see advert)
Brookfield Day Nursery, 2yrs+, Lowfield Heath, BDNL.co.uk (see advert p7)
Crazy Beanz, themed parties, Horsham, crazybeanz.co.uk
DNA Kids parties, 26 different themes for girls & boys, dnakids.co.uk
Themed parties at The Holbrook Club, North Heath Lane, Horsham, theholbrookclub.co.uk
Sport Parties
Football parties at The Holbrook Club, North Heath Lane, Horsham, theholbrookclub.co.uk
Hawth Gymnastics Club, 3-9yrs, Crawley, hawthgymnastics.co.uk
Infinity Gymnastics, supervised activities, Southwater, infinity-gymnastics.co.uk
Kids’ All Star Sports, tailored sport parties, 5-14yrs, Horsham, kidsallstarsports.com
Little Kickers Football Parties, 2-7yrs, littlekickers.co.uk
Mini Musketeers, 7yrs+, fencing parties, minimusketeers.co.uk
South Coast Sports, football, archery & multisports, 3yrs+, Horsham, southcoastsports.org.uk
Springfit gymnastics & trampoline parties, Crawley & Copthorne, springfit.org
Tiny Tekkers multisport parties, 4-14yrs, games & prizes, tinytekkers.com
Child & Family Support
Crawley Bewbush Family Hub, Dorsten Square, 01403 229900
Crawley Broadfield Family Hub, Creasys Drive, 01403 229900
Crawley Family Hub, Pound Hill, 01273 696 011 ext 6860
Happy Talk, individual speech & language assessment & therapy for pre-school children, Horsham, happytalkhorsham.co.uk
Horsham Family Hub, Three Acres, 01403 229900
Ten Little Toes Baby Bank, support for young families in difficulty, Cowfold, tenlittletoesbabybank.org
Additional Needs
Air Dance Company, 2yrs+, any level of experience, disability or ability, Horsham, facebook.com/airdancehorsham
Hillcrest Farm Riding School, Plummers Plain, hillcrestfarmstables.co.uk
Horsham Swim School, 0-11yrs, horshamswimschool.co.uk (see advert p10)
Muntham House School, for boys with ASD/challenging behaviour, 5-18yrs, Horsham, muntham.org.uk
MXT Swim School, Steyning & Storrington, mxtswimschool.com
Stay & Play & activity sessions, Springboard House, Horsham, springboardsupport.org/springboardhouse/centre-hire
shopfunmi
www.shopfunmi.com amazon.co.uk/funmi
Wearable breast pumps
Reusable milk storage bags
Shea butter nipple balm
Funmi wearable single or double rechargeable breast pumps come with 240ml milk collection cups that are worn in-bra, so mums can pump hands free and keep their clothes on - 2 sizes of silicone breast shield available
Treasure Chest Soft Play, monthly SEN evenings, Crawley, treasurechestindoorplay.co.uk
West Sussex Portage Services, pre-school children, portage.org.uk/west-sussexportage-service
Yippee & Yip4Youth short breaks, westsussex.local-offer.org/services/676ymca-yippee-yip4youth-short-breakprovider
First Aid Training
Brinley First Aid Training, for nurseries, preschools, charities & all groups, special local rates available, all levels, brinleyfirstaidtraining.co.uk
Daisy First Aid, for families, Crawley, 07974 360982
Daisy First Aid, for families, Horsham, 07968 486862
KeepaBeat, first aid courses for parents & carers, keepabeat.com
Fostering & Adoption
Cornerways Fostering Services, foster carers urgently needed, cornerways.org County Adoption & Fostering Team, fostering, westsussex.gov.uk/fostering
Five Rivers Child Care need short-term & long-term foster carers in Sussex for children & young people, five-rivers.org
West Sussex County Council Adoption South East, adoptionsoutheast.org.uk
Fertility & Conception
Fountain Therapies, homeopathy can support you through all the stages of looking to start a family, 01444 401271 fountaintherapies.co.uk
Antenatal & Postnatal Services
A Step At A Time, hypnobirthing, astepatatime.org.uk
Acupuncturist supporting women in pregnancy, Horsham, holistic-acupuncture.co.uk
Bluebell Bras, mobile bra fitting service for pregnant & breastfeeding women, bluebellbras.co.uk
Bump, Birth & Beyond, Horsham, bumpbirthandbeyond.net
Clarity Hypnotherapy for calmer childbirth, Pound Hill, clarity-clinic.co.uk Glow reflexology, pre-conception, pregnancy & postnatal treatments, glowreflexology.co.uk
Journey to Birth, Hypnobirthing for an empowered birth, Horsham, journeytobirth.uk
NCT course bookings, Crawley & Horsham, nct.org.uk/courses-workshops, 0300 330 0700
Complementary Therapy for Babies
Fountain Therapies, homeopathic remedies are safe & helpful for labour & the postnatal & formative years, 01444 401271 fountaintherapies.co.uk Sara Eloquin Craniosacral Therapy, Horsham, saraeloquin.com
Equipment for Babies & Children
Fiesta Tots, free delivery in Horsham, fiesta-tots.co.uk
Funmi, sustainable maternity, breastfeeding & feminine products, shopfunmi.com (see advert)
Wellness & Complementary Healthcare
A Step At A Time, therapy for children, astepatatime.org.uk
Fountain Therapies, homeopathy can really help with childhood ailments such as teething, asthma, warts & verrucas, 01444 401271 fountaintherapies.co.uk Holly Stone Hypnotherapy, overcoming fears & phobias, Billingshurst, hollystonehypnotherapy.co.uk
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Baby & Toddler Timetable • Baby & Pre-School Groups
Whilst every effort has been made to check that the details of the Baby, Toddler & Pre-school groups listed here are correct, please double check with the individual organisations.
Baby & Toddlers
Monday am
Mini Notes, 9.45 & 10.45, St Barnabus Church, Crawley, mininotes.co.uk Rainbow Toddlers, Billingshurst Family Church, FB Rainbow Toddlers Billingshurst Toddler Morning, Mini Mayhem, Crawley County Mall, minimayhemcrawley.co.uk
Twinkle Tots Music Group, Haven Centre, Crawley Down, cdhavencentre.co.uk/ toddlertot-groups
Baby & Toddlers
Tuesday am
Crawley New Parents Connect, 0-18mths, 10.30-12, term time, Holy Trinity Church, Tilgate, homestartchams.org.uk
Horsham Gymnastics Centre, 9.15-10.15, parent & toddler, walking-3yrs, hgc.org.uk
Jungle Tots, 9.30-11.30, childminders only, The Charis Centre, West Green Drive, lovecrawley.co.uk/jungletots
Little Builders Horsham, 0-5yrs, 10-11.30, Kingdom Faith Church, Foundry Lane, facebook.com/littlebuildershorsham
Storrington baby & toddler group, 10-12, Trinity Methodist Church, facebook.com/ storringtonbabyandtoddlers
Toddler Morning, Mini Mayhem, Crawley County Mall, minimayhemcrawley.co.uk
Baby & Toddlers
Tuesday pm
Music Bus, 1.30-2.30, term time, Northolmes Junior School, Horsham, office@jackandjillchildcarefacilities.com
Petite Parkour, 3-5yrs, 1.45-2.30, Crawley, facebook.com/crawleyparkour
Toddlers at St Barnabas, 1-3pm term time, Pound Hill, facebook.com/ToddlersStBarnabas
Baby & Toddlers
Wednesday am
Crawley New Parents Connect, 0-18mths, 10.30-12, term time, Holy Trinity Church, Tilgate, homestartchams.org.uk
Horsham New Parents Group, 0-18mths, 10-11.30, term time, Salvation Army Hall, Depot Road, homestartchams.org.uk
Jungle Tots, 9.30-11.30, The Charis Centre, West Green Drive, lovecrawley.co.uk/jungletots
Little Chicks Toddler Group, 9.30-11.30, term time, Northolmes Junior School, Horsham, office@jackandjillchildcarefacilities.com
Mac Playgroup, 0-4yrs, Steyning Methodist Church Hall, macplaygroup@yahoo.com
Toddler Morning, Mini Mayhem, Crawley County Mall, minimayhemcrawley.co.uk Warnham Bambies, warnhamchurch. co.uk/groups/children-and-youth/ bambies-mother-and-toddler-group
Baby & Toddlers
Thursday am
Cheeky Cherubs Baby & Toddler Fun! 9.45-11.15 term time, Church Room, Southwater, 07784 533249
Horsham Gymnastics Centre, 9.15-10.15, parent & toddler, walking-3yrs, hgc.org.uk
Infinity Gymnastics, 10.35-11.20, parent & toddler sessions, Southwater, infinity-gymnastics.co.uk
Jungle Tots, 9.30-11.30, The Charis Centre, West Green Drive, lovecrawley.co.uk/jungletots
Kinderoos baby & toddler group, 1011.30, St John’s Church, Broadbridge Heath, stjohnsbbh.org.uk/events/kinderoo-4
Little Builders Horsham, 0-5yrs, 10-11.30, Kingdom Faith Church, Foundry Lane, facebook.com/littlebuildershorsham Toddlers at St Barnabas, 9-11am term time, Pound Hill, facebook.com/ToddlersStBarnabas
Twinkle Tots Music Group, Haven Centre, Crawley Down, cdhavencentre.co.uk/ toddlertot-groups
Baby & Toddlers
Friday am
Lingfield Little Forest Folk, free Forest School sessions for 18mths - 4yrs, 9.3011am, term time lingfieldcollege.co.uk (see advert p8)
Little Monkeys, 10-11.30, toys, ride on cars, crafts, 0-4yrs, Pulborough Village Hall, facebook.com/ pulboroughslittlemonkeys
Mini Notes, 9.45, St Barnabus Church, Crawley, mininotes.co.uk
Noah’s Ark at All Saints Roffey, term time, facebook.com/AllSaintsNoahsArk
Baby & Toddlers
Friday pm
Infinity Gymnastics, 1.50-2.35, parent & toddler sessions, Southwater, infinity-gymnastics.co.uk
Library Groups
Billingshurst Library, Rhyme Time, Tuesday am, Just drop in
Broadfield Library, Rhyme Time, Tuesday am, Saturday am, Just drop in
Crawley Library, Rhyme Time, Monday pm, Tuesday am, Friday am, Just drop in Horsham Library, Rhyme Time, Tuesday am, Friday am, Just drop in
Pulborough Library, Rhyme Time, Friday am, Just drop in
Southwater Library, Rhyme Time, Thursday am, Just drop in Steyning Library, Rhyme Time, Friday pm, Toddler Time, Monday pm, Just drop in
Storrington Library, Rhyme Time, Tuesday am, Just drop in
Baby Massage & Yoga
Baby massage & Mummy & me yoga, Busylizzy, Horsham, busylizzy.co.uk/horsham
Loving Touch, Horsham, hazydaisies.co.uk
Musical Hands, Maidenbower, musicalhands.co.uk
Tuesday’s Child Baby Massage & Yoga, Crawley, tuesdayschildbabymassageandyoga. co.uk
Other Baby & Toddler Groups
Acorns & Embers: The Mother’s Fire, nature-based mother & child group, Billingshurst, acornsandembers.co.uk Crawley & Horsham Twiglets multiple birth group, relaxed & safe group for parents & children 0-3yrs, term time, homestartchams.org.uk
Pre-School Dance & Drama
Air Dance Company, 2yrs+, any level of experience, disability or ability, Horsham, facebook.com/airdancehorsham babyballet Crawley & Horsham, boys & girls 18mths-6yrs, babyballet.co.uk
Cheneler School of Dance, 18mths+, Crawley & Horsham, chenelerdance.com Desire2Dance, parent & toddler classes, Bewbush, desire2dance.org.uk
Elsden School of Dance, 3yrs+, ballet, tap & modern, Southwater, facebook.com/elsdendance
Fi Steps Performing Arts, 3yrs+, Crawley & Horsham, fisteps.com
Glynde Place Dance Studio, 2½yrs+, dance & musical theatre, Horsham, glyndeplacedancestudio.co.uk
Gracie Grooves, 3yrs+, Crawley Down, graciegrooves.com
Horsham School of Dance, ballet, contemporary, tap, modern & musical theatre, horshamschoolofdance.co.uk
JBA Dance, 3yrs+, ballet, tap & lyrical, Horsham, jba-dance.co.uk
KDF Academy of Dance, 2½yrs+, Broadbridge Heath, kdfacademyofdanceandfitness.co.uk
Kicks Dance, 18mths+, Crawley & Horsham, kicksdance.co.uk/horsham
Musical Hands Performing Arts, ballet, tap & musical theatre, musicalhands.co.uk
N-Vision Dance Schools, 3yrs+, freestyle, street, show, Crawley, facebook.com/ nvisiondanceschools
Rhythm & Sole Street Dance, 3yrs+, Horsham, rhythmandsoledance.co.uk
Roshe School Crawley, 2yrs+, ballet, modern & tap, rosheschoolcrawley. felbridge.org.uk
Sandra Powell School of Dancing, 18mths+, Horsham, sandrapowellballet.co.uk
Silver Ribbons Dance School, 2½yrs+, ballet & tap, Horsham, silverribbons.co.uk
Stages Performing Arts, Crawley, stagesperformingarts.org
Vicky Michelle Academy of Dance,1½yrs+, Rudgwick & Billingshurst, vmadance.co.uk
Pre-School Music & Movement
Hartbeeps, from birth, The Charis Centre, Crawley, hartbeeps.com/east-surreywest-sussex
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Little Notes, Horsham, littlenotes.co.uk/ horsham-and-dorking
Mini Notes, musical fun for 0-5yrs, siblings welcome. Taster sessions available, mininotes.co.uk
Moo Music, music & multi-sensory classes for 0-5yrs, 1st class free, Copthorne & Crawley Down, moo-music.co.uk/ceg Music Bus, babies & toddlers, Horsham, musicbus.com/horsham
Musical Friends, 0-4yrs, Horsham & Crawley, musical-friends.co.uk
Pre-School Sport & Gym
Active Kids, 18mths-5yrs, K2 Crawley, 07725 721749
Hawth Gymnastics Club, 6mths-4yrs, Crawley, hawthgymnastics.co.uk
Horsham Gymnastics Centre, 3-5yrs, hgc.org.uk
Infinity Gymnastics, 3-4yrs, Southwater, infinity-gymnastics.co.uk
Little Kickers Football, 18mths-7yrs, Crawley & Horsham, littlekickers.co.uk
Mini Athletics, 2-7yrs, Crawley Down & Broadbridge Heath, cdhavencentre. co.uk/toddlertot-groups
Out of Bounds, pre-school Clip ‘n Climb & soft play, Rustington, out-of-bounds.co.uk
Purely Sport, 18mths+, multisport, Billingshurst, purelysport-coaching.com Rugbytots, 2-7yrs, Crawley, Horsham & Billingshurst, rugbytots.co.uk
South Coast Sports, Active Tots
Football & Multiskills, 2-5yrs, Horsham, southcoastsports.org.uk
Springfit gymnastics & trampoline club, 2yrs+, Crawley & Copthorne, springfit.org
Water Babies, 0-5yrs, Copthorne, Crawley Down & Crawley, waterbabies.co.uk
Daycare Nurseries
Ashington Day Nursery thenurseryfamily.co.uk/nursery/ ashington-day-nursery-pre-school
Bewbush Community Nursery, Crawley, bewbushcommunitynursery.co.uk
Bluebells Day Nursery, Partridge Green, Horsham, bluebells-day-nursery.co.uk
Bright Horizons, Crawley, brighthorizons.co.uk
Broadfield Nursery, Crawley, broadfieldnursery.co.uk
Brookfield Day Nursery, Lowfield Heath, BDNL.co.uk (see advert)
Burgess Hill Nursery, boys & girls, Keymer Road, burgesshillgirls.com/nursery (see advert p3)
Busy Bees, Crawley, busybeeschildcare.co.uk
Busy Bees, Horsham, busybeeschildcare.co.uk
Catkins Nursery, Three Acres, Horsham, catkinsnursery.com
Clover Court Nursery, Maidenbower, cranbrooknursery.co.uk/clover-court
Country Mice Nursery, Cowfold, countrymicenursery.com
Daisy Chain Day Nursery, Crawley, daisychaincrawley.co.uk
Elan Nursery, Steyning, elannursery.com
First Steps Brinsbury, North Heath, firststepschildcare.co.uk/nurseries
Fittleworth Playgroup & Baby Room, fittleworthplaygroup.co.uk
Garden Cottage Nursery, Highden, gardencottagenursery.com
Giggles Day Nursery, Springfield Road, Horsham, facebook.com/Giggleshorsham
Happy Steps Nursery, Upper Beeding, happystepschildcare.com
HeadStart Day Nursery, Horsham, headstartdaynursery.org.uk
Honey Pots Childcare, 1-8yrs, Crawley, honeypotschildcareltd.co.uk
Horsham Nursery School, horshamnursery.w-sussex.sch.uk
Jack & Gill Childcare & Forest School, Rudgwick, jackandgillchildcareandforestschool. co.uk
K2 Pre-School Academy, Crawley, k2preschoolacademy.co.uk
Keeley’s, Horsham, keeleysnursery.com
Kids Capers Day Nursery & Pre-School, Crawley, kidscapers.co.uk
Lingfield College Nursery, 2yrs+, Lingfield, lingfieldcollege.co.uk
Little Barn Owls at Farlington, Horsham, littlebarnowls.co.uk/farlington
Little Barn Owls Nursery & Forest School, Southwater, littlebarnowls.co.uk/ southwater-nursery
Little Monkeys Day Nursery, Horsham, littlemonkeysnurseries.co.uk
Lower Beeding Day Nursery & PreSchool thenurseryfamily.co.uk/nursery/ lower-beeding-day-nursery-pre-school
Natural Nurture Nursery, Billingshurst, naturalnurture.org
Pembroke Park Nursery, Commonwealth Drive, Crawley, pembrokechildcare.co.uk
Rabbit Patch Day Nursery, Horsham, rabbitpatchnursery.co.uk
Rainbow Nursery, Crawley Hospital, 01293 600300 ext 3790
Our childrens daycare nursery provides the highest standard of childcare and teaching to ensure that all children have an enjoyable, productive and secure time whilst in our care. The children are provided with a stimulating structured day to include a balance of busy and quiet activities both indoor and when possible outdoors.
Brookfield Day Nursery is a full-time daycare nursery for babies and young children aged 3 months to 5 years
Brookfield Day Nursery Ltd is a Registered Childrens Day Nursery under the provisions of the Childrens Act 1989 and is regulated by Ofsted, the Office for Standards in Education. Set in 1½ acres, Brookfield Day Nursery at Brookfield House is located on the A23 north of Crawley, Sussex
Open from 7.30 - 6.30. Mon - Fri 51 weeks a year
Holiday Club for 5 -12 years open every school holiday
Solid Rock Pre-school & Day Nursery, Warnham, solidrockhorsham.co.uk
The Nursery School Company Charlwood, Lowfield Heath, thenurseryschoolcompany.co.uk
Treetops Pre-school & Day Nursery, Nuthurst, treetops-horsham.co.uk
West Chiltington Montessori Pre-School Nursery, little-explorerswestsussex.com
Sessional Pre-Schools & Nurseries
Amber Pre-School, The Scout Hut, Amberley Road, Horsham, amberpreschool.com
Barns Green Playgroup, Horsham, barnsgreen.com/Documents/Playgroup/ playgroup.ht
Bluecoat Nursery, Christ’s Hospital School, Horsham, bluecoatsports.co.uk/ bluecoat-nursery
Caterpillar Nursery, Leechpool Primary School, Horsham, leechpoolprimaryschool.co.uk
Caterpillars Pre-School, Ifield, Crawley, caterpillarspreschool.net
Cootham Pre-School, Pulborough, coothampre-school.co.uk
Cootham Pre-School, Storrington, coothampre-school.co.uk
Dauxwood Pre-School, Billingshurst, dauxwood.co.uk
Desmond Anderson Academy Nursery, Tilgate, desmondanderson primaryacademy.org.uk
Friary Pre-School, Southgate, Crawley, friarypreschool.co.uk
Giggle and Grow Preschool, Dorsten Square, Bewbush, giggleandgrowpreschool.co.uk
Giggle and Grow Preschool, Gossops Green, giggleandgrowpreschool.co.uk Greenway Nursery School, Horsham, greenwaynurseryandrainbowclub.com Heather Playgroup, Horsham, heatherplaygroup.co.uk
Holbrook Community Pre-School, North Heath Hall, Horsham, holbrookcommunitypreschool.co.uk
Honey Pot & Beehive, Pennthorpe School, Rudgwick, pennthorpe.com/pre-prep
Horsham Montessori, 2-5yrs, montessori-uk.co.uk
Horsham Nursery School, horshamnursery.w-sussex.sch.uk
Jack and Jill Pre-school, Littlehaven Infant School, Horsham, jack-jill.eschools.co.uk
K2 Pre-School Academy, Crawley, k2preschoolacademy.co.uk
Kookaburra Playgroup, Hills Farm Lane, Horsham, kookaburraplaygroup.co.uk
Little Barn Owls Nursery & Farm School, Horsham, littlebarnowls.co.uk/horsham-nursery
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Sessional Pre-Schools & Nurseries (continued)
Little Bears Pre-School, Sullington, littlebearspre-schools.co.uk
Little Explorers, St Mary’s Primary, Pulborough, little-explorerswestsussex.com
Little Oaks Preschool, Turners Hill School, turnershillschool.org.uk/turners-hill-tots
Little Stars Pre-School at The Mill Primary School, Ifield, littlestars-preschool.net
Maidenbower Playgroup, Harvest Road, maidenbowerplaygroup.org.uk
Muddy Puddles Pre-School, Ifield Community Centre, muddypuddlespreschool.com
New View Nursery, St Mark’s Lane, Horsham, newviewnursery.co.uk
Peter Pan Playgroup, Copthorne Village Hall, peterpanplaygroup.co.uk
Pulborough Village Pre-School, Pulborough Village Hall, 07761 125224
Rainbow Preschool, Barrington Road, Southgate, rainbow-pre-school.co.uk Ready Steady Grow Community Preschool, Langley Green, Crawley, readysteadygrowpreschool.com
Rusper Playgroup, rusperplaygroup.co.uk
Skylarks Pre-School, Village Centre, Broadbridge Heath, skylarkscommunitypre-school.com
Slinfold Pre-School at Slinfold Primary School, Horsham, slinfold.w-sussex.sch. uk/pre-school
Southdown Nursery, Steyning, southdownnursery.co.uk
Southwater Village Hall Pre-School, Church Lane, southwatervillagepreschool.org
St John’s Sunshine Preschool, Copthorne, stjohnssunshinepreschool.co.uk
St Margaret’s Nursery School, Ifield, stmargaretsifield.w-sussex.sch.uk
Stepping Stones Playschool, Gossops Green, steppingstonesplayschool.info
Thakeham Pre-School, thakehampreschool.uk.com
The Barn Preschool, Bewbush, Crawley, FB The Barn Pre-School
Tots Pre-School, Bewbush, Crawley, totspreschool.co.uk
Wakoos Centre4Children, Station Road, Billingshurst, wakoosc4c.co.uk
Water Lilies Pre-School, Ifield West, water-lilies.org
Willow Tree Pre-school, Cherry Lane, Langley Green, willowtreepreschoolcrawley.com
Independent Schools
Burgess Hill Girls, 2½-18yrs Keymer Road, Burgess Hill, burgesshillgirls.com (see advert p3)
Handcross Park Nursery & School, 2-13yrs, handcrossparkschool.co.uk (see advert)
Lingfield College, prep school, co-ed 2-11yrs, senior school, co-ed 1118yrs, Lingfield, lingfieldcollege.co.uk (see advert)
Holiday Schemes & Activities
Ariel Drama Academies, holiday workshops, arielct.co.uk
Billingshurst Leisure Centre, intensive swimming courses, placesleisure.org/ centres/billingshurst-leisure-centre Brookfield Day Nursery, 5-12yrs, Lowfield Heath, BDNL.co.uk (see advert p7)
Copthorne Kinders Holiday Club, copthornekinders.co.uk
Go Wild, den building, archery, bushcraft & survival skills, Horsham, gowildworkshops.org
Greenway Nursery Rainbow Club, 2-11yrs, Greenway, Horsham, greenwaynurseryandrainbowclub.com
Happy Steps Nursery, 2-11yrs, Upper Beeding & Steyning, happystepschildcare.com
Hawth Gymnastics Club, 6mths-4yrs & 5-13yrs, Crawley, hawthgymnastics.co.uk
Horsham District Sports Centres, horsham.gov.uk/sport-and-leisure Infinity Gymnastics, 4yrs+, Southwater, infinity-gymnastics.co.uk
Inspire Academy of Dance, 3-12yrs, Copthorne, inspireacademyofdance.co.uk
Kids’ All Star Sports, multi-sport camps, 5-12yrs, Horsham, kidsallstarsports.com Matthews Tennis Coaching, 4yrs+, matthewstenniscoaching.com
Natural Nurture Nursery, 2-8yrs, Billingshurst, naturalnurture.org
Out of Bounds Active Kids Holiday Camps during school holidays, all dates available online, out-of-bounds.co.uk Perform, 4yrs+, drama, dance, singing, Horsham, perform.org.uk
Rocketeers, 5-11yrs, Horsham, rocketeerschildcare.co.uk
South Coast Sports, multisports, Horsham, southcoastsports.org.uk
Southeast Kids Camps, 4-11yrs, southeastkidscamps.co.uk
Steyning Leisure Centre, intensive swimming courses, 5-12 yrs, placesleisure.org/centres/steyningleisure-centre
The Outdoors Project, fun holiday schemes, 6-12yrs, Three Bridges, theoutdoorsproject.co.uk
Wakoos Centre4Children, Station Road, Billingshurst, wakoosc4c.co.uk
Dance & Drama
Ace Academy Of Irish Dance, Crawley, facebook.com/aceacademyofirishdance
Act Too Arts Academy, Horsham, acttooacademy.co.uk
Air Dance Company, 2yrs+, any level of experience, Horsham, facebook.com/airdancehorsham
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Ariel Drama Academies, singing & LAMDA lessons, 4yrs+, Crawley & Steyning, 7yrs+, Horsham, arielct.co.uk
Cheneler School of Dance, 18mths+, Crawley & Horsham, chenelerdance.com
Desire2Dance, Bewbush, desire2dance.org.uk
Elsden School of Dance, 3yrs+, ballet, tap & modern, Southwater, facebook.com/elsdendance
Fi Steps Performing Arts, 3yrs+, Crawley & Horsham, fisteps.com
Glynde Place Dance Studio, 2½yrs+, dance & musical theatre, Horsham, glyndeplacedancestudio.co.uk
Gracie Grooves, 3yrs+, Crawley Down, graciegrooves.com
Happy Feet Song and Dance Company, 3-18yrs, Copthorne, happyfeetcopthorne.co.uk
Horsham School of Dance, ballet, contemporary, tap, modern & musical theatre, horshamschoolofdance.co.uk
Inspire Academy of Dance, Copthorne, Crawley & Horsham, inspireacademyofdance.co.uk
JBA Dance, 3yrs+, ballet, tap & lyrical, Horsham, jba-dance.co.uk
KDF Academy of Dance, 2½yrs+, Broadbridge Heath, kdfacademyofdanceandfitness.co.uk
Kicks Dance, 18mths+, Crawley & Horsham, kicksdance.co.uk/horsham
Musical Hands Performing Arts, ballet, tap, modern, jazz, musical theatre, acro dance & pilates, Maidenbower, musicalhands.co.uk
N-Vision Dance Schools, 3yrs+, freestyle, street, show, Crawley, facebook.com/ nvisiondanceschools
Perform, 4-12yrs, Horsham, perform.org.uk
Phoenix Creative Arts, 4-19yrs, Horsham, phoenixcreativearts.co.uk
Platform Performance Group, theatre school with a contemporary approach, platformperformancegroup.com
Rhythm & Sole Street Dance, 3yrs+, Horsham, rhythmandsoledance.co.uk
Roshe School Crawley, 2yrs+, ballet, modern & tap, rosheschoolcrawley.felbridge.org.uk
Sandra Powell School of Dancing, 18mths+, Horsham, sandrapowellballet.co.uk
Showdown Theatre Arts, Horsham & Billingshurst, showdowntheatrearts.co.uk
Silver Ribbons Dance School, ballet, tap, freestyle & drama, Horsham, silverribbons.co.uk
Sophie’s Studio, 4yrs+, dance & musical theatre, Horsham, sophiesstudio.com
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Leisure Centres
Bewbush Leisure Centre, everyoneactive. com/centre/the-bewbush-centre
Billingshurst Leisure Centre, pool, gym & classes, placesleisure.org/centres/ billingshurst-leisure-centre
Roller Disco Crawley, 2 sessions every Friday, Bewbush Centre, facebook.com/ RollerDiscoCrawley
Swimming
Bubbles Swim School, 8wks-10yrs, Barns Green, bubbles-swimschool.co.uk (see advert)
Horsham Swim School, 0-11yrs, horshamswimschool.co.uk (see advert)
United Swimming Academy, fun & focused, all ages & abilities, lessons from £10, free trial available, unitedswimmingacademy.com 07391 420931 (see advert)
Uniformed Groups
1015 Horsham Squadron Air Cadets, horshamaircadets.org
Crawley Sea Cadet Unit, sea-cadets.org/crawley
Horsham Sea Cadet Unit, sea-cadets.org/horsham
Dance & Drama (continued)
Stagecoach Theatre Arts, 4yrs+, Crawley, stagecoach.co.uk/crawley
Stagecoach Theatre Arts, 4yrs+, Horsham, stagecoach.co.uk/horsham Stages Performing Arts, Crawley, stagesperformingarts.org
Sussex Youth Theatre, 6-18yrs, Pulborough & Steyning, sussexyouththeatre.co.uk
The
Youth Theatre, 6-18yrs, parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/The-Hawth/ Youth-Sign-Up
The Pauline Quirke Academy of Performing Arts, Crawley, pqacademy.com
The Vincent Martin School of Dance & Musical Theatre (DMT), 4yrs+, Crawley, danceandmusicaltheatre.com
Vicky Michelle Academy of Dance,1½yrs+, Rudgwick & Billingshurst, vmadance.co.uk
West End Theatre Academy, Horsham & Billingshurst, westendtheatreacademy.co.uk
Trampolining
Hawth Gymnastics Club, 5yrs+, Crawley, hawthgymnastics.co.uk
Horsham
Gymnastics Centre, 3yrs+, hgc.org.uk
Infinity Gymnastics, Southwater, infinity-gymnastics.co.uk
Springfit gymnastics & trampoline club, 2yrs+, Crawley & Copthorne, springfit.org
Stars Gym Club, Storrington & Upper Beeding, starsgymclub.co.uk
Steyning Leisure Centre, 5yrs+, placesleisure.org/centres/ steyning-leisure-centre
Bluecoat Sports, Christ’s Hospital, Horsham, bluecoatsports.co.uk
K2 Crawley, everyoneactive.com/centre/ k2-crawley
Pavilions in the Park, pool, gym & classes, placesleisure.org/centres/the-pavilionsin-the-park
Steyning Leisure Centre, pool, gym & classes, placesleisure.org/centres/ steyning-leisure-centre
The Bridge Leisure Centre, Broadbridge Heath, placesleisure.org/centres/thebridge-leisure-centre
The Holbrook Club, North Heath Lane, Horsham, theholbrookclub.co.uk
Martial Arts
Matt Fiddes Martial Arts, learning martial arts, respect & discipline, Crawley & Horsham, (see advert) facebook.com/mrwain.mattfiddes
Rollerskating
Luv2Sk8 Roller Disco at local Leisure Centres, facebook.com/luv2sk8.rollerdisco
Rainbows, Brownies, Guides & Rangers meet on various days & venues throughout Horsham & Crawley. Register via, girlguiding.org.uk
Sussex Army Cadet Force, armycadets. com/county/sussex-acf
Youth Clubs
Bewbush Youth Club, facebook.com/ BewbushYouthCentreCCYS Crawley FindItOut Centre, westsussex. gov.uk/education-children-and-families/ your-space/places-to-go/finditoutcentres
Horsham FindItOut Centre, westsussex. gov.uk/education-children-and-families/ your-space/places-to-go/finditoutcentres
Sussex Clubs for Young People, Y5-Y9, Upper Beeding Sports & Youth Hall, sheri.birch@sussexcyp.org.uk Sussex Clubs for Young People, Y7 & above, Steyning Cuthman Centre, sheri.birch@sussexcyp.org.uk
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At Nymans, enjoy a Beatrix Potter’s Christmas Tale in the Gallery and house. Beatrix’s original manuscript for ‘The Tailor of Gloucester’ is on display in the gallery as part of a new exhibition of Beatrix Potter illustrations, personal correspondence and beautifully illustrated Christmas cards. Inside the house, rooms are richly decorated with sumptuous Christmas trees and sparkling lights. The house reopens on Saturday 26th November and admission to the gallery is free with general admission. Whether it’s a misty, grey day or a bright blue sky with frost on the ground, there’s plenty to see on a stroll around the grounds with pops of colour from the heathers and winter flowering camellias.
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Hundreds of twinkling lights at Standen decorate the Courtyard Christmas tree which has been decorated by Same Sky community artists and local schoolchildren. Inside you’ll find a beautifully festive home filled with lights and trees ready for a busy family Christmas. Standen’s staying open late at the weekend during the festive season. Arrive from 3.30pm to listen to local choirs sing around the Christmas tree. Wander around the house, which is magically lit for the evening and experience the atmosphere as night falls. (Last entry to house at 5pm). Look no further if you’re after that elusive present for a special someone. The Sussex Guild will be at Standen every day between 6 Dec - 22 Dec for some inspired Christmas shopping. Head to Standen on Boxing Day for a tail wagging twixmas. Walk your dog through the estate and all dogs wearing a festive accessory will receive a small treat from Mon 26 Dec –Tues 3 Jan. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/standen
