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Things To Do For FREE
I SPY
TRAVEL SHEETS -
These FREE printable sheets are designed to be taken on
any journey by foot, by pushchair or in the car.
How many of the items in
the pictures you can spot on your travels? You win
when you spot a
whole row of things (mark them off like a bingo card).
SPOT
THE BUS CARDS -
click for free printable 'Stop the Bus' game
cards, for playing in the car, at home or on the beach. Click here
for the game's rules.
BE
THE STAR IN YOUR CAR! - click for 15 free pages of games,
jokes and puzzles to keep you entertained on long car journeys,
courtesy of Rowntree's (the sweetie maker).
EASTBOURNE
PLAY RANGER SESSIONS
The
Play Rangers bring along an exciting collection of toys and games to
local parks
for children to play with, encouraging them to get active and make
the most of their leisure time. Children
over 8 may come and go as they please, under 8s must be accompanied
and supervised by a responsible adult at all times. Please
note that the Play Ranger is not responsible for your child -
these sessions are not a substitute for child care as your
child can leave at any time. 21
February: Kingsmere.
1-3pm.
25 February: Oakwood School,
Willingdon Trees.
10am-12 noon.
6 March: Gildredge
Park, Old Town.
2-4pm.
9 March:
Holly Place,
Willingdon Trees.
3-5pm.
13 March: Shinewater
Park. 2-4pm. For
more details visit the website:
www.eastbourne.gov.uk/leisure/parks/play-ranger-service/
or contact the Parks & Gardens Dept at
Eastbourne Borough Council:
(01323)
415464. February
2011
19-25
KIDS FUN WEEK. Hillier Garden Centre, Hailsham Rd, Eastbourne.
From 10am daily.
FREE kids’ entertainment.
Magic, juggling and comedy with Charlie the Clown and Mr Pineapple Head plus pottery painting (extra charge) and face
painting. (01323) 763240.
20
FREE FAMILY DROP-IN DAY & FILM SCREENINGS. Towner, Eastbourne. 11am-3pm.
FREE family drop-in event. Make a
mini Plasticine model of yourself or tiny puppets, plus a large
2D figure.
FREE screenings at noon and 2.30pm of “Spirited
Away” (PG), an Oscar-winning animated film about a young
girl and her family’s fight for freedom. (01323) 434670.
March
2011
3
WORLD BOOK DAY. £1 tokens to be redeemed by 27 March.
Books are available for only £1 - so don’t delay!
Favourite
characters’ games & activities at www.worldbookday.com
12
STAR PARTY. Redoubt Fortress, Royal Parade, Eastbourne.
7-10pm.
FREE stargazing event with Eastbourne Astronomical
Society. Pay only for admission: adult £4.50, child £2.50, family £12,
reductions for local residents. (01323) 410300.
19
“FAIRYTALES”. Moira House Junior School, Upper Carlisle Road,
Eastbourne. 10–11.30am.
A fun production, by the acclaimed Rainbow Theatre Group,
that will delight young children aged 3–7.
This event is FREE. Please call (01323) 636800 to
book places.
April
2011
3
MOTHERS’ DAY TREAT. Spring Barn Farm Park, Kingston Road, Lewes. 9am-5pm.
Mums
admitted FREE with one paying child. Mothers’ Day menu in the restaurant.
www.springbarnfarmpark.co.uk
9,10
ATTEN - SHUN! Redoubt Fortress,
Royal Parade, Eastbourne.
Special FREE opening event from 11am. Watch the fortress come to life with the Diehards Company of
Victorian soldiers. Pay only for admission: adult £4.50, child £2.50,
family £12, reductions for local residents. (01323) 410300.
16
ARTIST-LED FAMILY DROP-IN DAY. Towner, College Rd, Eastbourne. 11am-3pm.
Make a Spring sculpture or a little Easter tree for your
home using both natural and craft materials. FREE. (01323) 434670.
20
FAMILY STORYTELLING. Redoubt Fortress, Royal Parade, Eastbourne.
2pm.
FREE with
admission: adult £4.50, child £2.50, family £12, reductions for local residents. (01323) 410300.
21
MEET THE FRIENDLY FERRETS.
Polegate Library, Windsor Way.
10am-12.30pm.
Pevensey Bay Library, Richmond Road. 2-4.30pm.
There will be friendly ferrets in the libraries
today. Everyone is welcome to come and stroke them
and hear about their lives. No booking
required. FREE. (0345) 6080196.
22
GOOD FRIDAY WORKSHOP. St Mary’s Church, High St, Old Town. 9-11.30am. Good Friday and Easter crafts plus
short family service to finish (parents welcome). Ages 3-11,
under 7s must be accompanied. FREE. (01323) 645225.
29
ROYAL WEDDING CELEBRATIONS.
Be the star of your local
community and organise a street party! You’ll need to start
early to ensure it’s a success. For lots of helpful info, visit
www.eastbourne.gov.uk/business/licences/street-parties/eastbourne/
29
EASTBOURNE'S OWN ROYAL WEDDING CELEBRATIONS. Princes
Park, Eastbourne seafront. Bring a picnic and watch
Kate and Wills tie the knot on the special 25 metre square
big screen. Then party to the sound of live music
all afternoon and through until early evening.
30
RATTON SCHOOL DISPLAY AND FREE FAMILY DROP IN EVENT.
Towner, College Road, Eastbourne.
11am-3pm. Bring along your old shoes or a piece of
furniture to customise or revamp. Students from
Ratton school will help with ideas and materials, plus you
can view their work on display. FREE. No need
to book. (01323) 434660.
30 Apr - 1 May
MAGNIFICENT MOTORS. Princes Park & Eastern seafront, Eastbourne.
Huge FREE motoring
event with vehicle displays, funfair, french market and live entertainment.
More info at:
www.visiteastbourne.com
May
2011
7
PIRATE SHOWTIME & ACTIVITY MORNING. 10.30am–12.30pm.
Moira House Junior School, Upper Carlisle Road,
Eastbourne. One of the UK’s most established and
respected children’s theatre companies, Hurricane
Productions, will be performing their amazing live
“Pirates” show, aimed at young children from 3–7
years old. This event is FREE. Please call
01323 636800 to book places.
Weekends
Saturdays,
Sundays and holidays
FREE FAMILY LEARNING PACK and materials available in the
Learning Area of the Towner Art Gallery, College Road, Eastbourne.
10am -5pm, just drop in. Room subject to availability -
please phone to confirm (01323) 434670. 
copyright www.newtownertrust.org.uk
Daily
VISIT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY. You can borrow a book, a tape or
even a DVD. It'll cost either nothing or very little (for
tapes and DVDs) plus you're house won't be all cluttered up when
you've finished with the stuff because you can just take it
back. The ultimate recycling opportunity!
GLASS SCULPTURES. The Glass Studio on Eastbourne Pier. 10am -
6pm. Watch the craftsmen sculpting miniature models out of glass.
FREE demonstrations. www.pierglassstudio.co.uk
EASTBOURNE LIFEBOAT MUSEUM. At the foot of the Wish Tower slopes
on the seafront. 10am-4pm. A museum covering the history of
Eastbourne’s lifeboats from 1822 to the present. FREE entry, gift
shop attached. The Eastbourne RNLI also have a really
comprehensive website at:
www.eastbournernli.org.uk/
so if you visit it before you go to the museum, you'll feel even
more involved.
BEACHY HEAD COUNTRYSIDE CENTRE. Top of Beachy Head. 10am-4pm.
Enjoy the Downland Experience: meet the Talking Shepherd and the
Saxon Man, plus experience the feel and sound of local wildlife.
FREE entry - this is too good to be free - so make the most of it!
(01323) 737 273.
FRISTON FOREST. Park either at the Litlington Road car park
(signposted from the A259 at Seven Sisters Country Park, or at the
Butchershole car park off the B2105, approx 1 mile north of Friston
village. (These are ‘pay and display’ car parks £1 per hour,
max £2.) Walk, cycle, go nature-spotting, build shelters out of
fallen wood, picnic or even try your hand at orienteering (maps are
available from the Seven Sisters visitor centre). Trails are
waymarked by coloured circles, stick to the one colour and you
shouldn’t get (too) lost!
THE BEACHY HEAD WALK. Starts from East Dean village or from
Birling Gap. Whole walk lasts approx. 1 ½ hours at adult walking
speed, you may want to attempt just a part of it with kids. Click on
this link:
www.beachyhead.org.uk/documents/beachy_walk.pdf
and download a wonderful guide with nature and history notes
as well as directions.
If you're planning to take the kids to London,
make sure you look at this site before you go:
www.daysoutguide.co.uk/free-london
Lots of London's best attractions are free and there are
also some very good value fares for families travelling there by
train (outside peak times).
FARMERS' MARKETS
While only the entry to these is FREE, a visit to a farmer’s
market is a much more of an event than a visit to a supermarket, and
a lot less stressful. There is also usually something you can buy to
keep the children happy - homemade cakes and buns for instance!
Community Wise Farmers' Market.
Last Saturday of every month. 10am-2pm. Ocklynge Rd, Eastbourne.
Local produce, homemade cakes. (01323) 722924.
East Dean Village Market
Every Wednesday 10.30am-12.30pm. East Dean Village Hall. Tel: 01323
423481 or 07730 325398.
Hailsham Market
2nd Saturday in every month 9am-12.30pm. Hailsham Cattle Market.
Tel: 01323 833359.
Pevensey Bay Village Market
2nd Saturday in every month 9am-11.45am (April – September). St
Wilfrid's Hall, Eastbourne Road. Tel: 01323 460178.
Or (weather permitting) ...
Fly a kite up on the Downs.
Pretend you are a tourist. Sit on the beach,
paddle in the sea, go rock-pooling, eat a picnic (or take a flask of
hot soup - depending on aforementioned weather!)
Take a stroll around the marina and admire
all the boats.
Rollerskate / cycle along the Eastern end of
the seafront, where you’re in a car free zone.
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