Choose between dance, music, puppetry and craft activities around Tunbridge Wells this week as well as Open Mornings at several independent schools and a new 3-day shopping experience further afield!
Babee Ballet
♥ Don’t miss an amazing opportunity from Babee Ballet for 2-5 year olds. Places are limited for a free 3-week introductory course that encourages and develops musicality and a love of dance. Email babeeballet@gmail.com to reserve a space at either Grosvenor & Hilbert Park Hub at 11am or Hawkenbury Village Hall at 1.15pm on Mondays.
♥ Tunbridge Wells Puppetry Festival is back until Sunday 13th October with something for all ages. You can check out the schedule of events here and read-on further below about some excellent events taking place ahead of the weekend including Little Monster on Friday. Look out for coverage of the weekend family events in our next blog post.
♥ Kent College Prep School invite mums, dads and babies age 0-18 months to join them for KC Baby Music, a new multi-sensory class on Tuesday afternoons from 3.10-3.50pm (during term time). Enjoy fun quality time with your baby, singing and dancing with some percussion instruments thrown in. Email Ms. Helen Bruce to book at bruceh@kentcollege.kent.sch.uk.
♥ Parents are warmly invited to discover more about Bricklehurst Manor School on the Open Morning on Tuesday 8th October from 9.30am to 11.30am. This flourishing family owned independent day school is set in beautiful countryside around fifteen minutes from Tunbridge Wells. The school welcomes boys and girls aged three to eleven to a genuine family atmosphere cultivated over many years.
♥ The Little Cabin Tea Rooms is a little gem in the middle of riding stables in Hildenborough. The menu has a selection of hot and cold yummy food and it’s ideal for families, with a play garden, plus games and toys to keep everyone happy! Every Tuesday and Friday craft sessions are run by FunCraft4Kids and this week children can make and decorate leaf shaped cookies for £4 per child.
♥ Wellness HQ are holding their next monthly coffee morning on Wednesday 9th October at Woods on The Pantiles. Enjoy guest speakers, Nikki Wilson the founder of 10 of zen – a social business providing mindfulness tools and training to mums so they can stress less and love more ; Sarah Weller, a qualified and experienced Parenting Consultant , Coach and Certified NLP Practitioner and Emma Jefferys AKA Action Woman, a coach and head of bereavement at Sands. Click HERE for more info and to book your tickets.
♥ Teenagers lead busy lives and often feel under pressure, so Banana Studio is offering My Youth Yoga classes that teach techniques in calming the mind, building confidence and gaining a better awareness of emotions. An understanding of mindfulness and yoga poses will be developed, through own practice and partner/group poses, in relaxed, non-competitive classes on Thursdays from 6.45-7.45pm.
♥ Join the Holmewood House School Open Morning on Thursday 10th October from 10am to take a tour of the school, meet the Headmaster, staff, current pupils and parents, and experience the school in action. Holmewood House is a co-educational, non-selective school for boys and girls aged 3-13 years, situated in 30 acres of glorious grounds in Tunbridge Wells. It provides a broad, well-balanced curriculum fostering pupil’s talents and nurturing their growth through a challenging and exciting curriculum.
♥ Join Daisy First Aid Tunbridge Wells & Sevenoaks this Thursday (10th October) at Babycino Café for an award winning and CPD accredited two-hour baby & child first aid class.
♥ In a recent school inspection, The New Beacon Schools in Sevenoaks was viewed as “…highly accomplished in meeting its aim to ensure that the pupils leave as problem solvers, who can take responsibility for their work, and their lives”. On Friday 11th October between 9am and 11am, families are invited to meet the staff, see the school and brand-new nursery and be hosted by the boys, with the opportunity to ask any questions.
♥ The Mead prep school and Kindergarten for children aged 3-11, is located in the heart of Tunbridge Wells, with an outstanding sports department, spacious astro-pitch, drama, music, art and STEAM department and exceptional pastoral care. Families are warmly invited to join the Open Day on Thursday 10th October to find out more – please make an appointment to go along.
♥ Wealden Times magazine is taking its popular shopping fair to the prestigious venue of Sandown Park Racecourse, under 1-hour drive from Tunbridge Wells. ‘Open House’ will combine the very best in shopping, eating and lifestyle all under one roof from Thursday 10th to Saturday 12th October between 9am and 4.30pm. Shop from over 150 stalls, selling fashion, jewellery and accessories, luxury Christmas gifts, home interiors, plus artisan food and drink and enjoy free talks from the likes of Gaby Roslin and Amelia Freer. Save £2.50 on advance tickets with promo code SOCIAL1.
♥ Lovable puppets, magical shadows and live songs will whizz your little monsters off on an exciting adventure to find Little Monster, the brand-new show from Touched Theatre. Peek into deep, dark caves and venture into forests with two hopeless storytellers. Suitable for little ones age 3-5 years Little Monsters is showing at 11am and 1pm on Friday 11th October at the Assembly Hall Theatre.
♥ Also on Friday, 12+ year olds are invited to make their own aerial sculpture, taking inspiration from the dreams of Salvador Dali, between 4.30pm and 6pm at the Camden Centre. Then at 7.30pm they will perform in a live show with Spanish theatre company Cal y Canto.
♥ On Friday evening adults and 8+ year olds can join hero, Ganz, a curious 16th century copper smelter who loves to travel, read and study, relentlessly seeking answers to the pressing questions of the day: Is the Earth flat? Are the stars fixed? The award-winning Adventures of Curious Ganz is told through design, table-top puppetry, words and music, and is showing at 8.30pm at Trinity Theatre.
♥ All week you can explore a free exhibition showcasing theatre company Rust & Stardust’s extraordinarily detailed puppets inspired by English folklore, magic and history in the Trinity Theatre Gallery.
♥ For something completely different, join renowned Kent Psychic Marcus Cinganelli for an entertaining and thought provoking clairvoyance evening at Kent Life on Friday 11th October from 7.30pm. This evening is suitable for over 16’s only.
For upcoming EVENTS beyond this week, check out the EVENTS CALENDAR:
