Bentley Woodfair is the highlight of the events calendar on The Bentley Estate. Every year the Woodfair sees the estate becomes the place to celebrate anything wood related… craft, forestry, chainsaw sculpting, trug making, forest education, music, food..the list is endless. This year was no exception with more exhibitors than ever before allowing visitors to…

With Pippingford as the venue and trees as the theme this event is already onto a winning combination. This is the third year the event has run with the aim of encouraging us all to play, work, learn and explore amongst the trees. Pippingford embraces views over the Ashdown Forest, ancient woodland and herds of…

Over the August bank holiday weekend we visited the annual England’s Medieval Festival at Herstmonceux Castle near Battle in Sussex. We had heard positive things about the event but this was to be the first time we actually got to take part. The festival is on from Friday right through until Monday evening with both…

My 2 year old son and I enjoyed a truly magical experience at Wakehurst Place today. We saw the opening performance of The Dream Fairies: An Adventure through Bubble Wood which runs until this Sunday September 3rd. The show takes place in the enchanting Tree Trunk Trek allowing the young audience and their imaginations to…

There’s a real buzz around this one woman show which is currently touring the UK and stars Jodie Prenger – the winner of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s TV show I’d do anything. Many of us are familiar with the film about a bored, middle-aged mother and wife who decides to escape the mundanity of her life…

Jodie Prenger became a household name when she won the BBC talent show I’d do anything back in 2009. She subsequently went on to star as Nancy in Oliver! at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, with more recent performances in Tell Me on a Sunday, Calamity Jane and One Man, Two Guvnors. Next week, between…

Update: if you’d like to find out about booking tickets to the next Tot Rockin’ Beats in Lewes on November 25th please click here! Tot Rockin Beats is a well established family dance event based in Worthing. Lewes welcomed the event for the first time earlier in May, with Mum’s, Dad’s and young folk of…

Some of my fondest memories from childhood summers are times spent playing tennis in our local park with my family. I have to admit I was never particularly good at the sport…I’m very short sighted and hand eye coordination was never my strongest point…but that didn’t matter because these family knockabouts were all about FUN!…

Something magical happens in Calverly Park over the Festive period. Tunbridge Wells’ very own Winter Wonderland springs up gorging our senses with smells of freshly cooked doughnuts and mulled wine, the mood lifting sound of Christmas songs and the sight of wide smiles..a result of the sheer fun experienced on the frozen playground that is…

This week sees the arrival of Kidtropolis in the UK for the first time. The event runs from Tuesday 25th to Thursday 27th October at London ExCeL…and today we got to visit! We made the journey up to London from Sussex, travelling to London Bridge via rail, Canning Town by Underground and Custom House by Docklands…