Ashdown Forest Wildlife Crafts

This summer come and join our friends from Ashdown Forest for an afternoon of fun activities and stories that will help you find out more about the plants and animals that live there.

Suitable for ages 4 and over. Children under 8 must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Booking is essential.

Craft with Nature

This summer join Zoe from Nature Makers for a fun session of arts and crafts using natural materials. Nature has a brilliant way of sparking children's creativity and helping them feel more connected to the world around them.

Suitable for ages 4 and over. Booking is essential. All children under 8 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

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Create-a-Creature with David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation

Join us for Summer Holiday fun with the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation. Learn about four different habitats where endangered animals live. Then get creative and design and make your own creature in cardboard and craft materials.

Younger children will need support from a parent / carer.

Creation Walk: Story Telling with Ed Boxall

We are delighted to welcome Ed Boxall back to our libraries this summer to help us celebrate the launch of the 2025 Summer Reading Challenge: Story Garden.

Ed will be performing 'Creation Walk' and encouraging you to explore this Native American story with him. After the story you will be able to get your ideas flowing for creative crafts inspired by nature.

This event is suitable for all ages and booking is not required.

Darwin's Cleaner

Eastbourne Library
Wednesday 17 September
7pm to 8:15pm

Darwin's Cleaner is a new one woman play (written and directed by Saskia Wesnigk) which has been purposefully designed as a "theatre in unusual places piece". The play debuts at the Brighton Fringe festival in May and explores multiple areas including history, the impact of Charles Darwin, questions around status, the roles of women and hidden voices in history.

FAMILY MOSAIC DAY: workshop with Hannah Griffiths Battle Library- Book online

Battle Library
book via Battle Festival link below
Saturday 12 July
11 to 12pm and 12 to 1pm
Please book onto your chosen session

A creative and fun event for families! Come together to design a mosaic in a small tin, an image or decorative pattern of your choice.

There will be two 60 minutes sessions available 11am and 12pm. Open to all, but the under 8’s need to have a grown up with them!

TICKETS:

£10 per participating child or adult.
Children under 8 need accompanying adult.
Max 2 children per adult.

Enquiries: 07872 495237