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- Dolphin Languages #Brighton r seeking host families for international students! Rewarding & fun, earn extra income too http://t.co/czcbAQAK (view tweet)
- There's so much going on in #Brighton this month, have you been to any brilliant festival events yet? http://t.co/FLkAyx9v (view tweet)
- Have you entered our competition to see The Wiggles @BrightonCentre yet? We have 2 family tickets to give away! http://t.co/qDK20m69 (view tweet)
Child Friendly Brighton and Hove provides comprehensive and up-to-date listings for a wide range of child friendly things to do, places to visit, places to eat and drink, activities, places to stay and fun days out in Brighton and Hove. If you need some fresh ideas on what to do with your children today in Brighton and Hove, then this is the site for you. Find out what’s on for kids in Brighton today by checking the current and upcoming events page for a great range of events for children, special activities and child friendly festivals coming to our area soon. Brighton Fringe 2012 programme and Brighton Festival 2012 programme are both featured on this site, or browse through the other links for scheduled baby groups, toddler groups, special interest classes, fun days out, and places to eat in Brighton including child friendly pubs, restaurants, cafes and hotels (including kids eat / stay for free offers). Use the calendar as an alternative way of finding things to do in Brighton, and what’s happening on a particular date, and why not join the discussion board to chat about our City and what it has to offer? This website is updated frequently (at least every week, sometimes on a daily basis), to keep the content accurate and current! For instance, some of the news, listings and events for kids added this week beginning 7th May 2012: Family Fringe at Brighton Fringe, where to see the bluebells in Sussex, Olympic Torch Relay in Brighton & Hove, The Wiggles at The Brighton Centre 17th June, Review of Lost Props at Brighton Fringe, St Ann’s Well Gardens Spring Festival 19th May, £25 half price photoshoot from Brighton Hove Photography!, Kemptown Carnival
And take a look at our expanding Featured Services and Retail section which has a wide variety of businesses including kids’ hairdressers, photographers, home decor designers, nannies, childcare and babysitters, publishers of children’s books, and makers of children’s gifts and accessories (and much more!)
If you are a provider of activities for children in Brighton and Hove such as parent and baby/toddler groups, activity classes, or you run a child friendly café, restaurant, pub or hotel, and you would like details to be listed on this site, please contact me.
If you would like to see other child friendly categories listed here, please let me know! I also want to know if you have visited somewhere I have listed, and found it not to be child friendly after all.
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COMPETITION TO WIN!
The Wiggles are bringing their live tour to Brighton, and we have TWO FAMILY TICKETS to give away!! Celebrating the return of original yellow Wiggle, Greg Page, the fab four will be bringing a brand new show to the Brighton Centre on Sunday 17th June
For further details on how to enter this fabulous competition to win tickets to this show, please click through to our calendar listing here. Deadline for entries: 5pm on Saturday 26th May 2012.
Terms & conditions apply – please see Calendar listing for details.
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Competition to win tickets to the UK Baby & Toddler Show:
We have 100 free entry tickets to give away for the UK Baby and Toddler Show at Brighton Racecourse on 2nd June 2012. To be in with a chance of winning your free ticket, simply send your full name, email address and contact telephone number by email to shosh@childfriendlybrighton.co.uk . The 100 winners of the free entry tickets will be notified shortly after the closing date of 5pm on Saturday 26th May. Find out more about the UK Baby & Toddler Show here: http://www.childfriendlybrighton.co.uk/uk-baby-and-toddler-show-2012
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£25 Half Price Photoshoot from Brighton Hove Photography – book before 31st May
Photoshoots include a family photoshoot for up to 8 people in home studio in Hove.
We specialise in contemporary family photography from our home studio in Hove. Full details about the half price photoshoot here: http://www.childfriendlybrighton.co.uk/half-price-photoshoot-brighton-hove-photography
For more information and details of our competitive prices take a look at our website - www.brightonhovephotography.co.uk.
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FESTIVALS 2012
Brighton has a phenomenal array of family friendly festivals each year, and 2012 is no exception! Festival season will be well and truly upon us very shortly, and we don’t have to wait until the summer to enjoy them. Brighton and Hove is home to some major and renowned festivals, and Child Friendly Brighton will be bringing you up to date news about them all.
What’s on for kids during the Brighton Fringe, 5th-27th May 2012:
Brighton Fringe 2012 programme launched! Brighton Fringe is the third largest open-access multi-art form festival in the world. In 2012 it will be running between 5th and 27th May 2012, and there will be plenty of family friendly and kids shows and events for us all to enjoy. With an incredible line up of cultural events from theatre to visual art, from dance to comedy, and music to film, it also boasts the biggest kids’ festival ever with puppets, comedy and storytelling; Dip Your Toe bathing machines; the amazing Fringe City; and “Family Fringe” which will be held in the Hurly Burly pop-up venue outside St Peter’s Church. Read more …
St Ann’s Well Gardens Spring Festival:
St Ann’s Well Gardens Spring Festival (19th May 2012) is held in one of Brighton & Hove’s most delightful parks and brings together local talent, entertainment and fun for the community. Each year the park’s festival brings a bigger and better selection of activities and entertainment for locals. Read more …
News: all kids / family shows in Brighton Fringe can be viewed here on the Child Friendly Brighton website: http://www.childfriendlybrighton.co.uk/tag/brighton-fringe-2012
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What’s on for kids during the Brighton Festival 5th-27th May 2012
The programme for Brighton Festival has been launched! The Brighton Festival takes place from 5-27th May 2012, celebrating themes of freedom and liberty. The annual mixed arts festival runs for 3 weeks in May, and is kick-started by the truly wonderful Children’s Parade on 5th May. There are local, national and international music, theatre, dance, visual art, outdoor performance, literature and debate. Families and children can look forward to rock ‘n’ roll musicals, a concert with family workshops, family theatre shows, and literary events featuring renowned children’s authors and illustrators! Read more …
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Check the Latest News section for competitions, discounts off classes, activities and services exclusive to Child Friendly Brighton!
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TRAVEL INFORMATION:
The Brighton and Hove City Council has a great on-line travel planner, easy to use, it will plan your route to and from any location in the City (including walking, cycling, bus, train or car) so if you are not sure of some of the locations for activities listed on my website, please try out www.journeyon.co.uk.
Brighton and Hove City council and Sussex Safer Roads Partnership provide excellent information packs & guides for parents, regarding road safety, covering all ages from toddler right up to teens. It produces road safety guides & training for pedestrians, cyclists and scooter training! Training sessions (child pedestrian and bikeability and scooter training sessions are held in schools as well as bikeability sessions in parks during the school holidays):
Cycle training in Schools, & in parks during the holidays
Bump to Toddler information pack
What to do when it’s raining!
Want some ideas for fun things to do with the kids when it’s raining in Brighton? Check out the categories in the “indoor activities” section for some activities appropriate for wet and windy weather! This site lists a great variety of groups and classes for babies, toddlers and pre-school children, such as music groups, arts and crafts, cookery, dance and drama. Or take your toddler to a soft play session. Our cinemas have weekly screenings specifically for children too, some with kids clubs! The museums in Brighton and Hove are running numerous free activities and events including ‘Big Draw’ sessions. And of course the Early Years sessions are still running (although admission charges apply for these). Throughout the autumn and winter months, and our libraries have regular free story time sessions and music groups such as Baby Boogie as well as craft activities and play sessions.
Visiting Sussex
If you are looking for things to do, places to visit and stay in the wider Sussex region, there are some very useful on-line resources such as Visit Sussex which has a wealth of information all on one site!
In the press:
Read features by Child Friendly Brighton in Brighton Visitor Magazine and the Brighton & Hove Food and Drink Festival brochure!
Food Allergies:
Does your child suffer from food allergies? Check out the discussion board where you can find some recommendations on places to eat in Brighton and Hove which cater for allergies and food sensitivities in children. I’ve been doing some further research into this recently, and will be adding very soon!