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The really useful magazine for families with children aged 0-12 FREE ® Sept/Oct 2011 www.FamiliesSurreyWest.co.uk What’s On Halloween, fireworks, days out, activities and lots more! Clubs & Classes Children’s classes for babies to teens Independent Schools Hattie’s Nannies & Wedding Crèches Godalming’s Premier Nanny Agency * Party bags from only £1.99 * 01483 415 406 * Free local delivery * [email protected] www.hattiesnannies.co.uk Telephone: 01428 770311 Covering Woking, Guildford, Farnborough, Farnham, Haslemere, Godalming, Cranleigh and surrounding areas tanyas party bagssept 2011.indd 1 06/08/2011 15:35:04 What’s in this issue 4-5 News and Views We have got another bumper issue for you, with 36 pages full of useful local information! I’m always impressed 6 Mother’s Guilt with how much there is going on in this area - the what’s on section is bursting with loads of events and activities 7 Love Food, Hate Waste for children - especially for Halloween and we have our biggest ever firework display listing on page 35. 8-16 Clubs and Classes This issue also contains our annual listing of children’s and 17 Halloween Pumpkin Fun baby classes, so whether you are looking for martial arts, drama, baby massage or toddler music it’s all here! 18-25 Independent Schools In our independent schools feature we have a complete listing of school open days, plus we explore the issue of 26-35 What’s On co-ed vs single sex schools. 26-32 Activities, events, children’s workshops - by date Finally, don’t miss the special offers in this issue - all of 33 Children’s theatre them are highlighted below. 34 Half term holiday camps & sports courses, nearly new sales, farmers markets, state school open days 35 Local firework displays 36 Classified ads Sarah Hatch, Editor Special Offers and Competitions Reading Eggs - 4 week free trail - page 2 Next issue: November/December 2011 Save 12% for the first 6 months (first 10 bookings) with Positive Steps Day Nursery - page 5 Advertising booking deadline: I Oct 2011 Kumon - 2 week free trial when you enrol between 1 Sept & 31 Oct - page 16 If you would like to reach over 26,000 local At Archie’s Launchpad and Archie’s Submarine Soft Play get two play families call Sarah on 01737 558898 or email sessions for the price of one - page 27 [email protected] Ice skating, swimming AND bowling at Guildford Spectrum for a family of four is just £38 - page 27 Front cover: M&S. Girls Embroidered Blouse (from £1 off per person to Bocketts Farm from 1 Sept - 21 October - page 31 £9 for 2 pack), Girls Stormwear Pinafore (from £6), Girls Scuff Resistant Shoes (from £18), Girls Broderie £2 off per person to Fishers Farm Park until 25 November - page 31 Socks (from £6 for 5 pack). £7 off tickets for all Ascot’s family racedays this year - see listing on page 32 Bump, Birth & Bump, Birth & Baby Fair Baby Fair Eating out eat eat out well Sunday 13th November 2011 11am – 3pm Sunday 13th November 2011 11am – 3pm doesn’t have At The Holiday Inn, Egerton Road, Guildford At The Holiday Inn, Egerton Road, Guildford to mean pigging out If you are pregnant or recently had a baby come If you are pregnant or recently had a baby come along and meet the best Surrey has to offer! along and meet the best Surrey has to offer! Look for the Eat Out Eat Well Great stall holders offering fantastic Great stall holders offering fantastic products and services. products and services. award, to find restaurants FREE talks and demonstrations. FREE talks and demonstrations. and cafes with Goody bags to the first 50 people Goody bags to the first 50 people healthier through the door! through the door! choices Great raffle prizes. Great raffle prizes. Organised by the Organised by the eat out eat well www.surreycc.gov.uk/eatouteatwell Sponsored by Sponsored by £2 donation per family £2 donation per family www.surreycc.gov.uk ALL proceeds to The Safe Delivery Trust ALL proceeds to The Safe Delivery Trust (The charity behind the maternity unit @ RSCH) (The charity behind the maternity unit @ RSCH) Making Surrey a better place www.bbbsurrey.co.uk 07900 676719 www.bbbsurrey.co.uk (click on Baby Fair) 07900 676719 ® Surrey West 3 Untitled-1 1 01/08/2011 15:06:47 bump birth baby show sept 2011.indd 1 07/08/2011 20:47:11 News and Views It’s all Change for the Toad Hall Nursery Group! Top Tips for 2011 is a time of considerable change in Toad Hall. They worked closely with all their parents and staff at the end of 2010 and this year have introduced a new logo and brand to all their Family Skiing settings which has freshened up the nurseries and given them a bright, fun image. All settings Holidays have been refurbished and some have had extensive building or garden projects to provide the best possible environment for the children and staff. They have upgraded their website in Paul and Francesca Ayres moved to line with the new image and the staff will shortly be receiving new uniforms and badges. Morzine 18 years ago, started a family ski company They have also worked very closely with a specialist (Chilly Powder) and had 3 children. We asked them early years nutrition company and introduced new to tell us about the most important things you should menus for Spring / Summer. These have been very consider when taking your family on a ski holiday. attractive to parents and well received by the children. Don’t rush to high altitude resorts because children The quantity and variety of food has increased and can sometimes get altitude sickness. It’s also unsafe for parents are suitably impressed when they visit the babies under the age of 1 to go up in high cable cars nurseries. They will be launching the Autumn / Winter because of the air pressure. menus shortly and parents are able to have copies of their children’s favourite meals to prepare at Finding a resort with an easy, short airport transfer home. Toad Hall has 15 nurseries, including Woking, will be a blessing! Also check that your airport transfer Chessington, Walton-on-Thames, Haslemere, Ottershaw and Ripley. If you are interested company is properly licensed and has the child car seats in learning more about Toad Hall please visit www.toadhall-nurserygroup.co.uk. you’ll need. While your on your transfer vehicle from the airport to your holiday accommodation, try to sit as near to the Success for local mum! front of the bus as possible - then there’s less chance of Jessica Wilson is a mum of three who answered an the windy roads making your children sick. advertisement run by me&i in the Jan/Feb issue of It’s pointless wasting money on expensive ski clothes for Families Surrey West. She is now one of 17 me&i your children - they’ll only outgrow them by next year! sales representatives running her own childrens Borrow what you can from friends or try TK Maxx in and ladies clothing business in the UK, and has just September and October! finished a very successful first season. If your children are attending ski school or childcare, Inspired by the quality and freshness of this fab make sure you sew their names in to their clothes so Swedish designer clothing brand that is new to the UK this year, and the flexibility to be able they don’t get mixed up with others. to fit a fun and rewarding job around her commitments as a mum, Jessica has thoroughly enjoyed her new line of work. Based in Godalming, but willing to travel within West Surrey, If you’re taking a pushchair to use during your holiday, Jessica shows the me&i collection at parties, coffee mornings, playgroups, school fairs and take one with large wheels. Standard chairs will be seasonal shows, and takes orders from there that will be delivered to customers directly. impossible to push in the snow but it might be that your Customers can also view the collection online and order via email directly to Jessica. She is holiday company has a stash of them for you to borrow. keen to build up new contacts in the area to show the new Autumn/Winter 2011 collection Don’t forget that sun block is just as important on a (available Sept to mid-Dec), so if you are interested in hosting a party, coffee morning or winter holiday as it is in the summer. Take sun block similar do get in touch with Jessica. As a me&i hostess, you can choose between a free gift rather than spray so that you don’t have to take your or a discount on your order. Me&i are also still looking for additional sales representatives gloves off to rub it in! Fore more details about Chilly in the area. Please contact Jessica on 07939 278629 or email [email protected] for Powder see www.chillypowder.com more details. To view the clothes, go to www.meandi.eu. Labels4kids - for cash Parenting Puzzle Two-week Free Trial with Children’s labelling company Labels4Kids are recruiting sales agents. In Many local Children’s Kumon exchange for a small start up cost, readers who refer friends and family Centres run this useful Enrol you child at your local Kumon to the company’s website can earn money back in commission.