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Creative Courage For Life familiesonline.co.ukIssue 63 Mar/Apr 2018 familiesonline.co.ukFamilies Surrey East 2 Issue 63 March-April 2018 IN THIS ISSUE 2 News 10 Easter pages 4 Babies & 14 Club & School Toddlers News 6 SEND special 17 What’s On Welcome to the Easter issue of Families Surrey East. In the next 20 pages we hope you’ll find everything you need to Families Surrey East is part of the national network celebrate – egg hunts, Spring days out, science and new of Families magazines. kids' movies for those inevitable rainy days. See www.familiesonline.co.uk/local/surrey-east We’re also including a SEND special in this issue, featuring for more features and competitions. local schools, playschemes and support groups for families NEXT ISSUE – May/June 2018, out 2nd May. Send with special needs children – as well as the fun stuff like autism-friendly cinema screenings and soft play centres. your news and upcoming events by 6th April for FREE INCLUSION. 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Annual subscription £15. Email: [email protected] Design: Andrews Design & Marketing, The Studio, 29A Bell St, Reigate, Surrey RH2 7AD Tel: 01737 Families Surrey East is part of Families Print Ltd, a franchise company. All franchised magazines in 224340 Email: [email protected]. Print: Printmates, 84 Holmethorpe Avenue, Redhill, the group are independently owned and operated under licence. Families is a registered trademark Surrey RH1 2NL. Tel: 01737 773755. What's On pages edited by Daisy Goggin. 2 Families Surrey East familiesonline.co.uk News There’s still time to Wear a Hat! Calling all schools, parents and teachers! Get your kids/pupils signed up to support Wear a Hat Day on 29th March, in aid of Brain Tumour Research and help them raise their target £600,000 to fund vital research. Brain tumours kill more children than any other cancer, but BTR receives only 1% of funding. 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Last year saw 160,000 children across the UK take part, raising £243,000 for Save the Children’s vital work. • Weekly Classes - Parties - After School Clubs • • Fun & Games • Whether you splash in puddles at the park or get creative and make your own puddles indoors from paper and foil – your Muddy Puddle Walk will be a fun day that littles ones won’t forget and will help to transform the lives of vulnerable children around the world. Sign up now at MuddyPuddleWalk.org for your free Muddy Puddle Walk Fundraising Pack full of fun Peppa Pig inspired activities to help you get started. Journaling Your Baby Journey Instamum (mother_of_daughters), NHS midwife and bestselling Daisy Chain is a author Clemmie Hooper publishes her second book In April – a fully small, thriving and illustrated journal to help you record fully independent the key moments of your pregnancy, Montessori day birth and beyond. 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