Halloween happenings in Horsham for popular Children in Need party
Highlights planned include a children’s Halloween activity zone sponsored by Gascoigne-Pees, DoStuff Bus pumpkin carving workshops sponsored by Santander, bandstand storytelling with Horsham Library and Daisy White’s Booktique, street entertainments, a pumpkin carving competition with prizes provided by The Capitol, Toy Barnhaus, Sainsbury’s, Subway and ShakeAway, a Halloween themed Thursday market, plus the Rotary Club of Horsham organised ‘Trick or Treat’ trails around the town and a Halloween fancy dress competition.
Horsham’s Non-Stop Party Shop will be dressing the bandstand in ‘Spooky Style’ with items available in-store. They are also sponsoring the fancy dress competition and you can pick up your fancy dress competition entry form now from Non-Stop Party Shop in the Carfax/Middle Street or join in outside Wilkinsons on the day.
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Hide AdMore town businesses will be involved in the entertainments on the day including Ceramic Shack.
Pudsey Bear (the BBC’s Children in Need mascot) will also be visiting Horsham town centre with Horsham Rotary and will be seen visiting many of the sponsoring businesses.
Naturally, Pudsey is coming to the town to raise the profile of his Children in Need charity and we are delighted to hear that Santander bank have offered to match any money that the Rotary Club collects up to a total of £5,000 on behalf of Children in Need to boost the overall Horsham total.
The Rotary Horsham Trick or Treat Trail will be in full swing over every day of the half-term holiday with forms available to download online from www.horshamrotary.org.uk and all participating businesses.
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Hide AdAlthough fancy dress is not compulsory, it will be fun to see just how many original ways visitors to the town can find to theme their dress to fit in with the event on the day.
The provisional programme below will give some idea of what is planned throughout the day.
Provisional Programme (subject to change)
Pumpkin Carving Workshop
DoStuffBus, opposite the Crown Pub, 10am–3.30pm (duration 30 mins max)
Cost: £2. Tickets are on sale at the bus.
Places are limited to 16 per session.
(Any child under 12 - to be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times)
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Hide AdCome aboard the Ghost Bus and make a jack-o-lantern amidst the Halloween atmosphere! Design, create and then carve a pumpkin to depict a face which could be cheerful, comical or scary! Select a stencil and trace, on design your own pumpkin face.
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Pumpkin Carving Competition
The amphitheatre, Carfax, 2.30pm-3.30pm
Free entry
Come along and enter the Town’s best decorated pumpkin competition. Bring along your pumpkin to the amphitheatre, near Panino’s in the Carfax, from 2.30pm. Winners will be announced at 3.30pm.
There are 4 categories: Under 12, 12 – 17 years, 18+ and Best Market Stall
Prizes sponsored by The Capitol, Toy Barnhaus, Sainsbury’s, ShakeAway & Subway.
Halloween Activity Marquee
Carfax, 10am – 4pm
Free (Adult supervision required at all times)
Sponsored by Gascoigne-Pees
Halloween Fancy Dress Competition
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Hide Ad1pm Carfax Bandstand (assemble in Swan Walk by Wilkinson’s – upper entrance - @ 12.30pm)
Free entry, pick up a form at The Non Stop Party Shop and bring to the assembly point in Swan Walk.
Entry categories: 3-5 years, 6-8 years and 9-11 years
Organised by the Rotary Club of Horsham
Sponsored by The Non-Stop Party Shop
Activities on the Carfax Bandstand
10.30am and 11.30am – spooky stories with Horsham Library Service
12 noon – 12.30pm – Pudsey and Dave Benson Phillips entertains
1pm – 1.30pm – Fancy Dress Competition
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Hide Ad1.30pm – 2.00pm – Pudsey and Dave Benson Phillips entertains
2pm – 4pm - Popagami! With Entrepreneur Philip Craik. Make vampire bats and spooky cats to take home for Halloween, plus spooky stories in between
Free(Adult supervision required at all times)
Decorations courtesy of The Non Stop Party Shop
Halloween Face Painting
Carfax, 10am – 4pm
Child: £2.50 / Adult: £3.00 / Wound £3.00
Face painting by Busydays
Ceramic Shack Crafts
Carfax, 10am – 4pm
Costs: Enjoy up to 50% discount on normal shop prices.
Pottery by Ceramic Shack Horsham
Halloween Market
Carfax from 9am to 4pm.
Donations to the appeal can be made in the collecting buckets that will be touring the town with Pudsey and his friend blush on Thursday October 30 and in participating shops between next week and the ‘Children in Need’ TV show on Friday November 14.
Any town centre shops that would like to house a collecting tin please email [email protected]
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Hide AdDonations can also be made to the Rotary Club of Horsham Pudsey Appeal by payment to bank account 71723170 sort code 40-24-33, reference Pudsey.
Look out for further details on Facebook Horsham Rotary UK and Twitter @horshamrotaryuk.
Report and pictures contributed by Horsham District Council.