Category "The Buzz"

Join us on Sunday 12th November for our Festive Food fair – everything you need to eat, drink and be merry over the festive period!

Tastings, demos, cafe, raffle and lots of tasty ideas and inspiration for festive dining and entertaining from local producers.

Tickets are available in advance from Busy Bees Preschool or on the day for £5 per person. Kids go free.

Exhibitors include the Winchester Distillery who will be doing tastings and selling bottles of of their lovely Hampshire Gin and Twisted Nose ranges of gins, and Itchen Valley Brewery who will be doing tastings of their real ales and beers as well as selling pints on the day.

More exhibitors will be announced shortly!

For more information about the event or if you are a local food or drink producer / restaurant interested in taking a table, please call Jo Hilder on 07769 708940 or email busybeestreasurer@hotmail.co.uk.

Busy Bees Preschool in Bishops Sutton will be holding a Bags2School collection on Wednesday 27th September. The scheme allows schools to raise funds by collecting unwanted clothing, shoes and bags for reuse and recycling.

All donations of clothing, shoes and bags are gratefully received and help raise much needed funds for our preschool.

Its a great excuse to have a clear out! If you have clothes to donate please drop them down to Bishops Sutton Village Hall any weekday between 9 am – 12 noon or call Jo on 07769708940 for possible collection.

Sunday 29th October 10 am – 12 noon

Bishops Sutton Village Hall

Join us for tricks, treats and a morning of Halloween crafts, fun and activities. Pick and carve a pumpkin and make Halloween decorations ready for the big day. Mum and Dad can relax with a cuppa and a cake in our cafe. Entry costs £3 per child and includes craft activities and a Halloween biscuit to decorate. Pumpkins available to carve for £2. For more information visit www.busybeesbishopssutton.co.uk , email busybeestreasurer@hotmail.co.uk or call Jo on 07769 708940.

Considering child care or preschool options for your child? Busy Bees Preschool in Bishops Sutton near Alresford is holding an open  morning at Bishops Sutton Village Hall on Saturday 8th July from 9.30-11.30am.

In our 25th year and under new management, Busy Bees takes children funded or unfunded from 2 years up to school age.

There will be exciting things to play with, inside and out, and activities that give you an insight into the educational fun and learning through play that happens every week day at Busy Bees, including Beat Babies music sessions and yoga.

For more information or to book a place for the open morning, contact us through Facebook, email busybeespreschoolteam@hotmail.com or call Debbie on 01962 809918 9am to 12 noon weekdays or or on 07957 152192.

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