The Bexhill Family Collective

The Bexhill Family Collective was established in August 2020 to address the closure of nurseries and children's centres in Bexhill. In March 2021, we opened Dragonflies Community Nursery on the site of Rainbow Childcare Centre, which had shut down in December 2020. During the first few months of engaging with the local community, we became aware of how the pandemic and the current cost of living crisis were affecting the residents of Bexhill and Rother. The Bexhill Family Collective CIC now strives to address the needs of local people with the goal of providing access to work, education, and leisure that will enable them to lead fulfilling lives in the future.

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Bexhill Family Collective

PROJECTS

Community Garden

A NEW COMMUNITY GREEN SPACE

Situated in the Preston Road Allotments, The Collective Garden will provide an opportunity for local people to grow their own food whilst accessing a range of wellbeing, community, and family activities. We are in the consultation and development stages of this project, please see our Facebook page for updates, or donate towards the Crowdfunder.

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PRESTON ROAD ALLOTMENTS, SIDLEY       onions.forms.catch

Community Pantry

HELP US TO PREVENT FOOD WASTE

The Bexhill Family Collective CIC collects food that would otherwise go to landfill and offers this, on a first come, first served basis from our Community Pantry, located at Sidley Youth centre. As of April 2023 we have served 66,770 meals and saved 88,707 kg in CO2. We accept donations of ambient products e.g. tins and packets. Unfortunately, we cannot accept refrigerated or frozen goods.

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SIDLEY YOUTH CENTRE - WEDNESDAYS 10am - 11am      robots.fund.bumps

Allotment Afternoon

AIMED AT FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN UNDER 5

Designed to help all in our community learn how to tend an allotment, grow their own food, and be part of our allotment community. We are fortunate to work with a group of people at Ingram allotments whilst we wait for a suitable space for us to start our own allotment. During harvest seasons you are even able to take home some food.
We are particularly keen for this session to be intergenerational. Many children have little experience of being with older generations, and we feel this sharing of experience is invaluable for future generations. If you work with elderly people and think this is something they would like to be part of, please get in contact with us.

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CROWHURST LANE - TERM TIME TUESDAYS 1pm - 2.30pm      margin.lakes.pots

Women's Workshops

Aimed at Women of All Ages

Our Women’s wellbeing group will focus upon different experiences and well being activities. The group will be held at various venues in Sidley and Bexhill so keep an eye on our social media channels for further details.

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Holiday & Food Project

KIDS ACTIVITIES DURING SCHOOL BREAKS

We have been working with Heart of Sidley since August 2021 to provide School holiday activities. Our work is focused on children aged 5-8 years old, however, Heart of Sidley provides activities for older children. Spaces are widely advertised on The Bexhill Family Collective and Heart of Sidley Facebook pages.

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Dragonflies Nursery

Dragonflies Community Nursery is a community run nursery providing Early Years education with focus on developing young minds who will become future achievers. The staff team are passionate and dedicated practitioners who provide a safe, nurturing, happy and stimulating environment where children can play, explore, and experiment to become confident, inquisitive, and capable learners.

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