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If any of the following email addresses are unobtainable for any reason please email: theherriots@yahoo.com stating which area you would like a contact for.

If , for any reason, what so ever, you feel have not connected as well as you had wished with your first contact, no problem, just email the w.H.E.n. Email Support List (click on button above to subscribe) or email theherriots@yahoo.com and ask for further contact info. for the area you are interested in, or the nearest to you, - there is a wealth of diversity in Home Education!

Contacts:

Sussex:

"a first port of call for general info on activities of Sussex groups and Editor of Sussex Newsletter for Home Education - free sample copy and subscription form available by e.mailing: ianhowardlawes@lineone.net

Surrey/West Sussex Border
Alfold; Guildford; Cranleigh; Godalming; Dorking; Horsham; Billingshurst; Haslemere; Godalming
contact: bickersly@aol.com

Crawley
Horsham; Billingshurst; Horley; Reigate; Redhill
contact: WINNIEWITCH46@aol.com

Lewes
Younger children
contact: hazelj@cwcom.net

Hove
contact: cazbourne@hotmail.com

Kent:

Bromley
contact: claire@wf99.freeserve.co.uk

Rochester
contact: nellyriotkin@hotmail.com

Gillingham
contact: homegrownkids@firenet.uk.com

Maidstone
contact: shazam@totalise.co.uk
contact: nhague@tiscali.co.uk

East Kent
contact: paul.king2@tinyworld.co.uk

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Herne Bay
contact: slimeheva@eurobell.co.uk

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Ashford - Canterbury
contact: lief@eggconnect.net

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Canterbury - Dover
Hannah and family live between Canterbury and Dover and would love to meet other families in area.
contact:hannahn@onetel.net.uk

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Tonbridge
Home Education Support, Enquiries, Information and Regular Local Activities.
contact: karen.low@btinternet.com

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Tunbridge Wells and surrounding areas -
Home Education Support, Enquiries, Information and Regular Local Activities and Events.

Support re. LEA's and Laws pertaining to Home Education.

contacts::

kim.dale@ntlworld.com

theherriots@yahoo.com

Groups:

Bromley

Bromley HExplorers.

We meet fortnightly 12 noon til 3pm £2 per family.

We've been going for a while now and are essentially a social group. We would, however, like to organise trips out occasionally and would like ideas from the young folk themselves as to what they would like from the group.

e.mail claire@wf99.freeserve.co.uk

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Croydon:

We are a small group of home-edders that meet once a month (second Tuesday) usually in Croydon but sometimes elsewhere for a visit/trip. For March we are meeting to do crafts. We call ourself North Surrey home ed.
If anyone would like more details please contact:
!minx!@madtoyman.fsnet.co.uk

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Lindfield
Home Educator's Club -
Every other Friday afternoon from 1pm. (email for Janco@harbour.freeserve.co.uk further information)
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Eastbourne -.
This Group will not be meeting at Shinewater Community Centre until September. We have arranged local outdoor events instead to which everybody is welcome.
Please feel free to contact Tula

email dyerbyname@aol.com
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Lewes

Sports every Wednesday from 12.30 - 1.30pm at the Southdown Club, Cockshut Lane, Lewes. £2 per child. One hour of sports activities with a qualified coach. We have hired the Lewes Youth Club (fortnightly) from 2pm where we can rollerskate, skateboard, play table tennis etc.
Contact Jan - Janco@harbour.freeserve.co.uk
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Worthing

Thursdays 10-12.30, Heene Community Centre, Heene Road, Worthing.£2 per family for arts/crafts/games/stories/chatting to friends etc.
email:sam@kruger37.fsnet.co.uk
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Hoathly Hill/Forest Row Home Educator's

Regular Support Group -
Arc Hall
Hoathly Hill - Donations £1 (to cover costs)

email: barry&winnie@artofchange.co.uk (this is not an activity group)
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T. Wells/Tonbridge

Many various group activities, trips, events but plans for a regular hiring of a community space in September 2003 for various indoor activities.
Regular monthly workshop at Tunbridge Wells Museum with Susan Potter and Ian Beavis, walks on the Commons with the Ranger (T. Wells Conservators), activities, projects and walks with Kent High Weald Project, Swimming at Tonbridge pool (concessions arranged for Home Eddors), 'art focus' meet once a month(broken up until September 2003), ten pin bowling once a month.Please join with us, it gives us all joy to see the children together.

please contact:
Tonbridge:
karen.low@btinternet.com

T. Wells: kim.dale@ntlworld.com

contact karen.low@btinternet.com for Scrap Store Membership Card (Scrap Store £5 per trolley load - Maidstone Area).

If you in need of support with regards to LEA contact, would
like clarification of your legal rights or support or clarification regarding correspondance from the LEA, if you would like w.H.E.n. to act on your confidential behalf with an enquiry, complaint or suggestion of change to the LEA then please feel free to contact w.H.E.n. (T. Wells contact as above).

We recommend that you also feedback positive experiences regarding any contact you have with either an EWO, Inspector, member of staff or in relation to the information that the LEA provides in relation to Educating at Home (and within our communities).

Supporters of SEASoN - South East Alternative Science Network website:
http://geocities.com/seasonscience/

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Hastings - HEDGE:

Home Ed. community, engaging in various activities for all ages.

'Stig of the Dump' - Pre-history group - contact 0845 458 9572
also camping, visits to sites and other home ed. activities in the area.

For visits and activities within the community and outdoor events/camps of HE interest.

E-mail Address: rachellovera@aol.com

Arts, Crafts and Drama space - email: phil.hudson3@virgin.net

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Thanet

If there's anyone within wHEn and living in Thanet who would like to have a chat about organising some activities locally, please do get in touch.
email LADavis64@aol.com

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Medway area

email: theherriots@yahoo.com stating which area you would like a contact for.
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Canterbury Area -

Outings in this area and surrounding Dover & Thanet
katrina7@tesco.

'FLIGHT' regular Home Ed. activities in the Canterbury area- FLIGHT schedule
available - phone Andy or Eric on 01227 700771
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Blean:
Home Ed. group- £2.50 per family per week to cover costs of hall tea and coffee and material etc.
For more information please
email slimeheva@eurobell.co.uk

Please contact by email slimeheva@eurobell.co.uk for w.H.E.n. Scrap Store Membership (one of two card holders for Maidstone Scrap store - the other being Karen Low in Tonbridge - see details above) - these Scrap Store memberships are open for the use of all home eddors to use - £5 per trolley load.
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Time Together -

w.H.E.n. acknowledge that home educated children are at all times the full responsibility of their parents, who are legally responsible for their children's education, at home and within the community. Home Educators who might be considered as 'organisers' are people who co-ordinate dates, times and venues etc and perhaps suggested focus of 'play' and this is quite often a shared exercise with an acting contact. w.H.E.n. acknowledge adults (and children) who put energy into 'co-ordinating' (bringing Home Educators together) have no further responsibilities, only as individual parents towards their own children (unless arrangements have been made between individuals on a personal basis). Essentially, Home Educators gather together on a social basis.

Everyone feels positive by contributing towards any group of people they meet with and we all have much to give and receive, in many diverse ways - please find out how any group runs by asking questions or finding out if there are any informational handouts, guidelines etc.that could be of assistance to new home educators with regards to settling into an existing 'group' of home educators. What contributions (if any) are necessary/expected from the individuals coming together to make 'our time' as positive as possible for all?

Happy Home Education!!!!!