Raffle With a Cause: Lewes65Roses for Ida and the Cystic Fibrosis Trust

Ida Wood is a little girl who goes to my younger son’s nursery. She apparently likes to pamper him in her makeshift beauty salon and do his hair… Ida was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis when she was just four weeks old and in the months since, her family have been coming to terms with the news that she […]

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Pubs with Playgrounds: The Half Moon, Plumpton, East Sussex

Honestly, you can kill me now. You will not believe it: until two weeks ago, we had NEVER been to the Half Moon in Plumpton, near Ditchling. And next month we will have lived in Lewes for five years. We simply should know better.

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Bid Now: Illustrators for War Child Auction ENDS in Four Hours!

Hello everyone. Now, usually I don’t blog about things that are time-specific as I want Little Lewes to be a source of inspiration and information any time people discover or tap into it. But I flex that rule when moments like these come up. Lewes resident and children’s illustrator Leigh Hodgkinson has organised an online […]

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SERIES: Let's All Look at Some Blogs // Kids/Craft

I cannot believe I am saying this, but I feel like I’ve run out of things to blog about.  No, no, no, before I start to really believe that, I need to get something up on here quick. Today marks the one week mark until school starts again. I am so sad – as one […]

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Art in the Woods: Cass Sculpture Foundation, Goodwood, West Sussex

What I have to share with you today, I am almost tempted to just do with pictures. Because I am so in love with my new discovery in Goodwood, West Sussex, I almost feel that words can’t do it justice. But this is me, Ms. Little Lewes, and if you’re a regular reader, you’ll know by […]

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Home again to little Lewes

Well we are back. On the floor with jet lag, but back nonetheless. Three weeks is a long time, you feel like you’ve been away for three years, and it feels like there’s so much time ahead of you no matter how many days have already passed. Then all of a sudden you’re in the […]

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Little Lewes on a Big Adventure

This is just a short post to say: so long, pals! No, I don’t mean to sound so glib, I’ll give you a bit more than that: there won’t be anything new appearing on Little Lewes for the next three weeks. This afternoon myself and my little family are gliding off – or rather leaving on a jet […]

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Beachcoming at Birling Gap + Reviewing Project Jelly's Shoes

A great day happened to us by total accident a couple of weeks ago and quite by accident it ended up being the moment my boys reviewed Project Jelly’s bright, practical jelly shoes. I had contacted the shoes’ creator Natalie Collier about taking two pairs on holiday – one donated, one paid for. A couple of years ago she […]

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Top 10 Things to Do This Summer In and Near Lewes with Kids

So this week school breaks up and we’re officially IN the summer. YAY! To celebrate, here’s a little round-up of the 10 unmissable things I suggest you do in and near Lewes this summer. All pictures click through to the relevant post. Please bear in mind that some facts may be out of date and are only correct […]

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