Wriggle Room at Willingdon Trees Community Centre

Wriggle Room is Towner's free programme for under-5s and their caregivers on selected Tuesdays during termtime. Our fun and creative sessions are developed by our new Lead Artist Tanvi Kant and Towner’s Learning team, building on a three-year early years’ partnership with Willingdon Trees Community Centre.

Wriggle Room encourages child-caregiver collaboration through crafting activities, story-time and sensory play. We create informal spaces for open-ended individual and collective making, play and story-time. Wriggle Room is also a social space where we encourage caregivers to meet and chat and under-5s to develop social skills.

Sessions are on selected Tuesdays during term time. You can see all upcoming dates on our For Families page.

Please book a free ticket to this session. You’re welcome to arrive anytime between 10 – 11.30am on the date of your booking.

Booking a free ticket helps us plan for your visit and manage capacity. It means we can keep you informed about the event and any unexpected changes, ensuring you have the best possible experience.

Please note:

These sessions take place at Willingdon Trees Community Centre (101 Holly Place, Eastbourne, BN22 0UT)

Sessions at the community centre include a snack time for under-5s and tea/coffee for caregivers

Caregivers are required to stay with their dependents for the duration of the session

Free parking is available at the centre

Willingdon Trees has step-free access

Sessions are free. For any enquiries or access requirements, please contact mollie.howells@townereastbourne.org.uk

Willingdon Trees staff provide free tea and coffee with a small snack for caregivers and children during sessions, donations to the centre are welcome to support this offer

We also deliver Wriggle Room sessions on alternative dates at Towner

Tanvi is an interdisciplinary artist based in East Sussex. Her works span across textile jewellery, participatory installations, collage and sculpture, responding to materials through tactility, colour and construction.

She has over 15 years’ experience in delivering workshops with families and community groups within a variety of settings including galleries, museums, higher education, women's charities, public spaces, and residential care homes. Her aim is to demonstrate how readily available materials can be transformed with unashamedly simple techniques. She regularly works with the public and community groups, aiming to help people uncover their own visual and tactile stories through materials and to support intergenerational learning experiences.