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Take on a magical night walk at Herstmonceux Castle
Registration is now open for Chestnut Tree House’s Castle Night Trek, a challenging and magical night trek through the gardens and grounds of Herstmonceux Castle, on Saturday 14 May 2022. Starting at sunset, participants will walk from day to night, reflecting the...
Rockinghorse thank The Bears Big Bash after reaching fundraising milestone
The Bears Big Bash event has helped raise over £170,000 for Rockinghorse since they started supporting the local Sussex children’s charity. After being postponed in 2020 because of the covid-19 pandemic, ‘The Bears Big Bash’ returned to Arlington Raceway in...
Great Beer Gardens in Brighton & Hove
With pubs having been allowed to open outside in England from 12 April, we’d like to share some of our favourite alfresco boozers for the people of Brighton & Hove to try... 1. The Connaught Large South facing gardenIf you’re looking for a visit in the more...
Mothers Day ideas in Sussex to #supportlocal businesses!
Mothers Day is drawing in and takes place on the 14th March in 2021. If you're looking to treat a mum to something special this year, we thought why not support some local businesses at the same time. So, if you live in and around Sussex, here are some great...
Step aside John Lewis! This local Christmas ad will capture your heart..
Friday-Ad advertiser and local barber shop in Sussex decided to create spin off John Lewis’s 2018 Christmas advert . We think they may have overshadowed them along with all the other big dogs too! Who needs a fancy budget when you've got the creativity and...
Our charitable partner Furniture Now! is set to reopen its doors to the public on Monday 15th June!
As the UK government begins to lift lockdown restrictions on the retail sector, Furniture Now (our charity partner) is set to reopen its stores on June 15th! Have you had a lockdown clearout and have items that are too good to throw away? Book a furniture or...
Friday-Ad Headquarters Moves To Brighton!
Friday Media Group, which started with our flagship brand ‘The Friday-Ad’, is celebrating a defining moment in its history as we move to our new headquarters to Brighton in 2021.Chris and Liz Kidger started the Friday Ad in 1974 little did they know that nearly...
WIN a hamper for a hero in your community!
Is there a hero in your community that deserves a special treat? Nominate them to WIN this special hamper! In this week's Friday-Ad we are giving away this amazing hamper from UpCountry to a hero in your community! 🧺 To enter, all you have to do is nominate a...
Join Friday-Ad’s Coronavirus Community Support Scheme
We’ve created a new Coronavirus Support category on friday-ad.co.uk, where you can now ask for help within your local community. For example, help shopping for a more vulnerable neighbour in isolation. You can also offer your services to the community for things such...
Coronavirus | Friday-Ad’s Community Support
Friday-Ad launches Coronavirus Community Support Scheme Local communities and businesses will face many challenges during the COVID-19 crisis, as self-isolation and social distancing measures start to bite, severely limiting normal life and trade. Let’s come together...
Weekly Friday-Ad magazine now available to read online
Never miss a Friday-Ad! You can now read your local issue online… Our editions are now online, easily scroll through your favourite sections and click items for sale for more information as well as clicking direct from company adverts to their website.To read your...
Coronavirus | Buying, Selling And Staying Safe
The current coronavirus outbreak has sparked a lot of uncertainty around buying and selling, including on marketplace sites like Friday-Ad. We take the health and safety of our community of users very seriously, so we've put together some guidance on how you can help...
78 years apart – pen pals bridge the gap between young and old thanks to St B’s Schools Project
An 88 year old St Barnabas House patient and 10 year old schoolboy have become pen pals after meeting at the hospice’s St B’s Schools Project - a pioneering scheme which invites local schoolchildren to visit the hospice to learn about hospice care and explore issues...
Welcome our New Media Partner: Burgess Hill Radio
We’ve teamed up with Burgess Hill Community Radio, to help local businesses increase their reach and grow ‘on air’.Whether you’re a well established business, a successful sole trader or just getting started, you need to promote your business in order to thrive. But...
Welcome Our New Charity Partner, Furniture Now!
Can an old sofa change the world? We believe it can! We’ve teamed up with local community-led charity Furniture Now! to help reduce waste and poverty across Sussex.In the UK over 10 million household items, like furniture and electrical goods, are sent to landfill...
‘Benefiting people and planet’ top priority as The Now! Charity Group and Friday-Ad announce innovative linkup
The Now! Charity and Friday-Ad partnership announcement is both powerful and relevant of our times. In the UK over 10 million household furniture items are sent to landfill every year, with at least 30% immediately able to be reused. Through sustainable sourcing and...
Aidan’s Christmas Dinner Project – Rockinghorse Charity
Rockinghorse children’s charity is supporting a very special project, which is benefiting families who are staying in hospital with their poorly child or baby at Christmas. Aidan’s Christmas Dinner Project was set up five years ago by parents Lucy and Simon Pond in...
UpCountry Garden Centre Supports National Tree Week..
Friday-Ad’s local partner ‘UpCountry Garden Centre & Bakehouse’ (based in Scaynes) Hill have linked up with the Holy Trinity Church High Hurstwood and the High Hurstwood C of E Primary School to support the National Tree Week.There was an open boundary between the...
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