Animazing work with young people and families in East Sussex to create exciting and unique interactive experiences.
From our children's television and film exhibitions in Hailsham and Eastbourne, to our recent interactive theatrical productions in Hellingly Country Park, and our various animation and video workshops.
Our extensive collection of memorabilia from classic children's television provides inspiration for our original creations, and form the centrepiece of our public exhibitions.
A brand new free interactive trail available all year round in the fantastic Hellingly Country Park.
15 markers hidden around the park each contain a clue to the next marker location and a puzzle to solve.
There's a free online map and app to track your answers, or for a small donation get a printed trail guide from the Community Hub (during normal opening hours).
We are creating an exciting free Sound and Light Show for this year's Hailsham Festival.
We are attempting to build a real-life version of the online game Among Us.
Thieves escaped from the Hellingly Community Hub having stolen a collection of priceless jewels on display from the collection of Lady Hellingly and fled into the woods of Hellingly Country Park.
Budding young Crime Scene Investigators in this 1-hour interactive theatrical experience helped our detective collect evidence, catch the thieves and recover the jewels.
They reviewed CCTV, looked for fingerprints, collected DNA and witness statements to prove the suspects guilty.
Brave local families helped our young adventurers to lift a wicked witch's curse in this interactive 1-hour theatrical experience in the beautiful woods of Hellingly Country Park.
The experience was a mix of live performances by students from Hailsham Community College, interactive props and a mobile app.
Participants had to solve riddles in their online spell books to lift the wicked witch's curse.
Budding YouTubers, film and TV producers aged 12-17 joined our 6 week course, learning to create their own online video content using professional equipment.
Attendees worked as part of a small team to create a video project, with the final video published to the AnimazingTVUK YouTube channel.
We supported 12-year old Isabel to build a free dog agility park for the local community.
Built from an old ride-on lawnmower and converted to battery power.
During lockdown we continued to make fun and educational videos here at Animazing HQ.
Making homework fun during lockdown.
Subscribe to our YouTube channel AnimazingTVUK for more fun videos.
A junk-model built during one of our workshop sessions from old PC parts and LEGO.
Our huge junk-model space ship was built from recycled parts, complete with working lights and engines.
Our free interactive exhibitions telling the story of children's television ran from 2016 to 2020.
We started with our first 2-week exhibition in the summer of 2016 at Gallery North in Hailsham, moving to DC1 in Eastbourne the following year, adding new exhibits every year. Our last exhibition closed in 2020 after 6 months at The Pavilion on Eastbourne seafront when the Coronavirus pandemic hit.
We're still looking for a venue for our next major exhibition, but continue to work on new displays and other exciting projects until then.
One day we hope to open a permanent visitor attraction in the area dedicated to bringing family-friendly film and television to life for everyone.
Explore some of the many interactive exhibits we have below.
Can you make a string puppet walk, wave or dance? It's not as easy as it looks.
Create and animate your own character in our easy to use Animation Studio.
Try presenting a live TV show in our fun-themed Make It art studio.
Sit down at our giant's table and see how characters are made to look like giants in films like Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings.
Will you walk with dinosaurs, swim with giant turtles, explore space or take a Flight over Eastbourne in our green screen studio.
Explore a huge library of sound effects and create your own in our fun Foley Studio.
Some of the earliest characters from children's TV were puppets, like Muffin the Mule and Sooty & Sweep.
We've recreated the secret Tracy Island runway of Thunderbird 2 and Thunderbird 4 filmed under the ocean.
From Trumpton, Clangers and Bagpuss to Danger Mouse and Wallace & Gromit.
Animazing founder Paul Young started collecting children's TV memorabilia in 2008 and held the first Animazing exhibition at Gallery North in Hailsham in 2016.
We have 3 volunteer board members, Paul Young, Lucy Dean and Jim Byford.
In 2020 we employed our first paid staff, Exhibition Assistants Jenny and Mary.
Paul manages Animazing on a day-to-basis, and the family are always keen to get involved.
This year we are working with and supported by the following organisations.
Hellingly Parish Council
Hailsham Festival
Chalk Cliff Trust
Admission to our exhibitions is usually free and our workshops are priced to be as inclusive as possible. We're a not-for-profit social enterprise and donations are always a big help.
Previous Partners and Supporters
We are hugely grateful to all our previous partners and sponsors who have supported us since we started in 2015.
Wealden District Council
Eastbourne Borough Council
Hailsham Town Council
Ribs & Co
Hailsham Pavilion Cinema
Mother Goose Swim School
Dippy Doodahs
Callenders Restaurant
Crane & Co
Knockhatch Adventure Park
Neptune Hailsham
Smythe & Barrie
FrameWorks
Gallery North
Brewers
Devonshire Collective
Euro Self Drive
JWD Removals
Train Times Model Shop
Polegate Equestrian Centre
Denis Bonnici Electricians
Personal Jewellery Service
Devonshire West Big Local