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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.

Current and Upcoming Projects

Family doing the Hellingly Puzzle Trail

Hellingly Puzzle Trail

2024

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).

Join the Trail

Hailsham Festival

Sound and Light Show

2024

We are creating an exciting free Sound and Light Show for this year's Hailsham Festival.

Among Us Live Reactor

Among Us Live

2024

We are attempting to build a real-life version of the online game Among Us.

Past Projects

CSI: Hellingly

CSI: Hellingly

2023

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.

A Hailsham Festival event

Watch the TV Interview

Enchanted Forest

Hellingly Enchanted Forest Adventure

2022

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.

A Hailsham Festival event

View the Highlights

Camera Operator

Online Video Creator

2021

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.

Watch the video

Cassie on Dog Park podium

Hellingly Dog Park

2021

We supported 12-year old Isabel to build a free dog agility park for the local community.

Moon Rover

ASA Moon Rover

2020

Built from an old ride-on lawnmower and converted to battery power.

Isabel and Jack explain the Coronavirus

2020

During lockdown we continued to make fun and educational videos here at Animazing HQ.

Life in Medieval times

2020

Making homework fun during lockdown.

Subscribe to our YouTube channel AnimazingTVUK for more fun videos.

Hyperdrive Interior

Hyperdrive Interior

2019

A junk-model built during one of our workshop sessions from old PC parts and LEGO.

Hyperdrive

The Hyperdrive

2016

Our huge junk-model space ship was built from recycled parts, complete with working lights and engines.

Exhibitions 2016-2020

Visitors to Animazing 2019

Story of Children's Television

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.

Puppet Studio

Be a Puppetteer

Can you make a string puppet walk, wave or dance? It's not as easy as it looks.

Clay Characters

Animate

Create and animate your own character in our easy to use Animation Studio.

View Animations

Make It Studio

Present

Try presenting a live TV show in our fun-themed Make It art studio.

Forced Perspective Table

Giant's Table

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.

Green Screen Winter

Green Screen

Will you walk with dinosaurs, swim with giant turtles, explore space or take a Flight over Eastbourne in our green screen studio.

Sound Effects Studio

Sound Effects

Explore a huge library of sound effects and create your own in our fun Foley Studio.

Our Collections

Muffin the Mule, Sooty and Sweep

Puppets

Some of the earliest characters from children's TV were puppets, like Muffin the Mule and Sooty & Sweep.

Thunderbird 2 and Thunderbird 4

Thunderbirds

We've recreated the secret Tracy Island runway of Thunderbird 2 and Thunderbird 4 filmed under the ocean.

Wallace and Gromit

Animation

From Trumpton, Clangers and Bagpuss to Danger Mouse and Wallace & Gromit.

About Us

Hailsham Animazing Exhibition 2016

Once upon a time...

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.

Isabel making the Clangers planet

Team Animazing

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.

Partners and Supporters

Piggy Bank

Partners and Supporters 2024

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