Events
The Orchards Shopping Centre has a full Events Programme - see below.
Events range from dance tuition to musical events, face painting to sand craft, craft exhibitions to magic shows. We also host a series of children's workshops – circus acts, card making, crafts, painting, etc.
See our recent activities which include a feature on the Arrival of Father Christmas at Orchards.
Regulars
Face Off
Face Off are our resident face painters and have been working at the Orchards Shopping Centre for 3 years.
Do you fancy yourself as a face painter – would a child you know like to learn 
how to face paint – book yourself into one of Face off's masterclasses and for a small charge you too can paint faces like the experts.
Face Off can be found in the Centre on a wide variety of dates – please check the diary page for full details of their events as well as their masterclasses.
website: www.faceoffpainters.com
Fun Time Parties
Their unique style of children’s entertainment, comedy, magic, illusions, balloon modelling, face painting and puppet shows enables them to cater for every family’s individual needs and requirements with garden games and inflatable’s for all ages. No party is too big or too small. They will make your child’s dream party become a reality.
Outside of Funtime both the lads are always busy with Tom writing and directing shows or playing the drums and Adam writing songs, event managing (which include all events at The Orchard Shopping Centre) or playing the piano. If that’s not enough both of them will be starring in pantomime this Christmas!
So to book them in or find out more information about them and Funtime, call Adam on 07752 064100 or Tom on 07712 456556. Alternatively email them at fun_time_parties@yahoo.co.uk and you will not be disappointed.
Make & Take
Why not bring out the creative side in the kids! Bring them along to The Orchards Shopping Centre between 10:30 and 4pm and let them get messy with us!
Our staff will be on hand on the East Mall to help as they glitter, paint and glue like crazy – 
creating wonderful pictures and imaginative crafts for you to take home.
So come along make your crafts, leave them to dry whilst you do a little shoping, then collect it up and take it home!
Make & Takes are fun for everyone! Please check the diary page for full details.
Andy Barnes - Resident Photographer
Andy Barnes offers an "instant photo" opportunity at The Orchards Shopping Centre! Bring yourself, the kids and the rest of the family and your friends down to the Centre to have your picture taken and ready to take home in under a minute! For just £7.50 you will receive a 6 x 8" glossy, colour photograph complete with a strut mounted frame!
Photostyles Photography, specialising in weddings events portraits press and PR work. I can tailor make unique packages to suit every budget; these may include an album or the latest designer storybook albums, a CD or prints.
My press experience has led to published work in all the main national newspapers and magazines and on a more regional basis with the Kent Messenger and Kentish Times.
website: www.photostyles.co.uk and www.photostylespr.co.uk
